SaaS starters · Rank #72
SelfKit
Grade D: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
A self hosted oriented boilerplate for developers who want full control: cut your costs, secure your data, and focus on what matters.
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 615 days ago. receipt ↗
- Drizzle 0.34.1 declared; latest is 0.45.4 (0.x releases can break). receipt ↗
- SvelteKit 2 declared; latest is 3 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Tailwind CSS 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Zod 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit e153cf3 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:38 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.7.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 0.34.1 | 0.45.4 | 1 major behind |
| SvelteKit @sveltejs/kit | 2.16.0 | 3.1.0 | 1 major behind |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 3.4.17 | 4.3.3 | 1 major behind |
| Zod zod | 3.24.1 | 4.6.7 | 1 major behind |
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
- Paddle
- Database / ORM
- Drizzle, Postgres.js, node-postgres
- Testing
- Vitest, Playwright
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AnalyticsAnalytics
Analytics
- AuthEmail/password login
Email/Password
- AuthGoogle login
Google login
- AuthRate limiting
Rate limiting
- AuthPassword checking
Password checking
- BillingCheckout page
Checkout page
- BillingPricing component
Pricing component
- BillingSubscription auto-update webhooks
Product and subscriptions auto update (webhook)
- ContentMarkdown blog with RSS
Blog: with markdown and RSS flux
- DataDatabase auto migration
Database auto migration
- EmailEmails
Emails
- i18nInternationalization
Internationalization
- OtherSEO meta tags
Meta tags, Open graph, JSON-LD
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; 1 unverifiable item was discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
Watch SelfKit
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 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 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 e153cf3)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)