head to head · open source
filament vs Statamic
filament has 32,397 GitHub stars, 4,237 forks, 26 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Statamic has 4,913 stars, 652 forks, 258 open issues and last shipped yesterday. filament leads on adoption by 559% (32,397 vs 4,913 stars). filament is written in PHP under MIT; Statamic is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. filament has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Statamic 13%. filament was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (cms, laravel), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | Statamic | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 4.9K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | PHP | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.2K | ⑂ 652 |
| 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 Statamic if
- You want the Statamic feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Statamic 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 Statamic
About Statamic Statamic is the flat first, Laravel + Git powered CMS designed for building beautiful, easy to manage websites. [!NOTE] This repository contains the code for the core Statamic Composer package, to be installed into an existing Laravel application. The [application repository][app repo] is where you can find a Laravel application preconfigured with Statamic, which is used when creating a new project via the Statamic CLI tool. Learning Statamic Statamic has extensive [documentation][docs]. We dedicate a significant amount of time and energy every day to improving them, so if something is unclear…
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Frequently asked questions
Is filament or Statamic more popular?
filament has 32,397 GitHub stars and Statamic has 4,913. filament has the larger community by that measure.
Are filament and Statamic free?
Both are open source. filament is licensed under MIT, and Statamic has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between filament and Statamic?
filament is written in PHP and Statamic 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 Statamic?
Choose filament if you want the larger community (32,397 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Statamic if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.