Phoenix as a framework is on par with many frameworks in other languages as far as features. It shines in certain areas, such as websockets, because of Elixir/E

Phoenix as a framework is on par with many frameworks in other languages as far as features. It shines in certain areas, such as websockets, because of Elixir/Erlang concurrency. The community is solid and Chris Mccord et al are doing a phenomenal job working on it. However, I think the real benefit in using it would be in the Elixir language, BEAM VM, and the OTP framework. Once you get your head around the actor concurrency model and learn OTP, then you'll save time building concurrent (and parallel!), fault-tolerant, and scalable applications.