Express starter kits
62 kits in our catalog use Express for framework. 23 of them had commits in the last 90 days. Ranked by grade, then maintenance and dependency freshness. Method. Evidence checked .
| Kit | Grade | Verdict | Category | Last activity | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp-searxng | A | ActiveCurrent deps | MCP server starters | Oct 13, 2026 | Free |
| korean-law-mcp | A | ActiveCurrent deps | MCP server starters | Oct 14, 2026 | Free |
| web-check | A | ActiveCurrent deps | OSINT toolkits | Oct 16, 2026 | Free |
| Hackathon Starter | A | ActiveCurrent deps | Full-stack starters | Oct 14, 2026 | Free |
| start-express-react | A | ActiveCurrent deps | Full-stack starters | Oct 1, 2026 | Free |
| airtable-mcp-server | A | ActiveCurrent deps | MCP server starters | Oct 15, 2026 | Free |
| express-boilerplate | A | SteadyCurrent deps | API starters | Jul 27, 2026 | Free |
| typescript-express-mongoose-starter | A | SteadyCurrent deps | API starters | Aug 30, 2026 | Free |
| fullstack-typescript | A | SteadyCurrent deps | Full-stack starters | Aug 11, 2026 | Free |
| mcp-server-chart | A | SteadyCurrent deps | MCP server starters | Aug 27, 2026 | Free |
| nextjs-nestjs-oauth-rbac-boilerplate | B | Active1 major behind | Full-stack starters | Oct 17, 2026 | Free |
| ruflo | B | Active1 major behind | AI agent starters | Oct 18, 2026 | Free |
| affine-mcp-server | B | Active1 major behind | MCP server starters | Oct 19, 2026 | Free |
| n8n-mcp | B | Active1 major behind | MCP server starters | Oct 19, 2026 | Free |
| dbhub | B | Active1 major behind | MCP server starters | Oct 13, 2026 | Free |
| FinanceMCP | B | Active1 major behind | MCP server starters | Oct 12, 2026 | Free |
| mcp-google-map | B | Active1 major behind | MCP server starters | Sep 26, 2026 | Free |
| Epic Stack | B | Active1 major behind | Full-stack starters | Oct 16, 2026 | Free |
| mcp-for-argocd | B | Active1 major behind | MCP server starters | Oct 16, 2026 | Free |
| idurar-erp-crm | B | Steady1 major behind | Business tool starters | Aug 14, 2026 | Free |
| fullstack-nextjs-app-template | B | Steady1 major behind | Full-stack starters | Aug 22, 2026 | Free |
| docker-express-postgres-boilerplate | B | SlowingCurrent deps | API starters | Jun 29, 2026 | Free |
| Crucix | B | SlowingCurrent deps | OSINT toolkits | May 20, 2026 | Free |
| Velobase Harness | C | Active2+ majors behind | AI app starters | Oct 15, 2026 | Free |
| open-kritt | C | Steady2+ majors behind | Cybersecurity toolkits | Sep 15, 2026 | Free |
| Awesome Nest Boilerplate | C | Slowing1 major behind | API starters | Jun 9, 2026 | Free |
| node-boilerplate | C | Slowing1 major behind | API starters | May 3, 2026 | Free |
| ever-api-starter-kit | C | Slowing1 major behind | API starters | Jul 19, 2026 | Free |
| mern-authentication | C | Slowing1 major behind | Full-stack starters | May 31, 2026 | Free |
| metamcp | C | Slowing1 major behind | MCP server starters | Jun 22, 2026 | Free |
| PentestOPS | D | Slowing2+ majors behind | Cybersecurity toolkits | May 22, 2026 | Free |
| Bulletproof React | D | Slowing2+ majors behind | Full-stack starters | May 14, 2026 | Free |
| Discord-Bot-TypeScript-Template | D | DormantCurrent deps | API starters | Apr 19, 2026 | Free |
| node-express-modular-architecture | D | DormantCurrent deps | API starters | Nov 12, 2024 | Free |
| node-server-template | D | DormantCurrent deps | API starters | Dec 13, 2025 | Free |
| Smart-Talim | D | DormantCurrent deps | Business tool starters | May 13, 2025 | Free |
| Angular Full Stack | D | DormantCurrent deps | Full-stack starters | Feb 25, 2026 | Free |
| Node Express Boilerplate | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Aug 12, 2023 | Free |
| nodejs-boilerplate | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Oct 27, 2023 | Free |
| node-express-mongoose-typescript-boilerplate | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Feb 27, 2025 | Free |
| typeplate | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Jan 19, 2025 | Free |
| nodejs-boilerplate | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Apr 20, 2024 | Free |
| GraphQL-Starter | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Jun 2, 2024 | Free |
| express-sequelize-boilerplate | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Feb 3, 2026 | Free |
| express-drizzle-postgres-starter | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | May 14, 2024 | Free |
| node-pg-sequelize-boilerplate | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Jul 29, 2024 | Free |
| nodejs-express-jwt | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Sep 8, 2025 | Free |
| typescript-boilerplate | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Apr 10, 2026 | Free |
| express-typescript | D | Dormant1 major behind | API starters | Jan 31, 2026 | Free |
| select | D | Dormant1 major behind | Business tool starters | Oct 20, 2025 | Free |
| react-proto | D | Dormant1 major behind | Full-stack starters | Oct 23, 2024 | Free |
| node-express-mongoose | D | Dormant1 major behind | Full-stack starters | Sep 21, 2024 | Free |
| mcp-shrimp-task-manager | D | Dormant1 major behind | MCP server starters | Aug 21, 2025 | Free |
| atlas-mcp-server | D | Dormant1 major behind | MCP server starters | Jun 5, 2025 | Free |
| Ultimate Backend | F | Dormant2+ majors behind | API starters | Sep 10, 2021 | Free |
| Serverless-Boilerplate-Express-TypeScript | F | Dormant2+ majors behind | API starters | Apr 7, 2025 | Free |
| express-ts-auth-service | F | Dormant2+ majors behind | API starters | Nov 9, 2024 | Free |
| API-template | F | Dormant2+ majors behind | API starters | Sep 30, 2024 | Free |
| RealEstateCRM | F | Dormant2+ majors behind | Business tool starters | Jan 31, 2025 | Free |
| Dominate-AI | F | Dormant2+ majors behind | Business tool starters | Feb 24, 2026 | Free |
| RAN! Toolkit | F | Dormant2+ majors behind | Full-stack starters | Mar 2, 2021 | Free |
| TypeScript MERN Starter | F | Dormant2+ majors behind | Full-stack starters | Mar 23, 2022 | Free |
"Uses Express" means the package is in the kit's declared dependencies, or the kit's stack was declared by hand where code can't show it.
Other stacks
- Tailwind CSS 297
- Next.js 204
- Vite 144
- Radix UI 113
- FastAPI 82
- node-postgres 63
- Stripe 62
- OpenAI SDK 59
- LangGraph 55
- Drizzle 54
- LangChain 50
- MCP SDK 50
- PostgreSQL (psycopg) 49
- SQLAlchemy 48
- Prisma 44
- Nodemailer 42
- Vercel AI SDK 40
- Vue 40
- Better Auth 35
- Astro 35
- Auth.js 31
- Supabase 30
- Anthropic SDK 29
- Alembic 29