🆚 Flow vs. Kohana

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Backend framework
Backend framework

About

Flow, formerly known as TYPO3 Flow or FLOW3, is a PHP web application framework focused on Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and clean code principles.

It offers a modular architecture, a powerful templating engine called Fluid, supports Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP), and provides transparent object persistence.

Kohana is a deprecated open-source PHP framework that was last updated in 2016. It is no longer maintained, though a community fork called Koseven continues support for projects still using the framework.

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Backend Frameworks › Rank #27
Backend Frameworks › Rank #40
Legacy › Rank #84

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Flow backend framework is 8 times more popular than Kohana.
Total websites

Market share

Backend Frameworks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Flow is more popular in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, while Kohana is more popular in Poland, Russia, and Brazil.
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Poland
Denmark
Russia
Netherlands
Brazil
United States
Slovenia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Flow is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and travel, while Kohana is more commonly used on art, culture and heritage sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Travel
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Public Information
Health
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Real Estate

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#3,502
#6,031
#11,729
#29,590
#31,138
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Name
Rank
#20,875
#38,562
hbox.jp
#46,177
#63,822
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