SaaS starters · Rank #20
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Open Source Next.js Saas Boilerplate
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
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe SDK stripe | 20.1.2 | 22.6.2 | Behind, not counted |
| TypeScript typescript | 5.0.0 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Better Auth better-auth | 1.4.10 | 1.7.6 | Current |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 0.45.1 | 0.45.3 | Current |
| Next.js next | 16.1.1 | 16.3.6 | Current |
| React react | 19.2.3 | 19.3.0 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.0.0 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.3.5 | 4.6.5 | Current |
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
- Auth
- Better Auth
- Payments
- Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar
- Database / ORM
- Drizzle, Postgres.js
- Resend, Nodemailer, React Email
- 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
- AuthUser authentication
User authentication with Better-Auth
- BillingMultiple payment integrations
Stripe, Polar, Autumn Billing, Dodo Payments, Commet and Creem integration
- DataDatabase operations
Drizzle ORM and Postgres for database operations
- EmailEmail messaging
Email messaging via Resend, Postmark, Plunk, and Nodemailer
- UIModern UI framework
Modern 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.