Zango: Accelerating Business App Development with an Opinionated Django Meta-Framework
2025-04-24 , Main hall

This talk will be about Zango: An opinionated Django meta-framework that supercharges business application development. Built for teams who need the flexibility of Django with batteries-included security, compliance, and workflows—without the overhead of building everything from scratch. Zango is completely Free and Open-source framework with no vendor lock-in.
I will also be getting into the internals of zango, how we achieved multi-tenancy and isolation of multiple apps at both the code and the database level.


While Django is great for building all kinds of web applications, Zango is laser-focused on helping you build internal business apps faster and better.

Let's say you need to build a custom application for your company - maybe for managing projects, tracking inventory in a unique way, or handling specific workflows that off-the-shelf software just can't handle. You could use Django from scratch, but then you'd spend weeks building basic stuff that every business app needs: user permissions, security features, workflow management, and data handling. Or you could use something like Salesforce, but then you're locked into their system and limited by what they allow you to do.

This is where Zango comes in. It takes Django and adds all those business-essential features right out of the box. Think of it like buying a car that already has all the safety features, GPS, and entertainment system built in, instead of having to install each piece yourself. It's still your car, and you can customize it however you want, but you don't have to start from zero.

What makes Zango special is that it understands what business apps need:

  • It knows that your team members need different levels of access
  • It gets that you need to track who did what and when
  • It understands that you need secure ways to handle sensitive business data
  • It makes it easy to create workflows where different people need to approve or work on things in a specific order

The best part? Unlike other business app platforms, Zango doesn't trap you in its ecosystem. It's open source, built on Django (which developers already know and love), and gives you the freedom to modify anything you need. You get the speed of development that comes with pre-built features, but without giving up the control that custom business needs often require.

In simple terms, Zango helps you build serious business applications faster, without cutting corners on security or flexibility. It's like having an experienced business app developer built right into your framework.


Audience Level

Intermediate

Topics

Architecture, Productivity

Bhuvnesh is currently working as SDE 1 @Zelthy.