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Why Businesses Prefers Laravel Over Symfony

by Prashant Kumar Digital marketer

Laravel and Symfony are very close competitors with open source PHP framework which creates a cut-throat competition in between them and leads to confusion which would best suit the business. Laravel and Symfony come with somewhat similar yet different specifications that impact the interface interaction space for the PHP developer. A list of major factors including the advantages, disadvantages, features and comparison of both the frameworks have been listed down so that you can choose the framework that best suits you.


Laravel

Laravel is a free, open-source PHP web framework which includes a polished and structured syntax. It aids web application developers as it eases the authorization along with caching and routing with the MVC (Model View Controller suggests that all the codes are organised in a way that they can be spotted easily) architecture design. To incorporate this framework and get it done at the minimal cost, we would suggest you hire virtual employee.


Advantages:

  • Fewer risks - Laravel comes with secured tools and protects against malware, data leak threats among others. 

  • Caching - Redis and Memcached along

  • Community support - Laravel has a huge community support system. with different cache configurations make sure of the efficient caching.

  • Cost-Effective - Does not drill a hole in the pocket of your business.

  • Easy Authorization and Authentication for PHP developers

  • Efficiency - Includes the Artisan tools which do not require the programming repeatedly.


Disadvantages:

  • Laravel framework development is not as fast

  • Fewer Tools - Tools have to be imported as it comes with less in-built ones.

  • Migration can sometimes be an issue - Transferring of files in Laravel framework might take some time.

  • Reverse Routing might seem sophisticated at the start


Features:

  • Routing - For search engine friendly URLs.

  • Database queries are simple to know

  • Dependency Manager - To sight, the container IoC functionality and the Dependency Injection dismisses or injects tricky codes.

  • Modular Framework - Makes it easy to understand.

  • Cache Cleaning - Faster cleaning leads to faster speed.

  • Authentication - With the help of Codeigniter, one can develop authentication with one command

  • Comes with Templates

  • Protection against malware and other threats




Symfony

Symfony is a PHP web framework which includes a set of reusable components. Symphony has been developed to speed up the process of web application development. It permits full configuration to the developer therefore it is advised to hire a virtual employee who can be trusted upon. Symphony has also been developed to allow the developer to test and debug even quicker and is perfect if you want to match the needs of the real world.


Advantages:

  • Reusable components - Laravel comes with secured tools and protects against malware, data leak threats among others. 

  • Innovation Friendly - It comes with a web debug toolbar with features updating now and then.

  • Easy for beginner level developers - Contributes to error-free and seamless workflow

  • Modification in the framework - Symphony permits the use of bundles to modify or alter anything, even the core, in Symfony without reconfiguration of the entire framework.

  • Quick Development - Uses little memory and gives room for quicker development.


Disadvantages:

  • Suitable for Medium Size development - Results may not be up to the mark while developing too large or too small scale applications.

  • Powerful ORM is missing - ORM (Object Relational Mapping is not supported)

  • Lever and Parser files might seem troublesome

  • AdPre-established directories

  • Decent Community Support

  • Documentation - It has structured and complete documentation with updates done regularly.

  • Dispatcher and Dependency Manager - The developer gets to create sophisticated features easily or can also build from the scratch as per the requirements of the features

  • Flexibility in Framework - Comes with a high level of customization.

  • Faster Cache Cleaning 

  • Polished MVC Architecture

  • vance level skills are a must


Features:




Comparing the two:


Similarities:

  • MVC Architecture - Laravel and Symfony both work on MVC architecture

  • Cross-Platform - Both the PHP frameworks can run on multiple computing platforms.

  • Cost-Effectiveness - The cost part of Laravel and Symfony both is almost the same.


Differences:

  1. Requirements

  • Laravel: Laravel will require PHP > or = 5.4 and < 7 and also PHP JSON and MCrypt extension.

  • Symfony: Symfony supports PH 5.4 or higher only.


  1. Business world Appreciated

  • Laravel: Laravel is a framework that suits all kinds of businesses perfectly and maintains spot 1 in the market.

  • Symfony: Symfony is a framework that suits the medium scale businesses and also the ones where sophisticated work is required.


  1. ORM (Object-Related Mapping)

  • Laravel: It supports SQLite, MySQL, SQLServer and PostgreSQL.

  • Symfony: It supports Oracle, MySQL, Drizzle, SQLite, SAP, PostgreSQL.


  1. Interface

  • Laravel: Laravel is a developer-friendly PHP framework.

  • Symfony: It might seem a bit more intricate at the start.



Also read: LARAVEL VS YII

Conclusive Take

One side of the coin is Laravel which comprises a combination of PHP frameworks and offers polished features, for example, Superob IoC, and integrated module testing while on other is Symfony which has a high-performance PHP framework, session management and the option of reusing codes. According to a report by SimilarTech, 74,494 websites use Laravel while Symfony is being used by 12,715 websites.


Laravel can be considered a winner here even though Symfony is a tough competitor. Even though Laravel has more credibility and public reputation we would still suggest you choose wisely according to your business needs. To find a developer who is skilful and pocket friendly, the best way would be to hire a virtual employee.



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