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24 alternatives to CakeAdmin

Free admin dashboard template based on Bootstrap 5

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CakeAdmin launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PlainAdmin▲268

   Open source multipurpose dashboard template

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Soft UI Dashboard▲178

   Admin dashboard template for Bootstrap 5

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Star Admin 2 Bootstrap 5 Admin Template▲14

   Free Admin Dashboard Template built with Bootstrap 5

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4MD
   Material Dashboard – Free Admin for Bootstrap 4, React, Angular, Vue.js▲436

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Vuestic Admin▲130

   Free Vue 2 Admin Dashboard with a set of custom components

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Flatlogic Dashboards▲118

   Admin dashboard templates built with Vue, React and Angular

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Berry: Free Admin Dashboard Template▲3

   Free Responsive Bootstrap 5 Admin Template

   2024 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Horizon UI▲318

   Trendiest open-source React admin template

   2022 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Spur▲147

   An open source Bootstrap admin template

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Astero Admin▲11

    Free Bootstrap 5 Admin Template

    2025 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Corporate UI Dashboard Pro▲85

    Premium bootstrap 5 admin template

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12FR
    Free React template that makes “Admin Dashboards” easy▲62

    2019 · mdbootstrap.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BootStarters▲134

    Huge open source collection of free themes for Bootstrap 5

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TailAdmin Dashboard▲201

    Open-source Tailwind CSS admin dashboard template

    2023 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Shards Dashboard UI Kit▲178

    Free & modern Bootstrap 4 admin dashboard template pack

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Darkboard▲187

    Completely open source admin dashboard

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ArchitectUI▲129

    Modern dashboard template for bootstrap 4

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Bootstrap Admin Templates & Themes▲13

    Build great dashboards start today with pre-coded templates

    2024 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Forest Admin for Rails▲165

    Fully-featured admin panel for Ruby on Rails apps

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Admini▲74

    A minimalistic Admin Panel built with Bootstrap 5.2

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Shade▲332

    Free landing page templates for startups

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sneat Bootstrap 5 HTML Admin Template▲16

    Powerful & Comprehensive Bootstrap 5 HTML Admin Template

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23BD
    Bootstrap Dashboard for Angular 2 – Free Admin Template▲7

    2016 · lbd-angular2.creative-tim.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Material Dashboard▲281

    A free bootstrap admin built on top of Material Kit

    2017 · its alternatives →

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