Is Symfony dead?
Deaditude Score:
60.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The repo's alive, but spiritually? No.
*Data last collected: 17 Jun 2026, 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
⚠️
2005
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
Struggling
Question Metrics
Total Questions
5
Answer Rate
40%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
-67%
Recent Questions
API Platform 4 (Symfony 8): Best practice for password confirmation on DELETE operation (CQRS / Clean Architecture)
Unanswered79 views
phpsymfonyapi-platform.com
Designing a modular ERP with Symfony + MariaDB + Bootstrap – best practices?
Answered70 views
javascripttwitter-bootstrapsymfony
Chrome shows credential popup instead of transparent Kerberos SSO with mod_auth_gssapi
Answered63 views
apachesymfonysingle-sign-on
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
13,510
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
105
Posts
8.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-56.0%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysClaude Mythos Audited Symfony and Found 19 Vulnerabilities
r/symfony28 days ago
51(96%)3
New in Twig 4.0: A New for Loop for Twig 4.0
r/symfony7 days ago
46(100%)2
New in Symfony 8.1: Messenger Improvements
r/symfony27 days ago
35(97%)0
New in Symfony 8.1: Dependency Injection Improvements
r/symfony21 days ago
38(100%)0
Symfony 8.1 curated new features
r/symfony20 days ago
34(100%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Symfony jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
596🇩🇪Germany
205🇮🇳India
171🇺🇸United States
84🇬🇧United Kingdom
26🇨🇦Canada
13Market Summary
1,095
Total Jobs
🏢
22,917
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Symfony is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
When Symfony is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.
Mentions
46
Posts
Last mentioned 5 days ago
Community Interest
Average points3.1
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Getting Agent-Ready with Symfony
21 days ago
20
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Symfony content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
21
Videos
87.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-20.0%
Average Engagement
4.2K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Symfony:
Développement web et mobile
Small Creator
Contao Open Source CMS
Hobby Channel
Cliff Mathebula's Code
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
OpenAI Symphony: First Looks
Hal Shin
1 months ago
44450
Symfony und Agentic Applications
Contao Open Source CMS
1 months ago
10
Symfony 8 : Supprimer un élément de la base de données avec remove()
Développement web et mobile
2 months ago
07
Symfony 8 : Modifier un élément en base de données (update)
Développement web et mobile
1 months ago
08
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | 60.0% |
| 3 Jun 2026 | 51.4% |
| 21 May 2026 | 45.4% |
| 7 May 2026 | 59.0% |
| 23 Apr 2026 | 49.5% |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 31.8% |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 55.7% |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 51.2% |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 41.4% |
| 14 Feb 2026 | 49.9% |
| 31 Jan 2026 | 41.0% |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 41.8% |
| 4 Jan 2026 | 53.1% |
| 21 Dec 2025 | 50.5% |
| 8 Dec 2025 | 47.5% |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 45.4% |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 54.0% |
| 29 Oct 2025 | 47.4% |
| 15 Oct 2025 | 49.2% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 45.0% |
| 18 Sept 2025 | 44.9% |
| 4 Sept 2025 | 40.0% |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 38.4% |
| 8 Aug 2025 | 43.6% |
| 25 Jul 2025 | 51.7% |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 49.0% |
| 28 Jun 2025 | 47.3% |
| 14 Jun 2025 | 38.0% |
| 31 May 2025 | 39.4% |
| 10 May 2025 | 36.9% |
| 4 May 2025 | 36.7% |
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