Avo
Better knownA configuration-driven admin panel and internal tools framework
5.0 · 4 ratings# Gemfile
gem "avo"Avo vs Motor Admin
Both replace Retool. Avo is the better-known of the two (2,400 stars), while Motor Admin also stands in for Metabase Cloud.
Low-code admin panel and business intelligence, mounted in your app
No ratings yet# Gemfile
gem "motor-admin"
# config/routes.rb
mount Motor::Admin, at: "/motor_admin"What Avo does
Avo builds an admin panel from resource definitions, and goes past CRUD with custom actions, filters and dashboard cards. Resource classes describing fields, filters and actions Custom actions that run Ruby against selected records Dashboards with metric and chart cards Authorization through Pundit policies Mounts at /avo by default. The community edition is MIT. Several features are in the paid tiers. Check before you plan around one.
Why you might pick it
- It also replaces Forest Admin.
- Members here rate it higher, at 5.0 against 0.0.
- Its licence is Community edition MIT; advanced features commercial, which may matter more than the feature list.
What Motor Admin does
Motor Admin gives you an admin panel that non-developers can reshape from the browser, plus SQL-backed reports and dashboards, all mounted in your app. Auto-generated CRUD for every model Column, filter and form customisation saved to the database SQL queries, dashboards and alerts Custom forms that POST to your own endpoints AGPL-3.0, with a commercial option. If AGPL is a problem where you work, resolve that before building on it.
Read the full Motor Admin listing →
Why you might pick it
- It also replaces Metabase Cloud.
- Its licence is AGPL-3.0 or commercial, which may matter more than the feature list.
Side by side
Rows where the two differ are marked.
| Avo | Motor Admin | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Admin and internal tools | Admin and internal tools |
| Replaces (differs) | Forest Admin, Retool | Metabase Cloud, Retool |
| License (differs) | Community edition MIT; advanced features commercial | AGPL-3.0 or commercial |
| GitHub stars (differs) | 2400 | 1500 |
| Gem (differs) | avo | motor-admin |
| Mounts at (differs) | /avo | /motor_admin |
| Member rating (differs) | 5.0 | — |
What each one gets off your invoice
Questions
- What is the difference between Avo and Motor Admin?
- Both replace Retool. Avo is the better-known of the two (2,400 stars), while Motor Admin also stands in for Metabase Cloud.
- Can I mount both Avo and Motor Admin 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 Avo and Motor Admin replace the same SaaS product?
- Both are listed as replacements for Retool.