Avo for Ruby on Rails Reviews

1. Stan

   · Founder at SaaSHub · almost 3 years ago
   Seems promising

   Avo definitely seems promising and polished. What is more, it's based on all the modern tech that's included within the latest (v7 as of now) version of Rails.

   Unfortunately, its licence is bit less permissive than one would expect. I.e. you can't use it in a commercial product without buying a license. Yes, there are both FREE and Pro version; however, if you are using it on a non-personal project you need to pay for it. That's not inherently bad, as it pays for the support and improvement of the product. Yet, it could be a deterrent for many.

   Something similar to what Sidekiq is doing seems more appropriate - a FREE (free free) and an Enterprise version. Then, you can use the FREE version in any sort of a project, and if the project picks up, you can buy the enterprise version and benefit from the extra features.

   🏁 Competitors: RailsAdmin, Active Admin

   👍 Pros:    Polished design|Modern architecture|Good docs

   👎 Cons:    Licence

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Avo for Ruby on Rails mentions (12)

• Rails for Everything

  I would say that Avo is by far the best Rails admin solution out there. It's beautiful. https://avohq.io/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Short Ruby Newsletter - edition 110 highlights

  Avo is looking for a mid-level Ruby on Rails Developer and I could not recommend enough the experience of working with Adrian Marin - the creator of Avo. - Source: dev.to / 8 months ago

• Ask HN: Fastest way to launch web app

  I would recommend Ruby on Rails - you will find well establish gems for everything you need (eg: devise for auth, pay gem for paymens, sitepress for static content like marketing pages …) There are also some very well done (simple to understand and maintain) starter kits. Here are two of them: - https://jumpstartrails.com - https://businessclasskit.com I would recommend Avo (and I am doing so for a couple of... - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Show HN: Build your startup or side project faster with these SaaS templates

  Quality is often much better with these kinds of templates and frameworks, because the creators often can make better default choices. For example, Avo (https://avohq.io) and Bullet Train (https://bullettrain.co/) are IMHO both much higher quality out of the box than what a typical intermediate Rails developer could accomplish in months of full time learning and coding. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Show HN: Build your startup or side project faster with these SaaS templates

  Avo is a great content management system for Rails. I'm a paying customer. https://avohq.io/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

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• Show HN: Build Ruby on Rails apps 10x faster – Avo

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