Yii Framework vs Zend Framework comparison

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Overview
Yii is a free, open-source, PHP framework best for developing both web applications and APIs. It comes with rich features: MVC, DAO/ActiveRecord, I18N/L10N, caching, authentication and role-based access control, scaffolding, testing, etc.
Zend Framework is an open source framework for developing web applications and services using PHP. Zend Framework uses 100% object-oriented code and utilises most of the features of PHP, namely namespaces, late static binding, lambda functions and closures.
Sample Customers
Stay.com, Fusonic GmbH, PicLyf
BBC, AutoTrack, Centroy, Cisco WebEx, Netrail Holding

Yii Framework is ranked 5th in PHP Frameworks while Zend Framework is ranked 2nd in PHP Frameworks. Yii Framework is rated 0.0, while Zend Framework is rated 9.0. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zend Framework writes "We consolidated PHP code into a single set of modules and libraries but it needs integration improvements from the security perspective". Yii Framework is most compared with CakePHP and Laravel PHP Framework, whereas Zend Framework is most compared with Laravel PHP Framework and Symfony.

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