Full-stack starters · Rank #87
create-t3-app
Grade D: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
The best way to start a full-stack, typesafe Next.js app
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 309 days ago. receipt ↗
- Latest release create-t3-app@7.40.0, 348 days ago. receipt ↗
- Drizzle 0.41.0 declared; latest is 0.45.4 (0.x releases can break). receipt ↗
- Next.js 15 declared; latest is 16 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Prisma 6 declared; latest is 7 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Zod 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- On current major: Auth.js, Better Auth, React, Tailwind CSS, tRPC. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 4709861 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:00 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.8.2 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 0.41.0 | 0.45.4 | 1 major behind |
| Next.js next | 15.5.9 | 16.4.2 | 1 major behind |
| Prisma @prisma/client | 6.6.0 | 7.10.1 | 1 major behind |
| Zod zod | 3.24.2 | 4.6.7 | 1 major behind |
| Auth.js next-auth | 4.24.7 | 4.24.15 | Current |
| Better Auth better-auth | 1.3.0 | 1.7.11 | Current |
| React react | 19.2.3 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.0.15 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| tRPC @trpc/server | 11.0.0 | 11.19.0 | 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
- Next.js
- Auth
- Auth.js, Better Auth
- Database / ORM
- Prisma, Drizzle, libSQL / Turso, Postgres.js
- API layer
- tRPC, TanStack Query
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APItRPC integration
integrate Prisma and tRPC for you
- AuthNextAuth.js authentication
we will add things like NextAuth.js
- DataPrisma integration
integrate Prisma and tRPC for you
- DataDrizzle ORM
Drizzle
- DeployInteractive CLI scaffolding
Interactive CLI to start a full-stack, typesafe Next.js app
- OtherTypeScript
TypeScript
- OtherNext.js
Next.js
- OtherModular optional pieces
each piece is optional
- OtherFull-stack typesafety
full-stack typesafety
- UITailwind CSS
Tailwind CSS
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 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 0 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- cli/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 4709861)
- cli/template/base/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 4709861)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)
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