Admin panels
Combine filters →An admin panel gives an application a back office: lists, forms and filters over its data, with users and permissions, without building each screen by hand. Some are packages for one framework and name it under “Built on”, others sit on top of any database. A record carries this category when producing that admin interface is a main purpose. A headless CMS often carries it as well. Filament and Directus are examples.
13 projects are admin panels, listed alphabetically. Written in 4 languages, most of them open source. Counts only projects with momentum; the full list has the rest.
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- Bull Board
Dashboard UI for Bull and BullMQ job queues, mounted into an existing Node server or run as a standalone CLI or Docker image.
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- DBeaver
Desktop database management tool and SQL client for many SQL and NoSQL databases, with a free community edition.
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- Filament
UI framework for Laravel for building admin panels and apps from Livewire-based tables, forms and other components.
Frappe FrameworkPython and JavaScript low-code web framework for building data-driven web applications, with a built-in admin interface, roles and permissions.
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Laravel NovaCommercial administration panel package for Laravel applications.
LowdefyConfig-first web framework that builds business apps and internal tools from YAML configuration, served by a Node.js server.
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PayloadTypeScript framework that runs inside a Next.js app and generates an admin panel, database schema and REST, GraphQL and local APIs from one config, used as a headless CMS or application backend.
pgAdminOpen-source administration and development tool for PostgreSQL, run as a desktop application or as a web application.
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ToolJetOpen-source low-code platform for building internal tools and dashboards on existing databases and APIs, self-hosted or as ToolJet Cloud.
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- WaveMaker
Low-code platform for building web and hybrid mobile applications, offered as a cloud service and as an on-premise installation.
What is the best admin panel?
No idea. We list software, we don't rate it. Open the records that look close and compare them side by side.


