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actionhero.js vs Slim: What are the differences?
What is actionhero.js? The Reusable, Scalable, and Quick node.js API Server. The Reusable, Scalable, and Quick node.js API Server.
What is Slim? A PHP micro framework. Slim is easy to use for both beginners and professionals. Slim favors cleanliness over terseness and common cases over edge cases. Its interface is simple, intuitive, and extensively documented — both online and in the code itself.
actionhero.js and Slim can be primarily classified as "Microframeworks (Backend)" tools.
"Fast" is the primary reason why developers consider actionhero.js over the competitors, whereas "Microframework" was stated as the key factor in picking Slim.
actionhero.js and Slim are both open source tools. It seems that Slim with 9.95K GitHub stars and 1.84K forks on GitHub has more adoption than actionhero.js with 2.01K GitHub stars and 242 GitHub forks.
Pros of Actionhero
- Fast6
- Lightweight6
- Same API code for many transports (HTTP, Socket, etc)4
- Clear and declarative routing and controllers4
- Simple1
Pros of Slim
- Microframework33
- API27
- Open source22
- Php21
- Fast11
- Restful & fast framework8
- Easy Setup, Great Documentation7
- Modular5
- Clear and straightforward5
- Good document to upgrade from previous version5
- Dependency injection4
- Composer2
- Easy to learn2
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Cons of Actionhero
- Speed1