Laravel PHP Framework vs. Strapi

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Laravel PHP Framework
Score 9.8 out of 10
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Laravel is a free, open source web application PHP framework.N/A
Strapi
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Strapi 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
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Laravel PHP FrameworkStrapi
Features
Laravel PHP FrameworkStrapi
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Laravel PHP Framework
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Ratings
Strapi
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Laravel PHP Framework
-
Ratings
Strapi
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Laravel PHP Framework
-
Ratings
Strapi
9.0
1 Ratings
14% 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 Product A and Product B
Laravel PHP Framework
-
Ratings
Strapi
8.7
1 Ratings
16% above category average
SEO support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Laravel PHP FrameworkStrapi
Small Businesses
CodeIgniter
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Score 10.0 out of 10
ManageWP
ManageWP
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Symfony
Symfony
Score 10.0 out of 10
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises

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Score 9.0 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)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Laravel PHP FrameworkStrapi
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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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
  • 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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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
  • 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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Strapi
  • Tutorial videos.
  • Use typescript for it's backend.
  • Detailed explanation of commands available.
  • More clear docs for releasing.
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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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Strapi
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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.
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Strapi
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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
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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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Strapi
  • Easy to setup.
  • Customize the ui.
  • Increased productivity.
  • Get prebuilt auth apis.
  • Customize the backend and add new apis.
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ScreenShots

Strapi Screenshots

Screenshot of Content Type BuilderScreenshot of Content Manager edit layoutScreenshot of Content Type builder contents with groupsScreenshot of Content Manager Layout ViewScreenshot of Content Manager List view