# Spring Boot vs Symfony

| Attribute | Spring Boot | Symfony |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63.3 (54% (medium)) | 61.5 (65% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 54,477 | 22,779 |
| adoption.github_stars | 81,366 | 31,135 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A framework for creating stand-alone, production-grade Spring applications with minimal configuration. Features embedded web servers (Tomcat, Jetty, Undertow), opinionated starter dependencies, automatic configuration, and production-ready features such as metrics and health checks. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"Java","api_routes":true,"server_components":true}` | `{"language":"PHP","rendering":"hybrid","api_routes":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 4 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Drupal"},{"name":"Laravel"},{"name":"API Platform"},{"name":"Composer"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | PHP |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source under MIT license","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://symfony.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:05:44.888Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.1.5","date":"2026-08-22T13:47:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.17","date":"2026-08-22T13:44:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v6.4.44","date":"2026-08-22T13:40:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.4.44"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.1.4","date":"2026-08-07T18:08:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.16","date":"2026-08-07T18:03:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.1.3","date":"2026-07-29T21:50:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.1.2","date":"2026-07-29T11:58:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.0.16","date":"2026-07-29T21:46:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.0.15","date":"2026-07-29T11:49:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.15","date":"2026-07-29T11:43:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v6.4.43","date":"2026-07-29T11:39:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.4.43"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.1.1","date":"2026-06-27T09:30:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.0.14","date":"2026-06-27T09:28:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.14","date":"2026-06-27T09:17:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v6.4.42","date":"2026-06-27T09:14:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.4.42"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.1.0","date":"2026-05-29T08:53:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.1.0-RC1","date":"2026-05-27T11:34:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.0-RC1"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.0.13","date":"2026-05-27T10:31:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.13","date":"2026-05-27T08:45:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v6.4.41","date":"2026-05-27T08:30:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.4.41"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.8 | 8.1 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.springframework.boot%3Aspring-boot-starter-data-redis&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":90,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=symfony%2Fsymfony&per_page=100","last_12m":30,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Spring Boot | Symfony |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR) |
| File-based routing | - | - |
| Language | Java | PHP |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Server components | ✓ | - |
| Streaming SSR | - | - |
| **Fullstack** |  |  |
| Built-in API / backend routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | - | - |
| Fast refresh / HMR | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Edge runtime support | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:39:51.104Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*