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Composer

Composer manages dependencies for PHP projects.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

Modern PHP dependency management and autoloading

Who should look elsewhere

PHP only

Pros

  • +PHP package manager
  • +Industry standard
  • +Good dependency management
  • +Autoloading
  • +Large ecosystem

Cons

  • −PHP only
  • −Memory intensive
  • −Lock file conflicts
  • −Slow sometimes
  • −Version constraints complex

Key features

  • ✓PHP dependencies
  • ✓Package manager
  • ✓Packagist
  • ✓Autoloading
  • ✓Version constraints
  • ✓Open source

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Open Source$0monthPHP dependency manager; Packagist access; Autoloading

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