Laravel Breeze / Jetstream

Last modified on: September 4, 2025

<h1 data-start="161" data-end="212">🔹 Laravel Breeze vs Jetstream &ndash; Complete Guide</h1>
<p data-start="214" data-end="416">When you start a Laravel project, you often need <strong data-start="263" data-end="281">authentication</strong> (login, register, reset password, email verification, etc.). Instead of building it from scratch, Laravel provides <strong data-start="397" data-end="413">starter kits</strong>:</p>
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<p data-start="420" data-end="490"><strong data-start="420" data-end="438">Laravel Breeze</strong> &rarr; Lightweight, simple authentication scaffolding.</p>
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<p data-start="493" data-end="616"><strong data-start="493" data-end="514">Laravel Jetstream</strong> &rarr; Advanced scaffolding with extra features like Teams, API support, Two-Factor Authentication, etc.</p>
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<h2 data-start="623" data-end="649">🛠️ 1. Laravel Breeze</h2>
<h3 data-start="651" data-end="666">✅ Features:</h3>
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<p data-start="669" data-end="712">Simple and minimal authentication system.</p>
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<p data-start="715" data-end="799">Provides <strong data-start="724" data-end="796">Login, Register, Forgot Password, Reset Password, Email Verification</strong>.</p>
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<p data-start="802" data-end="875">Uses <strong data-start="807" data-end="826">Blade templates</strong>, but also supports <strong data-start="846" data-end="872">Inertia.js + Vue/React</strong>.</p>
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<p data-start="878" data-end="921">Perfect for beginners and small projects.</p>
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<h3 data-start="923" data-end="943">🔹 Installation:</h3>
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<pre class="language-php"><code>composer require laravel/breeze --dev
php artisan breeze:install
npm install &amp;&amp; npm run dev
php artisan migrate</code></pre>
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<p data-start="1070" data-end="1085">Run your app:</p>
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<pre class="language-php"><code>php artisan serve</code></pre>
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<p data-start="1118" data-end="1199">Now visit <code data-start="1128" data-end="1139">/register</code> or <code data-start="1143" data-end="1151">/login</code>. You&rsquo;ll have a working authentication system.</p>
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<h2 data-start="1206" data-end="1235">🛠️ 2. Laravel Jetstream</h2>
<h3 data-start="1237" data-end="1284">✅ Features (Everything in Breeze + More):</h3>
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<p data-start="1287" data-end="1358">Authentication (Login, Register, Password Reset, Email Verification).</p>
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<p data-start="1361" data-end="1399"><strong data-start="1361" data-end="1390">Two-Factor Authentication</strong> (2FA).</p>
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<p data-start="1402" data-end="1427"><strong data-start="1402" data-end="1424">Session Management</strong>.</p>
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<p data-start="1430" data-end="1476"><strong data-start="1430" data-end="1451">API Token support</strong> (via Laravel Sanctum).</p>
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<p data-start="1479" data-end="1537"><strong data-start="1479" data-end="1498">Team Management</strong> (multi-user collaboration features).</p>
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<p data-start="1540" data-end="1602">Supports <strong data-start="1549" data-end="1569">Livewire + Blade</strong> or <strong data-start="1573" data-end="1599">Inertia.js + Vue/React</strong>.</p>
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<h3 data-start="1604" data-end="1624">🔹 Installation:</h3>
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<pre class="language-php"><code>composer require laravel/jetstream
php artisan jetstream:install livewire
# OR for Inertia + Vue
php artisan jetstream:install inertia
npm install &amp;&amp; npm run dev
php artisan migrate</code></pre>
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<h2 data-start="1826" data-end="1853">🆚 Breeze vs Jetstream</h2>
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<th data-start="1865" data-end="1882" data-col-size="sm">Laravel Breeze</th>
<th data-start="1882" data-end="1903" data-col-size="sm">Laravel Jetstream</th>
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<td data-start="1953" data-end="1970" data-col-size="sm">Authentication</td>
<td data-start="1970" data-end="1978" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
<td data-start="1978" data-end="1987" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
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<td data-start="1988" data-end="2005" data-col-size="sm">Password Reset</td>
<td data-start="2005" data-end="2013" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
<td data-start="2013" data-end="2022" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
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<td data-start="2023" data-end="2044" data-col-size="sm">Email Verification</td>
<td data-start="2044" data-end="2052" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
<td data-start="2052" data-end="2061" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
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<td data-start="2062" data-end="2083" data-col-size="sm">Profile Management</td>
<td data-start="2083" data-end="2090" data-col-size="sm">❌ No</td>
<td data-start="2090" data-end="2099" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
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<td data-start="2100" data-end="2118" data-col-size="sm">Two-Factor Auth</td>
<td data-start="2118" data-end="2125" data-col-size="sm">❌ No</td>
<td data-start="2125" data-end="2134" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
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<td data-start="2135" data-end="2156" data-col-size="sm">Session Management</td>
<td data-start="2156" data-end="2163" data-col-size="sm">❌ No</td>
<td data-start="2163" data-end="2172" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
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<td data-start="2173" data-end="2196" data-col-size="sm">API Tokens (Sanctum)</td>
<td data-start="2196" data-end="2203" data-col-size="sm">❌ No</td>
<td data-start="2203" data-end="2212" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
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<td data-start="2213" data-end="2229" data-col-size="sm">Teams Feature</td>
<td data-start="2229" data-end="2236" data-col-size="sm">❌ No</td>
<td data-start="2236" data-end="2245" data-col-size="sm">✅ Yes</td>
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<td data-start="2246" data-end="2259" data-col-size="sm">Complexity</td>
<td data-start="2259" data-end="2268" data-col-size="sm">Simple</td>
<td data-start="2268" data-end="2280" data-col-size="sm">Advanced</td>
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<td data-start="2281" data-end="2292" data-col-size="sm">Best For</td>
<td data-start="2292" data-end="2316" data-col-size="sm">Beginners, small apps</td>
<td data-start="2316" data-end="2345" data-col-size="sm">Large projects, SaaS apps</td>
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<h2 data-start="2352" data-end="2393">📌 Example &ndash; Breeze Login Form (Blade)</h2>
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<pre class="language-php"><code>&lt;form method="POST" action="{{ route('login') }}"&gt;
    @csrf
    &lt;label&gt;Email&lt;/label&gt;
    &lt;input type="email" name="email" required autofocus&gt;
    @error('email') &lt;p&gt;{{ $message }}&lt;/p&gt; @enderror

&lt;label&gt;Password&lt;/label&gt;
    &lt;input type="password" name="password" required&gt;
    @error('password') &lt;p&gt;{{ $message }}&lt;/p&gt; @enderror

&lt;button type="submit"&gt;Login&lt;/button&gt;
&lt;/form&gt;</code></pre>
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<h2 data-start="2796" data-end="2828">✅ Which One Should You Use?</h2>
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<p data-start="2832" data-end="2908">Use <strong data-start="2836" data-end="2846">Breeze</strong> if you need a <strong data-start="2861" data-end="2882">basic auth system</strong> without extra features.</p>
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<p data-start="2911" data-end="2992">Use <strong data-start="2915" data-end="2928">Jetstream</strong> if you&rsquo;re building a <strong data-start="2950" data-end="2989">SaaS, team-based, or enterprise app</strong>.</p>
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