# Starter.diy

> Full-stack SaaS starter with Next.js 15, Convex, and Clerk Billing

An open-source SaaS starter kit combining Next.js 15 App Router, Convex for real-time backend data, and Clerk for authentication and subscription billing. It provides pre-configured webhooks, protected routes, and payment-gated pages so you can deploy a paid web app without wiring auth and payments from scratch.

Website: https://github.com/RayFernando1337/elite-next-clerk-convex-starter

## What it is for

- Launch a paid micro-SaaS product without manual Stripe API configuration
- Set up real-time user data synchronization between Clerk and Convex via webhooks
- Gate specific routes and dashboard features behind active subscriptions
- Prototype full-stack React applications using shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS v4

## Features

- Next.js 15 with App Router and Turbopack support
- Convex real-time database schema and serverless backend functions
- Clerk authentication with social logins and JWT session integration
- Clerk Billing integration for subscription management and payments
- Pre-wired Svix webhooks syncing user and payment events to Convex
- Protected dashboard layout and payment-gated content routes
- UI built with Tailwind CSS v4, shadcn/ui, Radix UI, and Framer Motion
- Light and dark theme switching with customizable design tokens

## Pricing

Open source. Free and open source (MIT license)

## Details

- Type: GitHub repo
- Category: [Development](https://xiry.app/topics/development.md)
- Topic: [Boilerplates & Starters](https://xiry.app/topics/development/boilerplates-starters.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: Web, Self-hosted
- For: Next.js developers and indie hackers building paid SaaS applications
- Alternative to: ShipFast, Supastarter, Makerkit
- Tags: nextjs, convex, clerk, saas, boilerplate, billing, typescript

## Why it was saved

- [@brianmmdev, 22 July 2025](https://x.com/brianmmdev/status/1947669768510836745): Ready-made starting point for building SaaS-style apps on the Convex + Clerk stack, which Brian Morrison II calls "an incredible pairing".
- [@RayFernando1337, 17 August 2025](https://x.com/RayFernando1337/status/1957099834475008452): Skip-from-zero setup for shipping a functional paid SaaS quickly; the thread claims the full stack goes from clone to working payments in about 10 minutes.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to ShipFast](https://xiry.app/alternatives/shipfast.md)

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Updated 11 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/starter-diy-2164

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