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FastAPI VS Symfony_

As of 30 October 2026, Symfony is named by 688 companies and FastAPI by 2,460; FastAPI skews to companies under 200 people (56% vs 77%), Symfony to companies over 1,000 (7% vs 23%).

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: FastAPI's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Symfony rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

FastAPI: 2–200 employees
56%
Symfony: 2–200 employees
77%
FastAPI: 1,000+ employees
23%
Symfony: 1,000+ employees
7%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.6 · 1.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
2,460companies name FastAPI
688companies name Symfony
0name both
6,514 · 1,255postings in 90 days, FastAPI · Symfony
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
SegmentFastAPIshareSymfonyshareLeans
Self-employed703%61%even
2-10 employees35614%7010%FastAPI
11-50 employees50821%30244%Symfony
51-200 employees51221%15923%Symfony
201-500 employees27111%609%FastAPI
501-1000 employees1858%406%even
1001-5000 employees26011%315%FastAPI
5001-10000 employees793%112%even
10,001+ employees2199%91%FastAPI
By industry
SegmentFastAPIshareSymfonyshareLeans
Technology & software1,45659%35652%FastAPI
Business & finance services46319%16824%Symfony
Manufacturing & industry1827%132%FastAPI
Consumer services & leisure623%274%even
Public, community & associations572%122%even
Media & content562%426%Symfony
Utilities & infrastructure502%71%even
Commerce & trade372%284%Symfony
Property & construction271%101%even
Health care261%61%even
Automotive171%51%even
Transport, logistics & rental141%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––91%outside top 12
By country
SegmentFastAPIshareSymfonyshareLeans
United States1,40257%14020%FastAPI
United Kingdom1908%386%FastAPI
Germany1396%14221%Symfony
India1305%335%even
France934%9013%Symfony
Canada492%––outside top 12
Poland372%325%Symfony
Singapore321%––outside top 12
Italy281%233%Symfony
Netherlands281%375%Symfony
Spain271%183%even
Australia261%––outside top 12
Belgium––162%outside top 12
Romania––112%outside top 12
Austria––81%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentFastAPIshareSymfonyshareLeans
Software engineering4,79655%1,91185%Symfony
Data & AI2,63430%131%FastAPI
IT operations & business systems2453%231%even
Engineering (non-software)881%211%even
Product, program & project management521%482%even
Unclassified230%141%even
Sales190%30%even
General management & consulting180%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications130%141%even
Finance & accounting120%––outside top 12
Customer service & success80%––outside top 12
Education & training80%60%even
hospitality and food service––30%outside top 12
Human resources––30%outside top 12
construction and civil––20%outside top 12
Cite this

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Symfony is named by 688 companies in job postings and FastAPI by 2,460; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/fastapi-vs-symfony)
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

FastAPI vs Symfony: questions

Which is more used, FastAPI or Symfony?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, FastAPI (2,460) over Symfony (688). By website-and-DNS footprint, Symfony (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses FastAPI?

56% of FastAPI companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 77% for Symfony. 23% of FastAPI companies have over 1,000 employees, against 7% for Symfony.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually FastAPI in marketing and Symfony 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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