Catalyst (Agentic Next.js) vs create-t3-app
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) | create-t3-app | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | D |
| Verdict | ActiveCurrent deps | Dormant1 major behind |
| Category rank | #2 | #87 |
| Model | Free | Free |
| Commits, 90 days | 162 | 0 |
| Contributors, 90 days | 2 | 0 |
| Last activity | Sep 29, 2026 | Dec 13, 2025 |
| Listed price | Free | Free |
| Evidence source | Code | Code |
| Latest release | — | create-t3-app@7.40.0 |
| License | None detected | MIT |
| Stripe SDK | 22.3.0 (latest 23.0.0) | — |
| TypeScript | 6.0.3 (latest 7.0.2) | 5.8.2 (latest 7.0.2) |
| Better Auth | 1.6.29 ✓ | 1.3.0 ✓ |
| Next.js | 16.3.0 ✓ | 15.5.9 (latest 16.4.2) |
| Prisma | 7.8.0 ✓ | 6.6.0 (latest 7.10.1) |
| React | 19.2.7 ✓ | 19.2.3 ✓ |
| Tailwind CSS | 4.3.2 ✓ | 4.0.15 ✓ |
| tRPC | 11.18.0 ✓ | 11.0.0 ✓ |
| Zod | 4.4.3 ✓ | 3.24.2 (latest 4.6.7) |
| Drizzle | — | 0.41.0 (latest 0.45.4) |
| Auth.js | — | 4.24.7 ✓ |
| Framework | Next.js | Next.js |
| Auth | Better Auth | Auth.js, Better Auth |
| Payments | Stripe | — |
| Database / ORM | Prisma | Prisma, Drizzle, libSQL / Turso, Postgres.js |
| UI | Tailwind CSS | Tailwind CSS |
| React Email | — | |
| API layer | tRPC, TanStack Query | tRPC, TanStack Query |
Evidence checked . ✓ = on the latest major version. "Claimed" = a version the vendor's public pages mention, not verified code. Evidence as of Oct 19, 2026. Rankings never depend on affiliate or paid status. Method.