🆚 CodeIgniter vs. ThinkPHP

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.

ThinkPHP is a Chinese open-source, object-oriented web application framework based on PHP.

Headquarters

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Backend Frameworks › Rank #8
Backend Frameworks › Rank #24

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The CodeIgniter backend framework is 10 times more popular than ThinkPHP.
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 ThinkPHP is more popular in China.
India
China
United States
Indonesia
Vietnam
Turkey
Brazil
United Kingdom
Korea
Japan

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

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

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
toomics.com
#2,897
javmost.com
#4,058
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Name
Rank
#22,412
#104,862
#114,163
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