● Nuxt 4 SaaS boilerplate · auth · payments · admin

Start at hour 101, not hour zero.

Nuxt Starter Kit is a production-ready Nuxt SaaS boilerplate. Authentication, Polar payments, an admin dashboard, PostgreSQL with Drizzle, emails, i18n and security hardening are already wired together. You clone it and build the part only you can build.

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# Your Nuxt SaaS foundation
✓ Nuxt 4 + TypeScript
✓ Authentication with better-auth
✓ Polar billing + webhooks
✓ Admin + user dashboards
✓ PostgreSQL + Drizzle
✓ Security headers + rate limiting
✓ Transactional email templates
✓ SEO + sitemap + llms.txt

# Next: build your product features.

Built on

Nuxt 4
Nuxt UI
better-auth
Drizzle ORM
PostgreSQL
Polar
Turborepo
TypeScript
Playwright
Nuxt Security

01 The real cost of “I’ll just set it up myself”

AI writes features fast. Your foundation still takes work.

Login flows, webhook idempotency, subscription states, migrations, CSP headers, admin tools. None of it is your product, and all of it has to be right before launch.

Nuxt Starter Kit is that foundation, extracted from products that are live today.

Estimated DIY time cost: $3,400–$6,900
Nuxt Starter Kit: $99

Before feature #1

Planning range · experienced Nuxt developer

Auth: email, OAuth, sessions8–16 h
Payments + webhook handling8–16 h
Admin dashboard4–8 h
Database, schema, migrations3–6 h
Security headers, CSP, rate limits2–4 h
Monorepo + layers setup2–4 h
Transactional emails2–4 h
SEO, OG images, sitemap1–3 h
i18n setup1–2 h
E2E test setup3–6 h

TOTAL34–69 h

Include AI coding assistance

AI impact varies by task and developer. Adjust the assumed net time saving, including prompting, review and rework. Negative values model extra time.

Your hourly rate100/h USD$3,400–$6,900

Planning estimates, not measured averages. Assumes an MVP using better-auth, Polar, Drizzle and existing Nuxt modules, including basic integration checks. Excludes custom features, deployment, ongoing maintenance and AI subscription costs. Kit price is the license only; configuration still takes time.

Scope and estimation assumptions

Lower bounds assume familiar tools and standard flows; upper bounds allow for integration fixes. These are planning bounds, not statistical confidence intervals.

Auth: email, OAuth, sessions · 8–16 h before AI: better-auth integration, sign-in UI, one OAuth provider, password reset and session checks.
Payments + webhook handling · 8–16 h before AI: One Polar checkout flow, verified webhooks, duplicate-event handling and access checks.
Admin dashboard · 4–8 h before AI: User list, role checks and basic account actions using existing UI components.
Database, schema, migrations · 3–6 h before AI: Drizzle connection, initial schema and a verified migration on a fresh database.
Security headers, CSP, rate limits · 2–4 h before AI: Configure Nuxt Security and check compatibility with auth and payment flows; no security audit.
Monorepo + layers setup · 2–4 h before AI: Workspace wiring, shared Nuxt layers and working development/build commands.
Transactional emails · 2–4 h before AI: Provider configuration, verification/reset templates and delivery checks; auth logic counted above.
SEO, OG images, sitemap · 1–3 h before AI: Configure existing SEO modules, default metadata, an OG template and sitemap.
i18n setup · 1–2 h before AI: Locale configuration and example messages; translation of product content excluded.
E2E test setup · 3–6 h before AI: Playwright configuration and a small smoke suite; comprehensive regression coverage excluded.

The 20% AI default is an adjustable scenario, not a Nuxt benchmark. Microsoft's 2025 field experiments found 26% more completed tasks, which does not directly measure setup time saved. METR's 2026 update highlights how selection effects make current speedups difficult to estimate. Neither study validates the task ranges above.

02 What’s inside

One repo. Every SaaS layer, already separated.

Turborepo, pnpm workspaces and Nuxt 4 layers keep auth, billing and admin in their own packages. Use what you need, delete what you don’t.

Foundation /

Nuxt SaaS foundation

Authentication

Authentication and account management powered by better-auth.

Email and password
Social login and passkeys
Account management

Read the documentation →

better-auth
Nuxt 4
TypeScript

03 Ships with UI

The boring screens are done. And they look good.

Sign-in, billing, settings and an admin panel with impersonation and bans. Log in as the demo admin and click through every screen.

Nuxt Starter Kit Admin users interface — Admin users · included in the kitlive demo · read-only

04 Nuxt Starter Kit vs. the alternatives

Three ways to start a Nuxt SaaS.

Feature	Nuxt Starter Kit	From scratch	Free template
Nuxt 4 architecture	Included	Configure yourself	Depends on template
Authentication	better-auth included	Integrate yourself	Check included features
Billing and webhooks	Polar included	Integrate yourself	Check included features
Admin dashboard	Included	Build yourself	Check included features
Security defaults	Included	Configure yourself	Review configuration
Monorepo	Turborepo + Nuxt layers	Configure yourself	Depends on template
Updates	Lifetime kit updates	Maintain yourself	Depends on project

05 Running in production

Not a demo project. The base of real products.

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“AI can generate features in seconds, but shipping a reliable product still depends on architecture, security and scalability. I built this kit so solo founders can move fast without rebuilding the same foundation every time.”

Michael Hoffmann · Founder, Nuxt Starter Kit · mokkapps.de

06 Pricing

One price. No subscription. Every future update.

Buy once, build as many products as you like. Get lifetime access to updates from the repository.

Personal licenseone-time

$99

Full source code, private GitHub repository
Unlimited personal and commercial projects
Auth, payments, admin, emails, storage, i18n, SEO
Lifetime updates for one developer
Docs written for humans and AI agents (llms.txt)

Secure checkout via Polar · Merchant of Record

07 FAQ

Questions before you buy.

Still unsure? Ask Michael directly.

What is Nuxt Starter Kit?

Nuxt Starter Kit is a Nuxt 4 SaaS boilerplate with authentication, payments, admin tools, PostgreSQL, emails, i18n, SEO, and security defaults.

Which tech stack does it use?

Nuxt 4, Nuxt UI, better-auth, Drizzle ORM with PostgreSQL, Polar, and Turborepo with pnpm workspaces. The codebase uses TypeScript and includes Playwright for end-to-end testing.

Can I deploy it on my own infrastructure?

Yes. The kit runs on hosting platforms that support Node.js and PostgreSQL, including your own VPS. Follow the deployment and production guides to configure your services.

Is this a subscription?

No. The kit is a one-time purchase with lifetime access and updates. Hosting, database, payment processing, and other third-party services have separate costs.

What does the license allow?

The personal license covers unlimited personal and commercial projects for one developer. You may modify the code, but may not resell it as a boilerplate or redistribute it. Read the full license before purchasing.

Can I try it before buying?

Yes. Explore the live demo at demo.nuxtstarterkit.com to see the included interfaces before purchasing.

Does it work with AI coding agents?

The codebase uses TypeScript and modular Nuxt layers. The nuxt-llms integration provides llms.txt for documentation discovery.

● Ready when you are

Skip the setup. Ship the product.

Start with the connected foundation and spend your time on the features your users need.

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