Comparison

Fastify vs Symfony

No clear leader: Fastify (63.9) and Symfony (61.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Fastify64
Symfony62
Score
Vioscale score
Fastify64 / 100high · 78%updating
Symfony62 / 100medium · 65%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Fastify
Symfony
Model
Fastifycommercial
Symfonycommercial
Price level
Fastifyfree
Symfonyfree
Transparent
Fastify
Symfony
Integrations
Count
Fastify17
Symfony4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Fastify16,712
Symfony22,779
Github stars
Fastify37,024
Symfony31,135
Activity
Commits last 30d
Fastify69
Symfony100
Release
Cadence days
Fastify3
Symfony
History
Fastify20 items
Symfony20 items
License
Spdx
FastifyMIT
SymfonyMIT
Language
Primary
FastifyJavaScript
SymfonyPHP

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Rendering model
Fastify-
SymfonyHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing
Fastify-
Symfony-
Language
FastifyJavaScript/TypeScript
SymfonyPHP
Rendering
Server components
Fastify-
Symfony-
Streaming SSR
Fastify-
Symfony-
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes
Fastify
Symfony
DX
First-class TypeScript
Fastify
Symfony-
Fast refresh / HMR
Fastify-
Symfony-
Deployment
Edge runtime support
Fastify-
Symfony-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Fastify

A Node.js web framework optimized to handle high request volumes with minimal overhead, featuring a plugin system, JSON Schema validation, and native TypeScript support.

Independently observed

Symfony

An open-source PHP framework providing developers with reusable components, comprehensive documentation, and community support for constructing full-stack web applications, command-line tools, and APIs.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Fastify

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Symfony

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source under MIT license

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Fastify
Symfony
macOS
Fastify
Symfony
Windows
Fastify
Symfony
Linux
Fastify
Symfony
CLI
Fastify
Symfony
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Fastify
Symfony
Self-hosted
Fastify
Symfony

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Fastify

17 total
  • Next.js
  • Apollo Server
  • Angular
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Elasticsearch
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
  • WebSocket
  • JWT
  • Helmet
  • Sentry
  • RabbitMQ
  • CORS
  • CSRF
  • OAuth2
  • Kubernetes
Independently observed

Symfony

4 total
  • Drupal
  • Laravel
  • API Platform
  • Composer
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.