Zend or Laravel- Which One Should You Use?

PHP frameworks allow development of agile applications at a faster rate. With the availability of several PHP frameworks like Zend, CodeIgniter, and Laravel, the decision regarding the use of either of the available platforms becomes difficult. But, with knowledge of features of these frameworks and how these features compare against one another, one can gauge which framework must be used. Let us see how Laravel and Zend compare against one another in terms of the following parameters:

Languages Used: Laravel makes use of PHP entirely. On the other hand, Zend uses PHP and JavaScript, both in its front-end.

Performance: An optimum page-loading speed is a requirement most website owners have and because of the framework’s inbuilt caching, Laravel provides the same with considerable success. Zend, on the other hand, requires instalment of an external caching tool to ensure optimum speed.

Security: The heavy libraries of Zend make it difficult for anybody to break through a Zend website, making it more secure than Laravel.

Flexibility: The modular structure of Zend makes it easier to integrate more features, thereby making it more flexible. However, it is worthy to note that an experienced Laravel development service provider, can nonetheless incorporate features that are required for a project with success.

Database Model: Laravel uses an object-oriented database model while Zend uses a relational and XML database model.

Documentation: Considering the availability of a variety of learning resources in textual, audio, and video formats, the documentation of Laravel can be easily deemed to be quite an extensive one. On the other hand, the documentation of Zend is quite loose. This makes developing an application upon Laravel relatively easier for a developer.

Time Taken: If a project is to be completed with Laravel and Zend, both, the former will take lesser time. This makes Laravel ideal for projects which need to be accomplished faster.

Laravel and Zend, both frameworks have their pros and cons. While Zend has been on the market for approximately ten years, Laravel has been around for five years, making Laravel an extremely fresh and new choice among developers. Moreover, it is worthy to note that Laravel in India and elsewhere has been able to achieve considerable popularity in quite a short span of time.

However, if you were to choose between Zend and Laravel, you must note your own requirements and see which framework best suits your requirements.

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