Is Phoenix Framework dead?
Deaditude Score:
52.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The docs exist. On GeoCities.
*Data last collected: 18 Jul 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
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
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
2
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
35,545
Subscribers
19
Active Users
Activity Metrics
75
Posts
27.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Stable
→
0.0%
Holding steady
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysMoving away from Elixir
r/elixir24 days ago
138(95%)50
LiveDebugger v0.3.0 Released! 🚀
r/elixir23 days ago
110(99%)5
Elixir Job Market Is One of the Worst
r/elixir6 days ago
103(85%)78
Did contexts kill Phoenix?
r/elixir29 days ago
87(89%)127
I’m about to release my modular Phoenix liveview starter kit
r/elixir16 days ago
82(92%)15
💼 Job Market Pulse
Endangered
Resume with Phoenix Framework skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
12🇮🇳India
4🇨🇦Canada
1🇬🇧United Kingdom
1🇩🇪Germany
0🇫🇷France
0Market Summary
18
Total Jobs
🏢
237
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
Fading Away
HN tolerates discussions about Phoenix Framework, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
5
Posts
Last mentioned 7 days ago
Community Interest
Average points9.8
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
3/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Phoenix Framework
7 days ago
20
Phoenix 1.8.0-RC Released
3 months ago
342
Phoenix 1.8.0-RC Released
3 months ago
91
Ask HN: Why is web auth not a solved issue?
2 months ago
24
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Phoenix Framework content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
18
Videos
167.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+40.0%
Average Engagement
9.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Phoenix Framework:
Code Sync
Small Creator
Greg + Code (Greg Baugues)
Major Creator
Better Stack
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Claude Code - 47 PRO TIPS in 9 minutes
Greg + Code (Greg Baugues)
1 months ago
3.5K147
1 months ago
22148
Keynote: Code Generators are Dead. Long Live Code Generators - Chris McCord | ElixirConf EU 2025
Code Sync
1 months ago
26752
Finally, a UI Library for Phoenix
Daniel Bergholz
1 months ago
10319
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2025 | 52.4% |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 59.5% |
| 21 Jun 2025 | 54.6% |
| 7 Jun 2025 | 56.6% |
| 12 May 2025 | 66.4% |
| 8 May 2025 | 71.8% |
| 3 May 2025 | 61.4% |
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