Flow

Flow, formerly known as TYPO3 Flow or FLOW3, is a PHP web application framework focused on Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and clean code principles.

It offers a modular architecture, a powerful templating engine called Fluid, supports Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP), and provides transparent object persistence.

According to our data, Flow ranks 27th among the backend frameworks we track.
It has 0.2% of the backend framework market share and is detected on 0.02% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Flow is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Flow Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Flow

We have data on 758 websites that use the Flow backend framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Flow is t3n.de.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 t3n.de #3,502 Germany German
2 1und1.de #6,031 Germany German
3 cornelsen.de #11,729 Germany German
4 oase.com #29,590 Germany English
5 louis.de #31,138 Germany German
6 paessler.com #36,063 Germany English
7 pdfforge.org #50,893 English
8 otto.market #71,466 Germany German
9 cgm.com #86,641 Germany English
10 venstre.dk #88,161 Denmark Danish
11 aja.de #90,803 Germany German
12 four-paws.org #99,159 Austria English
13 fdds.pl #104,645 Poland Polish
14 mittwald.de #104,711 Germany German
15 h-hotels.com #109,478 Germany German
16 brabus.com #113,881 Germany German
17 innsbruck.gv.at #114,697 Austria German
18 golf.at #116,231 Austria Austrian German
19 stw-frankenthal.de #118,833 Germany German
20 koempf24.de #119,564 Germany German

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Flow:

Most of the sites using Flow are from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

  • Germany 70%
  • Switzerland 12.2%
  • Austria 9.2%
  • Denmark 2%
  • Netherlands 0.8%
  • Poland 0.8%
  • France 0.7%
  • Italy 0.5%
  • Belgium 0.4%
  • Other 3.4%

Most Flow users speak German or English.

  • German 76.3%
  • English 15.4%
  • French 2.4%
  • Danish 1.9%
  • Polish 0.8%
  • Italian 0.7%
  • Dutch 0.7%
  • Russian 0.4%
  • Romanian 0.3%
  • Other 1.1%

The Flow backend framework is especially popular on .de, .com, and .ch top-level domains.

  • .de 52.6%
  • .com 14%
  • .ch 10.7%
  • .at 6.3%
  • .org 2.2%
  • .net 2%
  • .dk 1.8%
  • .eu 1.3%
  • .info 0.8%
  • Other 8.3%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Flow include business, travel, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 22.5%
  • Travel 10%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9%
  • Online Shopping 8.5%
  • Internet Services 6%
  • Public Information 6%
  • Health 5.5%
  • Education/Reference 4.5%
  • Real Estate 3.5%
  • Other 24.5%

🔢 Flow Versions

The most common version of Flow is 8.3, used by 46.4% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 21.8% of sites use Flow 5.3, and 8.7% use Flow 7.3.

  • 8.3 46.4%
  • 5.3 21.8%
  • 7.3 8.7%
  • 6.3 5.7%
  • 6.1 3%
  • 8.1 1.9%
  • 4.3 1.7%
  • 3.3 1.1%
  • 6.2 1.1%
  • Other 8.6%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Flow alternatives.

RankName
3
Laravel
New York, United States

An open-source PHP backend framework that provides all features needed to build modern web applications such as routing, input validation, caching, queues, and file storage.

FreeOpen source
8
CodeIgniter
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

An open-source PHP full-stack web framework with small footprint, high performance, and minimal configuration setup.

FreeOpen source
10
Symfony
Clichy, Île-de-France, France

An open-source PHP web application framework and a set of reusable components designed to speed up the development and maintenance of web applications using best practices and high modularity.

FreeOpen source
17
Nette

An open-source, component-based, MVC web framework for PHP 8.

FreeOpen source
20
CakePHP
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

A rapid development framework for PHP that uses MVC, front controller, associative data mapping and active record patterns to help developers build web applications faster.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Is Flow free?

Yes, it is a free backend framework.
It is also open source, and you can access its source code on GitHub.

Which country uses Flow the most?

The majority of Flow users are from Germany.

Who uses Flow?

According to our data, Flow is used on hundreds of sites, including such established ones as t3n.de, 1und1.de, and cornelsen.de.

How does Flow stack up against the competition?

Flow is a moderately popular backend framework, ranking ahead of 40 other backend frameworks we track.

What are the alternatives to Flow?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Flow may include Laravel, CodeIgniter, and Symfony.

👉 See Also

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