Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

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 · plainadmin.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Soft UI Dashboard▲178

   Admin dashboard template for Bootstrap 5

   2021 · creative-tim.com · its alternatives →

3. 3FR
   Free React template that makes “Admin Dashboards” easy▲62

   2019 · mdbootstrap.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Star Admin 2 Bootstrap 5 Admin Template▲14

   Free Admin Dashboard Template built with Bootstrap 5

   2021 · bootstrapdash.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Portal - Admin Dashboard Template (FREE)▲2

   A simple Bootstrap 5 admin dashboard template for developers

   2020 · themes.3rdwavemedia.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Administrate – Rails framework for creating flexible admin dashboards▲124

   A Rails engine that helps you put together a super-flexible admin dashboard.

   2015 · robots.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

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   Vuestic Admin▲130

   Free Vue 2 Admin Dashboard with a set of custom components

   2017 · epicmax.co · its alternatives →

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   DashboardKit▲30

   Bootstrap 5 admin template

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Black Dashboard Laravel▲19

   Free Bootstrap 4 Admin Dashboard built for Laravel 5.5 & up

   2019 · creative-tim.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Flatlogic Dashboards▲118

    Admin dashboard templates built with Vue, React and Angular

    2018 · flatlogic.com · its alternatives →

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    AdminKit▲104

    Free & premium Bootstrap 5 admin template

    2020 · adminkit.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Berry: Free Admin Dashboard Template▲3

    Free Responsive Bootstrap 5 Admin Template

    2024 · mgtechnologies.co.in · its alternatives →

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    Bootstrap Dashboard for Angular 2 – Free Admin Template▲7

    An admin dashboard template designed to be simple and beautiful.

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

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    Sing App Html5 Admin Template▲9

    Bootstrap 4 Admin Dashboard Template

    2020 · flatlogic.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Spur▲147

    An open source Bootstrap admin template

    2019 · hackerthemes.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Astero Admin▲11

    Free Bootstrap 5 Admin Template

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bootadmin Bootstrap Admin Dashboard▲3

    Open source Bootstrap admin Dashboard Template

    2019 · bootadmin.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Corporate UI Dashboard Pro▲85

    Premium bootstrap 5 admin template

    2023 · creative-tim.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BootStarters▲134

    Huge open source collection of free themes for Bootstrap 5

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Contrast Free Bootstrap Admin Dashboard▲8

    Free Bootstrap admin dashboard to kickoff your SaaS projects

    2021 · devwares.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Argon Dashboard Laravel▲18

    Free frontend preset for Laravel

    2019 · creative-tim.com · its alternatives →

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    Light Blue HTML5 Admin Template▲9

    Bootstrap Admin Dashboard Template

    2020 · flatlogic.com · its alternatives →

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    Rails 5 FREE Theme - Bootstrap 4 Admin Dashboard▲5

    Download FREE Rails 5 Admin Theme

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    I created a free SaaS/Admin template for React▲58

    🌊 Template for building an SaaS / admin website using React + Material-UI - dunky11/react-saas-template

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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