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Filament

Open-source Laravel framework for building admin panels and internal apps with Livewire.

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About Filament

Filament is an open-source UI framework for Laravel that has become the most popular way to build admin panels in the PHP world. Developers define resources for their Eloquent models and get list tables with filters, search and bulk actions, create and edit forms with dozens of field types, relation managers, dashboards with widgets, notifications and multi-tenancy, all rendered with Livewire, Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS so pages feel interactive without writing a separate JavaScript front end. Its form, table and action packages can also be used in ordinary Laravel apps, and hundreds of community plugins cover extras such as permissions, media libraries and charts. It is MIT-licensed and free, with the app running on your own Laravel server. It suits Laravel teams building back offices for their products or full internal applications quickly. It is only for PHP and Laravel developers, upgrades between major versions can take work, and business users cannot build with it on their own.

Best for: Laravel developers building admin panels and back offices for their applications.

Pros and cons

What works

  • MIT-licensed and free
  • Rich tables, forms and actions with little code
  • Large plugin ecosystem and active community

Why people leave

  • Only for Laravel and PHP
  • Major-version upgrades can require rework
  • Not usable by non-developers

Top Filament alternatives

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  1. 1AdminJS logo
    AdminJS

    Auto-generated admin panel for Node.js applications.

    66.5
  2. 2React-admin logo
    React-admin

    React-based admin framework for any REST or GraphQL backend.

    62.6
  3. 3Refine logo
    Refine

    Headless React framework for internal tools and dashboards.

    59.6
  4. 4Retool logo
    Retool

    Low-code platform when you would rather not write the panel yourself.

    57.2
  5. 5Forest Admin logo
    Forest Admin

    Hosted back-office interface over your existing database.

    55.3

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Filament: common questions

Is Filament free?

Yes. Filament is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Filament open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at filamentphp/filament. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Filament run on?

Filament is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Filament?

The highest-ranked Filament alternatives right now are AdminJS, React-admin and Refine. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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