Best PHP web frameworks (2026)

A ranked shortlist of PHP web frameworks — laravel, symfony, slim, cakephp, and more — each scored by RepoPilot's maintenance and security verdict, so it tracks real repo health rather than star counts.

1. 1
   laravel/laravel

   not yet analysed — analyse now
2. 2
   symfony/symfony

   Healthy signals · 31,040★
3. 3
   slimphp/slim

   not yet analysed — analyse now
4. 4
   cakephp/cakephp

   not yet analysed — analyse now
5. 5
   yiisoft/yii2

   not yet analysed — analyse now

Drawn from RepoPilot's analyzed corpus and ranked by popularity and health signals, refreshed from each repo's most-recent analysis. Informational only — not professional, security, or legal advice.