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Tools · backend frameworks · Alternatives

CodeIgniter alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 backend frameworks are named by companies instead of CodeIgniter: Spring Boot by 4,174 companies, ASP.NET by 3,338, FastAPI by 3,305.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

CodeIgniter, companies in postings
418
Most used alternative
Spring Boot · 4,174
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Spring Boot
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

backend frameworks companies choose instead of CodeIgniter

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs CodeIgniterpostings, 90 dCompare
1
Spring BootBroadcom
4,174999%20,078CodeIgniter vs Spring Boot →
2
ASP.NETMicrosoft
3,338799%7,555CodeIgniter vs ASP.NET →
3
3,305791%8,205CodeIgniter vs FastAPI →
4
3,122747%10,955CodeIgniter vs Spring Framework →
5
DjangoDjango Software Foundation
2,758660%5,572CodeIgniter vs Django →
6
LaravelLaravel
2,091500%4,341CodeIgniter vs Laravel →
7
Express.jsOpenJS Foundation
1,937463%3,426CodeIgniter vs Express.js →
8
FlaskPallets
1,848442%4,223CodeIgniter vs Flask →
9
HibernateRed Hat
1,843441%4,637CodeIgniter vs Hibernate →
10
1,274305%2,490CodeIgniter vs Entity Framework →
11
Ruby on RailsRails Core Team
1,273305%3,319CodeIgniter vs Ruby on Rails →
12
NestJSNestJS
1,247298%2,073CodeIgniter vs NestJS →
13
SymfonySensioLabs
882211%1,649CodeIgniter vs Symfony →
14
Jakarta PersistenceEclipse Foundation
871208%1,922CodeIgniter vs Jakarta Persistence →
15
JavaServer PagesEclipse Foundation
587140%970CodeIgniter vs JavaServer Pages →
16
JDBCOracle
580139%1,352CodeIgniter vs JDBC →
17
PrismaPrisma
560134%1,358CodeIgniter vs Prisma →
18
Spring MVCVMware (Broadcom)
529127%1,106CodeIgniter vs Spring MVC →
19
526126%938CodeIgniter vs Windows Communication Foundation →
20
521125%1,033CodeIgniter vs Entity Framework Core →
21
Classic ASPMicrosoft
473113%847CodeIgniter vs Classic ASP →
22
Spring SecurityVMware (Broadcom)
449107%1,134CodeIgniter vs Spring Security →
23
SQLAlchemySQLAlchemy
40497%627CodeIgniter vs SQLAlchemy →
24
36387%571CodeIgniter vs Java Servlet →
25
Spring CloudBroadcom (VMware Tanzu)
35685%1,021CodeIgniter vs Spring Cloud →
26
Apache StrutsApache Software Foundation
32979%550CodeIgniter vs Apache Struts →
27
QuarkusRed Hat
28167%829CodeIgniter vs Quarkus →
28
Jakarta Server FacesEclipse Foundation
27365%568CodeIgniter vs Jakarta Server Faces →
29
25761%436CodeIgniter vs Django REST Framework →
30
Spring DataBroadcom (VMware Tanzu)
25761%657CodeIgniter vs Spring Data →
31
24158%331CodeIgniter vs Enterprise JavaBeans →
32
RazorMicrosoft
23857%434CodeIgniter vs Razor →
33
PhoenixPhoenix framework
22855%704CodeIgniter vs Phoenix →
34
ADO.NETMicrosoft
22053%321CodeIgniter vs ADO.NET →
35
FastifyFastify
19948%500CodeIgniter vs Fastify →
36
19747%238CodeIgniter vs ASP.NET Web Forms →
37
Zend FrameworkLaminas Project
18945%612CodeIgniter vs Zend Framework →
38
18644%293CodeIgniter vs ASP.NET Web API →
39
Spring BatchBroadcom (VMware Tanzu)
18644%500CodeIgniter vs Spring Batch →
39,010 companies name a backend framework in their postings.

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39 backend frameworks are named by companies instead of CodeIgniter: Spring Boot by 4,174 companies, ASP.NET by 3,338, FastAPI by 3,305, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/codeigniter/alternatives)
How we know

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

  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

CodeIgniter alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to CodeIgniter?

Spring Boot: 4,174 companies name it in their own job postings, against 418 for CodeIgniter.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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