Is Symfony dead?
Deaditude Score:
59.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Only maintained by unpaid ghosts.
*Data last collected: 7 May 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
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
2
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
13,399
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
59
Posts
8.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-36.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysNew in Symfony 8.1: HTTP-Less Symfony Applications
r/symfony7 days ago
64(98%)3
Symfony Kit For Developers
r/symfony25 days ago
43(100%)7
Symfony UX 3.0.0 Released
r/symfony29 days ago
30(96%)0
New in Symfony 8.1: Method-Based Commands
r/symfony6 days ago
29(95%)1
Symfony 8.0.9 released
r/symfony11 days ago
18(95%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Symfony jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
630🇩🇪Germany
191🇮🇳India
185🇺🇸United States
78🇬🇧United Kingdom
51🇨🇦Canada
12Market Summary
1,147
Total Jobs
🏢
23,558
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
37
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points3.3
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Symfony 8.0.6 Released
1 months ago
20
Symfony in 200 Lines
2 months ago
10
Show HN: CKEditor 5 Symfony Integration
4 months ago
10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Symfony content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
24
Videos
333.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-33.3%
Average Engagement
13.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Symfony:
Spryker
Hobby Channel
Développement web et mobile
Hobby Channel
Pages&Beyong
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Claude Code Tutorial - Build Apps 10x Faster with AI
Programming with Mosh
1 months ago
6.5K301
1 months ago
16720
Symfony 8 : Créer sa première page (Route, Contrôleur, Twig)
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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