Laravel

A full-featured PHP framework for building web applications with built-in developer tools and expressive syntax

Also known as
laravel

Available worldwide

What is Laravel?

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.

Independently observed

Laravel pricing

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from $20/moUsage-basedFree tier

From $5/month (first month free). Usage-based billing with included monthly credits and spending limits.

Starter

Free
Free
monthly

For prototypes and hobby projects

monthly_usage_credit
$5
  • Unlimited applications, environments, builds, and users
  • Scale-to-Zero Flex compute
  • Spending limits and alerts
  • 1 managed queue per environment
  • DDoS mitigation
  • 10 custom domains
  • 1 day log retention
  • Standard support

Growth

$20/month
monthly

With autoscaling, team permissions, and preview environments

  • Preview environments
  • Worker clusters
  • 10 managed queues per environment
  • Basic WAF
  • Team roles and permissions

Business

$200/month
monthly

With scheduled autoscaling, custom roles, and advanced networking

  • Unlimited and scheduled autoscaling
  • Unlimited managed queues
  • Advanced WAF
  • Largest compute and resource sizes
  • Private networking (add-on)

Private Cloud

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Enterprise plan with dedicated support

  • 24/7 incident response
  • Dedicated technical account manager

Add-ons

  • Cache services (various tiers)$6/mo
  • Worker compute (various tiers)$0.00 per second + $0.00 per second + $0.00 per second

What Laravel does

The capabilities that matter for web frameworks, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Core
Rendering model
Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing
Language
PHP
Rendering
Server components
Streaming SSR
-
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes
DX
First-class TypeScript
Fast refresh / HMR
-
Deployment
Edge runtime support
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (18)

Independently observed
cloud
  • AWS EC2
  • AWS RDS
  • AWS Aurora
  • AWS DSQL
  • AWS ElastiCache
admin
  • Laravel Nova
websockets
  • Laravel Reverb
caching
  • Laravel Valkey
monitoring
  • Grafana
billing
  • Lago
framework
  • Symfony
  • GitHub Actions
  • Redis
  • Cursor
  • Claude Code
  • Neon
  • Valkey
  • Composer

Security & compliance

Independently observed

Known vulnerabilities: 3 (0 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

Laravel FAQ

Common questions about Laravel, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Laravel?

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

Is Laravel free?

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

What platforms does Laravel support?

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

Can Laravel be self-hosted?

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

What does Laravel integrate with?

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

What security certifications does Laravel have?

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

Where is Laravel available?

Laravel is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.

Source: https://laravel.com/cloud/pricing#calculator

Laravel alternatives

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Balanced composite 64 / 100
high · 76%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Capabilities1000.109.9
Release cadence960.076.4
Pricing transparency1000.055.3
Security posture600.095.2
Dependent projects510.084.1
Development activity300.123.6
Stars930.033.1
Security score570.053.0
Reliability500.052.7
Price level500.042.0
Integrations320.051.7
Package downloads00.170.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.080.0-

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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d8mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars84,935highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%
Dependent repos1,166highsource · 2026-09-07 · 85%

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesLanguage: PHP · Rendering: hybrid · Api routes: Yes · Async model: sync-threaded · File routing: Yes · License type: MIT/BSDmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count12mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryBladehighsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Price levelmidmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Starting priceAmount: 20 · Currency: USDmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days7mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 70%
History20 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 70%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-09-07 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-08-03 · 75%
Soc2Yeshighsource · 2026-09-07 · 75%
Scorecard5.7highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%
VulnerabilitiesCount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=laravel%2Flaravel&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICALhighsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%
CertificationsSOC 2 Type 1mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Trust centerhttps://laravel.com/blog/laravel-cloud-achieves-soc-2-type-1-compliancemediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
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