React Starter Kit (Kriasoft) vs Next.js SaaS Starter (Vercel)
React Starter Kit (Kriasoft) ranks higher on current evidence: 13 commits by 3 contributors in the last 90 days (2 in the last 30).
| React Starter Kit (Kriasoft) | Next.js SaaS Starter (Vercel) | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | ActiveCurrent deps | Dormant1 major behind |
| Category rank | #4 | #38 |
| Model | Free | Free |
| Commits, 90 days | 13 | 0 |
| Contributors, 90 days | 3 | 0 |
| Last activity | Sep 12, 2026 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Listed price | Free | Free |
| Evidence source | Code | Code |
| Latest release | v0.4.0 | — |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Astro | 7.3.2 ✓ | — |
| Better Auth | 1.7.4 ✓ | — |
| Drizzle | 0.45.2 ✓ | 0.43.1 (latest 0.45.3) |
| React | 19.3.0 ✓ | 19.1.0 ✓ |
| Stripe SDK | 22.6.2 ✓ | 18.1.0 (latest 22.6.2) |
| Tailwind CSS | 4.3.3 ✓ | 4.1.7 ✓ |
| tRPC | 11.18.0 ✓ | — |
| TypeScript | 7.0.2 ✓ | 5.8.3 (latest 7.0.2) |
| Zod | 4.6.2 ✓ | 3.24.4 (latest 4.6.5) |
| Next.js | — | 15.6.0-canary.59 (latest 16.3.6) |
| Framework | Astro, Vite | Next.js |
| Auth | Better Auth | — |
| Payments | Stripe | Stripe |
| Database / ORM | Drizzle, Postgres.js | Drizzle, Postgres.js |
| UI | Tailwind CSS | Tailwind CSS |
| Resend, React Email | — | |
| API layer | tRPC, TanStack Query, GraphQL, Hono | — |
| Testing | Vitest | — |
✓ = 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.