Hexagonal Architecture in Laravel: Code That Lasts Longer Than Frameworks

Laravel makes it easy to ship fast, but that often leads to tight coupling between business logic and infrastructure. Hexagonal Architecture (Ports & Adapters) helps by separating your core domain from frameworks and vendors, making tests faster, integrations swappable, and long-term maintenance smoother. In this blog, we'll break down what Hexagonal means in Laravel terms, where it shines, where it's overkill, and how it compares with MVC and other approaches.