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    CodeIgniter

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

    WordPress VIP

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Wordpress VIP, from a team at Automattic, is enterprise WordPress hosting with customer or digital experience features for enterprises.N/A
    Pricing
    CodeIgniterWordPress VIP
    Editions & Modules
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    CodeIgniterWordPress VIP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    CodeIgniterWordPress VIP
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
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    Key User Insights
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    100%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CodeIgniterWordPress VIP
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CodeIgniter and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    CodeIgniter
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of CodeIgniter and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    CodeIgniter
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    API00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings5.52 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of CodeIgniter and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    CodeIgniter
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of CodeIgniter and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    CodeIgniter
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
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    CodeIgniterWordPress VIP
    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
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    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CodeIgniterWordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    7.2
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CodeIgniterWordPress VIP
    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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    Automattic
    WordPress VIP really changed the game when it comes to WordPress CMS and Content Management. A one-stop shop for all our client's business needs. We are focusing on Content Management instead of technicalities. The big advantage is the security features covering all recent vulnerabilities that any WordPress developer/user wastes lots of precious time fixing/updating. Performance-wise, WordPress VIP is definitely up there. We’ve been doing lots of optimization work over the last few years. Every client wants to score 100. With WordPress VIP we decreased the time spent on optimization significantly and now feel confident with taking more performance optimisation work than we did before. Lastly, maybe the most important for every business is the support quality. WordPress VIP runs a superb support team with phenomenal knowledge and expertise. Quick to respond and solves issues here and now. It is definitely recommended.
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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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    Automattic
    • Keeps us informed of upcoming releases/patches associated with the Wordpress Platform.
    • Introduces us to products/companies/Wordpress plugins as necessary when new business needs arise.
    • Amy and Allie are excellent at managing the relationship; speaking with them on our monthly calls is a pleasure.
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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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    Automattic
    • Too many different dashboard formats
    • Everything should have the same look and feel.
    • The admin portal looks different than the user content portal
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    It's true enterprise ready hosting framework providing unparalleled hosting infrastructure for WordPress. Where an organisation has high load needs, but with stability and scale VIP delivers. It provides complete peace of mind that the hosting, security and scalability are taken care of and organisations can focus on developing out their website strategies
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    Usability
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    There is documentation for everything you might need.
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    The people who work for WordPress VIP clearly are passionate about representing the organisation. Therefore when support is required, they do go above and beyond what you may expect in terms of overall support. They take security very seriously, and due to the nature of VIP, it's rarely a concern for the end-user, if at all.
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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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    Automattic
    Our team manages 4 different brands' websites and before WordPress VIP we were using multiple different hosts including DreamHost and AWS. These were convoluted and didn't offer the enterprise features for our organization that WP VIP was capable of. We also considered Pantheon, but they were not Wordpress-centric enough for the direction we were going.
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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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    Automattic
    • Working as a WordPress VIP gold partner has helped our business grow from 12 staff to 28 staff in 2 years. They have brought many projects to the table that are always the right ones for us and they really understand our goals as a business.
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