CodeIgniter vs. Divi

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CodeIgniter
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
CodeIgniter is a free and open source PHP framework, developed originally by EllisLab.N/A
Divi
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
More 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.
$89
per year
Pricing
CodeIgniterDivi
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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 DetailsLifetime subscriptions are also available for a one time fee.
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Community Pulse
CodeIgniterDivi
Features
CodeIgniterDivi
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
CodeIgniter
-
Ratings
Divi
8.7
8 Ratings
6% above category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.78 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
CodeIgniter
-
Ratings
Divi
6.5
8 Ratings
17% below category average
API00 Ratings9.47 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings3.56 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
CodeIgniter
-
Ratings
Divi
8.7
10 Ratings
11% above category average
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
Admin section00 Ratings9.210 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings8.110 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.210 Ratings
Publishing workflow00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings6.710 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
CodeIgniter
-
Ratings
Divi
7.2
9 Ratings
3% below category average
Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.38 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings6.38 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings4.85 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings8.96 Ratings
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Enterprises

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User Ratings
CodeIgniterDivi
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(14 ratings)
9.8
(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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Usability
Open Source
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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