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next-forge (Vercel)
Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Production-grade Turborepo template for Next.js apps.
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 143 days ago. receipt ↗
- Latest release v6.0.2, 212 days ago. receipt ↗
- On current major: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Zod. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit f189de7 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:03 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.9.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Next.js next | 16.1.6 | 16.4.2 | Current |
| React react | 19.2.4 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.2.1 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.3.6 | 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
- 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)
- APIWebhook handling
Webhooks — Inbound and outbound webhook handling
- AuthClerk authentication
Authentication — Powered by Clerk
- BillingStripe subscriptions
Payments — Subscription management via Stripe
- ContentType-safe CMS
CMS — Type-safe content management for blogs and documentation
- DataType-safe ORM
Database — Type-safe ORM with migrations
- EmailResend transactional emails
Email — Transactional emails via Resend
- OtherError tracking and monitoring
Observability — Error tracking (Sentry), logging, and uptime monitoring (BetterStack)
- OtherSecurity and rate limiting
Security — Application security (Arcjet), rate limiting, and secure headers
- OtherSEO metadata and sitemaps
SEO — Metadata management, sitemaps, and JSON-LD
- OtherReal-time collaboration
Collaboration — Real-time features with avatars and live cursors
- OtherFeature flag management
Feature Flags — Feature flag management
- UIDesign system with dark mode
Design System — Comprehensive component library with dark mode
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 26, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
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| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
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 f189de7)
- apps/api/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit f189de7)
- apps/app/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit f189de7)
- apps/email/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit f189de7)
- apps/storybook/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit f189de7)
- apps/studio/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit f189de7)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)