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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CodeIgniter

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ACodeIgniter is a free and open source PHP framework, developed originally by EllisLab.N/A

    Divi

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AMore than just a WordPress theme, Divi is a website building platform that replaces the standard WordPress post editor with a new visual editor. The vendor states it can be enjoyed by design professionals and newcomers alike, and is designed to give users the ability to create spectacular designs with ease and efficiency.

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    CodeIgniterDivi
    Editions & Modules
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    Divi
    $89
    per year
    Divi Pro
    $277
    per year
    Divi Lifetime + Pro Services
    $297
    today + 212 each following year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CodeIgniterDivi
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Lifetime subscriptions are also available for a one time fee.
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    Community Pulse
    CodeIgniterDivi
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    No answer on this topic
    Elegant Themes
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    CodeIgniterDivi
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CodeIgniter and Divi
    Feature
    CodeIgniter
    -
    Ratings
    Divi
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of CodeIgniter and Divi
    Feature
    CodeIgniter
    -
    Ratings
    Divi
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    21% below category average
    API00 Ratings9.87 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings2.96 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of CodeIgniter and Divi
    Feature
    CodeIgniter
    -
    Ratings
    Divi
    8.8
    10 Ratings
    12% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings9.210 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.710 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of CodeIgniter and Divi
    Feature
    CodeIgniter
    -
    Ratings
    Divi
    7.3
    9 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.16 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CodeIgniterDivi
    Small Businesses
    Laravel PHP Framework
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Laravel PHP Framework
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CodeIgniterDivi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.7
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CodeIgniterDivi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    The input class makes it easy to provide server-side validation and scrubbing of user input. Setting Error messages. It doesn't require constant command-line access, It's great because it has a strong community and excellent documentation, but the problem is that it tries to retain backward compatibility with PHP 4 and therefore lacks a lot of "standard" features modern frameworks have such as auto-loading.
    Incentivized
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    Elegant Themes
    Divi is great if you build multiple websites for clients; however, I'm not sure it is cost-effective if you only make a single site.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • CodeIgniter is an excellent tool when a simple database API is needed. Postgres, MySQL, and SQLite are all abstracted into a simple-to-use
    • CodeIgniter's simplicity is truly its best feature, because you are able to create controllers and methods based on the http://www.example//, and immediately being developing the application.
    • Flexibility is also another developer-friendly feature, because developers are able to design their application in any way - controllers, models, libraries, and helpers can be located anywhere or not used at all.
    Incentivized
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    Elegant Themes
    • It has a very easy-to-use and extremely complete block editor.
    • It offers many templates that you can use as a base for your website.
    • Customer service has been fast and effective whenever I have needed it.
    • Tiene un editor de bloques muy sencillo de usar y extremadamente completo.
    • Ofrece muchas plantillas que puedes utilizar como base para tu web.
    • La atención al cliente ha sido rápida y efectiva siempre que la he necesitado
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Faced some issue of session management, so that's why we used the Core Session library for that. It would be great if we could improve it a little bit.
    • Frameworks provide the option to setup all getters/setters, so having this option in it is a great idea.
    Incentivized
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    Elegant Themes
    • The load time of the builder could be faster. On some websites it takes a long time to load, and may crash the page. (I believe they've said they're working on this stability issue.)
    • Warnings on updates if they're difficult for some sites to run. I have one website that has crashed more than once from Divi's theme updates. I always back it up before the update so I restore the site, but this is still a bit of an inconvenience.
    • Integrated (or more clearly marked) tutorials within the builder. I migrate site maintenance and ownership to clients after the site is complete and some could use refreshers within the builder on what happens where i.e. the difference between a section, row, module.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Elegant Themes
    Divi is overall a great tool to use - I think I would need to spend a little more time to dig into the tool to provide more long term feedback.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    CodeIgniter has a very small footprint. The source code is very small sized. Setting up a project is very easy. Follows MVC pattern. Consumes low memory and CPU. Well documented. Has a built-in forum for users to discuss and get the solution for issues. Periodically updates versions and patch fixes etc.
    Incentivized
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    Elegant Themes
    I find Elementor very clunky and find Divi much more intuitive.
    Also we purchased a lifetime license for Divi and can use it on unlimited websites, while Elementor there is a yearly subscription per site
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Because of quick turnaround on portals/intranets, it was easy to offer this as an option to clients.
    • As there is no cost associated with this framework, it was great not having to worry about purchasing or licensing. (MIT License).
    • Community support helps in that there are no ongoing support contracts or costs.
    • No direct representative for one-on-one support, if needed. This can cut into time used on projects.
    Incentivized
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    Elegant Themes
    • Higher conversion rate
    • Theres no needed more tools
    • Ive got rid of a CTA tool since with Divi i can make them. Is not that easy, but is functional
    Incentivized
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