saas-starter

SaaS Boilerplate

Name: SaaS Boilerplate
Author: async-labs

Get a head start with SaaS boilerplate, a productive stack for founders. 4.5k+ GitHub stars

intermediate⏱ 1-2 hours💵 Free (self-hosted)

4,491 stars743 forksTypeScriptHealth Score 8/10Updated 3/21/2025100% free · open source

What it is

Use SaaS boilerplate to create your own software as a service.

What you can make with it

For example, build a product like a customizable customer onboarding platform using React, Material-UI, and Next.

How it helps

It saves development time by providing a productive stack and boilerplate code, letting you focus on your SaaS business.

Real use case example

"A founder, Alex, wants to create an onboarding platform for their new e-commerce site. Step 1: They use the SaaS boilerplate to set up a basic React frontend and Node.js backend. Step 2: Alex customizes the platform with features like user segmentation and automated email workflows. Step 3: By the end of a few days, Alex has a fully functional onboarding platform that helps reduce churn."

If you're new

Pick this up as your first project if you have little to no SaaS development experience.

If you're senior

Reach for this when you need to quickly prototype or scale a new SaaS product, and need a solid foundation.

Common confusion cleared up

Some users might think this skill is only for building simple products; it actually provides a solid foundation for more complex SaaS businesses.

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Pairs with

Amazon S3Mailchimp APINotion database

Why we list it on WorkflowStacks: This is included to help founders and developers quickly spin up and run their own SaaS businesses cost-effectively.

What it does

SaaS boilerplate provides a pre-configured stack for building a SaaS business, including React, Material-UI, Next, MobX, WebSockets, Express, Node, Mongoose, and MongoDB, all written in TypeScript.

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/async-labs/saas.git

When to use it

•When you want to quickly set up a SaaS project with a proven tech stack
•When you need a boilerplate that supports real-time communication with WebSockets
•When you prefer a TypeScript-based project for better code maintainability

Quick start

1Run 'npm install' to set up the project dependencies
2Configure your MongoDB connection in the 'config/mongoose.ts' file
3Start the development server with 'npm run dev'
4Access your application at 'http://localhost:3000' to see the boilerplate in action
5Explore the 'pages' and 'components' directories to start customizing your SaaS application

Ready-to-paste prompt

npm run dev && open http://localhost:3000/dashboard to see the example dashboard in action

Heads up: Make sure you have a recent version of Node.js (14 or higher) and MongoDB installed on your system before running the application, as the boilerplate uses features that are not supported in older versions

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Topics

aws-s3

aws-ses

boilerplate

express

google-api

mailchimp

material-ui

mobx

mongodb

mongoose

nextjs

passport

react

saas

saas-boilerplate

saas-business

saas-product

typescript

How SaaS Boilerplate works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

SaaS Boilerplate is a very large TypeScript project (~60k lines across 918 code files, plus 30 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit 17 months ago, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~60k lines · 918 code files · ~8 h to skim

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

TypeScript

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TypeScript 98%JavaScript 2%

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