laravel/lumen
The Laravel Lumen Framework. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4160
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 876
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7570 stars · 965 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Lumen is a fast PHP micro-framework from the Laravel project for building web applications and APIs with routing, middleware, database abstraction, queueing, and caching. Its maintainers no longer recommend starting new projects with it, pointing users to modern Laravel with Octane instead.
Use cases
- build a fast lightweight php rest api
- micro-framework for small web services
- laravel-style routing without full laravel overhead
- build a json api backend in php
- lightweight php microservice framework
- queue and cache backed php web app
When to choose
- maintaining an existing Lumen codebase
- you want Laravel-style syntax in a minimal package on legacy PHP stacks
When to avoid
- starting any new project - the maintainers recommend Laravel with Octane instead
- you need Laravel ecosystem packages like Cashier, Passport, or Scout
- you want a framework with active future development
Facets
framework · maturity maintenance
web-framework routing middleware caching database message-queue auth authorization web-development backend apis php cross-platform micro-framework laravel php-framework rest-api deprecated-for-new-projects web-server
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/laravel/lumen · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4e95b2c8ffd1
- homepage: https://lumen.laravel.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 441f7f0ae375
- site_page: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/10.x · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2138b30e08b7
- site_page: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/9.x · fetched 2026-08-29 · 67710f005895
- site_page: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/8.x · fetched 2026-08-29 · b3b8b5539e43
- site_page: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/7.x · fetched 2026-08-29 · 04dd3b779bc5
- site_page: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/6.x · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4a783776874f
- site_page: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/5.8 · fetched 2026-08-29 · b8db9c9e38aa
- site_page: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/5.7 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9714552f1d24
- site_page: https://lumen.laravel.com/docs/5.6 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 12e516c4bd04
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| laravel/lumen | main | 10 |
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