🆚 Flow vs. Slim

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.

Slim is an open-source, object-oriented PHP micro framework designed for rapid development of web applications and APIs.

It offers a fast HTTP router, middleware support, PSR-7 and PSR-15 compatibility for HTTP messages and middleware, and integrates with any PSR-11 container for dependency injection.

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Backend Frameworks › Rank #27
Backend Frameworks › Rank #35

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Flow backend framework is 5 times more popular than Slim.
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 Slim is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Denmark
United States
Netherlands
France
Poland
Italy
United Kingdom

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Flow is more popular than Slim in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Travel
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Public Information
Health
Real Estate
Entertainment

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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Rank
#169,328
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