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24 alternatives to django-zcapi - Zero-config API for Django
I made this to use when starting a Backbone or Angular project. It quickly gets a server-side API up and running without having to write a ton of code. It's not for production use, but I'm sharing in case it can save others a bit of time. https://github.com/tonyblundell/django-zcapi
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. django-zcapi - Zero-config API for Django launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Build Django APIs at startup speed
2025 · djapy.io · its alternatives →
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Zero-config TypeScript & Python API client for Django REST
2025 · its alternatives →
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2019 · timothycrosley.github.io · its alternatives →
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DIY Django + React Boilerplate for starting your SaaS - saasitive/django-react-boilerplate
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ImagineAI▲99Instantly turn your app spec into Django & Node source code
2021 · imagine.ai · its alternatives →
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After a decade of shipping Django to production, I got tired of solving the same setup problems on every new project. Environment-first settings. Sensible auth defaults. Structured logging. CI from day zero. Pre-commit hooks. Docker. Security hardening. Every project meant two days of boilerplate before writing business logic. So I built Django Keel: a production-ready Django starter that eliminates the yak-shaving. GitHub: https://github.com/CuriousLearner/django-keel *What you get*: - 12-factor config with environment-based secrets - Production-hardened security…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Contribute to peter-woyzbun/rests development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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New crowdfunded Django 3.0 release 4 years in the making
2014 · django-rest-framework.org · its alternatives →
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A couple of years ago I wrote Hello Web App (http://hellowebapp.com) to teach beginner Django web app development. It's aimed at non-programmers and designers, and walks folks through building and deploying a basic web app. I'm working on my third book to teach web design fundamentals to programmers (Hello Web Design: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1868398473/hello-web-design-design-basics-for-non-designers), so I've made Hello Web App free online during the Kickstarter campaign for the new book. The full Hello Web App tutorial can be accessed here:…
2017 · its alternatives →
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2015 · blog.tryolabs.com · its alternatives →
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Have you been looking for an easier way to build serverless microservices? Zappa and Flask can help you with that.
2016 · gun.io · its alternatives →
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2012 · builtbyptm.com · its alternatives →
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Run a production ready django server with a single script
2024 · gumroad.raturi.in · its alternatives →
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Golang is an incredible language for web development. That being said, indie developers and small businesses will likely miss extensive resources found in other projects like Django. Although building an application from the ground up using the standard library is possible, it can be error prone and time consuming. Pocketbase has almost everything an indie developer needs, supporting database, authentication, and file storage into a single, easy-to-deploy executable. Combined with HTMX, and you can created a full stack web application without bloated front end frameworks. That being said,…
2024 · deploysolo.com · its alternatives →
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Django queries. Contribute to paul-wolf/djaq development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Over the past decade or so, every side project and startup I've built has used more or less the same framework: - a django backend - a react spa frontend - a separate seo-optimized static marketing site (I used to use jekyll, but now I use astro) As many of you can probably relate, I've always started from scratch or grabbed code from old private repos. Half the time this resulted in burning out before I started working on the main project. I decided to take a break and build a truly solid foundation for the things I use in nearly every project. Hopefully some of you find it as…
2024 · djangoreactkit.com · its alternatives →
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I'm writing a book which teaches Python/Django web app development for non-programmers, and fundraising on Kickstarter (passed minimum funding, 2 days left): http://hellowebapp.com https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1868398473/hello-web-app-intro-to-building-web-apps-with-djan It's basically the process I used to teach myself programming as a web designer a few years back, which I then launched a small web app (infant-version of WeddingInviteLove.com), which has grown into my bootstrapped startup which supports me full-time (WeddingLovely.com). Most…
2014 · its alternatives →
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Secure PaaS built for digital agencies by developers. Eliminate DevOps stress, cut cloud costs, and scale faster with Divio.
2016 · divio.com · its alternatives →
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A framework for deploying Django projects on Docker - morninj/django-docker
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tested Flask and Django starters - LIVE support via Discord.
2020 · app-generator.dev · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I built rapid-rs to solve a problem I kept hitting: setting up a new Rust web API requires wiring together lots of crates and boilerplate. : FastAPI's developer experience + Spring Boot's conventions, with Rust's performance and type safety. : - One command to scaffold: `rapid new myapi` - Auto-configuration: DB, logging, CORS work out of the box - Type-driven validation: Compile-time + runtime guarantees - Auto-generated OpenAPI/Swagger UI - Built on Axum, so you can use Axum patterns when needed It's early stage but functional. Would love feedback from the HN community! GitHub:…
Nov 2025 · crates.io · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I wrote a book teaching beginner web app development using Django, launching on May 4th (successfully Kickstarted last year.) Website: http://hellowebapp.com Highlights: - Aimed at people who have previous HTML/building websites experience. - Template-first development: see the web app as a website first, before setting up databases and models. - Generic “collection of things” tutorial. Readers are encouraged to create something using this rubric that means something to them (a blog, a directory of people, etc.) Adding creativity will make the material stick better. -…
2015 · its alternatives →
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