🆚 CodeIgniter vs. Yii Framework

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 CodeIgniter is as popular as Yii Framework.
🌍 CodeIgniter is more popular in India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
🌎 Yii Framework is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia.

Type

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.

Yii is an open-source, object-oriented, component-based MVC PHP web application framework.

It includes an implementation of the Active Record design pattern for database interaction, RESTful API support, multi-tier caching, role-based access control, and Gii, a code generation tool.

Headquarters

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Website

codeigniter.com #14,445

yiiframework.com #472,542

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The CodeIgniter backend framework is as popular as Yii Framework.

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, Indonesia, and Vietnam, while Yii Framework is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia.

United States

India

United Kingdom

Russia

Netherlands

Indonesia

Germany

Belgium

Australia

Ukraine

Awards

🥈 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.

🥈 Second most popular in Ukraine in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥈 Second most popular in Kazakhstan in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥉 Third most popular in Russia in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥉 Third most popular in Belgium in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥉 Third most popular in Uzbekistan in the Backend Frameworks category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

CodeIgniter is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, general news, and government and military, while Yii Framework is more commonly used on business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference sites.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Education/Reference

Internet Services

Online Shopping

Travel

Entertainment

Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Health

Real Estate