SaaS Boilerplate (ixartz) vs Next.js Starter Kit (Michael Shimeles)
SaaS Boilerplate (ixartz) ranks higher on current evidence: 10 commits in the last 90 days, none in the last 30.
| SaaS Boilerplate (ixartz) | Next.js Starter Kit (Michael Shimeles) | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | SteadyCurrent deps | Dormant2+ majors behind |
| Category rank | #14 | #44 |
| Model | Open core | Free |
| Commits, 90 days | 10 | 0 |
| Contributors, 90 days | 1 | 0 |
| Last activity | Aug 21, 2026 | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Listed price | — | Free |
| Evidence source | Code | Code |
| Latest release | v1.9.1 | — |
| License | MIT | None detected |
| TypeScript | 6.0.3 (latest 7.0.2) | 5.0.0 (latest 7.0.2) |
| Drizzle | 0.45.2 ✓ | 0.43.1 (latest 0.45.3) |
| Next.js | 16.2.9 ✓ | 15.3.8 (latest 16.3.6) |
| React | 19.2.7 ✓ | 19.0.0 ✓ |
| Tailwind CSS | 4.3.1 ✓ | 4.1.7 ✓ |
| Zod | 4.4.3 ✓ | 3.24.3 (latest 4.6.5) |
| Vercel AI SDK | — | 4.3.16 (latest 7.0.116) |
| Better Auth | — | 1.2.8 ✓ |
| Framework | Next.js | Next.js |
| Auth | Clerk | Better Auth |
| Database / ORM | Drizzle, node-postgres | Drizzle, Neon, node-postgres |
| UI | Tailwind CSS, Radix UI | Tailwind CSS, Radix UI |
| Testing | Vitest, Playwright | — |
| i18n | next-intl | — |
| Monitoring | Sentry | PostHog, Vercel Analytics |
| Payments | — | Polar |
| AI | — | Vercel AI SDK |
| API layer | — | 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.