Comparing Top 3 PHP-Frameworks: Laravel vs Yii vs Symfony

MOST POPULAR PHP FRAMEWORKS OF 2017 COMPARED Symfony Sf vs yiiframework laravel VS HIERARCHY CURRENT VERSION Laravel Laravel 5.4 MVC Symfony Symfony 3.3 MVC Yii Yii 2.0.12 MVC RUNS ON COMMUNITY SIZE Laravel 45K (highest) Laravel PHP 5.5+ WEBSITES BUILT USING MEMORY USAGE THE FRAMEWORKS Laravel 518.36KB Laravel 203,566 Symfony Symfony 1711.57KB sf 40,358 Yii Yii 1180.15KB 50,168 RESPONSE TIME TEMPLATING ENGINES LEARNING CURVE Laravel Laravel Laravel 4.46 Millisecond Blade Easy to use, intuitive and fast to learn Symfony Symfony | Symfony Difficult to learn 12.79 Millisecond Twig Yii Yii Yii Default Templating System 6.61 Millisecond Easy to learn EXTENDIBILITY Laravel Strongest (provides 9000 packages) Yii Symfony Low ( 2800 extensions) Medium (2830 bundles) SECURITY DEVELOPER FRIENDLINESS Laravel Highest Laravel Strongest Symfony High Symfony High Yii Low compared to Laravel Yii High POPULARITY PERFORMANCE Laravel Fastest Framework Laravel Highest Yii High Symfony Medium Yii High Symfony Medium COMMUNITY AND RESOURCES Symfony Medium Laravel Strongest (Stands out in documentation and learning material) Yii Medium Bcubet www.cubettech.com TECHNO LABS PVT. LTD. Symfony 35K (high) Yii 30K (medium) !!A Symfony PHP 5.3 PHP 5.4