Rig vs Laravel Herd
Herd is a polished PHP/Laravel runtime on your Mac. Rig is the control plane for every process around that site — and your Node, queues, and AI tools.
Laravel / PHP shops on Mac who already like Herd — or are choosing a stack now.
Use Herd (or Valet) for PHP itself. Use Rig when you need one window for vite + queue + API + MCP — Herd doesn't replace that. Many studios run both.