activeadmin/activeadmin
The administration framework for Ruby on Rails applications. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 69
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 124
- age_days: 5984
- days_rel: 51
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
9705 stars · 3325 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Active Admin is a Ruby on Rails engine and framework for building elegant administration backends for web applications. It provides a DSL to generate admin interfaces with CRUD resources, filters, scopes, sidebars, authentication via Devise, and CSV/JSON/XML downloads.
Use cases
- build an admin dashboard for a rails app
- generate CRUD admin interface for existing models
- add admin panel with authentication to rails application
- create filterable and searchable admin tables
- export admin resources as CSV or JSON
- customize admin UI with sidebars and custom actions
When to choose
- you have a Ruby on Rails application and need an admin backend quickly
- you want a customizable DSL-driven admin UI with built-in auth, filters, and pagination
- you need staff-facing data management screens with CSV/JSON/XML exports
When to avoid
- your project is not Ruby on Rails
- you need a fully custom, highly designed admin frontend rather than a convention-based interface
- you want a headless admin API without server-rendered UI
Facets
framework · maturity stable
web-framework ui-components auth authorization form-handling templating csv data-visualization web-development backend developer-tools cms ruby cross-platform rails-engine admin-dashboard admin-ui dsl devise crud-interface web-server
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0a02e8bf3585
- homepage: https://activeadmin.info · fetched 2026-08-29 · cc1244458f8a
- site_page: https://activeadmin.info/0-installation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a20527f53f7b
- site_page: https://activeadmin.info/8-custom-actions.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 57c1338b9581
- site_page: https://activeadmin.info/3-index-pages.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · aaa03666f669
- site_page: https://activeadmin.info/7-sidebars.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 735b225eb467
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| activeadmin/activeadmin | main | 89 |
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