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24 alternatives to Limitrr PHP

Better PHP rate limiting using Redis.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Limitrr PHP launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Limitrr▲5

   Light Express rate limiting using Redis

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Rately▲175

   Take control of your API traffic with custom rate limits.

   Oct 2025 · its alternatives →

3. 3NB
   New BucketRateLimiter Python package to rate limit requests to APIs▲25

   2022 · pypi.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   RateLimit.Org▲6

   Avoid 429 error by limiting requests made per time frame

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bucket4J▲77

   Rate-limiting based on token bucket algorithm for Java

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Rate Limiting by Cloudflare▲6

   Protect against DDoS and other types of abusive behavior

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Limitify▲13

   Api rate limitter and usage tracker

   2025 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PHPForm▲104

   The ultimate Open source solution for form management

   2024 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PHP-fts – Full-text search engine in pure PHP, no extensions▲89

   A self-contained full-text search engine in pure PHP. No extensions, no dependencies. - olivier-ls/php-fts

   May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MCP-Billing▲112

    OAuth 2.1 + usage-based Stripe billing for MCP servers

    Jul 2026 · mcp-billing.com · its alternatives →

11. 11DR
    Distributed Rate Limiter – 50K+ RPS, Redis-Backed, Production-Ready▲5

    Hi HN! I built a distributed rate limiter using the token bucket algorithm with Redis backing. Key highlights: • 50,000+ requests&#x2F;second throughput with <2ms P95 latency • Redis-backed distributed state for multi-instance deployments • 18 REST API endpoints for rate limiting, config, and monitoring • 265+ tests including load tests and integration tests • Docker&#x2F;Kubernetes ready with comprehensive documentation Built with Java 21 + Spring Boot. Perfect for protecting APIs, microservices, or SaaS platforms from abuse. The pain point I solved: existing solutions were either too…

    Sep 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Upgrade your PHP▲124

    Is your site at risk?

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GPT Router▲211

    Avoid OpenAI downtimes - one API for 30+ LLMs

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Limitr▲65

    Pricing infrastructure for AI/SaaS products

    Feb 2026 · limitr.dev · its alternatives →

15. 15GA
    Goralim - a rate limiting pkg for Go to handle distributed workloads▲69

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16PR
    Python Requests wrapper to honor service rate limits▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pan PHP▲165

    A simple and privacy-focused analytics php package

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18PD
    PHP does Meta Programming too▲45

    2011 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PHPRunner▲103

    Professional web apps with little or no coding

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    FlowLimit▲7

    Monetize your API usage not limit it

    2025 · flowlimit.netlify.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Resonance - API rate limiter▲5

    Rate limit LLMs/any API calls, avoiding surprises on bills

    2024 · tryresonance.com · its alternatives →

22. 22NP
    New PHP router wich is 50 times faster then Laravel▲24

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AU
    A usage circuit breaker for Cloudflare Workers▲29

    I run 3mins.news (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;3mins.news), an AI news aggregator built entirely on Cloudflare Workers. The backend has 10+ cron triggers running every few minutes: RSS fetching, article clustering, LLM calls, email delivery. The problem: Workers Paid Plan has hard monthly limits (10M requests, 1M KV writes, 1M queue ops, etc.). There's no built-in "pause when you hit the limit", CF just starts billing overages. KV writes cost $5&#x2F;M over the cap, so a retry loop bug can get expensive fast. AWS has Budget Alerts, but those are passive notifications, by the time you read the email,…

    Mar 2026 · its alternatives →

24. 24IJ
    I just released Requests for PHP 1.6▲32

    2013 · journal.ryanmccue.info · its alternatives →

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