Next SaaS Stripe Starter vs Next.js Billing (Lemon Squeezy)
Next SaaS Stripe Starter ranks higher on current evidence: 98 commits by 1 contributor in the last 90 days (25 in the last 30).
| Next SaaS Stripe Starter | Next.js Billing (Lemon Squeezy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | D |
| Verdict | ActiveCurrent deps | Slowing2+ majors behind |
| Category rank | #6 | #59 |
| Model | Open core | Free |
| Commits, 90 days | 98 | 0 |
| Contributors, 90 days | 1 | 0 |
| Last activity | Sep 28, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Listed price | — | Free |
| Evidence source | Code | Code |
| Latest release | v2.0.0 | — |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| TypeScript | 5.0.0 (latest 7.0.2) | 5.5.4 (latest 7.0.2) |
| Stripe SDK | 22.6.2 (latest 23.0.0) | — |
| Better Auth | 1.7.5 ✓ | — |
| Drizzle | 0.45.2 ✓ | 0.32.1 (latest 0.45.4) |
| Next.js | 16.3.4 ✓ | 14.2.35 (latest 16.4.2) |
| React | 19.2.8 ✓ | 18.3.1 (latest 19.3.1) |
| Tailwind CSS | 4.0.0 ✓ | 3.4.10 (latest 4.3.3) |
| Zod | 4.6.5 ✓ | — |
| Auth.js | — | 5.0.0-beta.19 ✓ |
| Framework | Next.js | Next.js |
| Auth | Better Auth | Auth.js |
| Payments | Stripe | Lemon Squeezy |
| Database / ORM | Drizzle, Neon | Drizzle, Neon, node-postgres |
| UI | Tailwind CSS | Tailwind CSS |
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.