Compare modern Django admin themes by design, features, integrations, and development activity to find the best option for your project.
Django offers a powerful built-in administration interface, but its default design and functionality can be limiting for complex internal tools. Django admin themes extend the standard admin with improved navigation, dashboards, filters, theming and other UI features.
This comparison covers seven actively used Django admin themes: Unfold, Jazzmin, Grappelli, Baton, Admin Interface, Daisy and JET Reboot. The tables below compare their positioning, technology stack and built-in features.
| Unfold | Jazzmin | Grappelli | Baton | Admin Interface | Daisy | Jet Reboot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Dashboards & tools | AdminLTE users | Mature projects | Bootstrap + AI | Visual theming | DaisyUI users | JET-style admin |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD | MIT | MIT | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Pricing | Free | Free | Free | Free, optional paid AI | Free | Free | Free |
| UI stack | Tailwind CSS | AdminLTE + Bootstrap 5 | Custom grid-based UI | Bootstrap 5 | Django admin + custom themes | Tailwind CSS 4 + DaisyUI 5 | Custom JET UI |
| Activity | Very active | Active | Maintained | Very active | Maintained | Active | Limited |
| Live demo | demo.unfoldadmin.com | Live demo | - | Live demo | - | Live demo | - |
Django admin theme features |
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| Sidebar | check | check | close | check | close | check | check |
| Branding & themes | check | check | close | check | check | check | check |
| Dashboard | check | close | check | close | close | close | check |
| Dashboard components | check | close | check | close | close | close | check |
| Dark mode | check | check | close | check | check | check | close |
| Theme selector | close | check | close | close | close | check | check |
| Form tabs | check | check | close | check | check | check | close |
| Changelist tabs | check | close | close | close | close | close | close |
| Related modals | close | check | close | close | check | close | close |
| Advanced filters | check | close | check | check | check | check | check |
| Global search | check | check | close | check | close | close | close |
| Sortable inlines | check | close | check | close | close | close | close |
| Paginated inlines | check | close | close | close | close | close | close |
| Conditional fields | check | close | close | close | close | close | close |
| Menu badges | check | close | close | close | close | close | close |
| WYSIWYG editor | check | close | close | close | close | close | close |
| Environment label | check | close | close | close | check | close | close |
| Responsive | check | check | close | check | check | check | check |
| Command palette | check | close | close | close | close | close | close |
| AI features | close | close | close | check | close | close | close |
Django admin theme built with Tailwind CSS to bring modern look and feel to your admin interface. Already contains several built-in features for smooth developer experience.
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