Catalyst (Agentic Next.js) vs ChadNext

Catalyst (Agentic Next.js) ranks higher on current evidence: 162 commits by 2 contributors in the last 90 days (16 in the last 30).

Catalyst (Agentic Next.js)ChadNext
GradeAD
VerdictActiveCurrent depsDormant1 major behind
Category rank#2#91
ModelFreeFree
Commits, 90 days1620
Contributors, 90 days20
Last activitySep 29, 2026Dec 18, 2025
Listed priceFreeFree
Evidence sourceCodeCode
Latest release—v1.7.0
LicenseNone detectedMIT
Stripe SDK22.3.0 (latest 23.0.0)18.0.0 (latest 23.0.0)
TypeScript6.0.3 (latest 7.0.2)5.7.3 (latest 7.0.2)
Better Auth1.6.29 ✓—
Next.js16.3.0 ✓16.0.10 ✓
Prisma7.8.0 ✓6.2.1 (latest 7.10.1)
React19.2.7 ✓19.2.3 ✓
Tailwind CSS4.3.2 ✓3.4.17 (latest 4.3.3)
tRPC11.18.0 ✓—
Zod4.4.3 ✓3.24.1 (latest 4.6.7)
FrameworkNext.jsNext.js
AuthBetter Auth—
PaymentsStripeStripe
Database / ORMPrismaPrisma
UITailwind CSSTailwind CSS, Radix UI
EmailReact EmailResend, React Email
API layertRPC, TanStack Query—

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