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At a Glance
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Star Rating
(57)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Slim Framework
Slim Framework
Star Rating
(6)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CodeIgniter
No pricing available
Slim Framework
No pricing available
Free Trial
CodeIgniter
No trial information available
Slim Framework
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
44
Not enough data
Ease of Use
9.6
45
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
9.2
22
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.3
21
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.3
39
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
17
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.0
43
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Slim Framework
Slim Framework
CodeIgniter and Slim Framework are categorized as PHP Web Frameworks
Unique Categories
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter has no unique categories
Slim Framework
Slim Framework has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
71.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.8%
Slim Framework
Slim Framework
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
66.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Computer Software
38.5%
Information Technology and Services
21.2%
Internet
9.6%
Management Consulting
3.8%
Telecommunications
1.9%
Other
25.0%
Slim Framework
Slim Framework
Information Technology and Services
33.3%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
16.7%
Education Management
16.7%
Construction
16.7%
Computer Software
16.7%
Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Dirk T.
DT
Dirk T.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

CodeIgniter integrates seamlessly into almost any project. It's comparably slim and it doesn't impose a certain development style or project design onto you. It was as well for JavaScript driven applications as it does for pur PHP web apps.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
GI
Verified User in Internet

Codeigniter is light years behind its counterparts. The framework still lends itself an old mindset about how PHP applications are. One particular disgust is CodeIgniter's Model concept. Models in CodeIgniter is just a set helper methods for DB...

Slim Framework
Slim Framework
Most Helpful Favorable Review
LB
Lucian B.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness

Easy to set up and use, performant, good documentation.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Education Management

the slim framework is only for small projects and REST API.

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Discussions
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CodeIgniter Discussions
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