CMS / Admin Data v2.4.0 Updated 2026-01-15

Filament

Beautiful admin panels for Laravel

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90 /100
Excellent pick Good confidence (88%)

Quick Verdict

Best For

  • Laravel admin panels
  • Back-office applications
  • CRUD-heavy applications
  • Rapid prototyping

Consider Alternatives If

  • Public-facing websites
  • Highly custom UI requirements
  • Non-Laravel PHP projects

Top Alternatives

Laravel Nova 85

Score Breakdown

6 dimensions evaluated with transparent methodology

Performance
82 −18

Livewire 3 based with optimizations

  • Built on Livewire 3 for reactivity
  • Lazy loading for large tables
  • Efficient query building
Why not 100%:
  • −9 Livewire overhead for simple pages
  • −9 Large admin panels can be slow
Developer Experience
95 −5

Incredibly fast to build admin panels

  • Fluent PHP API for everything
  • Form and table builders
  • TALL stack native (Tailwind, Alpine, Livewire, Laravel)
Why not 100%:
  • −2 Customization can be complex
  • −2 Learning curve for advanced features
Ecosystem
88 −12

27.2K GitHub stars, rich plugin ecosystem

  • Official plugins for common needs
  • Community plugins growing rapidly
  • Spatie packages integrate well
Why not 100%:
  • −6 Some plugins are paid
  • −6 Quality varies in community plugins
Maintainability
90 −10

Dan Harrin leads active development

  • Dan Harrin leads active development
  • Clear upgrade guides
  • SemVer followed
Why not 100%:
  • −5 v2 to v3 was significant upgrade
  • −5 Rapid development means frequent updates
Cost Efficiency
88 −12

Free vs Nova at $99/site

  • Core is MIT licensed, completely free
  • Dramatically reduces development time
  • No per-seat licensing
Why not 100%:
  • −6 Some advanced features are paid
  • −6 Premium support is separate
Compliance
85 −15

Laravel security with admin features

  • Role-based access control
  • Policy integration
  • Activity logging available
Why not 100%:
  • −7 Advanced compliance needs plugins
  • −7 Audit logging not built-in

Compare Alternatives

How Filament stacks up against similar technologies

TechnologyOverallPerfDXEcosystem
Current Filament90829588
Laravel Nova Official Laravel, Vue-based, $99/site85———Compare →
Full comparison with Laravel Nova

Sources & Methodology

How we calculate these scores: transparent and reproducible

Deterministic Scoring

Same inputs always produce the same outputs. We use versioned lookup tables, not LLM opinions. Every score is explainable and reproducible.

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GitHub

Repository activity, stars, contributors, issue resolution time

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Community Signals

Stack Overflow activity, Discord engagement, developer surveys

Data version: 2.4.0 Last updated: 2026-01-15 Confidence: 88%

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