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24 alternatives to Swamp Dragon

Build real-time web applications with Django.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Swamp Dragon launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1VM
   Vespene – My new Python CI/CD and automation server written in Django▲180

   2018 · docs.vespene.io · its alternatives →

2. 2MA
   Metamon – A Vagrant/Ansible toolkit for kickstarting Django apps▲75

   2015 · blog.tryolabs.com · its alternatives →

3. 3AF
   A flask app to make dashboards, easily▲302

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4SA
   Silk, a profiling tool for Django▲113

   2014 · mtford.co.uk · its alternatives →

5. 5WO
   we open sourced our Django drip email app▲126

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6ID
   importd – d is for django▲116

   2013 · pythonhosted.org · its alternatives →

7. 7GA
   Gondola, a Django like web framework in Go▲7

   2014 · gondolaweb.com · its alternatives →

8. 8PA
   PyCloud, a Python IDE in the web browser with interactive tutorials▲130

   2011 · jitouch.com · its alternatives →

9. 9DA
   Django, an app at a time▲5

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10KC
    Kite - Create and share Django and Rails applications in seconds▲95

    2013 · runkite.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AS
    A simple, virtualenv powered Django test and deployment web-app▲21

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12WM
    We made a real-time editor for web database apps▲121

    2018 · demo.hyperfiddle.net · its alternatives →

13. 13DF
    Django for hackathon▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AP
    A partial HTTP server written in brainfuck extended with syscalls▲103

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15TP
    Tkui – Python GUI maker that simulaneously edits the GUI and its editor▲86

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16DA
    Django and Heroku for lazy humans▲5

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17CF
    Checklist for building a great Django reusable app▲10

    2017 · djangoappschecklist.com · its alternatives →

18. 18HN
    Hurricane now runs Rails and Django▲5

    Written in Erlang, lots of new features--I hope you find it cool/useful/interesting.

    2012 · icheishvili.github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19TA
    Twisted and Django = hendrix, a new python web server making async fun▲7

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AA
    Arcamens – A project management platform on top of Django▲11

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21OD
    Our Django Dash project: Proposalmatic▲38

    2011 · proposalmatic.dwaiter.com · its alternatives →

22. 22BD
    Bud – Django project template for quick deployment (Vagrant, Ansible)▲9

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23FD
    Free Django Hosting with SSL, managed database and custom domains▲18

    2016 · divio.com · its alternatives →

24. 24MD
    My Django book, Hello Web App, is now free online▲28

    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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