express-drizzle-postgres-starter vs fastify-forge

fastify-forge ranks higher on current evidence: 48 commits by 1 contributor in the last 90 days (17 in the last 30).

fastify-forgeexpress-drizzle-postgres-starter
GradeAD
VerdictActiveCurrent depsDormant1 major behind
Category rank#3#66
ModelFreeFree
Commits, 90 days480
Contributors, 90 days10
Last activityOct 19, 2026May 14, 2024
Listed priceFreeFree
Evidence sourceCodeCode
Latest releasev3.0.3v0.1.0
LicenseMITMIT
TypeScript5.9.3 (latest 7.0.2)5.3.3 (latest 7.0.2)
Better Auth1.4.6 ✓—
Drizzle0.45.1 ✓0.29.3 (latest 0.45.4)
Express—4.19.2 (latest 5.3.0)
React—18.2.0 (latest 19.3.1)
Zod—3.22.4 (latest 4.6.7)
AuthBetter Auth—
Database / ORMDrizzle, node-postgresDrizzle, Postgres.js, node-postgres
Framework—Express
Email—React Email

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.