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Laravel
PHP web framework with routing, an ORM (Eloquent), templating and queues, plus an optional paid ecosystem for hosting and admin panels.
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Laravel is a PHP framework for building web applications and APIs. It aims to cover most of what a typical app needs inside one framework: routing, a database layer, auth, queues and scheduled jobs, real-time events and testing.
An app is a set of routes pointing to controllers, Eloquent models (an active-record ORM over a query builder, with migrations), Blade templates or a JavaScript frontend, and services wired through dependency injection. The artisan command line runs setup and maintenance tasks. Official starter kits scaffold login, registration, password reset and email verification on top of Fortify, with a React, Vue or Svelte frontend through Inertia or a Livewire frontend. It can also serve as an API backend for a separate SPA or mobile app, using Sanctum for token or cookie auth.
Useful pieces for a small team: queues with database, Redis, SQS or Beanstalkd drivers; first-party support for MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and SQL Server; Octane, which keeps the app in memory under FrankenPHP, Swoole or RoadRunner; and, since Laravel 13, an AI SDK for text, tool-calling agents and embeddings. You can host it on any PHP server or use Laravel's own platforms, Cloud and Forge.
Version 13 requires PHP 8.3 or later. Each major version, released yearly, gets 18 months of bug fixes and two years of security fixes. Long-running workers and Octane must be restarted on each deploy unless the host does it for you.
Where it fits
How Laravel itself is built
3 tools, from its own code, website and Product Hunt page.
Who uses it
73 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it.
The maker says so 73How evidence is collected →
“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (stack)”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (stack)”
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Built for DevsBuilt for Devs helps dev-tool companies find out why developers don't adopt their produc…“There are no alternatives. It was the best tool for the job, team expertise, and business goals.”
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TreblleAPI Intelligence Platform“On the back-end side, we are using Laravel .”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗
AmplooAll-in-one tool for SMEs: Optimize processes & connect teams“The platform boasts a robust ecosystem with many pre-built solutions and packages, facilitating faster development. Its clean architecture makes it easier to maintain and scale projects. Eloquent ORM simplifies database management, while built-in security features protect against common vulnerabilities like SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF attacks.”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Laravel & Laravel Nova power our service on the back end.”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (stack)”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (stack)”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Cloudflare helps to protect sites from DDOS attacks and more! I’m also a fan of using open source projects such as Laravel and VueJS .”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Towards the end of 2014, I came across a library named Laravel , a popular PHP framework.”
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NashraTurn followers into clients.“Reliable backend. fast to scaffold and to get productive with it.”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (stack)”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Another thing that accelerated us, on the product side, was Laravel Spark .”
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RelaticleOpen-source CRM with approval-gated AI writes“Relaticle is a Laravel app end to end: the CRM, the REST API, the MCP server on laravel/mcp, the assistant on laravel/ai, billing on Cashier, queues on Horizon, websockets on Reverb. One framework covers the hosted product and the self-hosted one from the same codebase, which is what made a solo build of this size possible.”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (stack)”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Listed in their tool stack on Starter Story (stack)”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“I use Bitbucket to manage my git repository and have Laravel Homestead running locally so I can test and work on my code in an environment that matches my production servers.”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗“Laravel lets me ship fast without cutting corners. Queues, migrations, Eloquent, policies - everything just works. The ecosystem meant I could focus on the product, not the plumbing. Best DX in the PHP world”
Backend FrameworkMaker says so · source ↗What makers say
46 makers on why they use Laravel, in their own words on Product Hunt.
We chose Laravel because it provides a mature ecosystem, excellent developer experience, strong scalability, and rapid development capabilities. Features such as queues, scheduling, authentication, caching, and a rich package ecosystem allowed us to focus on building SkyLive instead of reinventing infrastructure. Laravel also enables us to move quickly while maintaining clean and maintainable code.
The platform boasts a robust ecosystem with many pre-built solutions and packages, facilitating faster development. Its clean architecture makes it easier to maintain and scale projects. Eloquent ORM simplifies database management, while built-in security features protect against common vulnerabilities like SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF attacks.
AmplooSep 2026 ↗Relaticle is a Laravel app end to end: the CRM, the REST API, the MCP server on laravel/mcp, the assistant on laravel/ai, billing on Cashier, queues on Horizon, websockets on Reverb. One framework covers the hosted product and the self-hosted one from the same codebase, which is what made a solo build of this size possible.
RelaticleSep 2026 ↗Laravel lets me ship fast without cutting corners. Queues, migrations, Eloquent, policies - everything just works. The ecosystem meant I could focus on the product, not the plumbing. Best DX in the PHP world
So, here’s what we use; Gmail (obvious) AWS as our cloud of choice Laravel Forge to deploy our product on servers Webflow to power our landing page Ghost to power our blog Transistor.fm to
Loved and watch-outs
Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises, with how Product Hunt tags its reviews.
Most loved
- First-party packages for billing, queues, WebSockets and UI let one developer build and run a large product from one codebase. PHPH 2PH 3HN
- Eloquent ORM, authentication, rate limiting and protection against SQL injection and CSRF come built in instead of from scattered packages. PHPH 2HNHN 2
- Its documentation and community are strong enough that makers get an MVP running in days. PHPH 2PH 3PH 4
- Laravel MCP makes it trivial to expose an existing CRUD app as an MCP server. HNHN 2
On Product Hunt 5.0★ · 65 reviews
fast development 13robust ecosystem 12strong community support 9eloquent ORM 6Blade templating 4excellent documentation 4scalability 4Artisan CLI 3
Read the reviews on Product Hunt ↗Who switches
Public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024 whose title says "X to Y" — real code changes moving a project from one tool to another, by developers in general. Open a row to see the pull requests.
Express → Laravel4 PRs
- Migrate from Node/Express to Laravel with LivewireChickenSplash/Gratitude-Journal · 2026-08-12
- Port remaining Express modules to Laravel 12 APIVinnnyyyyyy/LectiHub · 2026-07-28
- feat: Migrate from Express.js to Laravel 10mhmdrifqi2005/inPOS · 2026-05-18
- feat: Migration express.js to laravelRPH07/e-cashbook · 2026-02-26
Ruby on Rails → Laravel3 PRs
- Analysis: Chatwoot Rails to Laravel API migration verificationmd-riaz/chatwoot · 2025-12-27
- Verify Rails to Laravel API migration completeness for production readinessmd-riaz/chatwoot · 2025-12-27
- Convert Peatio cryptocurrency exchange from Rails to Laravel 10+Decipheredmedia/PeatioCryptoExchange · 2025-11-10
Laravel → Express6 PRs
- feat: migration from laravel to express jsRizzTech-Official/rizz-portofolio · 2026-01-03
- Migrate from Laravel to Expressmohfer/moisture-monitoring · 2025-10-23
- Cursor/convert laravel package to node js express ejs 9044prajit21/installer-php · 2025-10-06
- Cursor/convert laravel package to node js express ejs 9044prajit21/installer-php · 2025-09-27
- Convert laravel package to node js express ejsprajit21/installer-php · 2025-09-24
- testing: testing to send rabbitmq from laravel to expressKyaa-V/implementasi-many-service · 2025-09-02
Alternatives to Laravel
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WaspOn Product Hunt, people weigh it against: NestJS, Appwrite, AdonisJS.
Questions makers ask about Laravel
Which databases does Laravel support?
It has first-party support for MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and SQL Server; MongoDB works through a package maintained by MongoDB. source ↗
Can I use React or Vue with Laravel?
Yes. The official starter kits offer React, Vue and Svelte frontends via Inertia, or Livewire, with TypeScript, Tailwind and shadcn components; all of the code lives in your app for you to change. source ↗
Can Laravel be just an API for my Next.js or mobile app?
Yes. The docs describe Laravel as an API backend handling auth and data for a separate frontend, with Sanctum providing session-cookie auth for SPAs and scoped API tokens for mobile apps and third parties. source ↗
Do I need Redis for queues?
No. Queues run on a relational database, Redis, Amazon SQS or Beanstalkd through the same API; Horizon, the queue dashboard, is Redis-only. source ↗
Do I have to host on Laravel Cloud or Forge?
No. Any server with PHP 8.3+ and the required extensions works, for example behind Nginx or FrankenPHP; without Laravel Cloud you set up a process monitor to restart queue workers and other long-running services. source ↗
How long is each version supported?
Major versions come out about once a year; each gets bug fixes for 18 months and security fixes for two years, and minor releases should not contain breaking changes. source ↗
Can users sign in with social accounts, passkeys or SSO?
Yes, by picking the WorkOS AuthKit variant of a starter kit, which replaces the built-in auth with Google, Microsoft, GitHub and Apple login, passkeys, magic links and SSO; it needs a WorkOS account. The built-in kits already include TOTP two-factor auth. source ↗
Which regions does Laravel Cloud run in?
Laravel Cloud offers nine regions across the US, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. source ↗
Is Laravel free?
Yes — there is a free tier a small product can run on; paid use starts at $5/mo (Laravel Cloud). source ↗
Is Laravel open source or self-hostable?
Open source, and you can self-host it. source ↗
Can AI coding agents work with Laravel?
No llms.txt, official MCP server or CLI found yet.
Who uses Laravel?
73 makers' products we track, each with a source. source ↗