API starters · Rank #20
nest-turbo-starter
Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
A NestJS monorepo starter kit for building scalable microservices with Turborepo and pnpm.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 6 commits in the last 90 days, none in the last 30. receipt ↗
- Latest release 2.1.0, 62 days ago. receipt ↗
- NestJS 11 declared; latest is 12 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 6 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 93b761f on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:51 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NestJS @nestjs/core | 11.1.19 | 12.1.3 | 1 major behind |
| TypeScript typescript | 6.0.2 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
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
- NestJS
- Nodemailer
- Testing
- Jest
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AdminRedis Insight UI
Redis Insight | http://localhost:5534
- APIApache APISIX gateway
Apache APISIX, which serves as the central API Gateway
- APIKong gateway option
Kong Gateway (Alternative Option)
- APIgRPC service communication
Internal service-to-service communication is handled via gRPC
- APIKafka async messaging
Kafka is optionally integrated to enable scalable, asynchronous communication
- APISwagger API docs
Swagger | API documentation
- DataPostgreSQL per service
each microservice owns its PostgreSQL database
- DataMikroORM
MikroORM | 7.x | ORM
- DeployTurborepo monorepo
Monorepo structure managed by Turborepo and pnpm
- DeployDocker containerization
The system is containerized with Docker
- OtherRedis cache and queue
Redis | 8.0 | Cache & queue backend
- OtherESLint and Prettier
ESLint / Prettier | Linting & formatting
- OtherHusky pre-commit checks
Husky + lint-staged | Git pre-commit checks
- TestingJest unit testing
Jest | Unit testing
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 29, 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 | Steady | 1 major behind | 6 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Steady | 1 major behind | 6 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Steady | 1 major behind | 6 |
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
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 93b761f)
- apps/auth-service/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 93b761f)
- apps/notification-service/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 93b761f)
- apps/user-service/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 93b761f)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)