head to head · open source
filament vs Drupal
filament has 32,397 GitHub stars, 4,237 forks, 26 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Drupal has 4,296 stars, 1,979 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. filament leads on adoption by 654% (32,397 vs 4,296 stars). filament is written in PHP under MIT; Drupal is written in PHP under a licence not recorded in this registry. filament has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Drupal 46%. filament was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| filament | Drupal | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 4.3K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | PHP | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.2K | ⑂ 2.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick filament if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Drupal if
- You want the Drupal feature set and don't need the biggest community
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Drupal fits your workflow better
About filament
Build apps & admin panels fast, for your bright ideas. With a solid Laravel foundation and a polished UI, you can focus on what makes your product unique. Filament gives you UI components that you won't outgrow — a cohesive set of well considered building blocks that adapt as your application grows in complexity. Tables — Browse and filter large datasets with powerful columns, actions, and bulk operations. Forms — Build complex, reactive forms using a set of reusable, state aware components. Infolists — Render read only record views with structured layouts and custom formatting. Notifications — Trigger in app…
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About Drupal
Drupal is an open source content management platform supporting a variety of websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community driven websites. For more information, visit the Drupal website, [Drupal.org][Drupal.org], and join the [Drupal community][Drupal community]. Contributing Drupal is developed on [Drupal.org][Drupal.org], the home of the international Drupal community since 2001! [Drupal.org][Drupal.org] hosts Drupal's [GitLab repository][GitLab repository], its [issue queue][issue queue], and its [documentation][documentation]. Before you start working on code, be sure to search the [issue…
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Frequently asked questions
Is filament or Drupal more popular?
filament has 32,397 GitHub stars and Drupal has 4,296. filament has the larger community by that measure.
Are filament and Drupal free?
Both are open source. filament is licensed under MIT, and Drupal has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between filament and Drupal?
filament is written in PHP and Drupal in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, filament or Drupal?
Choose filament if you want the larger community (32,397 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Drupal if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.