Cove Stack vs create-t3-app
Cove Stack ranks higher on current evidence: 74 commits by 2 contributors in the last 90 days (14 in the last 30).
| Cove Stack | create-t3-app | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | D |
| Verdict | ActiveCurrent deps | Dormant1 major behind |
| Category rank | #8 | #87 |
| Model | Free | Free |
| Commits, 90 days | 74 | 0 |
| Contributors, 90 days | 2 | 0 |
| Last activity | Oct 16, 2026 | Dec 13, 2025 |
| Listed price | Free | Free |
| Evidence source | Code | Code |
| Latest release | — | create-t3-app@7.40.0 |
| License | Unlicense | MIT |
| Better Auth | 1.7.10 ✓ | 1.3.0 ✓ |
| Drizzle | 1.0.0-rc.4 ✓ | 0.41.0 (latest 0.45.4) |
| React | 19.3.1 ✓ | 19.2.3 ✓ |
| Tailwind CSS | 4.3.3 ✓ | 4.0.15 ✓ |
| TypeScript | 7.0.2 ✓ | 5.8.2 (latest 7.0.2) |
| Next.js | — | 15.5.9 (latest 16.4.2) |
| Prisma | — | 6.6.0 (latest 7.10.1) |
| Zod | — | 3.24.2 (latest 4.6.7) |
| Auth.js | — | 4.24.7 ✓ |
| tRPC | — | 11.0.0 ✓ |
| Framework | TanStack Start, Vite | Next.js |
| Auth | Better Auth | Auth.js, Better Auth |
| Database / ORM | Drizzle, Postgres.js | Prisma, Drizzle, libSQL / Turso, Postgres.js |
| UI | Tailwind CSS | Tailwind CSS |
| API layer | TanStack Query | tRPC, TanStack Query |
| Testing | Playwright | — |
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.