API starters · Rank #95
API-template
Grade F: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Modern production-ready typescript backend template
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 748 days ago. receipt ↗
- Latest release 1.1.3, 1761 days ago. receipt ↗
- Prisma 4 declared; latest is 7 (3 majors behind). receipt ↗
- Express 4 declared; latest is 5 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 4 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit a443af8 on master, checked 2026-10-19 07:43 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- Two or more breaking releases behind on a core dependency.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prisma @prisma/client | 4.8.1 | 7.10.1 | 3 majors behind |
| TypeScript typescript | 4.9.5 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Express express | 4.21.0 | 5.3.0 | 1 major behind |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APIClass validator DTOs
**Class validator** : DTO validation
- AuthBcrypt password hashing
**Bcrypt** : Password hashing
- AuthRedis session management
**Redis** : Session management
- DataPrisma ORM
**Prisma** : ORM
- DataPrisma migrations
**Prisma migrate** : Database migration
- DataPrisma Studio
**Prisma studio** : Database visualisation
- DataPostgreSQL database
**PostgreSQL** : Database
- DeployHeroku deployment
API is automatically deployed on **Heroku**
- DeployGitHub Actions CI/CD
**GitHub action** : CI / CD
- DeployDocker containerization
**Docker** : Containerization
- OtherWinston logger
**Winston** : Logger
- OtherHusky pre-commit hooks
**Husky** : Pre commit hooks
- TestingJest testing
**Jest** : Testing
- TestingSupertest endpoint testing
**Supertest** : Endpoint testing
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
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History
Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
Sources
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- Commit history ↗ default branch (master) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit a443af8)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)