Laravel combines integrated framework features behind a consistent API. Its routing and middleware system handles HTTP endpoints cleanly, while the service container resolves dependencies and supports testable application design.

Eloquent provides an active-record ORM, relationships, query building, factories, and migrations. Blade supplies server-rendered templates, and Laravel also includes validation, authentication, authorization, notifications, mail, file storage, caching, queues, task scheduling, events, and broadcasting. These features are optional and composable, so Laravel can serve web applications or API backends.