SaaS starters · Rank #11
SaaS Boilerplate (Apptension)
Grade A: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
SaaS Boilerplate - Open Source and free SaaS stack that lets you build SaaS products faster in React, Django and AWS. Focus on essential business logic instead of coding repeatable features!
Why this verdict
How we check →- 12 commits by 2 contributors in the last 90 days (4 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release 5.0.0, 227 days ago. receipt ↗
- On current major: React. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit caa46d2 on master, checked 2026-10-19 06:02 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
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 the README says you get
- AIOpenAI integration
OpenAI integration ready for building AI-powered features
- AuthSocial OAuth login
User registration and login, including Facebook and Google OAuth
- AuthPasskeys login
WebAuthn/Passkeys for passwordless authentication
- AuthEnterprise SSO
Enterprise SSO (SAML 2.0, OIDC) with SCIM 2.0 directory sync
- AuthTwo-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- AuthSession management
Active session management across devices
- BillingStripe integration
Integration with Stripe services and its dashboard
- BillingRecurring payments
Ability to charge users immediately or to set up recurring payments
- BillingFree trial plans
Free trial subscription plan, a grace period for credit card issues
- ContentContentful CMS
Integration with Contentful service
- EmailTransactional emails
A set of ready-to-send transactional emails
- EmailScheduled emails
Ability to schedule emails at a given time
- TeamsMulti-tenancy
Start immediately with a default tenant provided upon account creation
- TeamsTenant roles
Utilize three default roles ”Owner, Admin, and Member”
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 26, 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 | Active | Current deps | 12 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 11 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 11 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 11 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 8 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 8 |
Sources
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- Commit history ↗ default branch (master) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- packages/webapp/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit caa46d2)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)