Slim Framework AlternativesWeb Frameworks and other similar apps like Slim Framework

Apps similar to Slim Framework include Django, which is free and open source. Other options are Laravel, Ruby on Rails, Symfony and Flet. Software Frameworks like Slim Framework are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, self-hosting and the web.

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  1. Django icon
     125 likes

    Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of much of the hassle of Web development, so you can focus on writing your app without needing to reinvent the wheel.

    54 Django alternatives

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    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  2. Laravel icon
     96 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  3. Ruby on Rails icon
     65 likes

    Open source full-stack framework written in Ruby, leveraging MVC pattern, Active Record ORM, and convention over configuration. Enables rapid development, code scaffolding, secure defaults, asset management, database migration support, and easy integration with other tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ruby
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  4. Symfony icon
     61 likes

    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 (MIT)

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    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PHP
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  5. Flet icon
     3 likes

    Flet enables developers to easily build realtime web, mobile and desktop apps in Python. No frontend experience required.

    52 Flet alternatives

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    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Flutter
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  6. CodeIgniter icon
     70 likes

    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.

    49 CodeIgniter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. ASP.NET icon
     33 likes

    Asp.net is an open source server-side Web application framework designed for Web development to produce dynamic Web pages, web sites, apps and services with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. You can also create Web APIs, mobile sites, use real-time technologies like Web Sockets and more!

    60 ASP.NET alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Zend Framework icon
     26 likes

    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.

    52 Zend Framework alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  9. CakePHP  icon
     20 likes

    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...

    49 CakePHP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  10. VeloIQ icon
     1 like

    AI-first enabled Application Development Framework for safe and ultra fast production-ready enterprise applications development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Yii Framework icon
     33 likes

    Yii is a high-performance component-based PHP framework best for Web 2.0 development.

    47 Yii Framework alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2011

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  12. Agile Toolkit icon
     25 likes

    Agile Toolkit is a PHP framework for developing Web User Interfaces. Inspired by desktop GUI it provides a full object-oriented foundation for Business and Presentation logic of your web software. Agile Toolkit is notable for it's simple of use and development efficiency.

    38 Agile Toolkit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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