πŸ†š Express vs. Symfony

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Backend framework
Backend framework

About

Express is a minimal and flexible Node.js web framework that lets developers build web apps and APIs using routing, middleware, template engines, and support for serving static assets.

It provides a robust routing system with support for HTTP verbs, built-in middleware for JSON and URL-encoded parsing, error handlers, and a large ecosystem of third-party plugins available through npm.

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

San Francisco, California, 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 #6
Backend Frameworks β€Ί Rank #10

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Express backend framework is 1.6 times more popular than Symfony.
Total websites

Market share

Backend Frameworks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Express is more popular in the United States, France, and Russia, while Symfony is more popular in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
Germany
United States
France
Russia
Switzerland
Austria
United Kingdom
Brazil
India
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Express is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and travel, while Symfony is more commonly used on online shopping, health, and non-profit, advocacy and NGO sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Travel
Internet Services
Entertainment
Education/Reference
Fashion/Beauty
Software/Hardware
Blogs/Wiki

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#12
dmm.co.jp
#149
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Rank
#6,178
#8,663
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See also

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