Full-stack starters ยท Rank #18

A

start-ui-web

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๐Ÿš€ Start UI [web] is an opinionated UI starter from the ๐Ÿป BearStudio Team with โš™๏ธ Node.js, ๐ŸŸฆ TypeScript, โš›๏ธ React, ๐Ÿ“ฆ TanStack Start, ๐Ÿ’จ Tailwind CSS, ๐Ÿงฉ shadcn/ui, ๐Ÿ“‹ React Hook Form, ๐Ÿ”Œ oRPC, ๐Ÿ›  Prisma, ๐Ÿ” Better Auth, ๐Ÿ“š Storybook, ๐Ÿงช Vitest, ๐ŸŽญ Playwright

ActiveCurrent depsFree

Why this verdict

How we check โ†’
  • 29 commits by 6 contributors in the last 90 days (15 in the last 30). receipt โ†—
  • On current major: Better Auth, Prisma, React, Tailwind CSS, Zod. receipt โ†—

Snapshot: commit 408546a on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:20 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.

Dependency freshness

PackageDeclaredLatestStatus
Better Auth better-auth1.7.31.7.11Current
Prisma @prisma/client7.10.07.10.1Current
React react19.2.419.3.1Current
Tailwind CSS tailwindcss4.3.34.3.3Current
TypeScript typescript7.0.27.0.2Current
Zod zod4.6.44.6.7Current

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

Database / ORM
Prisma
API layer
TanStack Query
Testing
Vitest, Playwright
i18n
i18next

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

What the README says you get

  • API
    OpenAPI documentationYou can access the API documentation via the OpenAPI interface
  • Data
    PostgreSQL databaseSetup a PostgreSQL database (locally or online)
  • Data
    Database seedingrun `pnpm db:seed` to seed your database
  • Deploy
    Production Docker imageThe `Dockerfile` builds a production image of the app
  • Deploy
    Container healthcheckexposes a Docker `HEALTHCHECK`
  • Deploy
    Unprivileged container userThe container runs as the unprivileged `node` user
  • Email
    Maildev email catchingthe emails will not be sent and will be caught by maildev
  • Email
    React Email templatesEmails templates are built with `react-email` components in the `src/emails` folder
  • Email
    Email preview serverRun the react-email preview server (port **3030**
  • Other
    Demo modeDemo mode disables authentication security (mocked OTP 000000, seeded accounts)
  • Other
    Environment name hintSetup the `VITE_ENV_NAME` env variable with the name of the environment
  • Testing
    Playwright E2E testsE2E tests are setup with Playwright
  • UI
    Custom SVG icon componentsGenerate custom icons components from svg files

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. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.

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Sep 29, 2026 โ†’ Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.

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