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Tools · backend frameworks · Alternatives

Yii alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 40 backend frameworks are named by companies instead of Yii: 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.

Yii, companies in postings
139
Most used alternative
Spring Boot · 4,174
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Spring Boot
Alternatives ranked
40
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

backend frameworks companies choose instead of Yii

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Yiipostings, 90 dCompare
1
Spring BootBroadcom
4,1743003%20,078Yii vs Spring Boot →
2
ASP.NETMicrosoft
3,3382401%7,555Yii vs ASP.NET →
3
3,3052378%8,205Yii vs FastAPI →
4
3,1222246%10,955Yii vs Spring Framework →
5
DjangoDjango Software Foundation
2,7581984%5,572Yii vs Django →
6
LaravelLaravel
2,0911504%4,341Yii vs Laravel →
7
Express.jsOpenJS Foundation
1,9371394%3,426Yii vs Express.js →
8
FlaskPallets
1,8481329%4,223Yii vs Flask →
9
HibernateRed Hat
1,8431326%4,637Yii vs Hibernate →
10
1,274917%2,490Yii vs Entity Framework →
11
Ruby on RailsRails Core Team
1,273916%3,319Yii vs Ruby on Rails →
12
NestJSNestJS
1,247897%2,073Yii vs NestJS →
13
SymfonySensioLabs
882635%1,649Yii vs Symfony →
14
Jakarta PersistenceEclipse Foundation
871627%1,922Yii vs Jakarta Persistence →
15
JavaServer PagesEclipse Foundation
587422%970Yii vs JavaServer Pages →
16
JDBCOracle
580417%1,352Yii vs JDBC →
17
PrismaPrisma
560403%1,358Yii vs Prisma →
18
Spring MVCVMware (Broadcom)
529381%1,106Yii vs Spring MVC →
19
526378%938Yii vs Windows Communication Foundation →
20
521375%1,033Yii vs Entity Framework Core →
21
Classic ASPMicrosoft
473340%847Yii vs Classic ASP →
22
Spring SecurityVMware (Broadcom)
449323%1,134Yii vs Spring Security →
23
CodeIgniterCodeIgniter Foundation
418301%527Yii vs CodeIgniter →
24
SQLAlchemySQLAlchemy
404291%627Yii vs SQLAlchemy →
25
363261%571Yii vs Java Servlet →
26
Spring CloudBroadcom (VMware Tanzu)
356256%1,021Yii vs Spring Cloud →
27
Apache StrutsApache Software Foundation
329237%550Yii vs Apache Struts →
28
QuarkusRed Hat
281202%829Yii vs Quarkus →
29
Jakarta Server FacesEclipse Foundation
273196%568Yii vs Jakarta Server Faces →
30
257185%436Yii vs Django REST Framework →
31
Spring DataBroadcom (VMware Tanzu)
257185%657Yii vs Spring Data →
32
241173%331Yii vs Enterprise JavaBeans →
33
RazorMicrosoft
238171%434Yii vs Razor →
34
PhoenixPhoenix framework
228164%704Yii vs Phoenix →
35
ADO.NETMicrosoft
220158%321Yii vs ADO.NET →
36
FastifyFastify
199143%500Yii vs Fastify →
37
197142%238Yii vs ASP.NET Web Forms →
38
Zend FrameworkLaminas Project
189136%612Yii vs Zend Framework →
39
186134%293Yii vs ASP.NET Web API →
40
Spring BatchBroadcom (VMware Tanzu)
186134%500Yii vs Spring Batch →
39,010 companies name a backend framework in their postings.

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40 backend frameworks are named by companies instead of Yii: 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/yii/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

Yii alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Yii?

Spring Boot: 4,174 companies name it in their own job postings, against 139 for Yii.

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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