Phalcon Alternatives

Phalcon is described as 'High-performance PHP web framework based on the model–view–controller (MVC) pattern. Originally released in 2012, it open-source framework licensed under the terms of the BSD License (from wikipedia)' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Phalcon for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows, Linux and Web-based apps. The best Phalcon alternative is Laravel, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Phalcon are Symfony, CodeIgniter, Zend Framework and Yii Framework.

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  1. Laravel icon
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    Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. We’ve already laid the foundation — freeing you to create without sweating the small things.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
    • Laravel is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Phalcon.

    • Laravel is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Phalcon.

    • Laravel is Free and Open SourcePhalcon is also Free and Open Source
  2. Symfony icon
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    Symfony is a set of reusable PHP components and a PHP framework to build web applications, APIs, microservices and web services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • BSD
     
  3. CodeIgniter icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Zend Framework icon
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    Extending the art & spirit of PHP, Zend Framework is based on simplicity, object-oriented best practices, corporate friendly licensing, and a rigorously tested agile codebase. Zend Framework is focused on building more secure, reliable, and modern Web 2.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Zend Framework is the most popular Web-based alternative to Phalcon.

    • Zend Framework is Free and Open SourcePhalcon is also Free and Open Source
  5. Yii Framework icon
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    Yii is a high-performance component-based PHP framework best for Web 2.0 development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  6. CakePHP  icon
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    CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP that provides an extensible architecture for developing, maintaining, and deploying applications. Using commonly known design patterns like MVC and ORM within the convention over configuration paradigm, CakePHP reduces development...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  7. Awes.io icon
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    Creating a project is as easy as making pizza 🍕. Ready-to-use dedicated open-source packages on Github, built on Laravel & Vue.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Awes.io is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & SaaS alternative to Phalcon.

    • Awes.io is Free and Open SourcePhalcon is also Free and Open Source
  8. Backdrop CMS icon
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    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    This is not an MVC framework.

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    • Backdrop CMS is Free and Open SourcePhalcon is also Free and Open Source
    • Backdrop CMS is CustomizablePhalcon is not according to our users
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    Nette Framework is a popular tool for PHP web development. It is designed to be the most usable as possible and is definitely one of the safest one. It speaks your language and helps you to easily build better websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Silex - The PHP micro-framework based on Symfony2 Components

    Silex is a PHP microframework for PHP 5.3. It is built on the shoulders of Symfony2 and Pimple and also inspired by sinatra.

    A microframework provides the guts for building simple single-file apps. Silex aims to be:

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Mako is a lightweight and easy to use PHP framework MVC modular.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Seagull is an object oriented framework written in PHP that focuses on best practices, clean code and reusable components.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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