Next.js SaaS Starter Kit Checklist: Auth, Billing, Team Accounts, Admin
Next.js SaaS Starter Kit Checklist: Auth, Billing, Team Accounts, Admin
Use this checklist to evaluate any Next.js SaaS starter kit before you buy or build on it. Organized by feature area with must-have and nice-to-have tiers.
Authentication
- Email/password signup and login
- Password reset with time-limited tokens
- Email verification
- Session management (HTTP-only cookies)
- Protected route middleware
- Rate limiting on auth endpoints
- Social login (Google, GitHub) — nice-to-have
- Magic link login — nice-to-have
- Two-factor authentication — nice-to-have
Billing (Stripe)
- Stripe Checkout integration
- Webhook handler with signature verification
- Subscription creation and status sync
- Plan enforcement (server-side)
- Customer Portal redirect
- Free trial support
- Upgrade/downgrade handling
- Pricing page component
- Annual/monthly toggle
- Coupon support — nice-to-have
- Usage-based billing — nice-to-have
Team/Organization Accounts
- Create organization/team
- Invite members by email
- Role-based permissions (owner, admin, member)
- Remove team members
- Team-level billing (one subscription per team)
- Seat-based pricing — nice-to-have
- Team settings page
Admin Panel
- User management (list, search, view details)
- Subscription overview (active, trialing, canceled)
- Revenue dashboard (MRR, new subscribers, churn)
- Data export — nice-to-have
- Impersonation (login as user) — nice-to-have
- Transactional email provider (Resend, SendGrid)
- Welcome email on signup
- Password reset email
- Email verification email
- Payment confirmation email — nice-to-have
- Trial-ending notification — nice-to-have
UI and Design
- Tailwind CSS configured
- shadcn/ui or similar component library
- Responsive dashboard layout
- Dark mode support — nice-to-have
- Landing page template — nice-to-have
- Loading and error states
Developer Experience
- TypeScript strict mode
- ESLint + Prettier configured
- Environment variable validation (Zod or similar)
- Clear README with setup instructions
- Seed script for development data
- Works locally in under 30 minutes
Deployment
- Vercel deployment ready
- Environment variable documentation
- Database migration workflow
- CI/CD pipeline — nice-to-have
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