Ascoos OS Comparison with Laravel, Symfony, and CodeIgniter
The following table compares Ascoos OS with popular PHP frameworks Laravel, Symfony, and CodeIgniter across various features and capabilities.
| Feature | Ascoos OS | Laravel | Symfony | CodeIgniter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Modular Handlers, DSL/AST, Event-Driven, Supports Web, IoT, AI, NLP, etc. | MVC, Eloquent ORM, Blade Templating | Component-Based, MVC, Dependency Injection | MVC, Lightweight Framework |
| Flexibility | Highly flexible (~4500 classes) for Web, IoT, AI, Torrent, CDN, Social APIs | Focused on Web, APIs, and microservices | Focused on Web, APIs, and microservices | Lightweight, focused on Web and APIs |
| Scalability | High, with extensive classes for multiple domains | High, via packages and Composer | High, via components and bundles | Moderate, limited compared to others |
| IoT Support | Yes (TIoTDeviceHandler) |
No (requires custom implementation) | No (requires custom implementation) | No (requires custom implementation) |
| AI/NLP Support | Yes (TLanguageProcessingAIHandler, TNeuralNetworkHandler) |
No (requires external libraries) | No (requires external libraries) | No (requires external libraries) |
| Security | ASS (XSS, SQL Injection, DDoS, overflows, VPN/Proxy/IP/Mac/Email filters, AI request validation, counterattacks, phishing, CSP, CORS, OAuth2, TLS 1.3, CSRF, TOpenSSLHandler) |
CSRF, XSS, SQL Injection Protection, Laravel Security | Security Component, CSRF, OAuth, Firewall | CSRF, XSS, Input Filtering |
| Visualization | Yes (TArrayGraphHandler, JAscoos, BootLib) |
No (requires packages like Charts) | No (requires bundles) | No (requires custom implementation) |
| API Support | Yes (TGitHubAPIHandler, TTwitterAPIHandler, TXAPIHandler, and more...) |
Yes (Laravel API Resource, Passport) | Yes (API Platform) | Yes (RESTful Controller) |
| CDN Support | Yes (TCDNHandler, AI-driven load balancing) |
No (requires custom or external services) | No (requires custom or external services) | No (requires custom implementation) |
| Torrent Support | Yes (TTorrentFileHandler) |
No | No | No |
| Hardware Support | Yes (Serial, Arduino, Raspberry Pi) | No (requires custom implementation) | No (requires custom implementation) | No (requires custom implementation) |
| WebSocket Support | Yes (TWebSocketHandler) |
Yes (via Laravel WebSockets or Pusher) | Yes (via bundles or Ratchet) | No (requires custom implementation) |
| WebSocket over HTTP/2 | Yes (via THTTP2Handler) |
No (limited support) | No (limited support) | No |
| HTTP/2 Support | Yes (THTTP2Handler) |
No (depends on server) | No (depends on server) | No (depends on server) |
| HTTP/3 Support | Yes (THTTP3Handler) |
No (depends on server) | No (depends on server) | No (depends on server) |
| FTP/SFTP Support | Yes (TFTPHandler) |
Yes (Filesystem, Flysystem) | Yes (Filesystem Component, Flysystem) | Yes (FTP Library) |
| UTF-8 Handling | Yes (TUTF8, Str) |
Yes (mbstring, Illuminate\Support\Str) | Yes (mbstring, String Component) | Partial (mbstring) |
| Debugging | Yes (TDebugHandler, TTestHandler) |
Yes (Debugbar, Telescope) | Yes (Debug Component, Profiler) | Basic (Log Viewer) |
| Event Handling | Yes (TEventHandler, TObserverHandler, TMacroHandler) |
Yes (Event/Listener System) | Yes (Event Dispatcher) | No (requires custom implementation) |
| Database | JSQLDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB | Eloquent ORM, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, etc. | Doctrine ORM, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, etc. | Query Builder, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite |
| Community/Support | Unclear (likely limited, proprietary), Issues | Very large, open-source | Large, open-source | Smaller, open-source |
| Size/Performance | Optimized (only core classes loaded automatically, extra classes optional) | Moderate, optimized for web | Moderate, optimized for web | Lightweight, fast |
- Ascoos OS: A highly versatile PHP Web 5.0 Kernel with extensive support for Web, IoT, AI, and more. Its modular design and optional class loading make it efficient for various use cases.
- Laravel: Ideal for rapid web application development with a robust ORM and friendly API.
- Symfony: Suited for complex, scalable web applications with modular components.
- CodeIgniter: Lightweight and fast, but limited in advanced features compared to others.