Laravel is also similar and catching up and php version 7 isn't that bad. I prefer rails because: 1) I love the community and the gems (I always find everythi

Laravel is also similar and catching up and php version 7 isn't that bad. I prefer rails because: 1) I love the community and the gems (I always find everything I need) 2) I feel that the decisions of the core team are the right ones and they are still innovating in the small details 3) Finally and most important, because of ruby. Ruby in my eyes is much more expressive. When I do something in rails I feel like that's the right way to do it (I am a rails developer for about 8 years now). Maybe my brain has been wired too much with rails but everytime I tried to do something in laravel, django, or even phoenix, it just couldn't cut it. I think it is a matter of preference than anything else.