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SaaS Boilerplate

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

From the repo · “Build your own SaaS business with SaaS boilerplate. Productive stack: React, Material-UI, Next, MobX, WebSockets, Express, Node, Mongoose, MongoDB. Written with TypeScript.”

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

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

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."

Best insideSelf-hostedAny AI Client
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
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
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/saas && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/saas/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/saas/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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 18 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
No API keys detected
TypeScript 98%JavaScript 2%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    saas/api/server/api/index.ts
    Inside saas/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
saas/Core code — the actual logic112 files
book/10-end-functional/Folder111 files
book/10-end/Folder109 files
book/10-begin/Folder95 files
book/9-end/Folder95 files
book/8-end/Folder86 files
book/9-begin/Folder86 files
book/7-end/Folder69 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedNo CIMIT licenseLast update 18 mo ago
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Details
Creator
async-labs
Language
TypeScript
Category
saas-starter
Published
4/6/2018

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