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24 alternatives to Lumber

The admin microservice generator

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lumber launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Forestry▲187

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Grid▲150

   AI websites that design themselves

   2014 · thegrid.io · its alternatives →

3. 3LA
   Lumber – a CLI to generate your admin microservice▲21

   Forest is the ops infrastructure that regulated companies grow on. Your teams and AI agents running on the same data and workflows, with full audit and compliance.

   2016 · forestadmin.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Forest Admin▲386

   Your back office, redefined.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   goa▲115

   A design driven approach for building microservices in Go

   2016 · goa.design · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Devmag▲133

   A network re-thought for software developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kong▲174

   Management layer for microservices and APIs

   2015 · konghq.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Arbor▲300

   Easily manage product development

   2016 · getarbor.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Carbide▲164

   A new kind of programming environment

   2016 · alpha.trycarbide.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The New Builders - 8: The Third Way In The Monolith Vs. Microservices Debate▲68

    Monoliths and microservices

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UX Mill▲182

    Articles and resources for designers and developers.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Code Mill▲85

    A marketplace for pull requests

    2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cycles▲179

    Visual feedback and approvals for web development

    2016 · cycleshq.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Grid▲218

    An iPad dashboard for families

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Datadeck Sheets▲205

    Spreadsheets visualized In two clicks

    2016 · datadeck.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    AppsBuilder▲128

    The power to design a professional app at your fingertips

    2016 · appypie.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Beam▲149

    Tell your stories with beautiful charts

    2016 · beam.venngage.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    FarmLogs▲118

    Data Driven Farming

    2014 · bushelpowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Forest Admin for Node.js▲135

    Secure, easy, and scalable admin panel generator for Node.js

    2022 · forest.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    StartupBase▲124

    Community of makers & early adopters

    2017 · startupbase.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tiny Stats▲160

    Analytics, sans dashboard.

    2017 · academicconsultant.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    WebLab▲9

    Microservices at your fingertips

    2016 · weblab.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Craft▲104

    A CMS like no other.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    QueryTree▲78

    Straightforward data reporting and visualization

    2017 · querytreeapp.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →