# FastAPI vs Laravel

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** FastAPI

| Attribute | FastAPI | Laravel |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 78.1 (69% (medium)) | 65.5 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 63 | 8 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 43,608 | 1,166 |
| adoption.github_stars | 102,768 | 85,054 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 97,378,207 | - |
| adoption.stackoverflow_questions | 31,000 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"FastAPI is a modern Python framework for building REST APIs and web services. It is built on top of Starlette for web functionality and Pydantic for data validation, combining these components with Python type hints to enable automatic API documentation, data validation, and fast development cycles.","source":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com","question":"What is FastAPI and what is it primarily used for?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"FastAPI is a Python framework that relies on Starlette for HTTP handling and async support, and Pydantic for data validation and serialization. It leverages Python's native type hints as a central feature to drive both validation and automatic interactive API documentation generation.","source":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com","question":"What programming language is FastAPI built on and what are its core dependencies?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"FastAPI is completely open source and free, distributed under the MIT license with no cost to use or modify. The creators offer an optional commercial service called FastAPI Cloud for managed deployment and hosting, but the core framework incurs no licensing fees.","source":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com","question":"Is FastAPI open source and what is its pricing model?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"FastAPI is one of the fastest Python web frameworks, with benchmarks showing performance on par with Node.js and Go-based APIs. This speed stems from its async/await capabilities and reliance on highly optimized underlying libraries like Starlette and Pydantic.","source":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com","question":"How does FastAPI's performance compare to other Python web frameworks?","confidence":0.92},{"answer":"Uvicorn is the standard ASGI server for FastAPI, run via the fastapi run command or uvicorn CLI. Deployment typically involves running Uvicorn with multiple worker processes for concurrency, containerizing with Docker for cloud platforms, or using managed services that automatically handle scaling and reverse proxying.","source":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/deployment/concepts/","question":"What ASGI server should I use to deploy FastAPI, and what are the typical deployment models?","confidence":0.93},{"answer":"FastAPI has built-in support for WebSockets enabling real-time bidirectional communication, Server-Sent Events for server-to-client streaming, and background tasks for asynchronous processing. All of these features are natively integrated without requiring additional extensions.","source":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/","question":"Does FastAPI support real-time communication and asynchronous patterns?","confidence":0.94},{"answer":"FastAPI includes built-in support for OAuth2 with JSON Web Tokens (JWT), HTTP Basic Authentication, password hashing utilities, bearer token validation, and Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) configuration. These security patterns are designed to be straightforward to implement for common use cases.","source":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/","question":"What authentication and security capabilities does FastAPI provide out of the box?","confidence":0.93},{"answer":"FastAPI integrates with SQL relational databases via standard ORMs, supports form data and file uploads, includes middleware patterns, and can mount alongside WSGI applications like Flask or Django. It also provides Jinja2 template support, dependency injection for complex patterns, and auto-generation of client SDKs from your API.","source":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/","question":"What common integrations and databases does FastAPI support?","confidence":0.92}]` | `[{"answer":"A PHP web framework that provides built-in tools for routing, database access through an ORM, background job processing, dependency injection, testing, and authentication, enabling rapid development of scalable web applications and APIs. It is indexed under Web Frameworks.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"What is Laravel?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Laravel offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"Is Laravel free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Laravel supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"What platforms does Laravel support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Laravel can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"Can Laravel be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 17 integrations for Laravel, including GitHub Actions, Redis, Cursor, Claude Code, Neon, Valkey, Composer and AWS EC2, plus 9 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"What does Laravel integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Laravel. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Laravel not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://laravel.com/blog/security-sql-injection-in-sql-server-limit-offset","question":"What security certifications does Laravel have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Laravel is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator","question":"Where is Laravel available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A Python web framework designed for creating APIs with automatic documentation, built on standard protocols and type hints to enable rapid development and deployment. | A PHP web framework offering pre-built functionality for routing, database operations, queuing, authentication, and testing, with expressive syntax designed to streamline web application development. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"Python","api_first":true,"api_routes":true,"hot_reload":true,"async_model":"event-loop-async","openapi_autogen":true,"language_runtime":"Python","websocket_support":true,"architecture_style":"structured-di","dependency_injection":true,"background_jobs_included":true,"testing_framework_included":true}` | `{"language":"PHP","rendering":"hybrid","api_routes":true,"async_model":"sync-threaded","file_routing":true,"license_type":"MIT/BSD","orm_included":true,"cli_scaffolding":true,"language_runtime":"PHP","typescript_first":false,"server_components":false,"websocket_support":true,"admin_ui_generated":true,"architecture_style":"full-stack-mvc","templating_included":true,"dependency_injection":true,"background_jobs_included":true,"testing_framework_included":true}` |
| integrations.count | 11 | 16 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Starlette"},{"name":"Pydantic"},{"name":"OpenAPI"},{"name":"JSON Schema"},{"name":"Swagger UI"},{"name":"ReDoc"},{"name":"OAuth2"},{"name":"JWT"},{"name":"HTTP Basic authentication"},{"name":"Cookies"},{"name":"Session management"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Neon"},{"name":"Valkey"},{"name":"Composer"},{"name":"AWS EC2","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS RDS","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS Aurora","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS DSQL","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS ElastiCache","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Laravel Nova","native":true,"category":"admin"},{"name":"Laravel Reverb","native":true,"category":"websockets"},{"name":"Laravel Valkey","native":true,"category":"caching"},{"name":"Grafana","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Lago","native":true,"category":"billing","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Symfony","native":true,"category":"framework","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","category":"CI/CD","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MySQL","category":"database"},{"name":"PostgreSQL","category":"database"},{"name":"OpenAI","category":"AI"},{"name":"Anthropic","category":"AI"},{"name":"Google Gemini","category":"AI"},{"name":"PhpStorm","category":"IDE"},{"name":"VS Code","category":"IDE"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Blade |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"source":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com","hqCountry":"ES","confidence":0.95,"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://fastapi.tiangolo.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:09:42.452Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$5/month with $5 monthly usage credit included","features":["Deploy repositories in seconds","Unlimited applications and environments","Scale to zero when idle","Spending limits and alerts","DDoS mitigation","Standard email support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Foundation plan for prototypes and hobby projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"applications":"Unlimited","custom_domains":"10","managed_queues":"1 per environment","log_retention_days":"1","monthly_usage_credit":"$5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$20/month plus usage","features":["Unlimited preview environments","Worker clusters for distributed processing","10 managed queues per environment","Basic Web Application Firewall","Team roles and permissions"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enhanced plan with team features and advanced autoscaling","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$200/month plus usage","features":["Scheduled autoscaling","Unlimited managed queues","Advanced Web Application Firewall","Largest compute and storage sizes","250 custom domains","30 day log retention","Private networking support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced plan with scheduled autoscaling and networking controls","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Dedicated compute infrastructure","Custom AWS integrations (RDS, Aurora, DSQL, ElastiCache)","VPC peering and private cloud","24/7 incident response","Volume discounts and custom contracts","Dedicated technical account manager"],"description":"Custom plan for high-demand workloads with dedicated infrastructure","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Serverless Postgres Storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Compute (metered)","components":[{"kind":"metered","amount":0.00000248,"period":"second","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $5/month with included usage credits; pay-as-you-go for additional resources","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:07:28.914Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 14 | 7 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type 1","level":"Type I","status":"active","evidenceUrl":"https://laravel.com/blog/laravel-cloud-achieves-soc-2-type-1-compliance"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.7 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/security/get-current-user/ | https://laravel.com/blog/laravel-cloud-achieves-soc-2-type-1-compliance |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=fastapi&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=laravel%2Flaravel&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | FastAPI | Laravel |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR) |
| File-based routing | - | ✓ |
| Language | Python | PHP |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Server components | - | ✗ |
| Streaming SSR | - | - |
| **Fullstack** |  |  |
| Built-in API / backend routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | - | ✗ |
| Fast refresh / HMR | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Edge runtime support | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:38:43.294Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*