nextjs/saas-starter

Analysis updated 2026-06-24

★ 15,786TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

Mindmap

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  root((saas-starter))
    Inputs
      Env vars
      Stripe keys
      Postgres URL
    Outputs
      Marketing site
      Pricing page
      User dashboard
      Billing portal
    Use Cases
      Launch a paid SaaS
      Prototype a subscription product
      Learn Next.js with Stripe
    Tech Stack
      Next.js
      Postgres
      Drizzle
      Stripe
      shadcn

mindmap root((saas-starter)) Inputs Env vars Stripe keys Postgres URL Outputs Marketing site Pricing page User dashboard Billing portal Use Cases Launch a paid SaaS Prototype a subscription product Learn Next.js with Stripe Tech Stack Next.js Postgres Drizzle Stripe shadcn

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Spin up a paid SaaS product with login, pricing page, and Stripe billing in one afternoon

USE CASE 2

Prototype a B2B tool with team roles and an activity log

USE CASE 3

Learn how to wire Next.js to Postgres with Drizzle and shadcn/ui

USE CASE 4

Replace a hand-rolled auth and billing setup with a tested starter

What is it built with?

Next.jsTypeScriptPostgresDrizzleStripeshadcn/ui

How does it compare?

	nextjs/saas-starter	tradingview/lightweight-charts	rjsf-team/react-jsonschema-form
Stars	15,786	15,789	15,766
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript	TypeScript
Setup difficulty	moderate	easy	easy
Complexity	3/5	2/5	2/5
Audience	developer	developer	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Needs a Postgres database and Stripe account with test API keys before you can run it end to end.

In plain English

This is a starter template for building a SaaS application, a software-as-a-service product where users sign up, pay a subscription fee, and access your web app. Rather than building from scratch, you clone this template and start with the foundational pieces already wired together. Out of the box, it includes a marketing landing page, a pricing page connected to Stripe (the payment processing service), and a dashboard for logged-in users. It handles user authentication with email and password, manages subscription payments and billing through Stripe's customer portal, and supports basic team roles (Owner and Member). There is also an activity log that records user events. The tech stack is Next.js (a popular framework for building web apps) on the frontend, PostgreSQL as the database (a standard database system), Drizzle as the ORM (a tool that lets you interact with the database using code instead of raw database queries), and shadcn/ui for the visual interface components. Payments are handled by Stripe. Getting started involves cloning the repository, running a setup script that creates the configuration file, migrating the database (setting up the tables), and starting the development server. The README walks through testing payments with Stripe test card numbers and deploying to Vercel (a hosting platform) for production. This is aimed at developers who want to launch a subscription web product quickly without spending weeks on boilerplate infrastructure.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Walk me through cloning saas-starter and getting it running locally with Stripe test cards

Prompt 2

Add a new pricing tier to the saas-starter pricing page and connect it to a new Stripe product

Prompt 3

Extend the Drizzle schema in saas-starter with a Project table tied to teams

Prompt 4

Deploy saas-starter to Vercel with a Neon Postgres database and Stripe production keys

Frequently asked questions

What is saas-starter?

Next.js starter template for a subscription SaaS app with Stripe billing, email login, a dashboard, team roles, and a Postgres database pre-wired.

What language is saas-starter written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres.

How hard is saas-starter to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is saas-starter for?

Mainly developer.

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