Based on 48 and 1019 real audits
| Metric | Django | Google Font API | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 57 | 44 | Django |
| Accessibility | 93 | 87 | Django |
| Best Practices | 91 | 86 | Django |
| SEO | 94 | 91 | Django |
| Security | 67 | 65 | Django |
| TTFB | 292ms | 403ms | Django |
| Composite | 77 | 73 | Django |
Django outperforms Google Font API in 7 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (77 vs 73). Google Font API leads in no categories.
Choose Django when your primary concern is server response time and performance. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Google Font API doesn't clearly lead Django in any category on the sampled sites — pick it based on developer experience, ecosystem, or existing team skills rather than the audit scores.
Scores are medians across 48 audited Django sites and 1019 audited Google Font API sites in the BeaverCheck database. Every audit runs the same 100+ checks — Lighthouse performance, security headers, accessibility, SEO, server response time — against a real URL. No vendor input, no sponsorship, no affiliate links. Read the full methodology →
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