Opinionated Node.js/Express SaaS API scaffolding + best-practice patterns

Opinionated Node.js/Express SaaS API scaffolding + best-practice patterns targets a $3.6B = 600000 developer teams × $6K ACV total addressable market with high saturation and a year-over-year growth rate of 15% YoY (developer tools and cloud-native platform market; estimate from IDC and industry reports, 2023-2024).

Key trends driving demand: Shift to API-first architectures — teams prefer reusable, well-structured APIs which increases demand for best-practice scaffolding.; Rise of managed backend services — services like Supabase and serverless platforms lower hosting friction and make starter kits more valuable to accelerate feature building.; AI-assisted developer tools — code generation and AI copilots reduce implementation time and increase the value of curated, high-quality templates that produce correct output.; Increased emphasis on security and compliance — SaaS teams must adopt secure patterns early, which favors vetted templates with built-in guardrails..