Introduction
Explore ShipAhead, a Nuxt SaaS starter kit with authentication, payments, email, and AI integrations. Learn about the stack before setting up your app.
Welcome to ShipAhead
ShipAhead is a modern, fast, and fully customizable SaaS starter kit built to help you launch apps without wasting time on boilerplate.
This guide introduces the core concepts and tech powering ShipAhead so you know what’s under the hood.
Tech Stack
ShipAhead is built with a focus on performance, flexibility, and scalability. Here’s what’s included:
- Frontend: Nuxt 4, Vue, Tailwind CSS, Nuxt UI
- Internationalization (i18n): Nuxt i18n
- Analytics: Umami, Datafast, Google Analytics
- Authentication: Better Auth (Email/Password, Magic Link, OAuth)
- Database: Drizzle ORM & PostgreSQL (Supabase, Neon, or any PostgreSQL connection string)
- Storage: Cloudflare R2 or S3 via aws4fetch
- Email: Resend & Vue Email
- Payments: Stripe, Polar, Dodo Payments
- AI: OpenRouter AI
- PWA: Vite PWA
- Deployment: Vercel, Cloudflare