lumberjack24

Would you care to elaborate? Which parts of the admin API didn't you find elegant (the ORM, the express based framework?)?

That's right, it provides a lot more out of the box however and its hybrid architecture (1/2 SaaS 1/2 self-hosted) lets you instantly benefit from updates by refreshing your browser.

For CRUD internal tools, I'd still consider taking a look at other software vendors in the space. Everyone is moving so fast really.

- https://www.forestadmin.com // Fastest way to build self-hosted admin panels on top of SQL (Postgres, MySQL...) and Mongo databases

- https://www.appsmith.com // Open source alternative to retool

- https://www.internal.io // A no-code alternative to all the above

- https://www.basedash.com // Very spreadsheet like XP, YC20 startup

Another great read on the topic is from Calm's CTO - https://lethain.com/build-vs-buy

Some interesting takes

1) There's more to it than the 'risk' factor, consider value & costs!

2) Ask yourself "What can I actually build right now?" and be brutally honest before attempting any comparison (vs external tools)

3) Solutions that hinder your efforts to move any component outside their ecosystem are best avoided. These prove to be costly in the long run.

It's actually both. If you want to wrap your head around it, you can read this article (https://bit.ly/ForestAdmin-architecture).

You might want to check Forest Admin in that case. It creates an extensible admin REST API on top of your Postgres.

Comes with native CRUD routes for all your tables but you can also declare your own to refund a transaction using Stripe's API, send an email using Twilio's API...

Here's an explanatory video - https://bit.ly/ForestAdminIntro5min

Uh man let the guys at Retool relish their moment of glory for a second.

Lead generation? Is Clearview in the business of CRM?