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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Laravel PHP Framework

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ALaravel is a free, open source web application PHP framework.N/A

    Strapi

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AStrapi is an open-source software platform that helps developers to easily build, deploy, and manage APIs.N/A
    Pricing
    Laravel PHP FrameworkStrapi
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Laravel PHP FrameworkStrapi
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Laravel PHP FrameworkStrapi
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Laravel PHP Framework and Strapi
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
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    Ratings
    Strapi
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Laravel PHP Framework and Strapi
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
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    Ratings
    Strapi
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Laravel PHP Framework and Strapi
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Strapi
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Laravel PHP Framework and Strapi
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Strapi
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SEO support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Laravel PHP FrameworkStrapi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (17 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Laravel PHP FrameworkStrapi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    Laravel is ideally suited for fluent PHP developers who want a framework that can be used to both rapidly prototype web applications as well as support scalable, enterprise-level solutions. I think where it is less ideal is where the client has an expectation of using a certain CMS, or of having a certain experience on the admin side that would perhaps be better suited to a full CMS such as Drupal or WordPress. Additionally, for developers who don't want to write PHP code, Laravel may not be the best solution.
    Incentivized
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    Strapi
    1. If a headless CMS is needed. 2. Need the cms UI to be clean. 3. There is a need for customization options in the UI and API as well. 4. Expertise in javascript and need cms with node js backend. 5. Want auth APIs pre-made. 6. Easy to customize the backend as well. 7. The user interface can be fully customizable.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Many libraries available which simplify integration of SaaS APIs within your application (eg, MailChimp, Mandrill, Stripe, Authorize.net)
    • Pre-packaged tools to facilitate common tasks when building applications (eg, User Authentication and Authorization, Background Jobs, Queues, etc)
    • Support for a broad set of technologies out of the box (eg, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, MemcacheD, BeanstalkD, Redis, etc)
    Incentivized
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    Strapi
    • Free and open source.
    • CMS UI is nice and clean.
    • Customization options.
    • Regular updates and bug fixes.
    • Easy to find and understand docs.
    • Blogs available to learn more.
    • Plugin eco system.
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Significant learning curve. You cannot be an expert in a week. It takes many experimentations to properly understand the underlying concept. We ourselves learned it by using it on the job.
    • Too much to soak in. Laravel is in everything. Any part of backend development you wish to do, Laravel has a way to do that. It is great, but also overwhelming at the same time.
    • Vendor lock in. Once you are in Laravel, it would not be easy to switch to something else.
    • Laracasts (their online video tutorials) are paid :( I understand the logic behind it, but I secretly wish it would be free.
    • The eloquent ORM is not my recommendation. Let's say you want to write a join, and based on the result you wish to create two objects. If you use Laravel to do automatic joins for you, Laravel internally actually makes two calls to database and creates your two object rather than making one join call and figuring out the results. This makes your queries slow. For this reason, I use everything except eloquent from Laravel. I rather write my own native queries and control the creation of objects then rely on Laravel to do it. But I am sure with time Laravel will make fewer calls to DB.
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    Strapi
    • Tutorial videos.
    • Use typescript for it's backend.
    • Detailed explanation of commands available.
    • More clear docs for releasing.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Supporting unit testing is bigger plus point in Laravel than any other framework. Developing with Laravel is much easier. Other frameworks have value in market, but Laravel has taken the lead in popularity among PHP developers in recent years. The large community supports you if you have problems. Using Laravel, integration became easy with third-party libraries, but it was costly too.
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    Strapi
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Laravel allows us to rapidly prototype and build complete, scalable applications internally, which saves us time and allows us to have internal tools that fit out precise needs. We use Symfony for a similar purpose, but Laravel is an even higher-level framework that we find saves us substantially more time when building many types of web applications.
    • Laravel solves many of the underlying concerns of building a large application (such as authentication, authorization, secure input handling) in the right ways. It saves us from handling those low-level concerns ourselves, potentially in a way that could take a lot of time or sets us up for issues in the future. It's tough to assign an ROI to this, but I'm sure it has prevented issues and saved time, which both have an impact on our financial situation.
    Incentivized
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    Strapi
    • Easy to setup.
    • Customize the ui.
    • Increased productivity.
    • Get prebuilt auth apis.
    • Customize the backend and add new apis.
    Incentivized
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