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Postico vs RailsAdmin: What are the differences?
Developers describe Postico as "A modern PostgreSQL client for OS X". Postico provides an easy to use interface, making Postgres more accessible for newcomers and specialists alike. Postico will look familiar to anyone who has used a Mac before. Just connect to a database and begin working with tables and views. Start with the basics and learn about advanced features of PostgreSQL as you go along. On the other hand, RailsAdmin is detailed as "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.
Postico and RailsAdmin can be primarily classified as "Database" tools.
Some of the features offered by Postico are:
- Peek inside your database. Then edit as needed.
- Design a database with a sound structure.
- Query, Enquire, Investigate.
On the other hand, RailsAdmin provides the following key features:
- CRUD any data with ease
- Custom actions
- Automatic form validation
"Very clean, respectable interface" is the top reason why over 3 developers like Postico, while over 7 developers mention "Easy setup" as the leading cause for choosing RailsAdmin.
RailsAdmin is an open source tool with 7.09K GitHub stars and 2.08K GitHub forks. Here's a link to RailsAdmin's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, Postico has a broader approval, being mentioned in 8 company stacks & 8 developers stacks; compared to RailsAdmin, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.
Pros of Postico
- Very clean, respectable interface4
- Really modern client3
- Reliable and easy to use3
- Increases productivity2
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 Postico
Cons of RailsAdmin
- Not easy to customize1