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Compare CakePHP and CodeIgniter 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
CakePHP
Star Rating
(43)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CakePHPCodeIgniter
Star Rating
(58)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CodeIgniterCakePHP vs CodeIgniter
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CodeIgniter easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with CakePHP overall.
- Reviewers felt that CodeIgniter meets the needs of their business better than CakePHP.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CodeIgniter is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, CakePHP and CodeIgniter received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CakePHP
No pricing availableCodeIgniter
No pricing availableFree Trial
CakePHP
No trial information availableCodeIgniter
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.2
28
8.4
45
Ease of Use
8.0
28
9.6
46
Ease of Setup
7.4
14
9.2
23
Ease of Admin
7.9
12
8.3
21
Quality of Support
7.4
26
8.3
40
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
13
7.8
17
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
24
7.1
44
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CakePHP and CodeIgniter are categorized as PHP Web Frameworks
Unique Categories
CakePHP has no unique categories
CodeIgniter has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CakePHP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CodeIgniter
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
32.5%
Consumer Services
10.0%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Program Development
5.0%
Internet
5.0%
Other
42.5%
Computer Software
37.7%
Information Technology and Services
20.8%
Internet
9.4%
Management Consulting
3.8%
Telecommunications
1.9%
Other
26.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
php 7.0
1 Comment
CZ
On CakePHP 2.6-2.8 you can't, it throws a lot of issues and warnings, on CakePHP 2.10+, it could work, maybe with some warnings.
On CakePHP 3 it works.Read more
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