πŸ†š CakePHP vs. Symfony

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.

Symfony is 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.

It features over 50 decoupled packages for routing, templating, dependency injection, form validation, security, console tools, and internationalization.

Headquarters

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Clichy, Île-de-France, France

Website

Pricing

Free βœ”οΈOpen source
Free βœ”οΈOpen source

Categories

Backend Frameworks β€Ί Rank #20
Backend Frameworks β€Ί Rank #10

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Symfony backend framework is 6 times more popular than CakePHP.
Total websites

Market share

Backend Frameworks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Symfony is more popular in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, while CakePHP is more popular in Japan, Brazil, and India.
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
France
Japan
Netherlands
United States
Poland
Italy
Belgium

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Symfony is more popular than CakePHP in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Travel
Health
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Sports
Fashion/Beauty
Real Estate

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
#6,178
#8,663
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See also

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