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The PHP Framework for Web Artisans

★ 4.6

The PHP framework for web artisans. Elegant syntax with batteries included - Eloquent ORM, Blade templates, queues, and extensive ecosystem.

78K
GitHub Stars
none
TypeScript
medium
Learning Curve
4.7
DX Score
Visit Website → Documentation GitHub

Pricing

Model
free
Free Tier
MIT licensed, fully open source
Paid
Laravel Cloud (coming soon)

Features

  • ✓ Eloquent ORM
  • ✓ Blade templating
  • ✓ Artisan CLI
  • ✓ Queue system
  • ✓ Laravel Sanctum auth
  • ✓ Livewire integration
  • ✓ Inertia.js support
  • ✓ Event broadcasting

Pros

  • + Elegant syntax
  • + Massive ecosystem
  • + Excellent documentation
  • + Strong community
  • + Rapid development

Cons

  • - Performance overhead
  • - Can be magic-heavy
  • - PHP perception issues
  • - Memory usage

Best For

startup indie hacker

Alternatives

Symfony Symfony Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails Django Django
full-stack mvc batteries-included eloquent