# Open-source PHP frameworks

10 open-source PHP frameworks rated against public privacy criteria.

1. [CodeIgniter](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/codeigniter/): B (80/100). Lightweight PHP web framework following the model-view-controller pattern, with a small footprint and little configuration.
2. [Laminas](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/laminas/): B (80/100). PHP framework and component collection, the successor to Zend Framework, with an MVC layer and the Mezzio middleware framework.
3. [Livewire](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/livewire/): B (80/100). Full-stack framework for Laravel that builds dynamic interfaces from PHP components and Blade templates, updated from the server without writing JavaScript.
4. [Symfony](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/symfony/): B (75/100). PHP framework and set of reusable components for building web applications, APIs and console tools.
5. [CakePHP](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/cakephp/): C (60/100). PHP web framework following the model-view-controller pattern, with an ORM, code generation and conventions over configuration.
6. [Laravel](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/laravel/): D (50/100). PHP web framework with the Eloquent ORM, Blade templates, queues and a set of first-party packages and tools.
7. [Phalcon](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/phalcon/): D (50/100). Full-stack PHP framework delivered as a C extension, with MVC components, an ORM and the Volt template engine.
8. [Slim](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/slim/): D (50/100). PHP micro-framework for building web applications and APIs around PSR-7 requests, routing and middleware.
9. [Yii](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/yii/): D (50/100). Component-based PHP framework for web applications and APIs, with an Active Record ORM, the Gii code generator and caching support.
10. [Spiral](https://privacyratings.com/php-frameworks/spiral/): D (40/100). PHP framework from Spiral Scout for long-running applications on the RoadRunner application server, with dependency injection, queues and gRPC support.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/open-source/php-frameworks/