Django ORM vs SQLAlchemy

Is SQLAlchemy a good alternative to Django ORM? Here’s what you need to know.

SQLAlchemy

Free

Python SQL toolkit and ORM. The gold standard for Python database access.

SQLAlchemy is Python's most popular SQL toolkit and ORM. It provides a full suite of enterprise-level persistence patterns and an efficient SQL expression language. Powers thousands of production applications.

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Why switch from Django ORM?

Indie pricing — no enterprise markup or per-seat fees
Direct maker support — talk to the person who built it
Transparent & open — many indie tools are open-source
No vendor lock-in — own your data, export anytime

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