{"id":334,"date":"2024-07-09T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerrprogroup.com\/?p=334"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:18:35","slug":"10-alternative-frameworks-to-laravel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerrprogroup.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/09\/10-alternative-frameworks-to-laravel\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Alternative Frameworks to Laravel"},"content":{"rendered":"
While Laravel<\/a> is popular for its rich features and ease of use, there are many other PHP frameworks<\/a> that might better suit your needs. <\/p>\n In this article, we will explore 10 great alternatives to Laravel, each with its own unique strengths and features. Whether you\u2019re looking for something lightweight, highly customizable, or built for high performance, I believe there\u2019s an option here for you. <\/p>\n Without further ado, let\u2019s jump in to see the full list.<\/p>\n FrameworkX<\/strong> is a lightweight PHP microframework created by Christian Luck, designed for building high-performance, real-time applications. It uses an event-driven, non-blocking architecture based on ReactPHP components, making it ideal for high-concurrency and real-time updates such as chat apps and live notifications.<\/p>\n Unlike Laravel, FrameworkX is minimalistic and doesn\u2019t include built-in features like an ORM, templating engine, or expressive helper functions. This minimalism provides flexibility, allowing you to choose and integrate your own preferred libraries for templating, database abstraction, and other functionalities.<\/p>\n Check out our post on how to get started with FrameworkX<\/a>.<\/p>\n PHP Minimum Requirement<\/strong>: 7.1<\/p>\n PROS<\/strong><\/p>\n CONS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/i> Visit FrameworkX <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n CodeIgniter<\/strong> is a lightweight PHP framework originally developed by EllisLab and now maintained by the CodeIgniter Foundation<\/a>. Similar to Laravel, it follows a more structured architecture and offers many essential features for an MVC<\/a> framework.<\/p>\n However, it lacks some of Laravel’s expressive syntax, like the Eloquent ORM<\/a> and built-in front-end integrations. Despite this, its simplicity makes it easy to pick up for developers with fair experience in PHP, object-oriented programming, and MVC concepts.<\/p>\n PHP Minimum Requirement<\/strong>: 8.1<\/p>\n PROS<\/strong><\/p>\n CONS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/i> Visit CodeIgniter <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Laminas<\/strong>, formerly known as Zend Framework<\/a>, is a PHP framework designed for enterprise-grade applications. It offers a collection of professional PHP packages for developing web applications and services. These components are framework-agnostic and comply with PSR (PHP Standard Recommendations)<\/a>, so they can be used outside Laminas.<\/p>\n Laminas differs significantly from Laravel. While Laravel focuses on developer experience, rapid development, and includes full-stack features built-in like Eloquent ORM and Blade<\/a>, Laminas offers a more modular approach. It provides more flexibility but may require more configuration and setup time compared to Laravel.<\/p>\n PHP Minimum Requirement<\/strong>: 8.1.0<\/p>\n PROS<\/strong><\/p>\n CONS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/i> Visit Laminas <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Slim<\/strong> is a PHP micro-framework developed by Josh Lockhart that focuses on essentials like routing, middleware, and HTTP request handling.<\/p>\n Unlike Laravel’s full-stack approach, Slim does not include a full MVC layer, a native template engine, or a database abstraction layer, so you’ll need to use your own preferred libraries and components if you need one.<\/p>\n This minimal footprint, however, makes Slim a great choice if you’re looking to create lightweight RESTful APIs or microservices.<\/p>\n PHP Minimum Requirement<\/strong>: 8.1<\/p>\n PROS<\/strong><\/p>\n CONS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/i> Visit Slim <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Nette<\/strong> is a mature and feature-rich PHP framework created by David Grudl. It offers a comprehensive set of tools and components for building web applications, including a powerful templating engine called Latte, forms handling, database abstraction, and many other components.<\/p>\n Nette differs from Laravel in its focus. While Laravel prioritizes developer experience with features like Eloquent ORM, Blade, and the Artisan CLI included and pre-configured, Nette provides its first-party components separately. This allows you to choose which tools and libraries you’d need to include in your project. Despite its modularity, it provides a base application or skeleton<\/a> to help you quickly start your projects.<\/p>\n PHP Minimum Requirement<\/strong>: 8.1<\/p>\n PROS<\/strong><\/p>\n CONS<\/strong><\/p>\nFrameworkX<\/a><\/h4>\n
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