Laravel remains the dominant choice for most new PHP projects, offering an elegant syntax, extensive ecosystem, and strong community support. Symfony offers more granular control and is often preferred for large, complex enterprise applications where its component-based architecture provides valuable flexibility.
CodeIgniter remains a lightweight option for smaller projects wanting minimal overhead, while WordPress (technically a CMS built on PHP) remains dominant specifically for content-driven sites.
Cantonet Technologies works primarily in Laravel and Symfony, matching the framework to each project's actual complexity and requirements.