Lumen (Laravel) V.S NODE.JS Solutions

i need to develop an API backend that it should be :

• robust
• high performance
• provides RESTFULL API
• connected to a Mysql storage: i prefer a relation db for the complexity
• only backend not also frontend framework

I'm undecided between :

• Lumen : i need only API service because i choose react js as frontend framework.. so i think is better lumen than laravel because i no need frontend
• Nodejs api solution: In this moment searching on the web i found Seals and Loopback as framework for my api backend.

I find discortanti opinions ... some told that php solution as Lumen is not good for performance ( see http://ift.tt/1AReQ02 ).... and some one told that in this moment there arent reliable api backend framework in node js: seals is not good for performance and about loopback i found few comment... so i ask you what is the best choiche for performance and robust solution ..

via Chebli Mohamed