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Last Updated: 07-16-2026 01:07 AM (UTC)

Motor Admin

Stop building internal tools and ship your actual product - Motor Admin exists for exactly that. Point this Ruby/Vue application at a PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, or SQL Server database and it generates a complete CRUD admin panel from your schema in under a minute - search, filters, create, update, delete, all through a polished UI, with every customization done through in-app settings rather than a DSL or boilerplate code. What elevates it beyond CRUD generators is the business-intelligence half: write SQL queries (with variables) and render results as tables, numbers, line/bar/ pie charts, funnels, or markdown; organize reports into shared dashboards; and attach queries and dashboards directly to resource pages as tabs, so an order record shows its revenue history in place. Operations beyond CRUD are covered by custom actions and a WYSIWYG forms builder that posts to your existing REST or GraphQL APIs - send a refund, trigger an email, whatever your backend exposes. Email alerts deliver scheduled reports, Slack sends personalized report alerts, and intelligence search spans all resources. Governance is included: role-based permissions with row- and column-level control (CanCanCan), an audit log of admin activity, multiple database connections, and configuration sync between staging and production. Mobile-optimized, AGPL-licensed, also available as a Rails engine.

Motor Admin

Benefits

  • Ship Product, Not Admin Tools
  • A complete admin panel generated from your schema in under a minute, configured in the UI.
  • CRUD Plus Real BI
  • SQL reports, charts, and dashboards live beside data management - one tool, not two.
  • Your APIs Do the Heavy Lifting
  • Custom forms and actions call your REST or GraphQL endpoints for business logic.
  • Safe to Hand to the Team
  • Row- and column-level permissions, audit logging, and role management built in.

Features

  • Auto-Generated CRUD
  • Search, filters, and full data management built from your database schema.
  • SQL Reports and Charts
  • Variable-driven queries rendered as tables, charts, funnels, or markdown.
  • Dashboards
  • Combine reports into shared views, attachable to resource pages as tabs.
  • Custom Actions and Forms
  • WYSIWYG form builder wired to your REST or GraphQL APIs.
  • Alerts
  • Scheduled report emails and personalized Slack alerts.
  • Governance
  • CanCanCan-based RBAC, audit log, multi-database support, and config sync.