🆚 ASP.NET Core vs. CodeIgniter

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 ASP.NET Core is slightly more popular than CodeIgniter.
🌎 ASP.NET Core is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Turkey.
🌍 CodeIgniter is more popular in India, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

Type

Backend framework

About

Microsoft ASP.NET Core is an open-source, cross-platform web framework and the successor to ASP.NET that enables development of web apps and APIs using .NET on Windows, macOS, or Linux.

It offers high performance via the Kestrel server, built-in dependency injection, unified MVC and Web API programming, minimal APIs, flexible configuration per environment, and side-by-side versioning.

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

It includes MVC support, clean URL routing, CSRF and XSS protection, helper libraries for database access, email, sessions, file uploading, and extensive documentation.

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Website

asp.net

codeigniter.com #14,445

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The ASP.NET Core backend framework is 1.2 times more popular than CodeIgniter.

Total websites

Market share

Backend Frameworks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

ASP.NET Core is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Turkey, while CodeIgniter is more popular in India, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

United States

India

United Kingdom

Turkey

Sweden

Netherlands

Vietnam

Indonesia

Brazil

Denmark

Awards

🥈 Second most popular in Sweden in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥈 Second most popular in Denmark in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥉 Third most popular in Norway in the Backend Frameworks category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Turkey in the Backend Frameworks category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Iran in the Backend Frameworks category.

🥈 Second most popular in Moldova in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥉 Third most popular in Indonesia in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥉 Third most popular in Bangladesh in the Backend Frameworks category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Vietnam in the Backend Frameworks category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Thailand in the Backend Frameworks category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

ASP.NET Core is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while CodeIgniter is more commonly used on blogs and wiki sites.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Online Shopping

Education/Reference

Travel

Health

Internet Services

Finance/Banking

Real Estate

Software/Hardware