A Statamic alternative: two Laravel systems with different focus
Statamic is a good system. If your site runs on it, you probably know why. Moving makes sense when a content site grows into an application with a catalog, inquiries and automation. Then we move it to SQRL 1:1.
How they differ
Statamic
Content can live in files and be versioned in Git. A content site gets a clean history, and developers work with it like code. That's its strength.
SQRL
Content lives in a database and the system is built around catalogs, forms and inquiries. Filters, the form builder, automation and AI are part of the core.
What comes with the base system
Based on our comparison and Statamic's pricing page. Features change, so check the details before you decide.
| Statamic | SQRL | |
|---|---|---|
| Content in files and Git | Yes | no, database |
| Multiple users and roles | Pro edition | Yes |
| Revisions with restore | Pro edition | Yes |
| Multiple languages | Pro edition | Yes |
| REST API | Pro edition | Yes |
| AI assistant that edits content | –No | Yes |
| MCP server | –No | Yes |
| Workflow automation | –No | Yes |
| One-click cookie bar | –No | Yes |
What turns into what
| In SQRL | |
|---|---|
| Collections and blueprints | Content types with declared fields |
| Bard and Replicator | Blocks in the site's theme |
| Taxonomies | Categories |
| Forms | Form builder |
| Multi-site and languages | Language versions in the core |
| Antlers or Blade templates | SQRL theme with blocks |
The Statamic advantage: you usually have the source code. With it, we can carry over more of the logic behind the site than its public face shows. Your custom Laravel code also lands on the same foundation.
When to stay on Statamic
Content in SQRL won't be in Git. We have revisions with restore, but the workflow is different.
Documentation, a magazine or a smaller company site. Statamic will serve you well.
A system you've mastered often beats a move made for a handful of features.
FAQ
No. If nothing's missing, stay.
Both systems are built on Laravel, so you can start from what you have. We handle more complex logic case by case.
We move it to the SQRL database. From then on, revisions handle the versioning.
The step-by-step process is on the Migrate to SQRL page.
Book a SQRL demo
We'll show you the catalog, forms and automation on your website. And if staying on Statamic turns out to be the better call, we'll tell you that too.
Same foundation. Different work on top of it.