Comparison
An open-source Filament alternative for Laravel
Filament set a high bar for Laravel admin panels, and it is an excellent tool. Saddle covers the same ground for teams whose apps run on Inertia and Vue rather than Livewire and Alpine, with no npm build step in your application.
Why teams pick Saddle
Inertia and Vue, not Livewire
If your team already builds in Vue, your admin panels use the same skills and mental model. No second stack to maintain.
Zero npm in your app
Saddle ships prebuilt panel assets. Pull it in with Composer and the panel renders, with no bundler wiring on your side.
Server-rendered, MIT licensed
Every panel ships with SSR, and the framework, plugins and themes are all open source. No paid tiers gating features.
Just Laravel underneath
Eloquent, policies, gates, validation and queues. Saddle leans on the framework you already know.
Saddle vs. Filament at a glance
| Saddle | Filament | |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend stack | Inertia + Vue 3 | Livewire + Alpine |
| Host npm install | None, ships prebuilt assets | Build step in your app |
| License | MIT, open source | MIT, open source |
| CRUD resources, forms, tables | Yes | Yes |
| Relation managers | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-tenancy | Yes | Yes |
| Dark mode and theming | Yes | Yes |
| Custom fields and columns | Any framework, web components | Livewire components |
| Plugin ecosystem | Young and growing | Large and mature |
| Maturity | Reached 1.0 in 2026 | Established |
When Filament is the better fit
We are happy to point you the right way. If your app is built on Livewire and Alpine, if you want the largest, most battle-tested plugin ecosystem available today, or if you need a feature Saddle has not shipped yet, Filament is a great choice. Saddle is for teams who want that same batteries-included experience on an Inertia and Vue foundation.
Try Saddle in your Laravel app
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Saddle is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Filament. Product names are used here only to describe and compare the tools.