Nette vs RedBeanPHP
When comparing Nette vs RedBeanPHP, the Slant community recommends RedBeanPHP for most people. In the question“What are the best PHP ORMs?” RedBeanPHP is ranked 1st while Nette is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose RedBeanPHP is:
It requires basically nothing except database credentials making it awesome to use.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Built around good programming practices
Nette is built to help developers create good, maintainable code using the DRY principle.
Pro Open source
Nette is open source and is distributed under the MIT license.
Pro Zero configuration
It requires basically nothing except database credentials making it awesome to use.
Pro Great for rapid development/prototyping
Since it employs a strategy of zero configuration, it can create all required databases and tables on the fly. Making it a great ORM to use when quickly prototyping a product.
Pro SQL extensions
Offers additions to SQL that makes querying very easy.
Pro CLI applications can be written in no time
You can generate CLI applications in no time as well.
Cons
Con Hard to find information in English
Nette is mostly used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and most of the information coming from third-party sources is not in English.
Con Not suitable for existing projects with a custom database
Since RBP has a no-config approach, it enforces pretty strict database conventions. This does not make it a good ORM for an existing custom database.