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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CodeIgniter

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACodeIgniter is a free and open source PHP framework, developed originally by EllisLab.N/A

    Laravel PHP Framework

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ALaravel is a free, open source web application PHP framework.N/A
    Pricing
    CodeIgniterLaravel PHP Framework
    Editions & Modules
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    CodeIgniterLaravel PHP Framework
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CodeIgniterLaravel PHP Framework
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    Chose CodeIgniter
    CodeIgniter is a lot easier to implement than Laravel. Even though laravel has a lot of other features, they weren't really important for me. I cared about fast deployment and product release and CodeIgniter helped me do it perfectly.
    Incentivized
    Chose CodeIgniter
    CodeIgniter has a very small footprint. The source code is very small sized. Setting up a project is very easy. Follows MVC pattern. Consumes low memory and CPU. Well documented. Has a built-in forum for users to discuss and get the solution for issues. Periodically updates …
    Incentivized
    Chose CodeIgniter
    Because of CodeIgniter's fast speed and well-developed architecture, it stacks up against the rest of the PHP frameworks. CodeIgniter can also be modified to use the Hierarchical Model View Controller (HMVC) development pattern which allows CodeIgniter developers to group …
    Incentivized
    Chose CodeIgniter
    Codeigniter's syntax patterns are expressive and elegant. Unit testing support. Well documented. but as CodeIgniter tries to retain backward compatibility with PHP 4, here comes Laravel to the rescue. It has good features and it is updated. Wikipedia has mentioned, “according …
    Incentivized
    Chose CodeIgniter
    Although lacks installation using composer, its not difficult to install this framework. Because of its open platform, documentation and resources its easy to create a project and make it better. Can get a lot of help from the developer community who have used it previously. …
    Incentivized
    Chose CodeIgniter
    Laravel is the de facto upgrade path for any and all web developers coming from any version of CodeIgniter. However, Laravel brings a level of complexity that can be intimidating to new developers or wasteful to experienced developers with simple requirements.

    In terms of …
    Incentivized
    Chose CodeIgniter
    CodeIgniter is a great choice for small or medium projects that can be deployed in every kind of hosting, especially those oriented to low-cost hostings like GoDaddy. Symfony and Laravel are frameworks for highly scalable projects with hundreds of plugins available. Also, these …
    Incentivized
    Chose CodeIgniter
    Both older and new versions of CodeIgniter lack installation via Composer. Laravel is our other framework of choice; its installation, updates, and addition of third party packages are significantly easier with Composer. CodeIgniter is our primary framework as our CMS is build …
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    Open Source
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    I have used CodeIgniter in the past for a couple of projects. As per my experience, we can go for CodeIgniter for smaller projects due to its simplicity. But as the project size grows, one should choose a more organized framework with larger community support. This is the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    Laravel is much better than CodeIgniter in many aspects, First of all it is more secure and robust. It has a great troubleshooting mechanism. They have added more libraries, themes and plug-ins for different purposes. The MVC model helped the developers to get rid of writing …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    Originally, it was a decision between Zend, CodeIgniter, and CakePHP for me. I chose CakePHP and used it as my main PHP framework for at least a couple of years before noticing and giving Laravel a fair try. Ultimately I selected Laravel because I felt it fit with my preferred …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    If you are using PHP, you should be using Laravel! It is superior in every way to CodeIgniter & CakePHP. Not to be unfair to Cake & CodeIgniter, which both have built in ORM, making queries very simple. Laravel on the other hand offers their eloquent ORM that makes database …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    When we were using CodeIgniter, it always felt that something is missing. We were unable to find the proper libraries that supports it and the support from the community around. Once we came to know about Laravel, we never have touched CodeIgniter. Laravel is a well documented …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    The majority of the above-mentioned frameworks are good at some particular things. Laravel PHP Framework in general is capable of doing all the same things with standard best practices. Additionally, Laravel PHP Framework brings great community support that is ever-growing. the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    Different frameworks have their different pros and cons. I cannot compare one framework with another as every product has its own positive impacts.
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    Laravel PHP Framework is the most developed, updated framework right now, with lots of features. Using older versions is less appreciated by the developer community. It is well documented, and Laravel has a pretty big community of supporters getting your query solved faster and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    Supporting unit testing is bigger plus point in Laravel than any other framework. Developing with Laravel is much easier. Other frameworks have value in market, but Laravel has taken the lead in popularity among PHP developers in recent years. The large community supports you …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    Laravel PHP Framework is continuously updating its framework and developing new tools to make web development more useful, optimized, and bug-free. Also there is a large community of users on Stack Overflow and other websites that can help you get questions cleared up quickly. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    In my experience, if a development team is using an MVC framework that's not Laravel, they're doing one of two things:

    1. Using an older framework like Code Igniter, CakePHP, or one of the many dozen others
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    Laravel is built on top of Symfony so is naturally a better upgrade. It is far superior than cake and igniter (in my opinion). I don't remember, but somewhere in internet someone made a comparison with Laravel and others as racing motor-bike vs a cycle. Because of large …
    Incentivized
    Chose Laravel PHP Framework
    The best comparison I can make is against Symfony. It's curious that Laravel is built on top of Symfony. They chose the packages that they found to be useful. Symfony for instance comes with way too much stuff that in the end you never use, and Laravel just comes with the right …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    CodeIgniterLaravel PHP Framework
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    7.7
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)