Angular CLI vs Symfony MakerBundle

Angular CLI—Visit Symfony MakerBundle—Visit

Angular CLI #4 in Code Generators —/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Angular CLI

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Symfony MakerBundle #6 in Code Generators —/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Symfony

• Angular CLI fits best

  Angular application and library generation

• Symfony MakerBundle fits best

  Symfony and PHP boilerplate generation

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Side by side

Feature	Angular CLI —/10 Visit ↗	Symfony MakerBundle —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	—
Ranking	#4 in Code Generators	#6 in Code Generators
Best for	Angular application and library generation	Symfony and PHP boilerplate generation
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Self-hosted
Support	Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Angular CLI 3/5 · Symfony MakerBundle 3/5
Project scaffolding	✓	✓
Custom templates	✓	✓
Schema-to-code generation	Not published	Not published
CLI available	✓	✓
IDE plugins	Not published	Not published
Specs
Supported languages	TypeScript, HTML, CSS	PHP
Our review
Pros	Deep Angular scaffolding through schematics and workspace generation Builds, testing, linting, deployment, and internationalization support Extensible with custom schematics and specialized builders	Generates controllers, entities, forms, tests, validators and security voters Supports custom maker commands and configurable make: commands Works with Symfony Console, Doctrine ORM, Composer and PHP-CS-Fixer
Cons	Focused on Angular rather than general-purpose code generation Requires terminal-based development workflows Advanced customization depends on schematics and builders	Supports PHP rather than multiple programming languages Focused on Symfony applications and their surrounding ecosystem Requires Composer and Symfony’s bin/console workflow
Our verdict	Angular CLI is an open-source command-line tool for creating, developing, testing, building, deploying, and maintaining Angular applications. Distributed as the @angular/cli npm package with the ng executable, it creates workspaces,… Read the review →	Symfony MakerBundle is an open-source Symfony bundle for generating common application code through make: console commands. It is designed for PHP developers building Symfony applications who want to reduce repetitive boilerplate work. The… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Angular CLI — where it wins

  • Deep Angular scaffolding through schematics and workspace generation
  • Builds, testing, linting, deployment, and internationalization support
  • Extensible with custom schematics and specialized builders

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on Angular rather than general-purpose code generation
  • Requires terminal-based development workflows
  • Advanced customization depends on schematics and builders

• Symfony MakerBundle — where it wins

  • Generates controllers, entities, forms, tests, validators and security voters
  • Supports custom maker commands and configurable make: commands
  • Works with Symfony Console, Doctrine ORM, Composer and PHP-CS-Fixer

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports PHP rather than multiple programming languages
  • Focused on Symfony applications and their surrounding ecosystem
  • Requires Composer and Symfony’s bin/console workflow

• Angular CLI—/10 · Open source

  A focused, open-source toolkit for generating, building, testing, and maintaining Angular projects.

  Visit Angular CLIFull verdict →
• Symfony MakerBundle—/10 · Open source

  A focused, open-source generator for Symfony and PHP application scaffolding.

  Visit SymfonyFull verdict →