The latest articles on DEV Community by Renas Hassan (@renas_hassan_e50482328b8b). https://dev.to/renas_hassan_e50482328b8b https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1868979%2F7b884338-90f3-46d4-bea1-c92ee9ab7bf7.png https://dev.to/renas_hassan_e50482328b8b en Renas Hassan Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:15:47 +0000 https://dev.to/renas_hassan_e50482328b8b/5-best-saas-boilerplates-2024-used-by-successful-developers-j0g https://dev.to/renas_hassan_e50482328b8b/5-best-saas-boilerplates-2024-used-by-successful-developers-j0g <p>Recently, boilerplates and SaaS starter kits have gained <strong>immense</strong> popularity among developers.</p> <p>This is due to the <strong>time-saving</strong> and <strong>efficiency</strong> benefits they offer, allowing developers to <strong>quickly</strong> bootstrap their projects and focus on building the core features of their applications.</p> <p>Feeling <strong>overwhelmed</strong> by the infinite boilerplate options available? Don't worry, you're not alone.</p> <p>In this article, we'll explore the top 5 boilerplates and SaaS starter kits that are <strong>trending</strong> in 2024, helping you choose the right one for your next project.</p> <h2> Top 5 Popular SaaS Starter Kits for 2024 to Speed Up Your Development Workflow </h2> <p>Instead of starting from scratch, and <strong>wasting</strong> time on <strong>repetitive</strong> and <strong>annoying</strong> configurations, developers can use boilerplates to <strong>kickstart</strong> their projects, saving time and effort.</p> <p>Most boilerplates come with pre-configured authentication, database integrations, payment gateways, and other essential features, allowing developers to focus on building the core<br> functionality of their applications.</p> <p>Here are 5 <strong>reliable</strong> boilerplates and SaaS starter kits that are trending in 2024:</p> <h3> 1. NextJet </h3> <p><a href="https://nextjet.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">NextJet</a> is a <strong>new</strong> and <strong>modern</strong> Next.js boilerplate for building SaaS applications. It emphasizes scalability, clean code and a <strong>great</strong> developer experience.</p> <p>It comes <strong>packed</strong> with features <strong>needed</strong> to build a successful SaaS application, saving you <strong>weeks</strong> of development time.</p> <p>It is the <strong>perfect</strong> choice for developers, indie makers, and startups looking to build <strong>high-quality</strong> SaaS applications in <strong>record time</strong> with Next.js.</p> <h4> Features </h4> <h4> Tech Stack </h4> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Language</th> <th><a href="https://www.typescriptlang.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Typescript</a></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Framework</td> <td><a href="https://nextjs.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Next.js</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bundler</td> <td><a href="https://turbo.build/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Turborepo</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Authentication</td> <td><a href="https://authjs.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Auth.js</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Payments</td> <td> <a href="https://stripe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stripe</a> or <a href="https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lemon Squeezy</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ORM</td> <td><a href="https://www.prisma.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prisma</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Database</td> <td><a href="https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/overview/databases" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flexible</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Analytics</td> <td><a href="https://www.tinybird.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tinybird</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>AI</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blog</td> <td><a href="https://fumadocs.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Built-in (MDX)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Documentation</td> <td><a href="https://fumadocs.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Built-in (MDX)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Email</td> <td><a href="https://resend.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Resend</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Styling</td> <td> <a href="https://tailwindcss.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TailwindCSS</a>, <a href="https://ui.shadcn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">ShadCN</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Linting</td> <td> <a href="https://eslint.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">ESLint</a>, <a href="https://prettier.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prettier</a>, <a href="https://typicode.github.io/husky/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Husky</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Demo App</td> <td><a href="https://www.nextjet-demo.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yes</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h4> Support </h4> <h4> Pricing </h4> <p>Starting from <strong>$69</strong> one time purchase <em>(</em><em>$200 off</em>* launch campaign)*</p> <p>Check out NextJet <a href="https://nextjet.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">here.</a></p> <h3> 2. Shipfast </h3> <p><a href="https://shipfa.st" rel="noopener noreferrer">ShipFast</a> is a simple Next.js boilerplate that helps you build SaaS applications quickly. It comes with essential features for a SaaS and saves you approximately 22 hours of development time.</p> <p>It is a good choice for beginners due to its simplicity.</p> <h4> Features </h4> <h4> Tech Stack </h4> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Language</th> <th> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript" rel="noopener noreferrer">Javascript</a> or <a href="https://www.typescriptlang.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Typescript</a> </th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Framework</td> <td><a href="https://nextjs.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Next.js</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bundler</td> <td>Standard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Authentication</td> <td><a href="https://authjs.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Auth.js</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Payments</td> <td> <a href="https://stripe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stripe</a> or <a href="https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lemon Squeezy</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ORM</td> <td>None</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Database</td> <td><a href="https://www.mongodb.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">MongoDB</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Analytics</td> <td><a href="https://plausible.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Plausible</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>AI</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blog</td> <td>Built-in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Documentation</td> <td>Not built-in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Email</td> <td><a href="https://www.mailgun.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mailgun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Styling</td> <td> <a href="https://tailwindcss.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TailwindCSS</a>, <a href="https://daisyui.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">DaisyUI</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Linting</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Demo App</td> <td>No</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h4> Support </h4> <h4> Pricing </h4> <p>Starting at <strong>$169</strong> one time purchase.</p> <p>Check out ShipFast <a href="https://shipfa.st" rel="noopener noreferrer">here.</a></p> <h3> 3. Larafast </h3> <p><a href="https://larafast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Larafast</a> is a production ready laravel starter kit.<br> It comes with the VILT stack (Vue, Inertia, Laravel, TailwindCSS) and the TALL stack (TailwindCSS, AlpineJS, Laravel, Livewire).</p> <p>It is a great choice for more old school developers who are looking to build a SaaS application with Laravel.</p> <h4> Features </h4> <h4> Tech Stack </h4> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Language</th> <th><a href="https://www.php.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">PHP</a></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Framework</td> <td><a href="https://laravel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laravel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bundler</td> <td>Standard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Authentication</td> <td><a href="https://socialiteproviders.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Socialite</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Payments</td> <td> <a href="https://stripe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stripe</a>, <a href="https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lemon Squeezy</a> or <a href="https://www.paddle.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paddle</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ORM</td> <td>None</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Database</td> <td><a href="https://www.sqlite.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SQLite</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Analytics</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>AI</td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blog</td> <td>Built-in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Documentation</td> <td>Not built-in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Email</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Styling</td> <td> <a href="https://tailwindcss.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TailwindCSS</a>, <a href="https://daisyui.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">DaisyUI</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Linting</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Demo App</td> <td>No</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h4> Support </h4> <h4> Pricing </h4> <p>Starting at <strong>$169</strong> one time purchase.</p> <p>Check out Larafast <a href="https://larafast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">here.</a></p> <h3> 4. Gravity </h3> <p><a href="https://usegravity.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gravity</a> is a fullstack javascript SaaS starter kit built with Node.js and React.js.</p> <p>It is a robust choice with a lot of features, though it is more expensive than the other options.</p> <h4> Features </h4> <h4> Tech Stack </h4> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Language</th> <th><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript" rel="noopener noreferrer">Javascript</a></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Framework</td> <td> <a href="https://nodejs.org/en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Node.js</a>, <a href="https://react.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer">React.js</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bundler</td> <td>Standard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Authentication</td> <td><a href="https://www.passportjs.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Passport.js</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Payments</td> <td><a href="https://stripe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stripe</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>ORM</td> <td>None</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Database</td> <td>[All major databases]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Analytics</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>AI</td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blog</td> <td>Not built-in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Documentation</td> <td>Not built-in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Email</td> <td><a href="https://mailgun.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mailgun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Styling</td> <td> <a href="https://tailwindcss.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TailwindCSS</a> or <a href="https://sass-lang.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SCSS</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Linting</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Demo App</td> <td><a href="https://demo.usegravity.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yes</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h4> Support </h4> <h4> Pricing </h4> <p>Starting at <strong>$495</strong> one time purchase.</p> <p>Check out Gravity <a href="https://usegravity.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">here.</a></p> <h3> 5. Supastarter </h3> <p><a href="https://supastarter.dev/products/starter-kits/nuxt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supastarter</a> is a production-ready SaaS starter kit built with Nuxt 3.</p> <h4> Features </h4> <h4> Tech Stack </h4> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Language</th> <th><a href="https://www.typescriptlang.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Typescript</a></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Framework</td> <td><a href="https://nuxt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nuxt</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bundler</td> <td><a href="https://turbo.build/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Turborepo</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Authentication</td> <td><a href="https://lucia-auth.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lucia Auth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Payments</td> <td> <a href="https://stripe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stripe</a> or <a href="https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lemon Squeezy</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>ORM</td> <td><a href="https://www.prisma.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prisma</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Database</td> <td><a href="https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/overview/databases" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flexible</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Analytics</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>AI</td> <td>Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blog</td> <td>Built-in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Documentation</td> <td>Built-in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Email</td> <td>Flexible</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Styling</td> <td> <a href="https://tailwindcss.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TailwindCSS</a> and <a href="https://www.radix-vue.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Radix Vue</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Linting</td> <td>No</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Demo App</td> <td><a href="https://nuxt-demo.supastarter.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yes</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h4> Support </h4> <h4> Pricing </h4> <p>Starting at <strong>$299</strong> one time purchase.</p> <p>Check out Supastarter <a href="https://supastarter.dev/products/starter-kits/nuxt" rel="noopener noreferrer">here.</a></p> <h2> Conclusion </h2> <p>Choosing the right boilerplate or SaaS starter kit can significantly <strong>accelerate</strong> your development process, allowing you to focus on building innovative solutions rather than dealing with repetitive configurations.</p> <p>Most people quit before they even start because they are overwhelmed by the <strong>complexity</strong> of setting up a new SaaS project.</p> <p>That is where boilerplates come in handy. They provide a <strong>solid</strong> foundation for your project, allowing you to <strong>quickly</strong> bootstrap your application.</p> <p>It is essential to select a boilerplate that aligns with your project's requirements, tech stack, and development team's expertise.</p> <p>By exploring and experimenting with the boilerplates mentioned above, you can <strong>streamline</strong> your development workflow, <strong>reduce</strong> setup time, and <strong>maintain</strong> code quality throughout your project's lifecycle.</p> saas webdev nextjs typescript