Is laravel dead?
Deaditude Score:
47.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Reliable enough to build your career on. Dull enough to question that choice.
*Data last collected: 15 Aug 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2011
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
61
Answer Rate
41%
Acceptance Rate
28%
Growth
-25%
Recent Questions
Using route(routeName) in Laravel 11
Unanswered45 views
laravelvuejs3ziggy
Laravel using "log" broadcast driver/connection despite setting it to Pusher
Unanswered42 views
laravelenvironment-variablesecho
How to load autoload-dev psr-4 correctly in Php in VsCode PhpUnit?
Unanswered39 views
phplaravelvisual-studio-code
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
100,028
Subscribers
21
Active Users
Activity Metrics
71
Posts
44.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+20.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
2 mentions of migrating away from laravel detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysThe Laravel Idea Plugin is Now Free for PhpStorm Users | The PhpStorm Blog
r/laravel18 days ago
251(99%)42
Filament v4 is launching on Tuesday, August 12th!
r/laravel9 days ago
192(98%)25
Filament v4 is now stable!
r/laravel5 days ago
174(96%)44
Built a production-ready Open-Source CRM with Laravel 12 & Filament 3 - Solved some interesting performance challenges with custom fields
r/laravel21 days ago
160(98%)18
Laravel Boost has officially released!
r/laravel4 days ago
165(96%)49
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
laravel jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,970🇩🇪Germany
284🇫🇷France
277🇺🇸United States
259🇬🇧United Kingdom
188🇨🇦Canada
92Market Summary
3,070
Total Jobs
🏢
55,497
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
laravel is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
When laravel is mentioned on HN, users furiously scroll past it.
Mentions
71
Posts
Community Interest
Average points3.7
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Laravel Nightwatch
2 months ago
70
Laravel Boost
4 days ago
40
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about laravel.
Content Metrics
13
Videos
11.2K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-57.1%
Average Engagement
858.9
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering laravel:
Net Ninja
YouTube Royalty
Web Tech Knowledge
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Laravel 12 Complete Project For Beginner to Advance | Part 1
Learn with Kazi Ariyan
1 months ago
12922
2 months ago
442
🎯 How to Make Admin Panel in Laravel Easily using Filament
Web Tech Knowledge
2 months ago
225
1 months ago
375
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025 | 47.9% |
| 2 Aug 2025 | 33.0% |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 38.6% |
| 5 Jul 2025 | 35.8% |
| 22 Jun 2025 | 36.2% |
| 8 Jun 2025 | 39.7% |
| 13 May 2025 | 29.2% |
| 9 May 2025 | 23.3% |
| 3 May 2025 | 34.2% |
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