Full-stack starters · Rank #18
create-t3-app
The best way to start a full-stack, typesafe Next.js app
Why this verdict
- No commits in 90 days; last commit 286 days ago.
- Latest release create-t3-app@7.40.0, 325 days ago.
- Drizzle 0.41.0 declared; latest is 0.45.3 (0.x releases can break).
- Next.js 15 declared; latest is 16 (1 major behind).
- Prisma 6 declared; latest is 7 (1 major behind).
- Zod 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind).
- On current major: Auth.js, Better Auth, React, Tailwind CSS, tRPC.
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.8.2 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 0.41.0 | 0.45.3 | 1 major behind |
| Next.js next | 15.5.9 | 16.3.6 | 1 major behind |
| Prisma @prisma/client | 6.6.0 | 7.10.0 | 1 major behind |
| Zod zod | 3.24.2 | 4.6.5 | 1 major behind |
| Auth.js next-auth | 4.24.7 | 4.24.15 | Current |
| Better Auth better-auth | 1.3.0 | 1.7.6 | Current |
| React react | 19.2.3 | 19.3.0 | 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 package.json allows. Latest = npm "latest" tag. TypeScript and the Stripe SDK 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
- AuthNextAuth.js setup
we **will** add things like NextAuth.js
- DataPrisma integration
integrate Prisma and tRPC for you
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (qwen3.5:4b) on Sep 26, 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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