Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Laravel 5.1 with LTS

The PHP Framework For Web Artisans

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Laravel 5.1 with LTS launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Lumen▲173
A PHP micro-framework by Laravel
2015 · lumen.laravel.com · its alternatives →
2
Laravel Framework▲38
The PHP Framework for Web Artisans
2023 · laravel.com · its alternatives →
3
Code Smart▲58
The Laravel Framework Version 5 for Beginners
2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →
4
A Full-Stack Web Framework for Go▲531
Hey HN! I want to share my side project with you. It's called Bud and it's a full-stack web framework for Go. I created a short video to show you how to create a minimal Hacker News clone with Bud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoypcRqn-xA. The framework is free, open source and MIT Licensed. You can find it on Github: https://github.com/livebud/bud. I started working on Bud 2 years ago after watching the introductory Laracast videos about the Laravel web framework. I was just blown away by how productive you can be in Laravel. However, like many of you,…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Laravel Forge▲133
Laravel is a framework for building modern web apps and AI agents. Expressive syntax, built-in tools, and everything you need to ship fast.
2025 · laravel.com · its alternatives →
6
Laravel Voyager▲99
The missing Laravel admin
2017 · laravelvoyager.com · its alternatives →
7
App Server▲63
The next generation PHP infrastructure.
2014 · techdivision.com · its alternatives →
8
Open Laravel▲108
A repository of open source projects built using Laravel
2016 · openlaravel.com · its alternatives →
9
Laravel Spark▲32
Instant SaaS Scaffolding For PHP
2016 · spark.laravel.com · its alternatives →
10
Ionic Framework▲109
Framework for developing hybrid mobile apps with HTML5
2014 · ionicframework.com · its alternatives →
11
Easy Laravel 5▲73
A hands on introduction to Laravel
2015 · easylaravelbook.com · its alternatives →
12
Twill CMS▲147
An open source CMS toolkit for Laravel.
2018 · twillcms.com · its alternatives →
13
Foundation 5▲87
The most advanced responsive front-end framework.
2014 · get.foundation · its alternatives →
14
Leaf PHP MVC Framework▲110
Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.
2019 · leafmvc.netlify.com · its alternatives →
15
Leaf 3▲116
Simple and elegant PHP
2021 · leafphp.dev · its alternatives →
16
Composer▲4
Dependency Manager for PHP
2015 · getcomposer.org · its alternatives →
17
Gondola▲69
The web framework for Go programming language
2014 · its alternatives →
18
Subtree▲81
Subscription management made simple
2020 · its alternatives →
19
Teh Playground▲87
Rapid online PHP prototyping
2016 · beta.tehplayground.com · its alternatives →
20
Domain-Driven Design in PHP▲71
Real examples written in PHP.
2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →
21
Helios▲66
An extensible open-source mobile backend framework
2014 · globalli.io · its alternatives →
22
Envoyer▲76
Zero Downtime PHP Deployment
2015 · envoyer.io · its alternatives →
23
I made an open-source project to ask questions to the Laravel docs▲6
After I posted about https://cosme.dev/ask-docs on Reddit I received some messages asking me how If I was going to make the code open source or if I could show them how I did it. So I decided to create this repo so you can take a look at the code and maybe apply the same techniques on your own apps. It's made using only PHP as language so I think is pretty different since most stuff out there is made using python or javascript. It uses the OpenAI API and Redis as a vector database.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
H.php▲8
H.php : The Minimalist PHP Framework!
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

Also compare

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →