The free SaaS starter with superpowers

An open-source, feature-rich, React + NodeJS starter kit shaped for the AI era. Built to become yours.

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AI Ready

Opinionated defaults, custom agent rules, and explicit project knowledge give coding tools enough context to build complex products without guessing at the stack.

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DIY Auth Done for you

Pre-configured full-stack authentication you can inspect, extend, and own.

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Hobby$9per month
Pro$19.99per month

Payments without lock-in

Checkout and webhook paths are ready for multiple providers. Choose a rail, keep your code, and start collecting revenue.

MRR$4.2K
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Admin Dashboard

Graphs, tables, product analytics, and operational signals arrive in one calm control surface.

Features

Everything needed to move from idea to a working product

AI API connectedโœฆ

AI workflows included

Ship a useful first loop without building every integration from zero.

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Full-stack Type Safety

Generated types span the client, server, and data layer.

File upload with S3 โ†ฅ

Files ready to move

Presigned upload examples and documented storage paths.

Email Sending

Transactional email and scheduled jobs share one clear path.

Open Build

Try the demo app

Blog with Markdown

Write posts in plain text and ship a fast public archive.

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Deploy Anywhere

Your code stays portable.

Documentation

Guides plus community support.

E2E Tests

Playwright and CI examples.

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Open Source

Inspect every layer.

The Roadmap

High-level topics moving through the reference backlog

Ideas 2

Improve admin calculationsProgress 0% (0/8)
Add billing recoveryProgress 0% (0/1)

Planned 2

Improve AI demo appProgress 0% (0/2)
Unify payment docsProgress 0% (0/4)

In progress 5

Refactor the dashboardProgress 22% (2/9)
Improve checkoutProgress 40% (2/5)
Expand e2e testsProgress 33% (2/6)
Polish mobile detailsProgress 50% (6/12)
Document local captureProgress 67% (2/3)

Done 2

Add provider choiceProgress 100% (2/2)
Ship agent contextProgress 100% (4/4)

What Our Users Say

I went from a blank repo to a sellable product loop in weeks, without surrendering the codebase.

AKFounderPilot cohort

The defaults let me focus on the product instead of stitching auth, email, billing, and deployment together.

TSProduct engineerEarly access

I can inspect every layer and still move quickly. That combination is rare.

DMTechnical founderBuilder group

Six evenings in, the product was live. The docs answered the questions the starter could not answer for me.

JCIndependent makerPilot cohort

Setup took minutes. The useful part was what came after: coherent patterns that stayed coherent as the app grew.

CBFounderBuilder group

I had tried several starters that looked complete until the first real feature. This one gave me enough structure to keep moving and enough ownership to change the structure when my product demanded it.

JLFront-end leadEarly access

Without a strong full-stack baseline, our small team would still be debating infrastructure.

AIStudio partnerBuilder group

The project knowledge is the quiet win. Coding tools start from facts instead of inventing architecture.

EAEngineering leadPilot cohort

The documentation gave me confidence that the architecture would remain understandable after the launch sprint. I could see where every decision lived, change it when the product needed something different, and still keep the path back to a stable baseline.

MOProduct builderEarly access

Frequently asked questions

Why is this starter free and open-source?

Useful infrastructure gets better when builders can inspect it, adapt it, and contribute improvements back. Open Build keeps the application layer visible and portable.

What does Open Build include?

A coherent starting point for authentication, payments, email, files, analytics, tests, deployment, and AI-assisted development.