SaaS Boilerplate
What problem does SaaS Boilerplate solve?
5 SaaS' features in the 1 package. SaaS Boilerplate is the developer’s way out of the vicious circle of redeveloping dull and repetitive features. Never waste time on building features every SaaS includes.
SaaS features' ready to go:
- Authorization (including OAuth and email verification),
- Emails (templates and scheduling);
- Payments (Integration with Stripe services and its dashboard),
- Subscriptions
- CMS integration with Contentful services.
SaaS Boilerplate is developed by Apptension - a digital product design & development company. Among its partners are Netflix, Viu, Less, Hoover
Technology
- Backend (Python, Django, Postgresql, Docker)
- Frontend (React, Redux, Typescript, JSX)
- Integrations (Contentful, Stripe, Sentry)
Infrastructure
While most boilerplates give you just standalone features, SaaS Boilerplate gives you a developer-friendly, AWS-based scalable infrastructure and pre-configured CI/CD.
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Modern MERN
Modern MERN is a comprehensive Node.js SaaS boilerplate designed to accelerate the development of SaaS products by providing a robust foundation built with the MERN stack, MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js. It incorporates modern technologies such as Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Prisma, and Serverless architecture on AWS, ensuring scalability and maintainability. The boilerplate includes essential features like authentication (supporting email/password, Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon logins), multi-tenancy with team management, subscription payments via Stripe integration, and an admin dashboard for efficient user and team oversight. Developers benefit from a clean code architecture adhering to solid principles, pre-built responsive UI components, multi-theme support, and a mobile-first design approach. The platform emphasizes high-quality code standards, incorporating tools like ESLint, Prettier, Husky, and TypeScript, alongside comprehensive testing.
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