SaaS starters · Rank #20

ShipFree

Open Source Next.js Saas Boilerplate

SlowingCurrent depsFree

Why this verdict

  • No commits in 90 days; last commit 90 days ago.
  • On current major: Better Auth, Drizzle, Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Zod.
  • Not counted in verdict: Stripe SDK 20 → 22, TypeScript 5 → 7.

Dependency freshness

PackageDeclaredLatestStatus
Stripe SDK stripe20.1.222.6.2Behind, not counted
TypeScript typescript5.0.07.0.2Behind, not counted
Better Auth better-auth1.4.101.7.6Current
Drizzle drizzle-orm0.45.10.45.3Current
Next.js next16.1.116.3.6Current
React react19.2.319.3.0Current
Tailwind CSS tailwindcss4.0.04.3.3Current
Zod zod4.3.54.6.5Current

Declared = lowest version the kit's package.json allows. Latest = npm "latest" tag. TypeScript and the Stripe SDK are shown but not counted in the verdict.

What's in the stack

Framework
Next.js
Database / ORM
Drizzle, Postgres.js
API layer
TanStack Query
Monitoring
Sentry

Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.

What the README says you get

  • Auth
    User authenticationUser authentication with Better-Auth
  • Billing
    Multiple payment integrationsStripe, Polar, Autumn Billing, Dodo Payments, Commet and Creem integration
  • Data
    Database operationsDrizzle ORM and Postgres for database operations
  • Email
    Email messagingEmail messaging via Resend, Postmark, Plunk, and Nodemailer
  • UI
    Modern UI frameworkModern UI built with Next.js, TailwindCSS, and BaseUI

Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (qwen3.5:4b) on Sep 26, 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.

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