Symfony AlternativesWeb Frameworks and other similar apps like Symfony

Symfony is described as 'Set of reusable PHP components and a PHP framework to build web applications, APIs, microservices and web services' and is a popular Web Framework in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Symfony for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Symfony alternative is Django, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Symfony are Laravel, Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET and Zend Framework.

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  1. Django icon

    Django

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    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.

    50 Django alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Some users think Django is a great Symfony alternative, some don't.

    • Django is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Symfony.

    • Django is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Symfony.

    • Django is Free and Open SourceSymfony is also Free and Open Source
    • Django is Security-focusedSymfony is not according to our users
  2. Laravel icon

    Laravel

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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.

    49 Laravel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  4. Ruby on Rails icon

    Ruby on Rails

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ruby
     
  5. ASP.NET icon

    ASP.NET

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    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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Zend Framework icon

    Zend Framework

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     

    • Zend Framework is the most popular Web-based alternative to Symfony.

    • Zend Framework is Free and Open SourceSymfony is also Free and Open Source
  7. ASP.NET MVC icon

    ASP.NET MVC

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    The ASP.NET MVC is a framework for building scalable, standards-based web applications using the model-view-controller (MVC) pattern and the power of ASP.NET and the .NET Framework .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. CodeIgniter icon

    CodeIgniter

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Yii Framework icon

    Yii Framework

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. Grails icon

    Grails

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    Grails is a high-productivity web framework based on the Groovy language that embraces the coding by convention paradigm, but is designed specifically for the Java platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Laravel Boilerplate icon

    Laravel Boilerplate

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    Laravel Boilerplate provides a very flexible and extensible way of building your custom Laravel applications. It provides Administration Dashboard with Gentelella Admin Theme, Responsive Layout, Bootstrap 3, Font Awesome, and a lot more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Laravel
    • PHP
     
  13. FuelPHP icon

    FuelPHP

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Phalcon

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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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