# Symfony, spring.io vs Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) Comparison | | Symfony | spring.io | Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 29 | 319 | 35 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (50.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (42.8% of reviews) | Enterprise (46.9% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Symfony **Not enough data** ### spring.io Pros: - Problem Solving (3 reviews) - Ease of Use (2 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (1 reviews) - Software Bugs (1 reviews) ### Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Symfony | spring.io | Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (25 reviews) | 9.1 (251 reviews) | 8.8 (23 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.7 (25 reviews) | 8.6 (250 reviews) | 8.0 (23 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 9.0 (82 reviews) | 7.9 (8 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 6.2 (7 reviews) | 8.4 (72 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (24 reviews) | 8.4 (220 reviews) | 7.4 (22 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 8.6 (60 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.0 (23 reviews) | 9.1 (246 reviews) | 6.4 (23 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Symfony #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### spring.io #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Symfony** | N/A | N/A | | **spring.io** | 9.1/10 | 8 | | **Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework)** | N/A | N/A | #### Development | Feature | Symfony | spring.io | Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | Not enough data | 9.6 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Development Tools** | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Development Environment** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Language Support** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Testing** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Database | Feature | Symfony | spring.io | Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Management** | Not enough data | 9.5 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Auto Scaling** | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Backup / Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Storage** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Infrastructure | Feature | Symfony | spring.io | Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) | |---|---|---|---| | **Networking** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Virtual Machines** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Symfony (1):** [PHP Web Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-web-frameworks) **Unique to spring.io (2):** [Java Web Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-web-frameworks), [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas) **Unique to Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) (1):** [PHP Web Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-web-frameworks) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Symfony | spring.io | Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 50.0% | 22.8% | 28.1% | | **Mid-Market** | 46.2% | 34.5% | 25.0% | | **Enterprise** | 3.8% | 42.8% | 46.9% | ### By Industry #### Symfony - **Internet:** 23.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 19.2% - **Computer Software:** 19.2% - **Program Development:** 11.5% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 7.7% - **Events Services:** 7.7% - **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 3.8% - **Automotive:** 3.8% - **Accounting:** 3.8% #### spring.io - **Computer Software:** 26.6% - **Information Technology and Services:** 22.1% - **Financial Services:** 7.9% - **Banking:** 4.1% - **Telecommunications:** 3.1% - **Retail:** 3.1% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.8% - **Internet:** 2.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.4% - **Program Development:** 2.1% - **Other:** 23.1% #### Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.9% - **Retail:** 15.6% - **Computer Networking:** 15.6% - **Computer Software:** 12.5% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.3% - **Human Resources:** 6.3% - **Program Development:** 3.1% - **Hospitality:** 3.1% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.1% - **Higher Education:** 3.1% - **Other:** 9.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Symfony - [Angular](https://www.g2.com/products/angular/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (165 reviews) - [Laravel](https://www.g2.com/products/laravel/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (157 reviews) - [CodeIgniter](https://www.g2.com/products/codeigniter/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (58 reviews) - [Slim Framework](https://www.g2.com/products/slim-framework/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (6 reviews) - [CakePHP](https://www.g2.com/products/cakephp/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (43 reviews) - [Phalcon](https://www.g2.com/products/phalcon/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (26 reviews) - [Yii](https://www.g2.com/products/yii/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (24 reviews) - [Modx](https://www.g2.com/products/modx/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (13 reviews) - [Laravel Development Services](https://www.g2.com/products/laravel-development-services/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (44 reviews) - [Scriptcase](https://www.g2.com/products/scriptcase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (5 reviews) ### Alternatives to spring.io - [Spark](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-spark/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews) - [Vaadin](https://www.g2.com/products/vaadin/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (36 reviews) - [Grails](https://www.g2.com/products/grails/reviews) — 3.6/5 stars (33 reviews) - [Apache Wicket](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-wicket/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Apache Flink](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-flink/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (16 reviews) - [Play](https://www.g2.com/products/play/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (13 reviews) - [Vraptor](https://www.g2.com/products/vraptor/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (11 reviews) - [Apache OFBiz](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-ofbiz/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (37 reviews) - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1030 reviews) - [Apache Struts](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-struts/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (21 reviews) ### Alternatives to Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) - [Laravel](https://www.g2.com/products/laravel/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (157 reviews) - [CodeIgniter](https://www.g2.com/products/codeigniter/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (58 reviews) - [Angular](https://www.g2.com/products/angular/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (165 reviews) - [CakePHP](https://www.g2.com/products/cakephp/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (43 reviews) - [Yii](https://www.g2.com/products/yii/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (24 reviews) - [Slim Framework](https://www.g2.com/products/slim-framework/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (6 reviews) - [Phalcon](https://www.g2.com/products/phalcon/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (26 reviews) - [Laravel Development Services](https://www.g2.com/products/laravel-development-services/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (44 reviews) - [Scriptcase](https://www.g2.com/products/scriptcase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (5 reviews) - [Twig](https://www.g2.com/products/twig/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (11 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Symfony No discussions available for this product. ### spring.io - Title: [What is Spring Boot used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-spring-boot-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "To develop Java applications. Mostly Web applications and REST APIs." - Title: [Why do we use Spring Framework?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-do-we-use-spring-framework) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "it is an open-source loosely coupled java framework that reduces the complexity of developing enterprise-level applications. " - Title: [What does spring Cloud provide?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-spring-cloud-provide) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes" - Title: [Any work going on to making it more cloud friendly. For example, more kubernetes friendly etc](https://www.g2.com/discussions/spring-boot-any-work-going-on-to-making-it-more-cloud-friendly-for-example-more-kubernetes-friendly-etc) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Yes, the Spring team actively enhances Spring Boot for cloud-native development, with initiatives like Spring Cloud for distributed services and Spring Cloud..." - Title: [What is the best resource for beginners to learn Spring?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-resource-for-beginners-to-learn-spring) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "LinkedIn Learning. " ### Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/symfony-vs-spring-io-vs-laminas-project-formerly-zend-framework)