saas-boilerplate

Next.js SaaS starter with Clerk auth, teams, roles and Drizzle ORM

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Stars: 7.4k
License: MIT
Last commit: Aug 2026
Last release: Jul 2026
Language: TypeScript

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Overview

Next.js 16 and React 19 template with Tailwind CSS 4 and Shadcn UI. It includes a landing page, user dashboard, Clerk authentication with multi-tenancy, team invites and role-based access, and Drizzle ORM on PostgreSQL (PGlite locally, Neon suggested for production). Also ships next-intl i18n, Sentry, Vitest and Playwright tests. The README lists no built-in AI features.

Who it is for: Developers launching a multi-tenant Next.js SaaS, adding AI themselves

Strengths

Multi-tenancy, team invites and RBAC included in the free MIT version
Local dev runs on PGlite, so no external database is needed to start
Testing setup covers Vitest, Playwright, Storybook and visual regression, with GitHub Actions CI
Includes a saas-builder skill for Codex and Claude Code to scaffold from the repo

Weaknesses

Authentication depends on Clerk, a hosted third-party service with its own keys
Stripe billing, dark mode and oRPC are only in paid Plus/Pro/Max versions
No AI features built in; the README documents none
Requires Node.js 24+, which may be newer than some environments

What it needs

TypeScript
Needs Clerk, PostgreSQL (Neon suggested; PGlite for local dev), Sentry, Crowdin
GitHub template

Head to head

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How to choose

Verify the AI part is real code (model calls, usage metering), not only editor config files.
Usage-based billing matters for AI costs; check whether metering is included or left to you.
Weigh the framework lock-in (Wasp, tRPC, Django) against what your team knows.

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License in plain words

MIT Permissive

Use it at work: Yes
Change it and rebrand it: Yes
Sell it or host it for others: Yes

Your part: Keep the copyright and license notice in copies you ship.

A plain summary, not legal advice. Read the license on GitHub ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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