What are the technical differences in using Laravel Sanctum vs. tymon/jwt-auth for API authentication in a Laravel application?

Question

So I want to know which one to use for API authentication and what are the technical differences between using Laravel Sanctum vs tymon/jwt-auth for API authentication in a Laravel application?

I am developing a project with Laravel as backend. So the admin panel and API will be managed by Laravel. I have applied custom authentication and RBAC authorization but now I am confused which package should I use for API authentication "Laravel Sanctum" or "tymon/jwt-auth". What are good practices? And easy to maintain?

Should I consider their advantages/disadvantages before using these two packages in my project?

I use sainttum and tymon/jwt-auth in my practice projects. So I don't have any problems using them.

Answer 1

There are some differences here,

Laravel Sanctuary:

• Easy API login using cookies and sessions.
• Works smoothly with Laravel, increasing security.

tymon/jwt-auth：

• Use tokens to customize your own login information.

• Faster and does not depend on Laravel.

• No cookies or sessions required.

Depending on how simple or customized you want your login to be.