Kohana
Kohana is a deprecated open-source PHP framework that was last updated in 2016. It is no longer maintained, though a community fork called Koseven continues support for projects still using the framework.
According to our data, Kohana ranks 40th among the backend frameworks we track.
It has 0.02% of the backend framework market share and is detected on 0.003% of all websites.
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💸 Pricing
Kohana is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Backend Frameworks
- Rank: 40
- Market share: 0.02%
- Legacy
- Rank: 84
- Market share: 0.02%
⚡ Sites Built With Kohana
We have data on 98 websites that use the Kohana backend framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Kohana is turbobit.net.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #20,875 | Netherlands | English | |
| 2 | #38,562 | Chile | Spanish | |
| 3 | #46,177 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 4 | #63,822 | Poland | Polish | |
| 5 | #65,195 | English | ||
| 6 | #90,259 | Sweden | French | |
| 7 | #193,982 | Germany | German | |
| 8 | #200,946 | Netherlands | English | |
| 9 | #235,869 | Chile | Spanish | |
| 10 | #237,981 | Poland | Polish | |
| 11 | #335,653 | Poland | Polish | |
| 12 | #342,873 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 13 | #355,612 | Sweden | Swedish | |
| 14 | #362,517 | Austria | German | |
| 15 | #365,727 | Norway | Norwegian | |
| 16 | #372,439 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 17 | #379,213 | Poland | Polish | |
| 18 | #403,503 | Serbia | Croatian | |
| 19 | #421,758 | Poland | Polish | |
| 20 | #480,917 | Poland | Polish |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Kohana:
- are located in Poland
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Online Shopping category.
Most of the sites using Kohana are from Poland, Brazil, and Russia.
- Poland 21.3%
- Brazil 9.6%
- Russia 8.5%
- Czech Republic 5.3%
- Netherlands 5.3%
- Slovenia 5.3%
- United States 5.3%
- Hungary 3.2%
- Sweden 3.2%
- Other 33%
Most Kohana users speak English, Polish, or Russian.
- English 26%
- Polish 21.9%
- Russian 9.4%
- Portuguese 9.4%
- German 3.1%
- Spanish 3.1%
- Dutch 3.1%
- Czech 3.1%
- Slovenian 3.1%
- Other 17.8%
The Kohana backend framework is especially popular on .com, .pl, and .com.br top-level domains.
- .com 16.3%
- .pl 14.3%
- .com.br 9.2%
- .ru 7.1%
- .cz 5.1%
- .si 4.1%
- .net 3.1%
- .eu 3.1%
- .hu 3.1%
- Other 34.6%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Kohana include online shopping, Internet services, and business.
- Online Shopping 17.9%
- Internet Services 10.7%
- Business 10.7%
- Entertainment 10.7%
- Portal Sites 7.1%
- Art/Culture/Heritage 7.1%
- Marketing/Merchandising 3.6%
- Health 3.6%
- Blogs/Wiki 3.6%
- Other 25%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kohana free?
Yes, it is a free backend framework.
Moreover, it is an open source solution, and its code is available on 
GitHub.
Which country uses Kohana the most?
The majority of Kohana users are from Poland.
Who uses Kohana?
According to our data, Kohana is used on at least 98 sites, including such established ones as turbobit.net,
autopase.cl, and
abilet.pl.
How does Kohana stack up against the competition?
Kohana is a moderately popular backend framework, ranking ahead of 27 other backend frameworks we track.
What are the alternatives to Kohana?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Kohana may include 
Laravel, CodeIgniter, and 
Symfony.
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