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# Silex Reviews
**Vendor:** SensioLabs  
**Category:** [PHP Web Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-web-frameworks)  
**Average Rating:** 3.7/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 16
## About Silex
The PHP micro-framework based on the Symfony2 Components




## Silex Reviews
  ### 1. Great and a easy framework

**Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Chandra Prakash V. | Senior Software Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** October 06, 2020

**What do you like best about Silex?**

The best in Silex is
1. Simplicity
2. Ease
3. light weighted.

due to the above qualities of silex  i prefer silex framework .

**What do you dislike about Silex?**

It is new framework use Laravel and other php framework but some how need to add angular and node as well in it as this are the new areas.

**What problems is Silex solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I use silex for create some REST Api for our projects in company.

  ### 2. Useful for not so big projects which you want to migrate to Symfony in the future

**Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Mikhail B. | PHP Backend deveploer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 18, 2019

**What do you like best about Silex?**

Fast and flexible and you can easily migrate to Symfony from it if it is necessary. Best performance for high load microservices.

**What do you dislike about Silex?**

Sometimes it looks like you are building your own Symfony)  It will be better if Silex has the opportunity to connect Doctrine without troubles and something else like this. Controllers. You need to realize them by yourself so it takes time.

**Recommendations to others considering Silex:**

Use Symfony4 because it is outdated

**What problems is Silex solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Developing light startups and small microservices and tools.


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