next-forge earned 75.9 points of a hundred.
Rank 4 of the 38 kits in the index, and Bullet Train at the top earned 92.2. 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
vercel/next-forge- BUILT ON
Next.js- PRICE
- Free
- EVIDENCE
- We ran it
- LAST COMMIT
- 4 months ago, 2026-05-28
Maintenance
23 of 30POINTSWhether the code is still moving, and whether more than one person is moving it.
Last commit
8 pts107 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/vercel/next-forgeTagged releases
10 pts16 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/vercel/next-forgeContributors
5 pts63 contributors
Contributor count, 5 points at twenty or more, sliding to 0 at none.
github.com/vercel/next-forgeCompleteness
17.9 of 25POINTSHow many of the fourteen things people buy a starter kit for are actually in it.
Capabilities found
17.9 pts10 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: @clerk/nextjs
Social / OAuth login
not found in repo tree or manifests
Teams & organisations
not found in repo tree or manifests
Roles & permissions
not found in repo tree or manifests
Payments & billing
file: apps/api/app/webhooks/payments/route.ts
Transactional email
dependency: @react-email/components
Admin panel
not found in repo tree or manifests
Internationalisation
file: docs/lib/geistdocs/i18n.ts
Test suite
dependency: vitest
CI pipeline
file: .github/workflows/release.yml
Background jobs
file: apps/api/app/cron/keep-alive/route.ts
Webhook handling
dependency: svix
Blog / content
file: apps/web/app/[locale]/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
File uploads
file: docs/content/docs/migrations/storage/upload-thing.mdx
Next.jsReactPrismaTurborepoClerkStripeTransparency
20 of 20POINTSHow much a buyer can check before paying.
Public source repository
6 ptsvercel/next-forge
A public source repository, 6 points.
github.com/vercel/next-forgePrice 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 v6.0.2
A public release history, 3 points.
github.com/vercel/next-forgeDocumentation
9 of 15POINTSWhether the documentation exists, and how much of it there is.
Documentation site
9 pts6 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.
next-forge.com/docsSupport
6 of 10POINTSWhether there is a stated way to get help.
Stated channel
6 ptsGitHub issues
A community channel or issue tracker, 6 points.
github.com/vercel/next-forgeWhat 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/vercel/next-forge.git <temp clone> | 0.7 |
| ok | bun install --frozen-lockfile | 2.5 |
| failed | bun run build | 1.6 |
- Run 2026-09-12 on v26.4.0 from commit f189de7.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel/next-forge.git <temp clone>ok0.7sbun install --frozen-lockfileok2.5sbun run buildfailed1.6s