🆚 CodeIgniter vs. Phoenix

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Backend framework
Backend framework

About

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.

Phoenix is a web framework for the Elixir programming language.

It leverages the Erlang VM's capabilities for handling numerous concurrent connections, offers real-time communication through Channels and LiveView, and provides a robust templating engine called HEEx (HTML+EEx).

Headquarters

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Backend Frameworks › Rank #8
Backend Frameworks › Rank #30

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The CodeIgniter backend framework is 27 times more popular than Phoenix.
Total websites

Market share

Backend Frameworks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

CodeIgniter is more popular in India, the United States, and Indonesia, while Phoenix is more popular in Denmark.
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil
Turkey
Vietnam
United Kingdom
Korea
Japan
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

CodeIgniter is more popular than Phoenix in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Travel
Sports
Entertainment
Blogs/Wiki
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
toomics.com
#2,897
javmost.com
#4,058
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Rank
#7,164
#13,184
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