Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 49901 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.
Express Django
Our analysis of 49901 sites reveals that Express and Django are evenly matched across AI visibility metrics—a tie in the framework wars. Django delivers a 96% leaner Token Bloat ratio (7.3× vs 170.0×), meaning AI systems can extract content more cost-effectively from Django-powered sites. On schema coverage, Express averages 1.1 structured data types per site vs 0.6 for Django—1.8× more out-of-the-box schema markup. Server-side rendering favors Django with a ghost ratio of 0% compared to 11% for Express. Note: These are aggregate statistics across 48633 Express and 1268 Django production deployments. Your specific implementation may differ—run a free scan to check.
| Metric | Express (n=48633) | Django (n=1268) | Δ% | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACRI Score | 49.1WIN | 47.5 | 3% | Express |
| AI Readiness | 56.7 | 64.3WIN | 12% | Django |
| Token Bloat | 170.0× | 7.3×WIN | 96% | Django |
| Ghost Ratio | 11% | 0%WIN | 100% | Django |
| Schema Coverage | 1.1WIN | 0.6 | 45% | Express |
| Schema Adoption | 21%WIN | 15% | 27% | Express |
| GPTBot Access | 78% | 90%WIN | 13% | Django |
| Structure Score | 9.2WIN | 7.2 | 21% | Express |
These are aggregate stats across thousands of sites. Your specific Express or Django implementation may outperform or underperform the average.