🆚 CakePHP vs. Fat-Free Framework

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Backend framework
Backend framework

About

CakePHP is 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.

It includes an ORM and query builder, integrated scaffolding and code generation tools, built-in validation and security against XSS, CSRF, and SQL injections, flexible routing and template helpers, i18n support, caching, and a large plugin ecosystem.

Fat-Free Framework (F3) is a lightweight PHP micro-framework designed for rapid development of web applications and APIs.

It offers a high-performance URL routing system, a multi-protocol caching engine, built-in support for multilingual applications, a fast template engine, and integrates with multiple databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB, and its own flat-file database called Jig.

Headquarters

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Backend Frameworks › Rank #20
Backend Frameworks › Rank #34

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The CakePHP backend framework is 8 times more popular than Fat-Free Framework.
Total websites

Market share

Backend Frameworks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

CakePHP is more popular in Japan, the United States, and Brazil, while Fat-Free Framework is more popular in Lithuania and Peru.
Japan
United States
Brazil
India
Poland
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

CakePHP is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while Fat-Free Framework is more commonly used on games sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Travel
Entertainment
Education/Reference
Sports
Internet Services
Public Information
Blogs/Wiki

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#8,463
#10,885
#11,086
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Rank
#18,241
#43,761
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See also

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