What's great
- Composer package model (not copy-on-install)
- Teams + Spatie permissions + Stripe on the team
- Slate 3 UI shell that matches the product
- Honest BSL dual licensing for indies and companies
- Docs + llms.txt for install and concepts
Electrik is the SaaS starter we wanted as a Laravel package: auth, teams, billing, and onboarding stay vendor-owned, with Slate 3 for UI instead of a mismatched admin theme. Full features ship in source, and the BSL grant is explicit about when you need a commercial license.
What needs improvement
Still alpha — APIs can move. Next: tighter demo tenants, more install polish, and electrik:make scaffolding when the surface is stable.
vs Alternatives
Jetstream, Spark, Wave, and Filament-based kits. Chose Electrik for package-first delivery plus teams/billing/Slate in one path.