The Django SaaS MVP Stack I Use in 2026 (Ships in 4-6 Weeks)

I'm Kirill Strelnikov, a freelance Python/Django developer in Barcelona. I've built 5+ SaaS platforms with Django — from time-tracking systems for restaurant chains to multi-tenant platforms with Stripe billing. Here's the exact stack and architecture I use in 2026 to ship SaaS MVPs in 4-6 weeks. The Stack Django 5.x → Web framework (admin, auth, ORM, REST) PostgreSQL 16 → Primary database (with schema-per-tenant) Redis → Cache, sessions, Celery broker Celery → Background tasks, scheduled jobs Django REST Framework → API layer Stripe → Subscription billing Docker + Nginx → Deployment Gunicorn → WSGI server This isn't theoretical. Every component here has been battle-tested across real projects with paying customers. Why Django for SaaS (Still, in 2026) I get asked "why not FastAPI?" or "why not Node.js?" constantly. Here's my honest take after building with all three: Django gives you 60% of a SaaS for free: Authentication + permissions (including social auth via django-allauth) Admin