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TanStack Router

Modern type-safe router for React

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

React + Vite

Client-routed React SPA powered by Vite

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Next.js

React framework with hybrid rendering

React Router

Declarative routing for React

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

TanStack Start

Full-stack React framework powered by TanStack Router

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Vue 3 + Vite

Standalone Vue 3 SPA with first-class TypeScript support

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Angular

Enterprise-grade TypeScript framework by Google

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Astro

Content-focused with Island Architecture

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Solid

Simple and performant reactivity for building UIs

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

SolidStart 2

Vite-native full-stack Solid framework with SSR

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

TanStack Start (Solid)

TanStack Start on Solid with TanStack Router and server routes

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

SvelteKit

Full-stack Svelte framework for modern web apps

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Nuxt

Vue full-stack framework (SSR, SSG, hybrid)

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Vinext

Next.js framework powered by Vite

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Qwik

Resumable framework with instant load times

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

RedwoodJS

Opinionated fullstack (React + GraphQL + Prisma)

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Vite (Vanilla TypeScript)

Framework-free TypeScript, HTML, and CSS powered by Vite

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Fresh

Deno-native framework with islands architecture

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack requires Next.js frontend

Electron

Package compatible Vite frontends as cross-platform desktop apps

Unavailable: electron requires a compatible Vite SPA frontend. Compatible alternatives: pwa, tauri, wxt.

PWA

Make your app installable and work offline

Capacitor

Ship compatible Vite frontends to iOS and Android

Unavailable: capacitor requires a compatible Vite SPA frontend. Compatible alternatives: pwa, tauri, wxt.

Tauri

Build native desktop apps

OpenTUI

Build terminal user interfaces

WXT

Build browser extensions

Default

Hono

Ultrafast web framework

Express

Popular Node.js framework

Effect

Effect-first service backend with layers and schema

NestJS

Progressive Node.js framework for enterprise apps

Fastify

Fast, low-overhead web framework for Node.js

Nitro

Universal server framework (powers Nuxt)

Convex

Reactive backend-as-a-service

Elysia

TypeScript web framework

AdonisJS

Full-featured MVC framework for Node.js

feTS

TypeScript HTTP Framework with e2e type-safety

Encore.ts

Type-safe backend with built-in infrastructure

Fullstack Next.js

Use Next.js built-in API routes

Fullstack TanStack Start

Use TanStack Start's built-in API routes

Unavailable: Requires TanStack Start frontend

Fullstack Astro

Use Astro's built-in API routes with SSR

Unavailable: Requires Astro frontend

Fullstack SvelteKit

Use SvelteKit's built-in server routes

Unavailable: Requires SvelteKit frontend

Fullstack Nuxt

Use Nuxt server routes and Nitro runtime

Unavailable: Requires Nuxt frontend

Fullstack Vinext

Use Vinext server routes

Unavailable: Requires Vinext frontend

Fullstack SolidStart

Use SolidStart's built-in server routes

Unavailable: Requires SolidStart frontend

Fullstack TanStack Start (Solid)

Use TanStack Start's server routes on Solid

Unavailable: Requires TanStack Start (Solid) frontend

Default

Bun

Fast JavaScript runtime & toolkit

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack uses built-in API routes

Node.js

JavaScript runtime environment

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack uses built-in API routes

Cloudflare Workers

Serverless runtime for the edge

Unavailable: Next.js fullstack uses built-in API routes

tRPC

End-to-end typesafe APIs

Apollo Server

Schema-first GraphQL server for Node.js runtimes

Unavailable: Apollo Server currently supports Hono, Effect, Express, Fastify, and Elysia backends

GraphQL Yoga

Batteries-included GraphQL server with Pothos schema builder

oRPC

Typesafe APIs Made Simple

OpenAPI

REST endpoints with OpenAPI 3.1 and Scalar docs

Unavailable: OpenAPI currently supports Hono, Effect, Express, Fastify, and Elysia backends

ts-rest

RPC-like client for REST APIs

Garph

Fullstack GraphQL Framework for TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first CSS framework

shadcn/ui

Re-usable components built with Radix and Tailwind

Radix UI

Unstyled, accessible UI components

Base UI

Unstyled components from MUI team (Radix successor)

MUI

Popular React component library implementing Material Design

SQLite

File-based SQL database

PostgreSQL

Advanced SQL database

Redis

In-memory data store for caching and real-time data

MySQL

Popular relational database

MongoDB

NoSQL document database

EdgeDB

Graph-relational database with built-in query builder

Drizzle

TypeScript ORM

Kysely

Type-safe SQL query builder

Prisma

Next-gen ORM

Mongoose

Elegant object modeling tool

Unavailable: Mongoose only works with MongoDB

TypeORM

Traditional ORM with Active Record/Data Mapper

Sequelize

Mature ORM with wide adoption

MikroORM

Data Mapper ORM for DDD

Turso

Distributed SQLite with edge replicas (libSQL)

Cloudflare D1

Serverless SQLite-compatible database for Cloudflare Workers

Unavailable: D1 database setup requires Workers runtime. Compatible alternatives: turso, upstash.

Neon Postgres

Serverless Postgres with autoscaling and branching

Unavailable: 'neon' database setup requires PostgreSQL. Compatible alternatives: turso, upstash.

Prisma PostgreSQL

Managed Postgres via Prisma Data Platform

Unavailable: 'prisma-postgres' database setup requires PostgreSQL. Compatible alternatives: turso, upstash.

MongoDB Atlas

Managed MongoDB clusters in the cloud

Unavailable: MongoDB Atlas setup requires MongoDB. Compatible alternatives: turso, upstash.

Supabase

Local Postgres stack via Supabase (Docker required)

Unavailable: 'supabase' database setup requires PostgreSQL. Compatible alternatives: turso, upstash.

PlanetScale

Postgres & Vitess (MySQL) on NVMe

Unavailable: PlanetScale setup requires PostgreSQL or MySQL. Compatible alternatives: turso, upstash.

Upstash

Serverless Redis with REST API and global replication

Docker

Run Postgres/MySQL/MongoDB/Redis locally via Docker Compose

Unavailable: SQLite does not need Docker database setup. Compatible alternatives: turso, upstash.

Redis

Self-hosted Redis via ioredis with the full command surface

Upstash Redis

Serverless Redis with REST API for edge and serverless

Elasticsearch

Distributed full-text search and analytics engine for local or cloud deployments

Meilisearch

Lightning-fast search engine with typo tolerance and instant results

Typesense

Fast, typo-tolerant search with built-in vector search

OpenSearch

Open-source search and analytics suite for self-managed or managed clusters

Bleve

Embedded, server-less full-text search for Go (no external service)

Algolia

Hosted search API with instant results, typo tolerance, and analytics

pgvector

Self-hosted Postgres + pgvector extension for embeddings and semantic search

Qdrant

High-performance open-source vector database for AI embeddings

Chroma

Lightweight open-source embedding database for AI applications

Pinecone

Fully managed serverless vector database for production AI

AWS S3

Amazon S3 object storage - scalable and reliable

Cloudflare R2

S3-compatible storage with zero egress fees

Supabase Storage

S3-compatible object storage with signed URLs and RLS

Cloudinary

Image and media storage with transformations

Better-Auth

The most comprehensive authentication framework for TypeScript

Better Auth + Organizations

Better Auth with the Organizations plugin for teams and multi-tenant apps

Supabase Auth

Open-source Auth with Supabase platform integration

Auth.js (NextAuth)

Open source authentication for Next.js

Cloudflare Turnstile

Privacy-friendly challenge with mandatory server verification

Vercel BotID

Invisible bot detection for Vercel-hosted Next.js applications

Upstash Ratelimit

Redis-backed sliding-window rate limiting

Arcjet

Bot detection, shield, and rate limiting for API routes

Anthropic SDK

Official Anthropic TypeScript client for Claude

OpenAI SDK

Official OpenAI JavaScript and TypeScript API client

Vercel AI SDK

Unified AI SDK for streaming responses and multiple providers

LangGraph.js

Graph-based agent orchestration with stateful workflows

LangChain

Build context-aware reasoning applications

OpenAI Agents SDK

Official multi-agent framework with handoffs and guardrails

Mastra

TypeScript-native AI agent framework with workflows

TanStack AI

Unified LLM interface for AI-powered apps (Alpha)

Google ADK

Code-first agent development kit for building AI agents

LlamaIndex

Data framework for LLM applications

VoltAgent

AI Agent framework with memory, workflows, and observability

ModelFusion

Type-safe AI library for multi-provider text generation

AI CLI

Terminal CLI for generating text, images, and video

Ruler

Centralize and distribute AI coding rules.

MCP Guidance

Generate stack-aware MCP recommendations.

Agent Skills

Install curated stack-aware agent skills.

CLAUDE.md

Claude Code CLI documentation

AGENTS.md

Generic AI assistant docs

.cursorrules

Cursor IDE rules file

Vitest

Blazing fast Vite-native unit test framework with Testing Library support for React/Vue/Svelte

Vitest + Playwright

Both unit and E2E testing with Testing Library support for complete coverage

Playwright

End-to-end testing framework by Microsoft

Jest

Classic testing framework with Testing Library support for React/Vue/Svelte

Mocha

Flexible Node.js test framework with TypeScript support via tsx

Cypress

E2E testing with time travel debugging

Storybook

Component workshop and visual testing.

MSW

Network-level API mocking.

Biome

Biome linting and formatting.

ESLint + Prettier

ESLint flat config with Prettier formatting.

Oxlint + Oxfmt

Oxc linting and formatting.

shadcn/lint

Tailwind design-system checks alongside ESLint or Oxlint.

Unavailable: shadcn/lint requires ESLint + Prettier or Oxlint + Oxfmt as the Code Quality profile.

Ultracite

Opinionated Biome profile with AI support.

Husky

JavaScript-native Git hooks.

Lefthook

Fast language-independent Git hooks.

Gitleaks

Detect secrets in Git history and changes.

Knip

Find unused files, exports, and dependencies.

Fumadocs

Build excellent documentation site

Starlight

Build stellar docs with Astro

Monorepo

apps/* + packages/* workspaces

Single App

Flat root app (no workspaces); thin self apps only

Modular

Choose each JavaScript tool independently.

Vite+

Unified Vite, Vitest, Oxlint, Oxfmt, Rolldown, tsdown, and workspace runner (Beta).

Turborepo

Task runner with remote caching.

Nx

Task runner with a project graph and caching.

bun

All-in-one toolkit

npm

Default package manager

pnpm

Fast, disk space efficient

yarn

Safe, stable, reproducible

Dev Container

Generate a containerized editor environment.

Docker Compose

Run project services in local containers.

Kong Gateway

DB-less gateway for containerized APIs.

GitHub Actions

Repository CI for install, check, and build.

Cloudflare

Deploy to Cloudflare Workers using Alchemy

Fly.io

Deploy globally with Fly.io edge platform

Railway

Deploy with Railway cloud development platform

Render

Deploy with Render's Blueprint and Docker builds

Netlify

Deploy static and SSR frontends to Netlify

Docker

Container-based deployment with Dockerfile

SST

Deploy to AWS with SST (Serverless Stack)

Vercel

Deploy to Vercel's edge network with zero config

Cloudflare

Deploy to Cloudflare Workers using Alchemy

Unavailable: Cloudflare server deploy requires Workers runtime with the Hono backend.

Fly.io

Deploy globally with Fly.io edge platform

Unavailable: 'self-next' does not use a separate server deployment target.

Railway

Deploy with Railway cloud development platform

Unavailable: 'self-next' does not use a separate server deployment target.

Render

Deploy with Render's Blueprint and Docker builds

Unavailable: 'self-next' does not use a separate server deployment target.

Netlify

Deploy Hono APIs with Netlify Functions

Unavailable: Netlify Functions server deploy is currently supported only with Hono.

Docker

Container-based deployment with Dockerfile

Unavailable: 'self-next' does not use a separate server deployment target.

SST

Deploy to AWS with SST (Serverless Stack)

Unavailable: 'self-next' does not use a separate server deployment target.

Vercel

Deploy to Vercel's edge network with zero config

Unavailable: 'self-next' does not use a separate server deployment target.

Stable

Use Better Fullstack's curated pinned versions

Latest

Resolve current npm latest tags during scaffolding

Beta

Prefer beta, next, RC, canary, or alpha releases when available

Git

Initialize Git repository

Install Dependencies

Install packages automatically

bun create better-fullstack@latest my-app --ecosystem typescript --frontend next --css-framework tailwind --ui-library shadcn-ui --shadcn-base radix --shadcn-style nova --shadcn-icon-library lucide --shadcn-color-theme neutral --shadcn-base-color neutral --shadcn-font inter --shadcn-radius default --backend self --runtime none --api trpc --auth better-auth --payments none --email none --file-upload none --logging none --observability none --feature-flags none --integrations none --ecommerce none --realtime none --job-queue none --caching none --rate-limit none --bot-protection none --i18n none --search none --vector-db none --file-storage none --cms none --effect none --ai ai-cli --state-management none --forms react-hook-form --validation zod --testing vitest --animation none --web-mcp none --database sqlite --orm drizzle --db-setup none --package-manager bun --git --web-deploy none --server-deploy none --install --part codeQuality:universal:biome --part aiTooling:universal:ruler --part workspaceRunner:universal:turborepo --part aiTooling:universal:mcp --part aiTooling:universal:skills --examples none --ai-docs claude-md agents-md cursorrules