SaaS starters · Rank #3
saas-starter
Grade A: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
SvelteKit + Convex-native SaaS starter optimised for coding agents, with auth, billing, admin, AI, and built-in regression guardrails.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 385 commits by 2 contributors in the last 90 days (242 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- On current major: Better Auth, Convex, SvelteKit, Tailwind CSS, Vercel AI SDK, Zod. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 6 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit fcb6874 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:58 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- No license detected: check terms before commercial use.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 6.0.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Better Auth better-auth | 1.6.33 | 1.7.11 | Current |
| Convex convex | 1.46.0 | 1.47.0 | Current |
| SvelteKit @sveltejs/kit | 3.0.1 | 3.1.0 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.3.3 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| Vercel AI SDK ai | 7.0.122 | 7.0.143 | 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
- Auth
- Better Auth
- Testing
- Vitest, Playwright
- Monitoring
- PostHog
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AdminAdmin panel
Run the quick start below to access admin panel, support dashboard, and user management
- AIStreaming AI chat
streaming AI chat with tool calling and file uploads
- AIAI tool calling
streaming AI chat with tool calling and file uploads
- AIAI file uploads
streaming AI chat with tool calling and file uploads
- BillingBilling
auth, billing, admin, AI chat, email, and i18n wired end to end
- DeployPreview deployments
Each PR gets its own preview deployment with an isolated Convex preview backend
- DeployCloudflare and Vercel
Supports both Cloudflare Workers and Vercel
- EmailEmails
auth, billing, admin features, emails, and i18n
- OtherSupport chat handoff
support chat with human handoff
- OtherUpstream sync skill
started with `bun run upstream:sync` and `bun run upstream:changes`
- OtherSeeded admin account
Start the app with a local Convex backend and a seeded admin account
- TestingFocused tests
focused tests, and targeted agent instructions
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.
Watch saas-starter
Get told if it goes dormant, gets archived, falls further behind on a core dependency, or changes its license or price.
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 | 385 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 350 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 341 |
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 fcb6874)
- packages/create-saas-starter/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit fcb6874)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)