Is laravel dead?
Deaditude Score:
36.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You could build the next 100 years of legacy systems with this. Is that a good thing?
*Data last collected: 22 Jun 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 achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2011
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
81,294
total stars
Forks
24,402
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
8
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Declining
trend assessment
Language Distribution
Blade61.5%
PHP37.9%
CSS0.3%
JavaScript0.3%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
135
Answer Rate
27%
Acceptance Rate
21%
Growth
+9%
Recent Questions
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Unanswered34 views
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Laravel PATCH requests hanging when running on Sail
Unanswered30 views
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How to Optimize MongoDB $cond Query for end Field in Large 100GB Database with Timeout Issues
Unanswered28 views
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🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
98,620
Subscribers
36
Active Users
Activity Metrics
65
Posts
31.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-8.3%
Minor decline
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysCustom Fields Plugin Update: Enhanced Security & Filament v4 Support Coming
r/laravel13 days ago
156(98%)9
My Laravel Horizon preferences after 5 years of using it
r/laravel1 months ago
117(96%)18
Should Laravel adopt OpenTelemetry?
r/laravel22 days ago
111(99%)23
Laravel Nightwatch has been released
r/laravel16 days ago
102(92%)54
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
laravel jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,984🇬🇧United Kingdom
461🇩🇪Germany
361🇫🇷France
340🇺🇸United States
314🇨🇦Canada
112Market Summary
3,572
Total Jobs
🏢
50,933
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
HN tolerates discussions about laravel, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
98
Posts
Community Interest
Average points16.6
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Laravel Cloud
4 months ago
188111
Goravel: A Go framework inspired by Laravel
3 months ago
178161
Vitodeploy: Self hosted Laravel Forge alternative
3 months ago
279
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTubers discovered laravel generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
12
Videos
33.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+133.3%
Average Engagement
2.8K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering laravel:
Devtamin
Growing Channel
Laravel
Growing Channel
Dani Krossing
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
37546
1 months ago
26832
22 days ago
11216
1 months ago
8918
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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