Business tool starters · Rank #1
open-mercato
Grade A: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
The AI-Engineering Foundation Framework for business apps: open-source TypeScript, with multi-tenancy, RBAC, events and domain modules already decided as conventions and specs, so Cursor, Claude Code and Codex build features instead of re-deciding architecture. Start with 80% done.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 2103 commits by 56 contributors in the last 90 days (273 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release v0.9.0, 9 days ago. receipt ↗
- On current major: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Vercel AI SDK, Zod. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 4374c48 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:19 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js next | 16.3.6 | 16.4.2 | Current |
| React react | 19.2.8 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.3.2 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| TypeScript typescript | 7.0.2 | 7.0.2 | Current |
| Vercel AI SDK ai | 7.0.83 | 7.0.143 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.4.3 | 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
- Payments
- Stripe
- Database / ORM
- node-postgres
- Resend, React Email
- API layer
- TanStack Query
- Testing
- Jest, Playwright
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AdminRole switcher
a **View as** role switcher and a live preview
- AISpec-first workflow
Specs live next to the code in `.ai/specs/` and drive the agent's work: plan, approve, then implement.
- AIUnattended agent runs
Cezar runs the same skills in parallel, on a schedule or on GitHub events, and never merges on its own.
- AIClaude Code and Codex
Claude Code and Codex, on managed credits by default or on your own subscription
- AICezar orchestrator
Cezar is an open-source (MIT) orchestrator that runs coding agents as unattended tasks, with a live stream of every run.
- AISeven agent CLIs
Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor Agent, OpenCode, Junie and pi
- DataPostgreSQL and Redis
PostgreSQL and Redis.
- DeployCloud trial workspace
Open Mercato Cloud is a hosted trial workspace (Beta) with the app already initialised.
- DeployExport sandbox
**Export sandbox** (a tar with your workspace and a database dump)
- OtherBusiness modules included
Dozens of business modules already work together: customers, catalog, sales, warehouse, portal, workflows and more
- OtherMIT licensed core
The core is MIT with no per-seat licence; enterprise modules are licensed separately.
- OtherStarter templates
the templates **crm**, **classic** or **empty**, demo users, a **View as** role switcher and a live preview
- UIBrowser VS Code and terminal
VS Code in the browser and a web terminal
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; 1 unverifiable item was discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
Watch open-mercato
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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 | 2103 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 2231 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 2295 |
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 4374c48)
- apps/mercato/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 4374c48)
- packages/ai-assistant/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 4374c48)
- packages/cache/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 4374c48)
- packages/channel-apns/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 4374c48)
- packages/channel-discord/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 4374c48)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)