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Is Phoenix Framework dead?

Deaditude Score:

47.0%
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Predictable, constant, and unlikely to appear on any conference t-shirts.
*Data last collected: 1 Dec 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.

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🔬Component Breakdown

Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Reddit Drama

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Youtube Clickbaits

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Stackoverflow copypasting

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Job offering

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Companies adoption

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

Hacker News Hype

Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead

⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position

Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.

INNOVATION
PEAK
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2014

GitHub Pulse

Maintenance Mode

Weekly Commit Activity

52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment

Stack Overflow Analysis

Dead End

Question Metrics

Total Questions
1
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
In the last 30 days

🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber

Still Breathing

Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling

Community Size

37,134
Subscribers
0
Active Users

Activity Metrics

95
Posts
26.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-19.4%
Losing steam

Community Sentiment

RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced

💼 Job Market Pulse

Endangered

Resume with Phoenix Framework skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.

Global Job Distribution

🇮🇳India
8
🇺🇸United States
8
🇨🇦Canada
5
🇩🇪Germany
1
🇬🇧United Kingdom
1
🇫🇷France
0

Market Summary

23
Total Jobs
🏢
290
Companies Using It
A small but determined corporate fanbase exists.

Reality Check

Career Suicide Watch

Time to update your LinkedIn. And by "update" we mean "remove {tech.name} entirely"

Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.

🔸 Hacker News Discourse

Barely Mentioned

HN tolerates discussions about Phoenix Framework, but the real party's elsewhere.

Mentions

12
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago

Community Interest

Average points15.9
Minimal traction

HN Verdict

Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."

▶️ YouTube Coverage

Some Content

Phoenix Framework content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.

Content Metrics

23
Videos
688.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+22.2%

Average Engagement

29.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views

Creator Landscape

Top channels covering Phoenix Framework:
Josh Cirre
Small Creator
Server Port 3000
Small Creator
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube

📈Historical Score Timeline

Watch the slow death in progress
DateScore
1 Dec 202547.0%
17 Nov 202551.7%
4 Nov 202553.6%
22 Oct 202557.3%
8 Oct 202557.4%
24 Sept 202559.9%
11 Sept 202552.7%
28 Aug 202544.4%
14 Aug 202550.0%
1 Aug 202547.6%
18 Jul 202552.4%
4 Jul 202559.5%
21 Jun 202554.6%
7 Jun 202556.6%
12 May 202566.4%
8 May 202571.8%
3 May 202561.4%

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