# Features (Free vs Paid) Our software is open-core. That means there are features that you can use for free, and features you can only access by purchasing. Our goal with this split was to have: - a simplified version, that includes what most admin panels absolutely need, in `backpack\crud`; [FREE] - a plug-and-play add-on, that adds features for more complex use cases, in `backpack\pro`; [PRO] - add-ons to help in corner cases (both FREE and PAID); You do not _need to_ purchase anything from us. But we hope that: - if you're making money from your project, as soon as you need _one_ paid feature, you can justify its cost, to save the time it takes to build that yourself; - if you're _not_ making money from your project yet, as the project grows and starts making a profit, you'll _want to_ purchase, to get access to paid features and support its maintenance; ## Features Everywhere in our docs, you'll see the [PRO] label if it needs the `backpack\pro` add-on. Everything else is free, as part of `backpack\crud`. Here's a comparison table of all features, so you can understand what will be a good fit for you:

	Backpack\CRUD	Backpack\CRUD + Backpack\PRO
Admin UI
- Alerts	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Authentication	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Custom Pages	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Breadcrumbs	[FREE]	[FREE]
- HTML Components	[180+ components]	[180+ components]
- Widgets	[9 widgets]	[9 widgets] + chart
CRUD Panels
- List Operation	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Columns	[28 columns types]	[28 free] + 29 pro columns
- Buttons	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Search	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Filters	-	10+ filter types
- Export Buttons	-	[PRO]
- Details Row	-	[PRO]
- Create & Update Operations	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Fields	[28 field types]	[28 free] + 29 pro fields
- Validation	[3 ways]	[3 ways]
- Multiple fields per line	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Split fields into tabs	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Translatable Models	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Save Actions	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Show Operation	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Columns	[28 column types]	[28 free] + 29 pro columns
- Delete Operation	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Reorder Operation	[FREE]	[FREE]
- Revise Operation	[FREE]	[FREE]
- BulkDelete Operation	-	PRO
- Clone Operation	-	PRO
- BulkClone Operation	-	PRO
- Fetch Operation	-	PRO
- InlineCreate Operation	-	PRO

Both `backpack/crud` and `backpack/pro` will keep receiving active attention, maintenance and care from us, for many years going forward - this is our job. If you have suggestions, please [tell us](https://github.com/laravel-backpack/ideas). ## Add-ons In addition to our main packages (`backpack\crud` and `backpack\pro`), whose features we've detailed above, we've also developed a series of single-purpose Backpack add-ons. Most developers won't need these, but those who do will be grateful that we took the time: - some free: `backpack\permissionmanager`, `backpack\settings`, `backpack\pagemanager`, `backpack\newscrud`, `backpack\menucrud`, `backpack\filemanager`, `backpack\logmanager`, `backpack\backupmanager`, `backpack\revise-operation` etc. [FREE] - some paid: `backpack\devtools`, `backpack\figma-template` [PAID EXTRA] We also encourage our community to build third-party add-ons (we've made it [easy](/docs/{{version}}/add-ons-tutorial-using-the-addon-skeleton)). Our plan is to create more and more add-ons, as we discover more recurring problems, that we can solve for Laravel freelancers and development teams. For more information, see: - [our add-ons page](https://backpackforlaravel.com/addons) for more add-ons (including third-party add-ons); - [our pricing page](https://backpackforlaravel.com/pricing) for the first-party add-ons that we think are _so good_, that they're worth paying for;