Laravel vs Symfony

Laravel is a web framework of PHP. It is free software that has an MIT license. The development credit for this software goes to Taylor Otwell. It is an open-source framework. Initially, it was released in 2011 and the latest release is in 2022. This software is written using PHP language. Due to its simplicity and security features, it is one of the most popular frameworks used worldwide.

Symfony is also a web framework of PHP which contains the libraries of PHP to be used again and again. The development credit for this software goes to the Symfony community. Initially, it was released in 2005 and the latest release was in 2021. This framework is also covered under the MIT license and it is also written using PHP programming language. 

Below is a table of differentiation between Laravel and Symfony:

	Laravel	Symfony
1.	Laravel is an open-source framework that is used in making simple PHP applications.	Symphony is a free framework that is used in making complex applications and projects.
2.	Laravel is not flexible in terms of scaling because it cannot be scaled easily.	Symfony is really flexible in terms of scaling and it can be easily scaled.
3.	Laravel does not have much support from other open-source platforms.	Symphony has the support of many open-source platforms like Drupal.
4.	The controlling version is easy and reliable.	A proper version control system is available and migration can be done easily.
5.	Speed is slow as compared to Symfony.	Speed is really fast.
6.	Design features and functionalities are less.	A large number of design features are available.
7.	Maintenance is low and easy.	The cost of maintenance is high as compared to laravel.
8.	Third party integration functionality is easy to use.	The method for third party integration is quite tough.