# Zuban

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Zuban and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Python type checker people recommend for strong type system conformance and Django model support, often compared with Pyrefly. It is free and AGPL licensed.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong typing and conformance (4 comments): "If you want speed and strict conformance, Pyrefly and Zuban are better." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50219084)) "it already supports Django models and is way ahead in typing support" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46312960)) "Pyrefly and Zuban score higher on the type system conformance test." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50228540))
- Compared favorably with Pyrefly (3 comments): "If you want speed and strict conformance, Pyrefly and Zuban are better." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50219084)) "Pyrefly and Zuban score higher on the type system conformance test." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50228540)) "I preferred it for similar reasons to why you like Pyrefly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222800))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [ty Python type checker](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ty.md): 74 recommend
- [mypy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mypy.md): 34 recommend
- [Pyright](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pyright.md): 31 recommend
- [Pyrefly](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pyrefly.md): 28 recommend
- [basedpyright](https://hackerapproved.com/p/basedpyright.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Zuban", https://hackerapproved.com/p/zuban/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).