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CodeIgniter VS Spring Boot_

As of 30 October 2026, Spring Boot is named by 3,135 companies and CodeIgniter by 336; CodeIgniter skews to companies under 200 people (85% vs 49%), Spring Boot to companies over 1,000 (28% vs 5%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: CodeIgniter's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Spring Boot rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

CodeIgniter: 2–200 employees
85%
Spring Boot: 2–200 employees
49%
CodeIgniter: 1,000+ employees
5%
Spring Boot: 1,000+ employees
28%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.4 · 4.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
336companies name CodeIgniter
3,135companies name Spring Boot
0name both
482 · 14,787postings in 90 days, CodeIgniter · Spring Boot
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentCodeIgnitershareSpring BootshareLeans
Self-employed21%381%even
2-10 employees4213%2368%CodeIgniter
11-50 employees16950%60419%CodeIgniter
51-200 employees7522%69122%even
201-500 employees278%43314%Spring Boot
501-1000 employees41%2679%Spring Boot
1001-5000 employees113%41113%Spring Boot
5001-10000 employees31%1234%Spring Boot
10,001+ employees31%33211%Spring Boot
By industry
SegmentCodeIgnitershareSpring BootshareLeans
Technology & software21865%1,89460%CodeIgniter
Business & finance services7322%62720%even
Media & content82%843%even
Consumer services & leisure72%692%even
Commerce & trade51%602%even
Manufacturing & industry51%1334%Spring Boot
Transport, logistics & rental51%441%even
Utilities & infrastructure51%662%even
Public, community & associations41%461%even
Hospitality & travel31%271%even
Property & construction31%291%even
Health care––281%outside top 12
By country
SegmentCodeIgnitershareSpring BootshareLeans
India13340%1776%CodeIgniter
United States11233%1,48547%Spring Boot
United Kingdom216%2117%even
United Arab Emirates62%––outside top 12
Italy62%622%even
Germany51%2949%Spring Boot
France51%1465%Spring Boot
Singapore51%––outside top 12
Spain41%––outside top 12
MY41%––outside top 12
Australia31%381%even
Bulgaria31%––outside top 12
Canada––622%outside top 12
Netherlands––552%outside top 12
Poland––532%outside top 12
Sweden––522%outside top 12
Switzerland––461%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCodeIgnitershareSpring BootshareLeans
Software engineering1,27585%16,75384%even
Unclassified493%630%CodeIgniter
IT operations & business systems81%7654%Spring Boot
Design & UX60%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)60%1451%even
Marketing & communications60%––outside top 12
Data & AI50%4722%Spring Boot
Education & training50%110%even
Product, program & project management50%1161%even
Business development & strategy40%––outside top 12
Sales30%480%even
Administration & office20%––outside top 12
Customer service & success––250%outside top 12
General management & consulting––180%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––180%outside top 12
construction and civil––120%outside top 12
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Spring Boot is named by 3,135 companies in job postings and CodeIgniter by 336; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/codeigniter-vs-spring-boot)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

CodeIgniter vs Spring Boot: questions

Which is more used, CodeIgniter or Spring Boot?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Spring Boot (3,135) over CodeIgniter (336). By website-and-DNS footprint, Spring Boot (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses CodeIgniter?

85% of CodeIgniter companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 49% for Spring Boot. 5% of CodeIgniter companies have over 1,000 employees, against 28% for Spring Boot.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually CodeIgniter in marketing and Spring Boot in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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