About
Universal is a platform for building web-based IT tools.
Universal is a cross-platform solution for developing web-based tools with PowerShell. It currently provides three main features which include APIs, Automation and Dashboards.
Universal provides an Administrator console, management REST API, PowerShell cmdlets and a idempotent configuration system using PowerShell scripts.
APIs
Build REST endpoints with PowerShell
Accept common HTTP verbs
Process request bodies
Build dynamic URLs with route parameters and query strings
Rate-limit APIs
Automation
Run scripts and view output, pipeline output, and parameters
Respond to feedback from cmdlets like Read-Host
Schedule scripts with CRON or one-time schedules
Automatically build input forms based on param blocks
Set variables and secrets that can be used throughout scripts
Trigger scripts based on events
User Interfaces
Build web pages with PowerShell script
Include input forms, charts and tables
Build interactive websites with buttons, message boxes and more
Drag and drop page designer for simple UIs
Platform
Cross-platform and supported on Windows, Linux and Mac OS
Git integration for configuration files, scripts and dashboards
Built-in authentication and authorization
Support for Windows PowerShell as well as PowerShell 6 and 7
Licensing
Universal is licensed per feature and per server. You do not need to buy the entire platform if you would like to use a single piece of functionality. Visit our website for more information on pricing.
Free to Use
Universal offers a lot of functionality for free. Below is a list of the features that require a paid license.
API
You can run as many APIs are you want for free. You will need to purchase a license if you would like to enable authentication, authorization and rate limiting.
Automation
With the free version of Automation you can run up to 25 jobs a day with 2 jobs running concurrently. You will need a license to use triggers.
Dashboard
With the free version of dashboard, you can run unauthenticated dashboards. You will not have access to the diagnostics or console pages.
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