# dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder

Simple and rapid application development framework, built on top of Flask. includes detailed security, auto CRUD generation for your models, google charts and much more. Demo (login with guest/welcome) - http://flaskappbuilder.pythonanywhere.com/

Repository: https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flask-appbuilder
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: web, flask, crud, sql, python, rest-api, rest, authentication, rbac
Last push: 2026-07-10T15:26:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4680, "days_push": 54, "days_rel": 71, "gap_med": 25, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4958, forks 1446 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:03.856581+00:00)

## What it is
Flask-AppBuilder is a rapid application development framework built on top of Flask, providing automatic CRUD generation for SQLAlchemy models, role-based security, and chart widgets. It handles authentication (OAuth, LDAP, OpenID, database), permissions, menus, and REST API generation out of the box.

## Use cases
- build an admin panel with CRUD for my SQLAlchemy models
- add role-based access control to a Flask app
- generate a REST API from database models
- add LDAP or OAuth login to a Flask application
- quickly scaffold an internal business tool with Flask
- auto-generate menus and views for a data app

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included admin/CRUD layer on Flask
- you need fine-grained role-based permissions and multiple auth backends
- you're building internal tools or data apps quickly on Python/SQLAlchemy

## When to avoid
- you want a lightweight microservice with minimal framework overhead
- you need a frontend SPA framework or non-Python stack
- you prefer writing explicit custom views over generated conventions

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, auth, authorization, orm, api-framework, data-visualization
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, security
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: flask, crud-generation, rbac, sqlalchemy, admin-interface, rest-api, ldap, oauth, web-server

## Member repositories
- dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:03.856581+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:49.081971+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:03.856581+00:00, sha 1479fdd06b77)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/flask-appbuilder/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:59:08.834681+00:00, sha c13ac066b895)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.