With no PECL extensions or PEAR libraries to increase it's bloat, Kohana is extremely lightweight and massive libraries are avoided for more consistency and speed.

Kohana follows the OOP software paradigm and it strictly enforces the DRY principle, which makes it easier for developers to write clean and maintainable code.

Includes tools that help developers to make applications quickly and efficiently. Some of these tools include:

• Translation libraries
• Code profiling
• Form validation

etc...