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Spring Boot vs Laravel

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Spring Boot compare to Laravel on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our scan of 10M+ sites.

Key finding

Laravel scores 70/100 overall versus Spring Boot's 65/100. Laravel has 50 total CVEs compared to Spring Boot's 250, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

65
Spring Boot
Modern · JAVA
vs
70
Laravel
Modern · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Laravel
55
72
Spring Boot
Laravel
performance Tie
65
65
Spring Boot
Laravel
ecosystem Laravel
72
80
Spring Boot
Laravel
ai readiness Spring Boot
80
74
Spring Boot
Laravel
developer experience Laravel
70
80
Spring Boot
Laravel
market trajectory Spring Boot
65
60
Spring Boot
Laravel
cost of ownership Tie
60
60
Spring Boot
Laravel
Security details
Metric Spring Boot Laravel
Total CVEs 250 50
Critical CVEs 25 5
Exploited (KEV) 3 0
CVEs last year 30 10
Avg CVSS 6.0 5.0
Security score 55/100 72/100
Acceptable
Spring Boot

Spring Boot scores 66/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Acceptable
Laravel

Laravel scores 71/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
Spring Boot
Category: Backend
Language: JAVA
First release: 2014
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 2.0%
Laravel
Category: Backend
Language: PHP
First release: 2011
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 1.8%
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated June 2026.