# Rails Tabler Starter

Free Rails admin starter built on the Tabler dashboard theme

https://topboilerplates.com/rails-tabler-starter

Framework: Ruby on Rails | Pricing: Free

## Verdict

Best for: Rails developers who want the Tabler admin theme's layout and navigation wired into a working app instead of integrating it by hand.

Skip if: You need auth, billing, or multi-tenancy included - this is a UI/dashboard shell, not a SaaS starter.

## Description

Rails Tabler Starter is a free, open-source Ruby on Rails starter that wires the Tabler Bootstrap admin theme into a working Rails app - navigation, layout, and dashboard chrome ready to build on. Source is public on GitHub.

## Pros and cons

+ Free and open source with the full code on GitHub to read before you use it.

+ Tabler is a well-regarded, actively maintained admin theme, so the underlying design system has real backing.

+ A live demo lets you evaluate the UI before cloning.

- No auth, billing, or database features - purely the admin shell/layout, so most of a real app is still yours to build.

- Small, single-maintainer project - no visible community or long-term support commitment.

- GitHub stars, commit freshness, and license terms were not independently verified for this listing.

## Features

- admin-dashboard
- open-source
- free-tier

## Stack

- Ruby

## Links

- Website: https://topboilerplates.com/go/rails-tabler-starter
- GitHub: https://github.com/tarunvelli/rails-tabler-starter/
- Demo: https://rails-tabler.tarunvelli.site/

## Alternatives

- [CoreUI React](https://topboilerplates.com/coreui-react)
- [Pagoda](https://topboilerplates.com/pagoda)
- [Vue Vben Admin](https://topboilerplates.com/vue-vben-admin)