Top 10 CakePHP Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to CakePHP Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

#1

Laravel
By Open Source Initiative (OSI)
(142)4.7 out of 5
The PHP Framework For Web Artisans
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
Reviewers say compared to CakePHP, Laravel is:
Easier to set up
Better at support
Better at meeting requirements
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#2

CodeIgniter
By BCIT
(57)4.3 out of 5
CodeIgniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications.
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
Reviewers say compared to CakePHP, CodeIgniter is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Better at support
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#3

Angular
By Angular
(155)4.5 out of 5
Angular is a development platform for creating applications using modern web standards. Angular includes a wealth of essential features such as mobile gestures, animations, filtering, routing, data binding, security, internationalization, and beautiful UI components. It's extremely modular, lightweight, and easy to learn. 2.0 is in Beta!
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
Reviewers say compared to CakePHP, Angular is:
Better at support
Easier to set up
Better at meeting requirements
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#4

Symfony
By SensioLabs
(28)4.3 out of 5
Symfony is a set of reusable PHP components
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
Reviewers say compared to CakePHP, Symfony is:
Better at support
Better at meeting requirements
Easier to set up
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#5

Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework)
By Laminus Project
(35)4.2 out of 5
The most popular framework for modern, high-performing PHP applications
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
Reviewers say compared to CakePHP, Laminas Project (formerly Zend Framework) is:
More expensive
Easier to set up
Better at meeting requirements
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#6

Slim Framework
By Slim Framework
(6)4.2 out of 5
Slim is a PHP micro framework that helps you quickly write web applications and APIs.
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
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#7

Yii
By Yii Software
(24)4.2 out of 5
The Fast, Secure and Professional PHP Framework
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
Reviewers say compared to CakePHP, Yii is:
Easier to set up
Better at meeting requirements
Better at support
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#8

Phalcon
By Fog City Software
(26)4.4 out of 5
A full-stack PHP framework delivered as a C-extension
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
Reviewers say compared to CakePHP, Phalcon is:
Easier to set up
More usable
Easier to do business with
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#9

Laravel Development Services
By Acquaint Softtech Private Limited
(44)4.4 out of 5
Laravel, an MVC based PHP framework is equipped with strong web development features and best practices like amazing ORM, simple routing, powerful queue library, and simple authentication; it makes itself a first choice for PHP web development. A highly efficient MVC framework for PHP that makes your code simple, beautiful and sustainable as well as scalable.
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
Reviewers say compared to CakePHP, Laravel Development Services is:
Easier to set up
More expensive
Easier to admin
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#10

Silex
By SensioLabs
(16)3.7 out of 5
The PHP micro-framework based on the Symfony2 Components
Categories in common with CakePHP:
• PHP Web Frameworks
Reviewers say compared to CakePHP, Silex is:
More usable
Better at meeting requirements
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