What is GuacPanel?
A lightweight, customizable admin dashboard built with Laravel, Inertia, Vue, and Tailwind CSS. GuacPanel provides ready-to-use features like authentication, permissions, backup management, and auditing - all with beautiful UI components.
Problem
Users previously relied on complex or outdated Laravel admin panels that required extensive setup and customization. Outdated UI components, time-consuming setup, and lack of modern features made managing backend systems inefficient.
Solution
A Laravel-based admin dashboard tool enabling developers to deploy lightweight, pre-configured admin panels with built-in authentication, permissions, backups, auditing, and Tailwind/Vue UI components. Example: Manage user roles via drag-and-drop interfaces.
Customers
Laravel developers, technical founders, and SaaS teams building internal/admin interfaces. Demographics: 25-40yo, familiar with PHP/Laravel stack, prioritizing rapid backend development.
Unique Features
Combines Laravel’s backend power with Inertia/Vue’s frontend flexibility, offering pre-built modules (audit logs, backups) and a minimalist UI that requires zero custom CSS setup.
User Comments
Saves weeks of development time
Best-in-class Vue integration for Laravel
Intuitive permission system
Tailwind customization works seamlessly
Documentation needs more examples
Traction
Launched July 2024 on Product Hunt, reached #2 Product of the Day. Open-source GitHub repo with 820+ stars. Founder @guacpanel has 1.2K X/Twitter followers.
Market Size
The global admin panel software market is projected to reach $5.8 billion by 2030 (CAGR 11.3%), with Laravel powering 0.7% of all websites as of 2024.
