Compare CodeIgniter and Symfony

At a Glance
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Star Rating
(58)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Symfony
Symfony
Star Rating
(28)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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CodeIgniter vs Symfony

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CodeIgniter easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Symfony overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Symfony meets the needs of their business better than CodeIgniter.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Symfony is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Symfony over CodeIgniter.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CodeIgniter
No pricing available
Symfony
No pricing available
Free Trial
CodeIgniter
No trial information available
Symfony
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
45
9.1
25
Ease of Use
9.6
46
7.7
25
Ease of Setup
9.2
23
7.8
9
Ease of Admin
8.3
21
6.2
7
Quality of Support
8.3
40
8.5
24
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
17
8.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
44
9.0
23
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Symfony
Symfony
CodeIgniter and Symfony are categorized as PHP Web Frameworks
Unique Categories
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter has no unique categories
Symfony
Symfony has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
69.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
5.7%
Symfony
Symfony
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
46.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.8%
Reviewers' Industry
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Computer Software
37.7%
Information Technology and Services
20.8%
Internet
9.4%
Management Consulting
3.8%
Accounting
1.9%
Other
26.4%
Symfony
Symfony
Internet
23.1%
Information Technology and Services
19.2%
Computer Software
19.2%
Program Development
11.5%
Marketing and Advertising
7.7%
Other
19.2%
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Discussions
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter Discussions
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Symfony
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