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CakePHP

Legacy maintenance, not new builds.

Category

Backend

At the studio

Since 2020

Projects shipped

Numerous

Status

Active

(01) Our take

CakePHP had its moment, and for a specific generation of PHP applications — roughly 2010 to 2016 — it was a genuinely good framework. We still inherit codebases built on it, especially in non-profit, government, and long-tail enterprise contexts where the software has outlived several refresh cycles.

We won't recommend CakePHP for anything greenfield. Laravel has eaten the PHP framework lane completely, and the maintenance burden of staying on CakePHP increases every year. But for clients who need feature work on an existing Cake codebase, we'll do it competently — and we'll include a written recommendation on when and how to migrate.

(02) What we build with it

Typical work

  • Maintenance and feature work on existing CakePHP applications
  • Security and compatibility upgrades for older Cake versions
  • CakePHP-to-Laravel migration planning and execution
  • Audits for teams deciding whether to migrate or rebuild

(03) How we engage

Engagement shape

Typically 4–12 weeks scoped as maintenance or migration-prep engagements. We won't quote greenfield CakePHP work.

(04) Pairs with

Works well with

Technologies we reach for alongside CakePHP in most engagements.

Backend

Laravel

When PHP is the right answer.

Backend

PHP

The foundation most of the internet still runs on.

Data

MySQL

When the client already runs it and there's no good reason to migrate.

Commerce

WordPress

Still powering a third of the internet — and sometimes that's fine.

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