Full-stack starters · Rank #8
Cove Stack
Grade A: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
The Cove Stack: 🏝️ minimal TanStack Start template with Vite+, Better Auth, Drizzle ORM, shadcn/ui
Why this verdict
How we check →- 74 commits by 2 contributors in the last 90 days (14 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- On current major: Better Auth, Drizzle, React, Tailwind CSS. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 651bc89 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:06 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Auth better-auth | 1.7.10 | 1.7.11 | Current |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 1.0.0-rc.4 | 0.45.4 | Current |
| React react | 19.3.1 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.3.3 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| TypeScript typescript | 7.0.2 | 7.0.2 | Current |
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
- Framework
- TanStack Start, Vite
- Auth
- Better Auth
- Database / ORM
- Drizzle, Postgres.js
- API layer
- TanStack Query
- Testing
- Playwright
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AuthBetter Auth integration
Better Auth
- AuthAuth middleware sample
Sample middleware for enforcing authentication on server functions & API routes
- DataDrizzle with PostgreSQL
Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL
- DeployNitro deployment presets
supports many deployment presets like Netlify, Vercel, Node.js
- OtherStructured request logging
emits one structured event per request
- OtherEnv schema validation
keeps the environment-variable contract in `.env.schema` and generates types from it
- OtherAuth schema regeneration
Regenerate the auth db schema if you've made changes to your Better Auth config
- OtherDependency upgrade script
Selectively upgrade dependencies via taze
- OtherLint and format scripts
Run Oxfmt and Oxlint, or both via `vpr check`
- TestingVitest unit tests
runs the Vitest unit and local integration tests once
- TestingPlaywright e2e tests
builds the app and runs the Playwright end-to-end tests
- UITailwind and shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui + Base UI
- UIDark mode toggle
A theme toggle and provider for toggling between light and dark mode
- UIshadcn/ui CLI script
The shadcn/ui CLI
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 19, 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.
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| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 74 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 75 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 84 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 84 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 84 |
Sources
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- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 651bc89)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)