Yii vs. Grails vs. Lift Framework

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Description

What is Yii?

Yii comes with: MVC, DAO/ActiveRecord, I18N/L10N, caching, authentication and role-based access control, scaffolding, testing, etc. It can reduce your development time significantly.

What is Grails?

Grails is a framework used to build web applications with the Groovy programming language. The core framework is very extensible and there are numerous plugins available that provide easy integration of add-on features.

What is Lift Framework?

Lift creates abstractions that allow easier expression of business logic and then maps those abstractions to HTTP and HTML. This approach differs from traditional web frameworks which build abstractions on top of HTTP and HTML and require the developer to bridge between common business logic patterns and the underlying protocol.

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    Cons
    What are the cons of using Yii?
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    What are the cons of using Grails?
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    What are the cons of using Lift Framework?
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    Companies
    What companies use Yii?
    47 companies on StackShare use Yii
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    What companies use Grails?
    41 companies on StackShare use Grails
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    What companies use Lift Framework?
    1 companies on StackShare use Lift Framework

    Integrations
    What tools integrate with Yii?
    2 tools on StackShare integrate with Yii
    What tools integrate with Grails?
    4 tools on StackShare integrate with Grails
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    What are some alternatives to Yii, Grails, and Lift Framework?

    • Node.js - Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications
    • Rails - Web development that doesn't hurt
    • Android SDK - The Android SDK provides you the API libraries and developer tools necessary to build, test, and debug apps for Android.
    • Django - The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines

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