Catalyst (Agentic Next.js) vs create-t3-turbo
Catalyst (Agentic Next.js) ranks higher on current evidence: 185 commits by 1 contributor in the last 90 days (76 in the last 30).
| Catalyst (Agentic Next.js) | create-t3-turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | ActiveCurrent deps | Dormant2+ majors behind |
| Category rank | #1 | #25 |
| Model | Free | Free |
| Commits, 90 days | 185 | 0 |
| Contributors, 90 days | 1 | 0 |
| Last activity | Sep 24, 2026 | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Listed price | Free | Free |
| Evidence source | Code | Code |
| Latest release | — | — |
| License | None detected | MIT |
| TypeScript | 6.0.3 (latest 7.0.2) | 5.9.3 (latest 7.0.2) |
| Better Auth | 1.6.29 ✓ | 1.4.0-beta.9 ✓ |
| Next.js | 16.3.0 ✓ | 16.0.9 ✓ |
| Prisma | 7.8.0 ✓ | — |
| React | 19.2.7 ✓ | 19.1.4 ✓ |
| Stripe SDK | 22.3.0 ✓ | — |
| Tailwind CSS | 4.3.2 ✓ | 4.1.16 ✓ |
| tRPC | 11.18.0 ✓ | 11.7.1 ✓ |
| Zod | 4.4.3 ✓ | 4.1.12 ✓ |
| Expo | — | 54.0.20 (latest 57.0.25) |
| Drizzle | — | 0.44.7 (latest 0.45.3) |
| React Native | — | 0.81.5 (latest 0.87.1) |
| Framework | Next.js | Next.js, Expo, React Native |
| Auth | Better Auth | Better Auth |
| Payments | Stripe | — |
| Database / ORM | Prisma | Drizzle, Vercel Postgres |
| UI | Tailwind CSS | Tailwind CSS |
| React Email | — | |
| API layer | tRPC, TanStack Query | tRPC, TanStack Query |
✓ = on the latest major version. "Claimed" = a version the vendor's public pages mention, not verified code. Evidence as of Sep 26, 2026. Rankings never depend on affiliate or paid status. Method.