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Performance Leader
PHP 8.x delivers significant performance gains with JIT compilation showing up to 3x improvement on synthetic benchmarks and measurable real-world gains.
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PHP developers typically cost 10-20% less than equivalent Node.js or Go engineers. Larger talent pool means faster hiring and competitive rates.
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Over 5 million PHP developers worldwide. It will be relatively easy to find qualified engineers or agencies to support your project.
Explore talent statsEnterprise Security
Modern PHP frameworks like Symfony and Laravel have built-in security features that pass the strictest audits.
Security featuresProven at Scale
Facebook, Wikipedia, Slack, Etsy, and Mailchimp all run on PHP. It handles billions of requests daily.
View case studiesFast Time-to-Market
PHP's simplicity and mature ecosystem enable rapid development with rich framework support and extensive libraries.
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PHP vs. The Competition
An honest comparison to help you make informed decisions.
| Factor |
PHP
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Node.js | Python | Ruby | Go |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiring Difficulty | Easy | Medium | Medium | Hard | Hard |
| Average Developer Salary | €55k | €70k | €65k | €72k | €80k |
| Time to MVP | Fast | Medium | Fast | Fast | Slow |
| Hosting Cost | Very Low | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
| Long-term Support | Excellent | Good | Good | Medium | Good |
| CMS/E-commerce Options | Excellent | Limited | Limited | Medium | Very Limited |
| Enterprise Frameworks | Symfony, Laravel | NestJS | Django | Rails | Various |
* Salary data based on 2024 European industry averages from the Stack Overflow Developer Survey. Your mileage may vary based on location and seniority.
Companies That Trust PHP
From startups to Fortune 500 companies, PHP powers critical infrastructure worldwide.
Facebook/Meta
Social Media Giant
Built on PHP from day one. Meta created Hack (derived from PHP) and continues to leverage PHP's strengths, serving 3+ billion users.
3 billion+ daily active users
Wikipedia
World's Encyclopedia
MediaWiki, the software behind Wikipedia, is built entirely in PHP. It serves 16+ billion page views per month.
Top 10 most visited website globallyEtsy
E-commerce Marketplace
Etsy's entire platform runs on PHP, processing $12.6 billion in gross merchandise sales annually.
~95 million active buyers
Slack
Enterprise Communication
Slack's backend is built on PHP, handling millions of messages per day for Fortune 500 companies.
Acquired by Salesforce for $27.7B
Mailchimp
Email Marketing Leader
Built entirely on PHP, Mailchimp sends billions of emails monthly for 13+ million customers.
Acquired by Intuit for $12B
WordPress
CMS Platform
Powers 43% of all websites on the internet. From blogs to enterprise sites, PHP is the backbone.
810+ million websitesWhat Leaders Say
Technical leaders who've made the PHP decision successfully.
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