LaunchFast – AI-Native SaaS Boilerplate

The fastest way to build, launch, and scale an AI SaaS.

Overview · Features · Installation · Tech Stack · License

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Overview

LaunchFast is a production-grade starter kit for builders who want to ship an AI SaaS fast, without fighting setup, configuration, analytics, billing, or security.

This boilerplate includes:

• SaaS membership
• Authentication
• Stripe subscriptions
• Admin dashboard structure
• User dashboard structure
• AI analytics instrumentation
• Sentry error tracking
• PostHog event tracking, session replay, and full Web Analytics
• Modern UI with Shadcn
• Email flows
• Secure database schema with Prisma + Neon

Everything is wired, tested, and battle-ready so you can focus on your product.

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Features

✔ AI-native architecture

PostHog LLM analytics, custom events, and AI usage tracking baked in.

✔ Billing & subscriptions

Stripe monthly and yearly plans ready to use.

✔ Auth & user management

Google OAuth, email auth, session management, and protected routes.

✔ Production error monitoring

Sentry with full trace propagation.

✔ Full analytics

PostHog Web Analytics, session replay, funnels, event tracking, and feature usage metrics.

✔ Modern UI system

Shadcn UI, Radix Primitives, Tailwind CSS, Lucide Icons, Framer Motion.

✔ Developer happiness

Prisma, Typescript, sensible structure, clean patterns, and CLI shortcuts.

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Installation

Clone and create a new project using this repo:

npx create-next-app my-saas --example "https://github.com/sree-pm/launchfast-base-v1"

Or Deploy instantly on Vercel :

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LocalSetup

1. Install dependencies

   pnpm install

2. Copy environment variables

   cp .env.example .env.local

3. Run development server

   pnpm dev

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Stack

Frameworks

• Next.js 14
• Typescript
• Prisma ORM
• Auth.js v5

Infrastructure

• Neon (Postgres)
• Vercel (deploy + analytics)
• Resend (emails)

AI, Analytics, Monitoring

• PostHog (events, web analytics, session replay, heatmaps)
• Sentry (errors, performance, trace correlation)

UI

• Tailwind CSS
• Shadcn/UI
• Radix UI
• Framer Motion
• Lucide Icons

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Roadmap

• CEO analytics dashboard
• AI usage guardrails
• Role-based admin panel
• Multi-tenant mode
• Full onboarding funnels
• Email sequences for SaaS lifecycle
• Deployable AI agents toolkit

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License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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Credits

This project is inspired by:

• shadcn’s Taxonomy
• Steven Tey’s Precedent
• Many open-source SaaS starters

Fully rebuilt, extended, and production-hardened for the LaunchFast ecosystem.