Open-source PHP frameworks

10 PHP frameworks whose code is public under an OSI-approved license, rated for privacy with evidence. Picks first, then by score.

1. CodeIgniter Grade B

   Lightweight PHP web framework following the model-view-controller pattern, with a small footprint and little configuration.

   MIT-licensed. Source code

2. Laminas Grade B

   PHP framework and component collection, the successor to Zend Framework, with an MVC layer and the Mezzio middleware framework.

   BSD 3-Clause licensed. Source code

3. Livewire Grade B

   Full-stack framework for Laravel that builds dynamic interfaces from PHP components and Blade templates, updated from the server without writing JavaScript.

   MIT-licensed. Source code

4. Symfony Grade B

   PHP framework and set of reusable components for building web applications, APIs and console tools.

   MIT-licensed. Source code

5. CakePHP Grade C

   PHP web framework following the model-view-controller pattern, with an ORM, code generation and conventions over configuration.

   MIT-licensed. Source code

6. Laravel Grade D

   PHP web framework with the Eloquent ORM, Blade templates, queues and a set of first-party packages and tools.

   MIT-licensed. Source code

7. Phalcon Grade D

   Full-stack PHP framework delivered as a C extension, with MVC components, an ORM and the Volt template engine.

   BSD 3-Clause licensed. Source code

8. Slim Grade D

   PHP micro-framework for building web applications and APIs around PSR-7 requests, routing and middleware.

   MIT-licensed. Source code

9. Yii Grade D

   Component-based PHP framework for web applications and APIs, with an Active Record ORM, the Gii code generator and caching support.

   BSD-3-Clause-licensed. Source code

10. Spiral Grade D

    PHP framework from Spiral Scout for long-running applications on the RoadRunner application server, with dependency injection, queues and gRPC support.

    MIT-licensed. Source code

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