Forest Admin Reviews & Product Details

Forest Admin has been a game changer at Genie.io:

1) Instant deployment: We managed to connect forest to our Postgres DB in minutes, and had a fully functional admin panel with no scaffolding needed

2) Super powerful low-code customization: We built smart actions, role-based views, custom workflows, and dashboards as our business evolved, all without having to bother any of our engineers

3) Actually scales effortlessly: many other tools claim to scale but break. As Genie grew 5× in daily users, Forest just chugged on without any slowdowns, bugs or breaks.

4) Empowers our teams: Forest is so easy to use that our ops, product and engineering teams just built everything that they needed themselves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is nitpicking. Some of the visualizations could be "freshened up" a little. But it's totally irrelevant to be honest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I really like about Forest Admin is how much it simplifies internal workflows. It gives teams a super customizable way to manage data and day-to-day tasks, without having to constantly loop in engineers. Coming from a background where I’ve supported users and worked alongside product and ops teams, I know just how valuable it is to have internal tools that are both flexible and easy to work with.

One of the biggest benefits, in my opinion, is how much friction it removes. Instead of spending time and energy building out custom admin panels, you can create a back-office setup that actually fits what your team needs—and do it fast. That means less back-and-forth with devs and more time focused on helping users and making good decisions based on real data.

I also really appreciate how thoughtful the platform is when it comes to user experience and security. It’s clean, intuitive, and doesn’t cut corners on keeping things safe. For someone like me—who enjoys being at the intersection of people, tools, and problem-solving—it’s easy to see how something like Forest Admin can have a huge impact on both internal efficiency and the customer experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly, I think Forest Admin is a really powerful tool—but like anything, it’s not without its rough edges. Coming from roles where internal tools played a big part in how effectively I could support users, one of the first things that stands out is the setup. It still requires some technical lift to get going. If you don’t have an engineer handy to help with the integration, that early stage can feel like a bit of a wall.

Another thing is, while the platform’s flexibility is amazing—seriously, the customization options are pretty endless—a lot of that flexibility is tied to being comfortable with code. So if you're on a support or ops team without much technical backup, you might find yourself depending on engineering for even small tweaks. I've worked in places where teams really valued being self-sufficient, so I can see that being a bit of a sticking point.

Then there’s the question of data privacy. Since Forest Admin is hosted, I imagine teams handling sensitive customer info would need to do a bit of legwork to meet compliance standards. That kind of thing has come up for me before when trying to onboard new tools, so it’s something I think about when looking at platforms like this.

All that said, once it's set up, it seems like a big win. It can seriously lighten the load for devs and give support teams way more autonomy—which, from my experience, is exactly the kind of balance that makes a tool genuinely impactful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I lead the Customer Success team, and the tool has been set up to let us manage our application. It does exactly what we need, with very easy configuration and great flexibility. We can customize the views as we like and even build more advanced management tools for the CSMs. We use it daily to open internal tickets for bugs or improvements, and also to perform quick corrective maintenance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing We’re not yet using it to 100% of its potential Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Easy, no-agent way to view, and edit your database

- UX is easy to understand for technical and non-technical people

- Onboarding is quick and painless

- Customization options enable efficient business processes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- The environment support is perfect (having the same config across production, staging, development can be tough) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being easy to use, great user interface, responsivnes of the website Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't found any flaws yet, if i find any i'll update the review ;) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything is centralized and clearly indicated, and it can't be more intuitive to make a modification. This is perfect for newly recruited members of our company. Customer service is also a big plus. All the necessary features are there, meaning that it can be used everyday without worry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The design could benefit from a tiny update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since some months my team are having a difficult to make a platform delivery, during the path we discovered Forest admin and decided to integrate our data, in one month we made the delivery! Its very easy to modulate and i have less dependency on my developers because i can make the modifications on my own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using forest have some limitations even if theres a sea of options, for my product i have sensible data that i wish i could put on encrypt, i dont know if this option already exists i still reading the documentation but would be awesome put a encrypted interface for some of my users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The essential design might look complicated at first, but after getting used to it, the simplicity, fun, and clear design help in using tools that give you more answers than questions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This text does not appear to be in an unknown language, but rather in English. It seems to express that the speaker may have some difficulties with the answers, but not with the product itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My experience with Forest has been mostly working with a PostgreSQL, where it is really easy to create models and pages so our colleagues can view the data they need. The custom forms have been getting really good as well, with the option to have dynamic fields and what not.

Not sure how well it integrates with other Databases though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel that, without being careful, our Teams and Roles can get out of control. Also, it is a bit of a pity that we cannot have a similar UI layout for multiple teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I access the data fast, download everything I need and customize the accesses according different needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it takes long to show you and download the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.