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Python rate limiting in 2026: drogue vs slowapi vs limits vs flask-limiter
You're adding rate limiting to a Python web app. The usual suspects are slowapi, flask-limiter, django-ratelimit, and the limits library. There's also drogue. Here's how they compare.
The short version
drogue
slowapi
flask-limiter
limits
request: Request in signatures
No
Yes
Yes
N/A (standalone)
FastAPI
Yes
Yes
No
Via adapter
Django
Yes
No
No
Via adapter
Flask
Yes
No
Yes
Via adapter
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