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What is Next.js SaaS Starter?

The Next.js SaaS Starter is a production-ready template for building Software-as-a-Service applications. It combines modern web technologies with essential SaaS features like authentication, billing, and team management to help you ship your product faster. This starter template is designed to be a learning resource and foundation for your next SaaS project, providing you with battle-tested patterns and integrations that you can build upon.
Live Demo: Check out the live demo at next-saas-start.vercel.app

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Key Features

The starter template comes with everything you need to build a modern SaaS application:

Authentication

Email/password authentication with JWT tokens stored in secure HTTP-only cookies

Stripe Integration

Complete payment system with subscriptions, customer portal, and webhook handling

Team Management

Multi-tenancy support with role-based access control (Owner and Member roles)

Dashboard Pages

Pre-built dashboard with CRUD operations for users and teams

Activity Logging

Built-in activity logging system to track user events and actions

Middleware Protection

Global and local middleware for route protection and schema validation

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Additional Features

  • Marketing Pages: Landing page with animated Terminal element and pricing page that connects to Stripe Checkout
  • shadcn/ui Components: Beautiful, accessible UI components built with Radix UI and Tailwind CSS
  • Database ORM: Type-safe database queries with Drizzle ORM
  • TypeScript: Full TypeScript support for type safety across your application

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Tech Stack

The starter is built with modern, production-ready technologies: 
{
  "dependencies": {
    "next": "15.6.0-canary.59",
    "react": "19.1.0",
    "drizzle-orm": "^0.43.1",
    "postgres": "^3.4.5",
    "stripe": "^18.1.0",
    "jose": "^6.0.11",
    "zod": "^3.24.4"
  }
}

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Core Technologies

  • Next.js - React framework with App Router and Server Components
  • PostgreSQL - Powerful, open-source relational database
  • Drizzle ORM - TypeScript ORM for type-safe database queries
  • Stripe - Complete payment infrastructure for subscriptions
  • shadcn/ui - Beautiful UI components built with Radix UI and Tailwind CSS

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Why Use This Starter?

Building a SaaS application from scratch involves solving many complex problems:
  • Setting up secure authentication flows
  • Integrating payment systems correctly
  • Managing multi-tenant architecture
  • Implementing role-based access control
  • Handling webhook events reliably
  • Creating responsive, accessible UI components
This starter template solves these problems for you, so you can focus on building your unique product features instead of reinventing the wheel.
The template is intentionally minimal and designed as a learning resource. It provides a solid foundation without overwhelming you with unnecessary features.

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What You’ll Build With

The starter template includes:
  • Authentication System: Complete sign-up, sign-in, and session management
  • Billing Integration: Stripe subscriptions with checkout and customer portal
  • Team Workspaces: Multi-user teams with role-based permissions
  • Database Schema: Pre-configured tables for users, teams, subscriptions, and activity logs
  • API Routes: Ready-to-use API endpoints for common operations
  • Protected Routes: Middleware-based route protection for authenticated areas

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Next Steps

Ready to get started? Follow our quickstart guide to set up the project locally:

Quickstart Guide

Get the Next.js SaaS Starter running on your local machine in minutes
This starter is open-source and maintained by the Next.js team. Contributions and feedback are welcome on GitHub.

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