Full-stack starters · Rank #19
GraphQL Starter Kit (Kriasoft)
💥 Monorepo template (seed project) pre-configured with GraphQL API, PostgreSQL, React, and Joy UI.
Why this verdict
- No commits in 90 days; last commit 684 days ago.
- React 18 declared; latest is 19 (1 major behind).
- Zod 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind).
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.6.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| React react | 18.2.0 | 19.3.0 | 1 major behind |
| Zod zod | 3.22.4 | 4.6.5 | 1 major behind |
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
- Vite
- Database / ORM
- node-postgres
- UI
- MUI
- SendGrid
- API layer
- GraphQL
- Testing
- Vitest
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APIGraphQL API server
GraphQL API powered by GraphQL Yoga, Pothos GraphQL, and μWebSockets.
- AuthAuthentication
Authentication and authorization powered by Google Identity Platform.
- DataDatabase tooling
Database tooling — seed files, migrations, Knex.js REPL shell, etc.
- DeployMulti-environment setup
Pre-configured dev, test / QA, production, and preview environments.
- UIFront-end boilerplate
Front-end boilerplate pre-configured with TypeScript, Vite, React, and Joy UI.
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.