smashing

The premium Open Source alternative to Geckoboard

🎯 Best for:Developers building custom status boards for office displays.

What is smashing?

A Ruby-based framework for building real-time dashboards with a modular widget architecture. It uses CoffeeScript for front-end logic and supports custom data providers via background jobs.

Tech Stack
JavaScriptData Visualization

Why smashing?

  • Highly customizable widgets
  • Real-time data updates
  • Lightweight Ruby backend

Limitations

  • Uses deprecated CoffeeScript
  • Requires Ruby environment
  • Steep learning curve
3/5/2026
Last Update
320
Forks
22
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
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Self-Hosted
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Team Size10 Users
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