Administrate
Better knownA Rails admin dashboard framework you own and override
No ratings yet# Gemfile
gem "administrate"Administrate vs SQLite Dashboard
Both replace Retool. Administrate is the better-known of the two (5,800 stars), while SQLite Dashboard also stands in for Metabase Cloud.
Browse and query your SQLite databases from inside the app
No ratings yet# Gemfile
gem "sqlite_dashboard"
# config/routes.rb
mount SqliteDashboard::Engine, at: "/sqlite_dashboard"What Administrate does
Administrate generates admin controllers and views that you then edit like any other Rails code. The generated code is yours. A dashboard class per model describing fields and their types Index, show, new and edit screens Search and filtering Every view overridable, because they are generated into your app Administrate generates code into your repository; Madmin keeps more of itself inside the gem. Pick generated-and-editable, or configured-and-compact.
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Why you might pick it
- It also replaces Forest Admin.
- It has substantially more adoption — 5,800 stars against 80.
What SQLite Dashboard does
Rails 8 put SQLite in production. This gives you somewhere to look at it. Automatic discovery of the SQLite databases in config/database.yml Multiple databases, switchable from the sidebar — including the Solid Queue, Solid Cache and Solid Cable databases A SQL editor with CodeMirror syntax highlighting and autocomplete Paginated results, exportable to CSV or JSON Read-only mode by default: DROP and ALTER are blocked, and DML is configurable Works with importmap — no build step required.
Read the full SQLite Dashboard listing →
Why you might pick it
- It also replaces Metabase Cloud.
Side by side
Rows where the two differ are marked.
| Administrate | SQLite Dashboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Admin and internal tools | Admin and internal tools |
| Replaces (differs) | Forest Admin, Retool | Metabase Cloud, Retool |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| GitHub stars (differs) | 5800 | 80 |
| Gem (differs) | administrate | sqlite_dashboard |
| Mounts at (differs) | /admin | /sqlite_dashboard |
| Member rating | — | — |
What each one gets off your invoice
Questions
- What is the difference between Administrate and SQLite Dashboard?
- Both replace Retool. Administrate is the better-known of the two (5,800 stars), while SQLite Dashboard also stands in for Metabase Cloud.
- Can I mount both Administrate and SQLite Dashboard in the same Rails app?
- Technically yes — engines mount at different paths — but they overlap, so running both usually means two sets of tables doing one job. Pick one.
- Do Administrate and SQLite Dashboard replace the same SaaS product?
- Both are listed as replacements for Retool.