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Filament is where Laravel teams went after Nova. It is still a Laravel project.

Filament builds a genuinely good admin on Livewire and Tailwind, and for a team already on the TALL stack it is the strongest option in PHP. Every resource, form and table is still a PHP class your developers write and deploy. Jet Admin generates the same screens from the database, so the people using the tool can change it, and you keep the code.

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Why Jet

Why teams choose Jet Admin

Build with your existing tools and data

Your client portal software runs on the Postgres, MySQL or Mongo you already use — no migration, no second copy of the data.

A database your whole team can use

Browse, filter and edit the data behind your apps in a spreadsheet-style workspace, with two-way sync back to the source.

Visual workflows you can follow

See your app logic as visual workflows your team can follow, with branches, AI steps, Slack and email actions.

Safely share with your whole team

Set clear roles and access rules across apps, forms and data so each team member can access the tools and records they need.

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CAPABILITY

Jet

Filament

Build on your existing database

Two-way sync & write-back

Edit & own the generated code

Self-hosting & on-premise

White-label & custom domains

Built for internal tools & ops

Granular role-based access

Audit logs

Full support

Partial / limited

Not available

The verdict

So, which should you choose?

Choose the platform that fits your data sources, workflows and access requirements. Jet Admin lets your team build business apps and internal tools on existing data, with visual workflows and access controls. Use the comparison to evaluate the fit for your team.

Filament

may be better when…

Filament is where Laravel teams went after Nova. It is still a Laravel project.

Jet Admin is best when…

Your team needs to understand and maintain the app without engineers

You want to see your app logic visually — not hidden in code

You need a database your whole team can browse and work with directly

You want built-in permissions and no per-seat pricing

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Already built it in

Filament

?

Bring it into Jet.

Moving an existing app? Connect your data and rebuild the workflows you need in Jet Admin. If you have exportable React source code, contact our team to check import compatibility. Migration options depend on your current platform.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Filament better than Laravel Nova?

For most Laravel teams now, yes: it is free, actively developed and built on Livewire and Tailwind rather than Vue. Nova's advantage is first-party support from the Laravel team.

What is the best Filament alternative?

Inside Laravel there is not really a stronger option, which is the point. The alternative is a different shape: generating the admin from the database so it is not a PHP project at all.

Can Jet Admin connect to a Laravel app?

Yes. Jet connects to the MySQL or Postgres your Laravel app already uses, or to its REST API, and queries it in place with no second copy of the data.

Does Jet Admin support custom components like Filament's custom fields?

Yes. Custom React, Vue and Angular components, server-side functions and in-app code editing, with 2-way GitHub sync on the Pro plan.

Do we have to choose one?

No. Teams often keep Filament for developer CRUD and build the ops and customer-facing screens in Jet against the same database.

Filament is where Laravel teams went after Nova. It is still a Laravel project.