AI app starters · Rank #19
Velobase Harness
Grade C: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
All AI developers deserve to get paid. Turn your AI prototype into a paid SaaS with open-source infrastructure for usage billing, payments, attribution, affiliates, anti-abuse, and deployment.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 26 commits by 8 contributors in the last 90 days (9 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release v0.2.0, 38 days ago. receipt ↗
- Vercel AI SDK 5 declared; latest is 7 (2 majors behind). receipt ↗
- Expo 57 declared; latest is 58 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Express 4 declared; latest is 5 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Next.js 15 declared; latest is 16 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Prisma 6 declared; latest is 7 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Zod 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- On current major: Auth.js, React, Tailwind CSS, tRPC. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: Stripe SDK 19 → 23, TypeScript 5 → 7, React Native 0 → 0. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit e88e259 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:07 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- Two or more breaking releases behind on a core dependency.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe SDK stripe | 19.1.0 | 23.0.0 | Behind, not counted |
| TypeScript typescript | 5.8.2 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Vercel AI SDK ai | 5.0.68 | 7.0.143 | 2 majors behind |
| Expo expo | 57.0.29 | 58.0.14 | 1 major behind |
| Express express | 4.22.2 | 5.3.0 | 1 major behind |
| Next.js next | 15.5.25 | 16.4.2 | 1 major behind |
| Prisma @prisma/client | 6.5.0 | 7.10.1 | 1 major behind |
| React Native react-native | 0.86.3 | 0.88.0 | Behind, not counted |
| Zod zod | 3.0.0 | 4.6.7 | 1 major behind |
| Auth.js next-auth | 5.0.0-beta.32 | 4.24.15 | Current |
| React react | 19.0.0 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.0.15 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| tRPC @trpc/server | 11.18.0 | 11.19.0 | 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
- Framework
- Next.js, Expo, Express, React Native
- Auth
- Auth.js
- Payments
- Stripe
- Database / ORM
- Prisma
- Resend, Nodemailer, React Email, SendGrid
- API layer
- tRPC, TanStack Query, Hono
- i18n
- next-intl
- 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 tools
admin tools, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitOps guidance
- AIMulti-LLM chat
multi-LLM chat, background workers, lifecycle email, admin tools
- AnalyticsServer-side attribution
Connect purchases to acquisition channels with server-side attribution
- AnalyticsGoogle Ads offline conversions
Google Ads offline conversions, X pixel events, and PostHog analytics
- APIOptional Hono API service
The optional Hono API service is disabled by default
- BillingSubscriptions and usage billing
Accept subscriptions and usage-based payments, manage credits, meter AI usage
- BillingCustomer billing dashboard
give customers a billing dashboard from day one
- DeployDocker and Kubernetes guidance
Docker, Kubernetes, and GitOps guidance
- EmailLifecycle email
background workers, lifecycle email, admin tools, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitOps guidance
- OtherAffiliate program ledger
Run an affiliate program with a double-entry ledger, refund clawbacks
- OtherReferral tracking and promo codes
referral tracking, promo codes, and USDT cashout
- OtherBackground workers
BullMQ workers, queues, rate limits
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 19, 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 Velobase Harness
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History
Sep 26, 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 | 2+ majors behind | 26 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | 2+ majors behind | 19 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | 2+ majors behind | 19 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Active | 2+ majors behind | 19 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Active | 2+ majors behind | 19 |
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 e88e259)
- apps/desktop/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit e88e259)
- apps/mobile/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit e88e259)
- apps/web/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit e88e259)
- packages/activities/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit e88e259)
- packages/affiliate/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit e88e259)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)