In this post we will make a comparison of Laravel Vs CodeIgniter, which of these two frameworks to choose when developing our project
Laravel Framework
- Its learning curve is intermediate, it is not so easy to learn for someone who comes from learning pure php
- It has an ORM called eloquent which makes it easy for us to perform SQL queries and relate tables
- It has a command tool called artisan which we have with a large number of commands
- It has a template system called blade which allows us to create extra logic and structure in our applications.
- It has greater labor demand in freelancer portals such as upwork
- It has authentication packages such as sanctum which makes it easy for us to create a rest api with security in a few steps
- It has a split route system on the web and api with the use of a prefix
- It is recommended to use our application in production on a vps like heroku, since it is more difficult to configure with npm packages on shared hosting, vps are usually more expensive
- It is better paid compared to other frameworks
- Due to its structure, it is easier to maintain an application in Laravel in the long term.
CodeIgniter
- Its learning curve is easy for someone who comes from learning pure php
- It has an ORM which makes it easy for us to perform SQL queries and tables cannot be related, query builder must be used
- It has a command tool called spark which has a limited number of commands in codeigniter 4 version
- It does not have a template system, default functions must be used to render views
- It has less labor demand in freelance portals
- It does not have default authentication packages, you must install the recommended package on its official website called Myth-Auth
- It has a fairly simple route system, you must use the filters to divide the structure
- It is cheaper to deploy on a shared hosting
- It is less paid compared to other frameworks
- Due to its structure, it is more difficult to maintain an application in codeigniter in the long term, especially in its version 3
And this was a comparison between Laravel Vs CodeIgniter
