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Comparison | Refine vs React-Admin vs AdminBro vs Retool vs Redwood

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  • βœ… Β 1st-class, built-in, and ready to use with no added configuration or code
  • 🟑 Β Supported, but as an unofficial 3rd party or community library/contribution
  • πŸ”Ά Β Supported and documented, but requires extra user-code to implement
  • πŸ›‘ Β Not officially supported or documented.
FeaturesRefineReact-Admin (Website)AdminBro(Website)Retool(Website)Redwood(Website)
Github Repo / Stars-
Bundle Size πŸš€ πŸš€-
PricingOpen SourceOpen Source / Enterprise EditionOpen SourcePricingOpen Source
Platform RequirementsReactReactNode.js - ReactCloud / Self-hostedReact - Node
Supported UI FrameworksAnt Design, Material UI, Tailwind, Mantine, Chakra UI, anything...πŸš€Material UIOwn UIsOwn UIsTailwind, Chakra, Mantine, WindiCSS and custom styles
HeadlessYesπŸš€NoNoNoNo
Access ControlRBAC, ACL, ABAC, etc.πŸš€RBACRBACRBACRBAC
SSR SupportYes πŸš€ Next.js & RemixNoNoNoNo
Live/RealtimeYes with two mode auto and manual πŸš€Yes - just Immediately(Enterprise Edition)NoNoYes, with api/webhooks
Audit Logβœ…βœ… Β Enterprise EditionNoYesYes
State ManagementReact QueryReact QueryRedux-Apollo GraphQL
RoutingReact Router, Next.js, Remix or Any Routing Library πŸš€React RouterReact Router-@redwoodjs/router
DevtoolsYes - React Query DevtoolYes - React Query DevtoolNoNoStorybook, Pino, Jest
Command Palette*βœ…πŸ›‘πŸ›‘πŸ›‘πŸ›‘
Own Advanced Tutorial ExamplesYes - 110+ Examples πŸš€Yes - Few ExamplesNoNoYes, Divided in Chapters
ArchitectureHooks Based πŸš€Component BasedHooks Based-Component Based
Dynamic Multi-level MenusYes πŸš€πŸš€NoNo-No
Project Creator CLIβœ…πŸ›‘πŸ›‘πŸ›‘βœ…
Project CLIβœ…πŸ›‘πŸ›‘πŸ›‘βœ…
Auth Providerβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…
Data Providerβœ…βœ…πŸ”Άβœ…βœ…
i18nβœ…βœ…βœ…-βœ…
Router Providerβœ…πŸ›‘πŸ›‘-βœ…
Notification Providerβœ…πŸ›‘πŸ›‘-βœ…
GraphQL Supportβœ…πŸ”ΆπŸŸ‘βœ…βœ…
Customizationβœ…πŸ”ΆπŸ”ΆπŸ›‘πŸ”Ά
Basic Formβœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…
Editable Tableβœ…βœ… Β Enterprise EditionπŸ›‘βœ…βœ…
Tree Selectβœ…βœ… Β Enterprise EditionπŸ›‘πŸ›‘πŸ›‘
Markdownβœ…βœ… Β Enterprise EditionπŸ›‘βœ…πŸ”Ά
Calendarβœ…βœ… Β Enterprise EditionπŸ›‘βœ…πŸ›‘
Cachingβœ…βœ…πŸ›‘πŸ›‘βœ…
API Cachingβœ…πŸ›‘πŸ›‘πŸ›‘βœ…
Multi Level Menuβœ…βœ… Β Enterprise EditionπŸŸ‘βœ…πŸ›‘
Typescriptβœ…βœ…βœ…-βœ…
Modal Formβœ…βœ… Β Enterprise EditionπŸ›‘βœ…βœ…
Drawer Formβœ…πŸ”ΆπŸ›‘πŸ›‘πŸ›‘
Step Formβœ…βœ… Β Enterprise EditionπŸ›‘πŸ›‘πŸ›‘
Themingβœ…βœ…πŸ”Άβœ…πŸ”Ά
CSV Import/Exportβœ…πŸŸ‘πŸŸ‘βœ…πŸ›‘