Slim Framework Alternatives

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. 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.

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    • Since 2018

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. FuelPHP icon
     12 likes

    Fuel is a simple, flexible, community driven PHP 5.3 web framework based on the best ideas of other frameworks with a fresh start and a design pattern in HMVC.

    32 FuelPHP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  3. Minimalist PHP MVC framework in a 55KB file, offering template engine, caching, unit testing, spam protection, bandwidth control, ORM, easy extensibility, SQL handler, plugin support, user authentication, and open-source design for simple rapid development.

    26 PHP Fat-Free Framework alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2010

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Crow icon
     3 likes

    Crow is a C++ microframework for running web services. It uses routing similar to Python's Flask which makes it easy to use. It is also extremely fast, beating multiple existing C++ frameworks as well as non C++ frameworks.

    11 Crow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Awes.io icon
     50 likes

    Creating a project is as easy as making pizza 🍕. Ready-to-use dedicated open-source packages on Github, built on Laravel & Vue.js.

    33 Awes.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. 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

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    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7.  6 likes

    Small and carefully designed PHP 5.2+ HMVC framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  8. 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

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Phalcon icon
     4 likes

    Phalcon is a high-performance PHP web framework based on the model–view–controller (MVC) pattern. Originally released in 2012, it is an open-source framework licensed under the terms of the BSD License (from wikipedia).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Build rich, interactive web applications quickly, with less code and fewer moving parts. Join our growing community of developers using Phoenix to craft APIs, HTML5 apps and more, for fun or at scale.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Mako is a lightweight and easy to use PHP framework MVC modular.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. SingularCore icon
     8 likes

    SingularCore is a fine product powered by Zend Framework that provides instruments to create complex custom solutions where standard CMS’s won’t work or where you need too much customization in popular engines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Online
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