Guides
Litestar vs FastAPI: What’s the Difference
Litestar ships more batteries-included (DTOs, dependency injection conventions) while FastAPI has the larger ecosystem — here’s the real trade-off
FastAPI vs Starlette: What’s the Difference
FastAPI is built directly on Starlette, so this isn’t really a competition — here’s what FastAPI actually adds on top, and when Starlette alone is enough
Resources
Uvicorn
Lightning-fast ASGI server that powers FastAPI, Starlette, and most modern async Python web apps
Litestar
Modern, opinionated ASGI framework with first-class support for OpenAPI, dependency injection, DTOs, and WebSockets — a batteries-included FastAPI alternative
Starlette
Lightweight ASGI framework that powers FastAPI — ideal for building high-performance async web services, WebSockets, and background tasks