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pgweb vs RailsAdmin: What are the differences?
What is pgweb? Web-based PostgreSQL database browser written in Go. This is a web-based browser for PostgreSQL database server. Its written in Go and works on Mac OSX, Linux and Windows machines. Main idea behind using Go for the backend is to utilize language's ability for cross-compile source code for multiple platforms. This project is an attempt to create a very simple and portable application to work with PostgreSQL databases.
What is RailsAdmin? A Rails engine that provides an easy-to-use interface for managing your data. RailsAdmin is a Rails engine that provides an easy-to-use interface for managing your data.
pgweb and RailsAdmin can be categorized as "Database" tools.
Some of the features offered by pgweb are:
- Connect to local or remote server
- Browse tables and table rows
- Get table details: structure, size, indices, row count
On the other hand, RailsAdmin provides the following key features:
- CRUD any data with ease
- Custom actions
- Automatic form validation
pgweb and RailsAdmin are both open source tools. It seems that RailsAdmin with 7.09K GitHub stars and 2.08K forks on GitHub has more adoption than pgweb with 5.94K GitHub stars and 419 GitHub forks.
Pros of pgweb
Pros of RailsAdmin
- Easy setup8
- Easy implementation4
- No configuration required3
- Tolerable UI (default Bootstrap)2
- Search and filtering1
- Export data to CSV1
- Export to JSON1
- Free1
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Cons of pgweb
Cons of RailsAdmin
- Not easy to customize1