Is Symfony dead?
Deaditude Score:
47.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Still works perfectly. That's the most interesting thing about it.
*Data last collected: 29 Oct 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
⚠️
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
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
13
Answer Rate
31%
Acceptance Rate
23%
Growth
-29%
Recent Questions
How I can direct an event from a specific transport to a specific bus?
Answered89 views
phpsymfony
Why does doctrine/doctrine-bundle cause errors in my symfony / composer project after upgrade?
Answered84 views
phpsymfonydoctrine-orm
Show several markers on a map with Symfony UX Map
Answered83 views
symfonytwigsymfonyux
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
12,682
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
54
Posts
10.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+92.3%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysCelebrating 20 Years of Symfony 🎂
r/symfony20 days ago
47(100%)0
Porting shadcn/ui to symfony with ux twig components
r/symfony17 days ago
41(96%)15
New in Symfony 7.4: Deprecated XML Configuration
r/symfony16 days ago
32(98%)0
New in Symfony 7.4: Uid Improvements
r/symfony12 days ago
30(98%)0
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Symfony jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
801🇩🇪Germany
367🇮🇳India
186🇺🇸United States
122🇬🇧United Kingdom
81🇨🇦Canada
63Market Summary
1,620
Total Jobs
🏢
22,042
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
Barely Mentioned
HN tolerates discussions about Symfony, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
15
Posts
Community Interest
Average points7.3
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Pivoting from Auth0 to PHP Symfony
6 days ago
40
Roadiz – A modern headless CMS built on Symfony
3 months ago
21
Eliminating Boilerplate in PHP API Documentation
27 days ago
10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Symfony content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
12
Videos
24.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-85.7%
Average Engagement
2.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Symfony:
freeCodeCamp.org
Growing Channel
Upsun
Hobby Channel
Pentiminax
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
47539
SYMFONY подробный базовый курс в одном видео для начинающих
Laravel Creative
1 months ago
21340
Build a PHP Framework: The public Folder
Dave Hollingworth
1 months ago
15615
1 months ago
373
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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