Statamic
The flat-file Laravel CMS — Git-friendly content with a control panel editors actually enjoy.
About
Statamic is a content management system built on Laravel (founded 2012, per software directories) that stores content in flat files by default — no database queries for basic content, and everything commits cleanly to Git. It installs as a package inside a normal Laravel app, so developers keep their routes, models, and tests, while editors get a modern control panel: Statamic 6 shipped January 28, 2026 with a redesigned Vue 3 + Inertia + Tailwind 4 control panel, command palette, two-factor auth, and passkeys.
Content modeling uses Blueprints with 40+ fieldtypes, defined in the panel or YAML; Antlers is the templating engine (Blade works too); and native REST and GraphQL APIs cover headless use. Pricing: Core is free (limited to one super admin and one content form); Pro is $349 per site including a year of updates, then $99/year — Pro unlocks unlimited users and roles, revisions, APIs, and multi-site. Pro is free while in development. The per-site price adds up fast for agencies running many client sites. No published performance benchmarks found.
What it can do
- Flat-file content storage, Git-friendly by default
- Blueprints with 40+ fieldtypes for content modeling
- Modern control panel (Vue 3, Inertia, Tailwind 4)
- Live preview for editors
- Antlers templating engine alongside Blade
- Native REST and GraphQL APIs
- Multi-site support and revisions (Pro)
Setup
Install into a Laravel app via Composer (composer require statamic/cms), run the installer, and start modeling content with Blueprints.
Prerequisites
PHP 8.2+ and Laravel; Composer for installation.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 7/10
Scored 7/10 (VERIFIED tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Laravel flat-file architecture, Statamic 6 release (Jan 2026), and Core-free/Pro-$349-per-site pricing corroborated across three 2026 sources. Strengths: excellent editor experience in the Laravel world, Git-native content, no plugin marketplace security sprawl. Docked for: (1) proprietary per-site licensing — $349/site adds up for agencies; (2) closed source with a smaller addon ecosystem than WordPress. License: proprietary (paid per-site license).
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 7.0/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 9.0/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 2.0/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 8.0/10
- · Founded 2012; Laravel flat-file CMS; Statamic 6 shipped Jan 28, 2026 (Vue 3 + Inertia + Tailwind 4 panel, 2FA, passkeys).
- · Core free (1 super admin, 1 content form); Pro $349/site incl. 1yr updates then $99/yr; Blueprints 40+ fieldtypes; Antlers/Blade.
- · Native REST + GraphQL APIs; per-site pricing adds up for agencies; no published benchmarks.
Sources
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