Bullet Train earned 92.2 points of a hundred.
Rank 1 of the 38 kits in the index, and the highest score here. Every point below was awarded under a published rule and read off a page anyone can open. Put another kit on the bench from the rail, or read the whole ledger.
- REPOSITORY
bullet-train-co/bullet_train- BUILT ON
Rails- PRICE
- Free
- EVIDENCE
- We ran it
- LAST COMMIT
- 16 days ago, 2026-09-06
Maintenance
30 of 30POINTSWhether the code is still moving, and whether more than one person is moving it.
Last commit
15 pts6 days since the last commit
Recency of the last commit, 15 points inside a month, 12 inside three, 8 inside six, 4 inside a year, 0 after that.
github.com/bullet-train-co/bullet_trainTagged releases
10 pts19 tagged releases in the last twelve months
Tagged releases in the last twelve months, 10 points at four or more, sliding to 0 at none.
github.com/bullet-train-co/bullet_trainContributors
5 pts65 contributors
Contributor count, 5 points at twenty or more, sliding to 0 at none.
github.com/bullet-train-co/bullet_trainCompleteness
23.2 of 25POINTSHow many of the fourteen things people buy a starter kit for are actually in it.
Capabilities found
23.2 pts13 of the 14 a buyer looks for
For an open-source kit, each capability is looked for in the dependency manifest and the file tree, what the kit ships, not what its README says.
Authentication
dependency: devise
Social / OAuth login
file: app/controllers/account/oauth/omniauth_callbacks_controller.rb
Teams & organisations
file: app/avo/resources/team.rb
Roles & permissions
file: config/initializers/permissions_policy.rb
Payments & billing
file: config/locales/en/billing/products.en.yml
Transactional email
file: app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
Admin panel
not found in repo tree or manifests
Internationalisation
file: config/locales/en/application.en.yml
Test suite
file: config/environments/test.rb
CI pipeline
file: .github/workflows/_build_docker_image.yml
Background jobs
dependency: sidekiq
Webhook handling
file: test/system/super_scaffolding/webhook/setup.rb
Blog / content
file: config/initializers/content_security_policy.rb
File uploads
file: config/storage.yml
RailsRubyPostgreSQLStripeHotwireTransparency
20 of 20POINTSHow much a buyer can check before paying.
Public source repository
6 ptsbullet-train-co/bullet_train
A public source repository, 6 points.
github.com/bullet-train-co/bullet_trainPrice readable without an account
4 ptsFree
A price published on a page that can be read without an account, 4 points.
Public release history
3 ptslatest tag v1.45.1
A public release history, 3 points.
github.com/bullet-train-co/bullet_trainDocumentation
13 of 15POINTSWhether the documentation exists, and how much of it there is.
Documentation site
13 pts37 pages linked from its index
A documentation site, 7 points, plus up to 8 more for its depth, counted as the number of distinct pages linked from its index.
bullettrain.co/docsSupport
6 of 10POINTSWhether there is a stated way to get help.
Stated channel
6 ptsCommunity Discord / Slack
A community channel or issue tracker, 6 points.
github.com/bullet-train-co/bullet_trainWhat happened when we ran it
3COMMANDSInstalls cleanly; the build needs configuration (environment variables or a database) before it will run. A failing build is not held against the score: most starter kits need a database URL before they will build, and that is normal. It is recorded because it is a thing a buyer wants to know and a thing a sales page will never tell them.
| Exit | Command | Seconds |
|---|---|---|
| ok | git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bullet-train-co/bullet_train.git <temp clone> | 0.6 |
| ok | yarn install --frozen-lockfile | 5.9 |
| failed | yarn run build | 0.5 |
- Run 2026-09-12 on v26.4.0 from commit e000665.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bullet-train-co/bullet_train.git <temp clone>ok0.6syarn install --frozen-lockfileok5.9syarn run buildfailed0.5s