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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Laravel PHP Framework

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ALaravel is a free, open source web application PHP framework.N/A

    Pixpa

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Pixpa is an all-in-one platform to create websites with an integrated e-commerce store, client galleries, blog, online stores without any coding knowledge. Pixpa aims to enable creators to manage their whole web presence from one seamless, versatile platform, hence saving time and money. Building a professional website on Pixpa is supported with 60+ responsive themes, and it boasts modern and clean…

    $8

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    Pricing
    Laravel PHP FrameworkPixpa
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $8
    per month
    Creator
    $15
    per month
    Professional
    $20
    per month
    Advanced
    $25
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Laravel PHP FrameworkPixpa
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts are offered for 1-year and 2-year subscription plans.
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    Laravel PHP FrameworkPixpa
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    Open Source
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    Pixpa Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Laravel PHP FrameworkPixpa
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Laravel PHP Framework and Pixpa
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
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    Ratings
    Pixpa
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    24% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Laravel PHP Framework and Pixpa
    Feature
    Laravel PHP Framework
    -
    Ratings
    Pixpa
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Laravel PHP FrameworkPixpa
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Laravel PHP FrameworkPixpa
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    I would say that Laravel is not a suitable framework for high-frequency, high-volume, real-time interaction or processing millions of records in batch operations. It shines for standard database web applications (CRUD, Admin Panels, etc.) and is a fantastic multi-developer framework.
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    Pixpa Inc.
    Pixpa is a well-suited option for photographers, artists, and creative professionals. Definitely worth if anybody is looking for a creative website. Pixpa is a product that will appeal to people who need to get a simple website together very quickly. It’s particularly handy for constructing Photography websites with the option to client proofing and selling images, portfolio websites, small business e-commerce.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Laravel utilizes the best possible PHP standards and coding practices.
    • Laravel uses many widely-accepted community libraries and builds upon them, rather than re-inventing everything.
    • Laravel has many components available from the community and is extremely easy to build custom components for, either with custom code or by integrating existing third-party PHP libraries.
    • Laravel is flexible enough to power pretty much any kind of application I can imagine.
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    Pixpa Inc.
    • Superb Gallery Management & Layouts
    • Add anything with just a drag of your favorite content block. There are more than 300 pre-built content blocks in the PageBuilder which allows you to build any kind of website you want.
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Laravel is updated regularly, which is great. However, in order to get the latest features, use the newest 3rd party libraries, have the most current security updates, and ensure that the newest features of PHP are usable, you have to continuously upgrade your Laravel application. This costs time and money, obviously, and if you don't stay on top of the updates you will quickly fall behind. This is the case with any open source software, but it needs to be considered for any team considering using Laravel or any other software.
    • Because of the size of the Laravel community, there are a LOT of 3rd party libraries. Some of these are great, some are less than great. Sometimes it's difficult to evaluate the quality of a library, making it difficult to trust many libraries. Developers need to be cautious and thoughtful when considering using new software.
    • Because of the rapid development of the Laravel framework, the size of the community, and the simplicity of being able to publish content online - it is very easy to find documentation, tutorials, or other "advice" that is not up to date, or that has outdated information.
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    Pixpa Inc.
    • I am looking after third party integrations with awesome tools like Dropbox, Google apps etc., which I believe the Pixpa product team must be having plans about, in the near future.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Open Source
    Laravel PHP Framework has continued to exceed my expectations. It supported me in the development of a high quality and stable web application that is mission critical for the organization. I cannot imagine wanting to use any other tool for web development. Documentation, unit tests, and numerous integration options make using Laravel PHP Framework a natural choice.
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    Pixpa Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Open Source
    As I mentioned earlier Laravel PHP Framework has lot of in built feature as well as there is vast set of packages available to add the features in your application. It has very large community who can help when you feel stuck somewhere. This is why this rating is justified.
    Incentivized
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    Pixpa Inc.
    Pixpa is easy-to-use platform and it allows me to quickly update my website with hardly any effort. It's UI is pretty pleasing and anyone could easily understand its functionality.
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Pixpa Inc.
    A couple of reasons why they are best at support :
    • Wonderful staff.
    • Quick action on support tickets.
    • Turnaround time of merely 1-2 hours.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pixpa Inc.
    I have previously used Wix and Squarespace to build my photography and design portfolio. But I think the way Pixpa portrays my photographs and designs is by far the best in the industry. Pixpa's primary focus revolves around showcasing my photographs and designs, and I see it by far the best in the industry. Moreover, my website loads pretty fast, and this acts as an advantage for them, since most of top website builders are struggling with slower site speed. Pixpa has a very easy interface and compelling templates, better than Squarespace and Wix (I think) along with pre-built content blocks which I can use to build any kind of custom page with the help of their awesome drag-and-drop PageBuilder tool. This saves a lot of my time.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Positive: Our delivery time for PHP application is faster than usual.
    • Positive: Developers are happy and they write better code with their usual development tools. No tool-upgrade necessary.
    • Negative: Initial delivery took 6 months extra and had to rewrite project several times.
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    Pixpa Inc.
    • Pixpa has just been amazing. It has proven to be a one-stop solution for me.
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