Yii framework: what is it?
Yii is a fast framework for developing PHP web applications. Its architecture is based on components, and it offers advanced caching support. Put another way, it is quick, light, and flexible. Large-scale websites and applications, including social networks, internal business systems, content management systems (CMS), online retailers, RESTful web services, and so on, are a good fit for the framework.
Who makes use of Yii?
Here are a few of the biggest and most intriguing businesses that use the Yii framework, out of over 600, according to the YiiPowered portal.
1. SkillShare
Technologies employed include:
The Yii framework developers are sponsored by SkillShare, an American online learning platform, and they actively employ the framework in their projects.
A brief note on statistics:
In just four years, SkillShare, a little firm founded in 2010, raised $10 million in funding. Between 2016 and 2018, an additional $40 million was invested in SkillShare. The website offered over 27,000 courses across a range of subjects as of March 2021.
2. iRobot
Technologies employed include:
The US-based robot vacuum cleaner firm uses Yii for its membership website, select.irobot.com, called iRobot Select.
A brief note on statistics:
In 1990, the iRobot corporation was established. It worked on developing both civilian and military robots up until 2016. In 2020, the company employed 1,200 people. By the end of 2020, iRobot had generated $1,4 billion in sales annually.
3. HumHub
Technologies employed include:
Open-source software called HumHub speeds up the creation of social networks. Users can deal with data using the database management systems (DBMS) MariaDB and MySQL thanks to its foundation in the Yii framework.
A brief note on statistics:
The German online agency Zeros + Ones created the platform in its initial iteration. HumHub launched a stand-alone business in 2015. Business subscriptions from HumHub start at €99 per month as well.
4. Kia Corporation
Technologies employed include:
Kia is a manufacturer of automobiles. Their IT projects are constructed with the Yii and Vue.js frameworks. Our team built these projects.
A brief note on statistics:
The second-biggest and oldest automaker in South Korea is called Kia. Hyundai is the company’s owner in 33 percent. The company sold more than 2,8 million cars in 2019.
5. Litnet
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Litnet.com is an online library and a platform for writers who self-publish. The website is accessible in Spanish, English, Russian, and Ukrainian. The website’s technology stack consists of the Yii framework, the RabbitMQ message broker, the MySQL database, and the Memcached and Redis caching systems.
A brief note on statistics:
Every month, almost 3.5 million people visit Litnet.com. On the platform, books are sold for about $1 million a month. Thirty percent goes to the creators of Litnet.com, with the authors of the works receiving seventy percent of the profits.
6. Craft CMS
Technologies employed include:
Craft is a content management system that connects to MySQL and PostgreSQL to store data. It runs on the Yii framework.
A brief note on statistics:
As per builtwith.com, Craft is used by about 80,000 websites. Several well-known businesses, like Rolls-Royce, PBS, the American television network, FutureLearn, a British online education platform, and others, have selected Craft for their projects.
7. 2GIS
Technologies that have been used:
2GIS is a free city map with contact details of all organizations. The backend of the web application uses the Yii framework and PostgreSQL DBMS. The Sphinx system and C++ daemons are responsible for the multi-criteria search. Nginx + Lua, Redis, and Alternative PHP Cache do the caching.
A little about statistics:
2GIS maps have been developed for cities in Russia, Kazakhstan, Italy, Czech Republic, Chile, United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Cyprus. The monthly audience of 2GIS is over 50 million users. In 2019, the company had about 4,500 employees, and its annual turnover amounted to about 53 million dollars.
8. Sonic Electronix
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Specialty consumer electronics are sold online by US company Sonic Electronix. The jQuery library, CoreJS framework, and Yii framework are all used on their website.
A brief note on statistics:
In 2000, Sonic Electronix was established. Although they also sell other products, their areas of expertise are video and GPS navigation sales. They make $30 million in revenue and employ over 100 people.
9. Jayco
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About 50,000 recreational vehicles are produced annually by the firm Jayco.inc. For $576 million, Thor Industries purchased it in 2016. The Yii framework, Bootstrap.js, and JQuery library are used on their website.
A brief note on statistics:
One of the top companies in the US car market is Jayco. 1968 saw its birth. At Jayco.inc., there are currently over 4,500 employees and over 1.2 million clients. In 2021, the company was projected to generate $1,5 billion in revenue.
10. Vivint
Technologies employed include:
Canadian and American-based Viving is a smart home company. They used Bootstrap.js and the Yii framework to build their website.
A brief note on statistics:
In 2021, the company employed close to 11,000 people and generated approximately $1,5 billion in revenue annually. Vivint and Google collaborated in 2018 to include two Google Home Mini devices in their beginning sets.
