# Pyrogram vs Telethon: Which Framework for Business Bots?

> Compare Pyrogram and Telethon for production Telegram bots — performance, features, and when BDBOTS picks each.

**URL:** https://bdbots.org/blog/pyrogram-vs-telethon-business-bots  
**Author:** [Sabbir](https://bdbots.org/team/sabbir)  
**Category:** telegram  
**Reading time:** 7 min

**TL;DR:** Choose Pyrogram for most new business bots; use Telethon for legacy migrations. Framework choice matters less than architecture, payments, and hosting.

Both Pyrogram and Telethon are mature MTProto frameworks for Python. BDBOTS uses both daily — the choice depends on your bot type.

## Pyrogram — best for most new bots

- Modern async/await API

- Excellent documentation and active community

- Great for userbots, media-heavy bots, and inline modes

- Faster onboarding for new developers

## Telethon — best for specific cases

- Longer track record; many legacy codebases use it

- Strong for complex session migrations

- Some enterprise clients already have Telethon infrastructure

## BDBOTS recommendation

For greenfield commercial bots, we default to **Pyrogram** unless you have an existing Telethon codebase. Performance differences are negligible compared to database and API design choices.

Need help migrating? We audit and port bots between frameworks. [Get a quote](/contact).

**Related guides:** [choosing a bot company](/blog/how-to-choose-telegram-bot-development-company) · [bot hosting](/blog/telegram-bot-hosting-guide)

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