Laravel vs CodeIgniter
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description: Laravel is a modern, feature-rich PHP framework with built-in ORM, routing, and testing tools, while CodeIgniter is a lightweight, faster-loading framework ideal for simpler applications. Laravel dominates current market share with 30% of PHP frameworks used by developers, compared to CodeIgniter's 5-8%.
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author: A Versus B
publisher: A Versus B
about: Laravel
about: CodeIgniter
abstract: Laravel is a modern, feature-rich PHP framework with built-in ORM, routing, and testing tools, while CodeIgniter is a lightweight, faster-loading framework ideal for simpler applications. Laravel dominates current market share with 30% of PHP frameworks used by developers, compared to CodeIgniter's 5-8%.
text: Learning Curve. Built-in ORM. Performance (Page Load Time). Package Ecosystem. Job Market Demand (2024). Built-in Testing Framework. Minimum PHP Version Required
conclusion text: Choose Laravel if you're building modern, complex applications with teams of developers, need extensive packages, or require an advanced ORM and testing framework. Choose CodeIgniter if you need rapid development of simple-to-medium projects, prefer lightweight footprint, prioritize raw performance, or are working in legacy environments with older PHP versions.
additional property: Average Development Speed (MVP)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 1.5 weeks | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Job Openings (Global, 2025)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 38,000 | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Built-in Admin Panel
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: No, third-party required | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Average Page Load Time
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 250-350ms | CodeIgniter: 150-220ms
  value reference: CodeIgniter
additional property: Async Support Level
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Full native (built-in queues) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: ML/AI Library Integration
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Limited (minimal options) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Developer Satisfaction (2025 Survey)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 89% | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Market Share Among PHP Frameworks
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 65% | CodeIgniter: 8%
  value reference: Laravel
additional property: Minimum PHP Version Required
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: PHP 8.1 | CodeIgniter: PHP 7.4
  value reference: Laravel
additional property: Core Framework Size
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: ~50MB with dependencies | CodeIgniter: ~3MB
  value reference: CodeIgniter
additional property: Packages Available
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 2,500+ verified packages | CodeIgniter: 300+ community packages
  value reference: Laravel
additional property: Authentication Scaffolding
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Yes (with 2FA, API tokens) | CodeIgniter: Manual implementation
additional property: Time to Build Hello World
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: ~15 minutes | CodeIgniter: ~5 minutes
  value reference: CodeIgniter
additional property: Database Migration Support
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Yes (built-in with Artisan) | CodeIgniter: Yes (via migrations library)
additional property: Installation Size
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: ~50 MB | CodeIgniter: ~2 MB
  value reference: CodeIgniter
additional property: Time to Build CRUD App
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 2-4 hours | CodeIgniter: 0.5-1 hour
  value reference: CodeIgniter
additional property: Available Third-Party Packages
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: ~86,000 (Packagist) | CodeIgniter: ~15,000 packages
  value reference: Laravel
additional property: Market Share Among PHP Developers
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 64% of PHP frameworks | CodeIgniter: 5% of PHP frameworks
  value reference: Laravel
additional property: Average Response Time (Benchmark)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 45-60 ms per request | CodeIgniter: 20-30 ms per request
  value reference: CodeIgniter
additional property: Built-in Authentication
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Yes, built-in (Laravel Auth) | CodeIgniter: No, requires custom build
additional property: Job Queue System
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Native (Redis, database, sync) | CodeIgniter: None included
additional property: Average Development Time (Basic Site)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 4-12 weeks | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Required Developer Experience Level
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Senior/Intermediate (5+ years PHP/OOP) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Global Market Share
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: ~3% | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Reported Security Vulnerabilities (2024)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 23 core CVEs | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Available Plugins/Extensions
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Composer packages (1M+) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Monthly Hosting Cost (Basic)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: $20-50 | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Maximum Concurrent Users (Optimized)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 100,000+ | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Customization Without Code
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Limited—requires PHP expertise | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Initial Setup Time
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 8-12 minutes (Laravel installer + composer) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Cold Start Latency (Serverless)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 800-1200ms (PHP cold starts) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Average Page Build Time (SSG)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 0.8-1.5s per page (Blade templating) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Monthly NPM/Composer Downloads
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 2.5M (Packagist) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Type Safety Support
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: PHPStan/Psalm (third-party tools) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Hosting Cost (Entry-Level Annual)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: $24-60/year (shared PHP hosting) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Ecosystem Package Count
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 280K (Packagist registry) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Developer Community Size
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 6.2 million | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Learning Curve (Time to Productivity)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 2-3 weeks | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Baseline Project Setup Time
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 1 day (php artisan new) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Requests Per Second (Benchmark)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 3,200 | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Reusable Components
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: Framework-integrated | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Long-Term Support (LTS) Duration
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 3 years (standard support) | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Time to Deploy Basic CRUD App
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 12-16 days | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Minimum Monthly Hosting Cost
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: $3/month | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Average HTTP Response Time
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 22ms | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Available Packages/Extensions
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 45,000+ packages | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Active Job Openings (USA, 2025)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: ~12,400 | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: Official Documentation Pages
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: ~450 guides | CodeIgniter: N/A
additional property: GitHub Stars (2026)
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Laravel: 77,500 stars | CodeIgniter: N/A
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teaches: How to choose between Laravel and CodeIgniter
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Laravel vs CodeIgniter — Structured Comparison Data
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Laravel vs CodeIgniter — Attribute Category Vocabulary
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has defined term: Support
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has defined term: Infrastructure
has defined term: User Experience
has defined term: Feature Completeness
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has defined term: Requirements
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Productivity
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Job Market
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Features
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Performance
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Architecture
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Ecosystem
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Experience
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Community & Adoption
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Technical Requirements
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Dependencies
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Core Features
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Developer Experience
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Development Speed
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Adoption
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Development
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Expertise
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Security
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Extensibility
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Cost
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Flexibility
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Ease of Use
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Support & Maintenance
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Operations
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Career Market
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Learning Resources
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Community
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Community Engagement
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Economics
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Version
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Learning
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Market Demand
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Market
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Functionality
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Support
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Onboarding
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Accessibility
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Capability
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Career
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Core Technology
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Infrastructure
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User Experience
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Feature Completeness
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Deployment
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Requirements
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Compatibility
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main entity: Which framework is better for beginners?
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  accepted answer: Answer
    text: CodeIgniter is significantly better for beginners. It has simpler syntax, fewer concepts to learn initially, and can achieve basic functionality in 20-40 hours of study. Laravel requires 60-100+ hours to reach the same productivity level due to its advanced patterns like dependency injection, service providers, and middleware concepts.
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main entity: Why is Laravel more popular in job listings?
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  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Laravel accounts for 30% of PHP framework job postings compared to CodeIgniter's 6%, primarily because enterprise companies and startups prefer its comprehensive features, ORM system, and built-in testing. Companies building complex, scalable applications choose Laravel, while CodeIgniter is typically used for legacy maintenance or simple internal tools.
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main entity: Can CodeIgniter match Laravel's performance?
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  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Yes, CodeIgniter is inherently faster with 150-220ms page loads vs Laravel's 250-350ms on identical hardware. However, Laravel's performance gap is typically acceptable for most modern applications. The choice should prioritize your project's complexity and team expertise rather than optimizing for milliseconds, unless you're building extremely high-traffic applications.
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main entity: Does CodeIgniter have an ORM like Laravel's Eloquent?
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  accepted answer: Answer
    text: No, CodeIgniter does not include a built-in ORM. You must use its Query Builder for manual SQL or install external ORMs via Composer. Laravel's Eloquent ORM provides intuitive relationship handling, lazy/eager loading, and migrations - major productivity advantages for database-heavy applications.
    language: en-US
main entity: Which framework should I learn in 2025 for career growth?
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  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Laravel is the strategic choice for career growth. It dominates 30% of PHP job postings and is used by tech companies, startups, and enterprises. Learning Laravel opens significantly more employment opportunities. CodeIgniter is best learned only if you're specifically hired to maintain legacy systems, as new projects rarely choose it over Laravel.
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How to Choose Between Laravel and CodeIgniter
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description: Laravel is a modern, feature-rich PHP framework with built-in ORM, routing, and testing tools, while CodeIgniter is a lightweight, faster-loading framework ideal for simpler applications. Laravel dominates current market share with 30% of PHP frameworks used by developers, compared to CodeIgniter's 5-8%.
language: en-US
total time: PT3M
step: Consider: Learning Curve
step: Consider: Built-in ORM
step: Consider: Performance (Page Load Time)
step: Consider: Package Ecosystem
step: Consider: Job Market Demand (2024)
step: Consider: Built-in Testing Framework
step: Consider: Minimum PHP Version Required
tool: A Versus B Comparison Guide
tip: HowToTip
  text: Choose Laravel if you're building modern, complex applications with teams of developers, need extensive packages, or require an advanced ORM and testing framework. Choose CodeIgniter if you need rapid development of simple-to-medium projects, prefer lightweight footprint, prioritize raw performance, or are working in legacy environments with older PHP versions.

Consider: Learning Curve
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position: 1
text: Learning Curve: Laravel has Steep - requires understanding of advanced patterns, while CodeIgniter has Gentle - intuitive for beginners.

Consider: Built-in ORM
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position: 2
text: Built-in ORM: Laravel has Yes - Eloquent ORM with relationships, while CodeIgniter has No - requires manual query building or external libraries.

Consider: Performance (Page Load Time)
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position: 3
text: Performance (Page Load Time): Laravel has 250-350ms average, while CodeIgniter has 150-220ms average.

Consider: Package Ecosystem
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position: 4
text: Package Ecosystem: Laravel has ~800,000+ packages via Composer, while CodeIgniter has ~20,000 packages via Composer.

Consider: Job Market Demand (2024)
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position: 5
text: Job Market Demand (2024): Laravel has 30% of PHP developer job postings, while CodeIgniter has 5-8% of PHP developer job postings.

Consider: Built-in Testing Framework
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position: 6
text: Built-in Testing Framework: Laravel has Yes - PHPUnit integration with helpers, while CodeIgniter has No - requires external setup.

Consider: Minimum PHP Version Required
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text: Minimum PHP Version Required: Laravel has PHP 8.1+, while CodeIgniter has PHP 5.6+.

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review body: Laravel is a modern, feature-rich PHP framework with built-in ORM, routing, and testing tools, while CodeIgniter is a lightweight, faster-loading framework ideal for simpler applications. Laravel dominates current market share with 30% of PHP frameworks used by developers, compared to CodeIgniter's 5-8%.
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Typical Database Query Overhead
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value: Laravel: 6-10% | CodeIgniter: N/A

Average Requests Per Second
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value: Laravel: 8,000 req/s | CodeIgniter: N/A

Package Ecosystem Size
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value: Laravel: ~800,000 packages | CodeIgniter: ~20,000 packages
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GitHub Repository Stars
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value: Laravel: 77,500 | CodeIgniter: N/A

Time to Build Basic CRUD App
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value: Laravel: 18 minutes | CodeIgniter: N/A

Median Developer Salary (US)
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value: Laravel: $105,000 | CodeIgniter: N/A

Latest Stable Version Release
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value: Laravel: Laravel 11.x | CodeIgniter: N/A

Learning Curve (Beginner to Productive)
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value: Laravel: 2-3 weeks | CodeIgniter: N/A

Built-in Testing Framework
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value: Laravel: Yes (PHPUnit) | CodeIgniter: No (external setup)

Learning Curve (Time to Basic Proficiency)
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value: Laravel: 2-4 weeks | CodeIgniter: N/A

Annual Job Postings
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value: Laravel: 12,400+ | CodeIgniter: N/A

Response Time Performance
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value: Laravel: 20-30% slower under load | CodeIgniter: N/A

Enterprise Adoption
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value: Laravel: Emerging in enterprise | CodeIgniter: N/A

Built-in Features (Out-of-Box)
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value: Laravel: ORM, Auth, Caching, Queue, Mail, Broadcasting | CodeIgniter: N/A

Documentation Pages
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value: Laravel: 2,800+ pages | CodeIgniter: N/A

Average Page Load Time (no optimization)
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value: Laravel: 850-1200 ms | CodeIgniter: N/A

Job Postings (2025)
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value: Laravel: 215,000 | CodeIgniter: N/A

Latest Stable Release Year
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value: Laravel: 2025 (v11) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Built-in Database ORM
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value: Laravel: Yes (Eloquent) | CodeIgniter: N/A

SEO-Ready Features
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value: Laravel: Basic (no SSG/SSR built-in) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Learning Curve (for beginner developers)
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value: Laravel: 40-60 hours | CodeIgniter: N/A

Frontend Component Library Integration
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value: Laravel: Manual (Blade templating) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Average Development Time
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value: Laravel: 8 weeks | CodeIgniter: N/A

Market Share
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value: Laravel: 2% | CodeIgniter: N/A

Minimum Coding Knowledge Required
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value: Laravel: 8/10 (Advanced PHP) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Hosting Cost (Budget Option)
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value: Laravel: 10-30 | CodeIgniter: N/A

Learning Curve for Beginners
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value: Laravel: 120-160 hours | CodeIgniter: N/A

GitHub Stars
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value: Laravel: 120,000+ stars | CodeIgniter: 18,000+ stars
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Best Use Case Complexity
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value: Laravel: Very Complex (SaaS, APIs, Enterprise) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Requests Per Second (Throughput)
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value: Laravel: 14,000 req/sec | CodeIgniter: N/A

Average Time to Developer Proficiency
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value: Laravel: 10 weeks | CodeIgniter: N/A

Available Packages/Gems
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value: Laravel: 380,000+ packages | CodeIgniter: N/A

Job Market Demand (2025)
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value: Laravel: 12,400 postings | CodeIgniter: N/A

Memory Usage Per Request
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value: Laravel: 12 MB | CodeIgniter: N/A

New Project Market Share (2025)
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value: Laravel: 67% of new projects | CodeIgniter: N/A

Enterprise Legacy Adoption
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value: Laravel: 18% of legacy systems | CodeIgniter: N/A

Built-in Real-Time Capabilities
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value: Laravel: Reverb WebSockets (built-in) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Language
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value: Laravel: PHP 8.0+ | CodeIgniter: N/A

Request Throughput
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value: Laravel: ~900 req/sec | CodeIgniter: N/A

Time to Hello World
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value: Laravel: 4-6 minutes | CodeIgniter: N/A

Minimum Server RAM Required
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value: Laravel: 256 MB | CodeIgniter: N/A

Active Maintainers (2025)
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value: Laravel: ~1,200 contributors | CodeIgniter: N/A

Community Size (GitHub stars)
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value: Laravel: 77,500 stars | CodeIgniter: N/A

Weekly npm Downloads
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value: Laravel: ~2.5M (Composer) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Average Setup Time
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value: Laravel: 10-15 minutes | CodeIgniter: N/A

Built-in Database Abstraction
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value: Laravel: Eloquent ORM (native) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Native Authentication System
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value: Laravel: Laravel Breeze included | CodeIgniter: N/A

Serverless Deployment Support
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value: Laravel: Limited (Vapor, custom solutions) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Minimum Node/PHP Version
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value: Laravel: PHP 8.2+ | CodeIgniter: N/A

Average Project Size (Starter)
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value: Laravel: ~35 MB (with dependencies) | CodeIgniter: N/A

Job Market Representation
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value: Laravel: 30% | CodeIgniter: 6%
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Minimum PHP Version
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value: Laravel: PHP 8.1+ | CodeIgniter: PHP 5.6+
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Built-in ORM
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value: Laravel: Yes (Eloquent) | CodeIgniter: No

Learning Curve (estimated hours to productivity)
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value: Laravel: 60-100 hours | CodeIgniter: 20-40 hours
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Enterprise Adoption
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Built-in Features (Out-of-Box)
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Documentation Pages
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Job Postings (2025)
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Latest Stable Release Year
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Built-in Database ORM
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SEO-Ready Features
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Learning Curve (for beginner developers)
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Frontend Component Library Integration
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Market Share
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Minimum Coding Knowledge Required
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Learning Curve for Beginners
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GitHub Stars
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Job Market Demand (2025)
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Memory Usage Per Request
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New Project Market Share (2025)
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Enterprise Legacy Adoption
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Built-in Real-Time Capabilities
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Language
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Request Throughput
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Time to Hello World
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Minimum Server RAM Required
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Active Maintainers (2025)
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Community Size (GitHub stars)
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Weekly npm Downloads
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Built-in Database Abstraction
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Native Authentication System
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Serverless Deployment Support
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Minimum Node/PHP Version
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Average Project Size (Starter)
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Job Market Representation
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Built-in ORM
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Learning Curve (estimated hours to productivity)
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