@fragment vs @include vs Blade Components: Which One Should You Use?

In Laravel, you have multiple ways to reuse UI:

• @include
• Blade components (<x-...>)
• @fragment (new & lesser-known)

But which one should you use?

🔹 1. @include — Simple & Fast

Example

@include('partials.user-card', ['user' => $user])

✅ Pros

• Very fast
• Simple
• Minimal overhead

❌ Cons

• Not reusable in a structured way
• No encapsulation
• Harder to scale

👉 Best for: small reusable pieces (partials)

🔹 2. Blade Component (<x-user-card>)

Example

<x-user-card :user="$user" />

✅ Pros

• Clean and reusable
• Encapsulated logic
• Supports slots & attributes

❌ Cons

• Slightly more overhead than @include
• Requires structure

👉 Best for: UI components, design systems

🔹 3. @fragment — Reuse Without Re-rendering

Example

@fragment('user-card')
    <div>{{ $user->name }}</div>
@endfragment

Render later:

@fragment('user-card')

✅ Pros

• Avoids repeated rendering
• Useful for repeated UI blocks
• Cleaner reuse inside same view

❌ Cons

• Limited scope (same view)
• Not a full replacement for components

👉 Best for: reusing content inside same Blade file

⚡ Performance Comparison

🔹 @include — Fastest & Lightweight

• 🚀 Performance: Very fast (minimal overhead)
• 🧩 Flexibility: Low
• 📌 Best for: Small partials like headers, footers, simple UI blocks

👉 Uses direct Blade rendering with almost no extra processing.

🔹 Blade Components (<x-user-card>) — Structured & Reusable

• ⚡ Performance: Slightly slower than @include
• 🧩 Flexibility: High
• 📌 Best for: Reusable UI components, design systems

👉 Adds a small overhead due to:

• Component resolution
• Attribute handling
• Slot processing

But worth it for clean architecture.

🔹 @fragment — Smart Reuse Inside Same View

• ⚡ Performance: Very fast (avoids re-rendering)
• 🧩 Flexibility: Medium
• 📌 Best for: Reusing content multiple times in the same Blade file

👉 Renders once → reuses multiple times → efficient.