# Slim Framework Reviews **Vendor:** Slim Framework **Category:** [PHP Web Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-web-frameworks) **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 6 ## About Slim Framework Slim is a PHP micro framework that helps you quickly write web applications and APIs. ## Slim Framework Reviews ### 1. Perfect for micro webservices. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lucian B. | F, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 06, 2022 **What do you like best about Slim Framework?** Easy to set up and use, performant, good documentation. **What do you dislike about Slim Framework?** The upgrade from 3 to 4 introduces quite a few breaking changes. **What problems is Slim Framework solving and how is that benefiting you?** Create microservices for a fitness application ### 2. Good framework if you like using PHP **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Slim Framework?** Not very hard to use, organized. If you enjoy using PHP then you will like it. **What do you dislike about Slim Framework?** Sometimes it is hard to find good documentation sources for it. **Recommendations to others considering Slim Framework:** If you are good with PHP then this is a good framework to use. **What problems is Slim Framework solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was working on the backend part of a ticket booking website. I used MongoDB, Nginx with Slim. ### 3. Very satisfied with slim framework **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 20, 2020 **What do you like best about Slim Framework?** Really easy to use from a developer perspective. Easy and fast to get started with it. **What do you dislike about Slim Framework?** I had no problems using this framework, nothing to dislike. **Recommendations to others considering Slim Framework:** Eloquent ORM **What problems is Slim Framework solving and how is that benefiting you?** creating small, but easy to use API backend ### 4. Slim Framework is Light Weight is Best for REST API. **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 01, 2020 **What do you like best about Slim Framework?** Slim Framework is Light Weight is Best for REST API. **What do you dislike about Slim Framework?** the slim framework is only for small projects and REST API. **Recommendations to others considering Slim Framework:** Laravel **What problems is Slim Framework solving and how is that benefiting you?** Light Weight and easy to understand ### 5. Good for creating API **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kiran k. | My thoughts on using Software, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 07, 2019 **What do you like best about Slim Framework?** Slim hepls to create web applications and API very easily. Its a PHP micro framework. It can be included in a PHP file. When a request is sent to API l, it look for the functions and methods and sent back the response needed. It acts as a HTTP middleware and service provider. **What do you dislike about Slim Framework?** Its simple and contains only basic control. For high end development Larvel may be well suited **Recommendations to others considering Slim Framework:** Yes **What problems is Slim Framework solving and how is that benefiting you?** Used Slim for creating an API to respond HTTP requests for our corporate ### 6. Slim Framework is quick on delivering results **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrew J. | Director of Information Technology, Construction, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 07, 2019 **What do you like best about Slim Framework?** The framework is slender, as the name suggests and the examples were good enough to get me started with having to read all of the documentation. **What do you dislike about Slim Framework?** I like to use object oriented programming, but there were no examples and little documentation on how to use this approach. **What problems is Slim Framework solving and how is that benefiting you?** I needed a REST API that connected to my ERP so that I could use a forms engine to enable people outside my network to view and enter data. - [View Slim Framework pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/slim-framework/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-13+11%3A12%3A43+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=19ed51ff-c5c1-43d9-a8a9-04f257adde0d&secure%5Btoken%5D=2d31caf36173e59b4f5db36862d5f9a2379e365ce55cc2533a34ca8af281c840&format=llm_user) ## Top Slim Framework Alternatives - [Laravel](https://www.g2.com/products/laravel/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (146 reviews) - [CodeIgniter](https://www.g2.com/products/codeigniter/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (54 reviews) - [Symfony](https://www.g2.com/products/symfony/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (26 reviews)