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Next-Elite
Grade A: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
👑 An open source Next.js Boilerplate and Starter Kit with Frontend-focused + Api-driven + Developer-experience : Next.js 16.3.6 + TypeScript 7 + React 19, Oxlint, Oxfmt, Tailwind v4, Shadcn, Better-auth, RBAC, i18n, Playwright, Vitest, SEO + PWA, more.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 280 commits by 2 contributors in the last 90 days (124 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release v2.1.0, 12 days ago. receipt ↗
- On current major: Better Auth, Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Zod. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 34918ab on main, checked 2026-10-19 07:34 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Auth better-auth | 1.7.6 | 1.7.11 | Current |
| Next.js next | 16.4.0 | 16.4.2 | Current |
| React react | 19.3.0 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.3.3 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| TypeScript typescript | 7.0.2 | 7.0.2 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.6.5 | 4.6.7 | 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
- Better Auth
- API layer
- TanStack Query
- Testing
- Vitest, Playwright
- i18n
- next-intl
- Monitoring
- Sentry, Vercel Analytics
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AnalyticsSentry error tracking
Complete error tracking and performance instrumentation for client and server
- AnalyticsVercel Analytics
Built-in page analytics via `@vercel/analytics`
- APITanStack Query setup
Pre-configured `QueryClientProvider` in `src/app/providers.tsx` with sensible defaults
- AuthEmail/password authentication
Out-of-the-box email/password and Google OAuth authentication
- AuthGoogle OAuth login
email/password and Google OAuth authentication using `/api/auth/*` route handlers
- AuthRole-based access control
Flexible RBAC (`user` and `admin` roles) with server-side guards
- AuthAuth layouts
Split-pane authentication pages with custom WebGL particle background animation
- TestingUnit testing with Vitest
Unit/component testing with Vitest and React Testing Library
- TestingE2E testing with Playwright
E2E testing with Playwright
- UIDashboard layouts
role-based dashboard layout with fixed sidebar navigation
- UI50+ UI components
50+ Custom & Reusable UI Components
- UILight/dark theme
Easy light/dark mode transitions via theme toggle
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 12, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 2 unverifiable items were discarded. 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 | Active | Current deps | 280 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 261 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 203 |
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 34918ab)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)