PHP Performance

Open-source PHP projects categorized as Performance

Top 23 PHP Performance Projects

Performance
  1. web-frameworks

    Which is the fastest web framework?

  2. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  3. LaravelS

    LaravelS is an out-of-the-box adapter between Laravel/Lumen and Swoole.

  4. Laravel-Zero

    A PHP framework for console artisans

  5. image-optimizer

    Easily optimize images using PHP (by spatie)

  6. phoronix-test-suite

    The Phoronix Test Suite open-source, cross-platform automated testing/benchmarking software.

    Project mention: C4D VMs on Google Cloud: Breaking Records Again with EPYC Turin | dev.to | 2025-04-16

    To setup the phoronix test suite:

  7. async

    Easily run code asynchronously (by spatie)

  8. laravel-responsecache

    Speed up a Laravel app by caching the entire response

  9. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  10. PHPBench

    PHP Benchmarking framework

  11. once

    A magic memoization function (by spatie)

  12. wprig

    A progressive theme development rig for WordPress.

  13. fork

    A lightweight solution for running code concurrently in PHP

  14. enlightn

    Your performance & security consultant, an artisan command away.

  15. Image Optimizer

    Image optimization / compression library. This library is able to optimize png, jpg and gif files in very easy and handy way. It uses optipng, pngquant, pngcrush, pngout, gifsicle, jpegoptim and jpegtran tools.

  16. Ubiquity

    Ubiquity framework

  17. laps

    Light WordPress profiler.

  18. siteone-crawler

    SiteOne Crawler is a cross-platform website crawler and analyzer for SEO, security, accessibility, and performance optimization—ideal for developers, DevOps, QA engineers, and consultants. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux (x64 and arm64).

    Project mention: HTTrack Website Copier | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-10-03

    I recommend to try also https://crawler.siteone.io/ for web copying/cloning.

    Here is a real copy of the netlify.com website for demonstration: https://crawler.siteone.io/examples-exports/netlify.com/

    Here is a sample analysis of the netlify.com website, which this tool can also provide: https://crawler.siteone.io/html/2024-08-23/forever/x2-vuvb0o...

  19. laravel-pjax

    A pjax middleware for Laravel

  20. reli-prof

    A sampling profiler or a memory profiler for PHP written in PHP, which reads information about running PHP VM from outside the process. You can find performance bottlenecks or memory leaks of your scripts without changing the target script or loading extensions.

  21. laravel-varnish

    Making Varnish and Laravel play nice together

  22. KumbiaPHP

    Fast and easy PHP framework

  23. laravel-xhprof

    Easy XHProf setup to profile your Laravel application!

  24. performance-improvements-for-woocommerce

    Performance tweaks for the front-end and back-end of a store.

  25. laravel-new-relic

    Monitor your Laravel application performance with New Relic

  26. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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  • I've been loving Benchmarking lately, but the Framework does this one quirky thing with the first result of a set. Specifically, the first return is always unusually high.

    1 project | /r/laravel | 6 Dec 2023
  • Reli 0.9.0 is released with a memory profiling tool

    1 project | /r/PHP | 26 Nov 2023
  • Show HN: Reli – a VM state inspector written in PHP for PHP

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Nov 2023
  • Mass Assignment Vulnerabilities and Validation in Laravel

    1 project | dev.to | 23 Nov 2022
  • Understanding web stack performance

    2 projects | /r/ExperiencedDevs | 23 Oct 2022
  • WordPress development with GIT

    4 projects | /r/Wordpress | 20 Sep 2022
  • Handling big API request (2.5gb) without timeout

    2 projects | dev.to | 25 Aug 2022
  • A note from our sponsor - Stream
    getstream.io | 15 Jul 2025
    Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure. Learn more →

Index

What are some of the best open-source Performance projects in PHP? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 web-frameworks 7,052
2 LaravelS 3,874
3 Laravel-Zero 3,847
4 image-optimizer 2,818
5 phoronix-test-suite 2,768
6 async 2,744
7 laravel-responsecache 2,629
8 PHPBench 1,951
9 once 1,379
10 wprig 1,294
11 fork 984
12 enlightn 950
13 Image Optimizer 915
14 Ubiquity 700
15 laps 562
16 siteone-crawler 516
17 laravel-pjax 509
18 reli-prof 491
19 laravel-varnish 415
20 KumbiaPHP 325
21 laravel-xhprof 233
22 performance-improvements-for-woocommerce 120
23 laravel-new-relic 109

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