Next Forge by Vercel is a production-grade, monorepo-first template designed to accelerate the development of SaaS applications using Next.js. It provides developers with a comprehensive foundation for building modern, scalable applications by integrating essential features such as authentication, billing, analytics, SEO, database ORM, and more—all thoughtfully engineered and documented. With its streamlined setup process, developers can launch their projects in minutes using the command npx next-forge@latest init.
This open-source solution is tailored for both indie developers and enterprise-scale projects, offering a robust toolchain powered by Turborepo and Next.js. It includes pre-configured functionality for payments, documentation, blogs, observability, emails, feature flags, and even dark mode. The template emphasizes developer experience, featuring seamless integrations with tools like Prisma for database management and Svix for webhooks, alongside modern practices for security, analytics, and notifications.
Next Forge eliminates the need for purchasing boilerplates, empowering developers to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure setup. It has garnered praise from industry leaders, including Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel, for its thoughtful design and completeness. Whether you're building a startup or scaling an enterprise product, Next Forge is engineered to support the entire development lifecycle, from ideation to production.
