#Laravel March Product Updates

March was a big month for product updates. Laravel 13 brings first-party AI tooling to the framework, Laravel Cloud now has a free trial with no credit card required, and Forge adds managed PostgreSQL on Laravel VPS.

The Laravel Framework launched Laravel 13 with a first-party AI SDK, JSON:API resources, vector/semantic search, and expanded PHP attributes, along with Inertia v3 featuring a new Vite plugin, SSR in development, and Axios removed from the bundle.

Laravel Cloud started offering $5 in usage credit with each new Laravel Cloud organization created, added GitHub SSO, shipped scheduled autoscaling for Business and Enterprise plans, and rolled out a redesigned usage page.

Laravel Forge added managed PostgreSQL databases on Laravel VPS, with built-in observability, read replicas, and automated backups.

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#Laravel Framework

• Laravel 13: Build AI-powered Laravel apps with a unified first-party SDK for text generation, agents, embeddings, and audio, plus native semantic search and JSON:API resources out of the box.
• Inertia v3: The new @inertiajs/vite plugin eliminates setup boilerplate, SSR works in development without a separate Node process, and bundle size is smaller with Axios replaced by a built-in XHR client.
• Starter Kits + Teams: All starter kits now come pre-configured with Laravel 13, Inertia v3, and full team management screens from day-one.

Read the full Laravel Framework changelog.

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#Laravel Cloud

• Cloud Trial: Sign up to any plan to get started with $5 in credits.
• Sign In with GitHub: Sign in or create your account with GitHub and since Cloud already uses that connection for source control, your repos are ready to go immediately.
• Redesigned Usage Page: A cleaner summary of your current spend, bandwidth, credits, and billing alerts, with drill-down into resource costs and application-level compute usage by environment.

Read the full Laravel Cloud changelog.

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#Laravel Forge

• Managed Databases: Laravel VPS now supports managed PostgreSQL databases. Create, monitor, and manage clusters directly from Forge with built-in observability, read replicas, and automated backups.
• Envoyer Deployment Indicator: Sites deployed via Envoyer are now clearly labeled in the Forge UI.

Read the full Forge changelog.