SaaS starters · Rank #10
Open SaaS (Wasp)
Grade A: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
A 100% free modern JS SaaS boilerplate (React, NodeJS, Prisma). Full-featured: Auth (email, google, github, slack, MS), Email sending, Background jobs, Landing page, Payments (Stripe, Polar.sh), Shadcn UI, S3 file upload. AI-ready with tailored AGENTS.md, skills, and Claude Code plugin. One cmd deploy. Powered by Wasp full-stack framework.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 12 commits by 4 contributors in the last 90 days (7 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release wasp-v0.26-template, 3 days ago. receipt ↗
- On current major: React, Tailwind CSS, Zod. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: Stripe SDK 18 → 23, TypeScript 6 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 1eb4941 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:00 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe SDK stripe | 18.1.0 | 23.0.0 | Behind, not counted |
| TypeScript typescript | 6.0.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| React react | 19.2.1 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.1.18 | 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
- Wasp, React Router, Vite
- Payments
- Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Paddle
- Testing
- Vitest
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AdminAdmin dashboard
ShadCN UI - for components & styling (plus admin dashboard!)
- AIAI coding plugins
Custom Plugins, Skills, & Rules for AI-assisted coding
- AIOpenAI function calling
OpenAI API w/ function calling example
- AnalyticsPlausible or Google Analytics
Plausible or Google Analytics
- AuthFull-stack authentication
Full-stack Authentication - Email verified + social Auth
- BillingStripe payments
Stripe, Polar.sh, or Lemon Squeezy - for products and payments
- ContentDocs and blog template
Astro's lightweight "Starlight" template for documentation and blog
- DeployOne-command deploy
One-command Deploy - Easily deploy your DB, Server, & Client
- EmailEmail sending providers
SendGrid, MailGun, or SMTP - for email sending
- OtherAWS S3 file uploads
AWS S3 - for file uploads
- OtherEnd-to-end type safety
End-to-end Type Safety - Type your backend functions
- OtherBackground cron jobs
Run cron jobs in the background or set up queues
- TestingPlaywright end-to-end tests
Playwright - end-to-end tests with Playwright
- UIShadCN UI components
ShadCN UI - for components & styling
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.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 12 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 19 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Steady | Current deps | 19 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Steady | Current deps | 19 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Steady | Current deps | 19 |
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
- template/app/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 1eb4941)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)