Laravel vs Django: source lines of code compared
As of 2026-08-14, laravel/laravel contains 2,096 total lines (1,150 code) across 32 files, while django/django contains 558,393 total lines (404,859 code) across 3,624 files as of 2026-08-14. django/django is about 352x the size of laravel/laravel by code lines. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.
| Metric | laravel/laravel | django/django |
|---|
| Files | 32 | 3,624 |
| Total lines | 2,096 | 558,393 |
| Code lines | 1,150 | 404,859 |
| Comment lines | 677 | 45,589 |
| Blank lines | 269 | 107,945 |
| Languages counted | 7 | 12 |
Top languages in laravel/laravel: PHP (85.1% of code), JSON (9.1% of code), XML (3.1% of code). Top languages in django/django: PO File (59.5% of code), Python (31.9% of code), Modelica (5.5% of code). JavaScript, CSS appear in both top language lists; PHP, JSON, XML appear only in laravel/laravel's top languages; PO File, Python, Modelica appear only in django/django's top languages.
Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. laravel/laravel was counted at ref 13.x (commit bcab6b24595e) on 2026-08-14; django/django was counted at ref main (commit 812c08bd4e9d) on 2026-08-14. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.
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Note: code size is not code quality. OctoCounts only reports reproducible line counts and makes no claim that either project is better.