Is Symfony dead?
Deaditude Score:
45.4%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Stability guaranteed. Innovation optional.
*Data last collected: 24 Nov 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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
8
Answer Rate
38%
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
12,793
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
72
Posts
11.9
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-25.9%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysNew in Symfony 7.4: Multi-Step Forms
r/symfony1 months ago
64(100%)5
New in Symfony 7.4: Request Class Improvements
r/symfony26 days ago
40(99%)3
New in Symfony 7.4: Attribute Improvements
r/symfony27 days ago
39(97%)2
New in Symfony 7.4: Better Exceptions in Terminal
r/symfony1 months ago
36(100%)3
New in Symfony 7.4: Better PHP Configuration
r/symfony16 days ago
31(97%)6
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Symfony jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇫🇷France
805🇩🇪Germany
344🇮🇳India
201🇬🇧United Kingdom
101🇺🇸United States
88🇨🇦Canada
69Market Summary
1,608
Total Jobs
🏢
22,542
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
16
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points7.9
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
1 months ago
40
Roadiz – A modern headless CMS built on Symfony
4 months ago
21
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Symfony.
Content Metrics
13
Videos
9.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
692.7
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Symfony:
Dave Hollingworth
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Build a PHP Framework: The Router
Dave Hollingworth
2 months ago
11516
Build a PHP Framework: Controllers
Dave Hollingworth
2 months ago
1007
Build a PHP Framework: Interfaces
Dave Hollingworth
1 months ago
8011
Build a PHP Framework: Dependency Injection
Dave Hollingworth
1 months ago
9716
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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