SaaS starters · Rank #19
next-forge (Vercel)
Production-grade Turborepo template for Next.js apps.
Why this verdict
- No commits in 90 days; last commit 120 days ago.
- Latest release v6.0.2, 189 days ago.
- On current major: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Zod.
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.9.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Next.js next | 16.1.6 | 16.3.6 | Current |
| React react | 19.2.4 | 19.3.0 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.2.1 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.3.6 | 4.6.5 | 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
- React Email
- Testing
- Vitest
- Monitoring
- Sentry
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AIAI integration utilities
AI — AI integration utilities
- AnalyticsGoogle Analytics and Posthog
Analytics — Web (Google Analytics) and product (Posthog)
- APIArcjet application security
Security — Application security (Arcjet), rate limiting, and secure headers
- APIRESTful API health checks
API — RESTful API with health checks and monitoring
- APIInbound and outbound webhooks
Webhooks — Inbound and outbound webhook handling
- AuthClerk authentication
Authentication — Powered by Clerk
- BillingStripe subscriptions
Payments — Subscription management via Stripe
- ContentMintlify documentation site
Docs — Documentation site powered by Mintlify
- DataType-safe ORM
Database — Type-safe ORM with migrations
- EmailResend transactional emails
Email — Transactional emails via Resend
- EmailReact Email templates
Email — Email templates with React Email
- TestingSentry error tracking
Observability — Error tracking (Sentry), logging, and uptime monitoring (BetterStack)
- UIDark mode design system
Design System — Comprehensive component library with dark mode
- UITailwind CSS marketing site
Web — Marketing site built with Tailwind CSS and TWBlocks
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; 6 unverifiable items were discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.