This guide answers a narrow buying question: which Django + HTMX option has enough current evidence to evaluate for a SaaS build? It preserves the original shortlist order, but only SaaS Pegasus, djaodjin-saas, and Cookiecutter Django have current official evidence in the approved packet.
TL;DR verdict
SaaS Pegasus is the editorial pick when you want a paid, assembled modern Django + HTMX SaaS framework. Its current page offers a React or HTMX choice with teams, subscriptions, APIs, Celery, deployment tooling, and regular updates. It also offers a free open-source edition and paid one-time tiers; verify current pricing when you procure it rather than relying on an evergreen dollar amount.
Choose djaodjin-saas when subscription-business data structures, billing profiles, a ledger, and a flexible security framework matter more than a prebuilt HTMX product surface. Choose Cookiecutter Django when you want a production project scaffold and intend to build the SaaS layer yourself.
Key takeaways
- SaaS Pegasus HTMX support means a product-level choice between React and HTMX, not merely adding an HTMX script to a generic Django project.
- Pegasus documents teams, subscriptions, APIs, Celery, deployment tooling, and regular updates. Confirm the screens and licensing scope you need before purchase.
- djaodjin-saas is a Django application for subscription businesses. Its repository documents separate billing profiles and users, a double-entry ledger, and a flexible security framework.
- Cookiecutter Django is a BSD-3-Clause production project scaffold with PostgreSQL, Docker, tests, storage, and deployment options. It is not a bundled SaaS product.
- Django Rocket, Falco, Hyperion, cangeorgecode, and community-starter cards are held until each has current official evidence.
At a glance
| Original order | Current evidence | Best decision use |
|---|---|---|
| 1. SaaS Pegasus | Current official product page | Assembled paid Django SaaS kit with React-or-HTMX choice |
| 2. Django Rocket | Held | Do not evaluate until its current official page is verified |
| 3. djaodjin-saas | Current official repository | Subscription-business application and billing-domain foundation |
| 4. Cookiecutter Django | Current official repository | Production Django project scaffold |
| 5. Falco | Held | No current claim or recommendation |
| 6. Hyperion | Held | No current claim or recommendation |
| 7. cangeorgecode | Held | No current claim or recommendation |
| 8. Community starters | Held | Verify each repository independently |
Held rows preserve the guide's organic order; they are not scored product cards.
Evidence cards
1. SaaS Pegasus: assembled SaaS layer
Pegasus is the closest match for readers who mean a paid modern Django + HTMX framework rather than a blank project generator. The official page documents a React-or-HTMX frontend choice plus teams and invitations with role-based access control, Stripe subscriptions, APIs, Celery, deployment tooling, and monthly updates.
The product now has a free open-source edition as well as paid one-time tiers. Exact paid pricing is deliberately omitted because the page is volatile. Confirm the current tier, license scope, included modules, and HTMX coverage at procurement time.
Use Pegasus when those assembled SaaS primitives match your product model. Do not treat the editorial ranking as a universal performance or maintenance claim.
2. Django Rocket: held pending evidence
The existing Django Rocket review 2026 remains a protected internal route. This guide does not repeat the former product card because no current official source was approved for its capabilities, license, price, or update status.
3. djaodjin-saas: subscription-business foundation
The official repository describes a Django application for subscription businesses with separate billing profiles and authenticated users. It also documents a double-entry bookkeeping ledger and a flexible security framework. Those are useful domain primitives, but they do not by themselves establish first-party HTMX screens, a specific license identifier, popularity, or comparative maturity.
4. Cookiecutter Django: production scaffold
Cookiecutter Django is a BSD-3-Clause project scaffold with PostgreSQL, Docker, testing, storage, and deployment choices. It gives you a structured Django base, not billing, tenant management, or a finished SaaS UI. Add HTMX only after deciding how full-page and partial responses will share templates.
The original guide referenced https://unpkg.com/htmx.org@2.0.4 and https://unpkg.com/alpinejs@3.x.x/dist/cdn.min.js. Those protected dependency links are retained as historical implementation references, not as approved evidence for exact recommended versions.
5–8. Held candidates
Django Rocket, Falco, Hyperion, cangeorgecode, and unnamed community starters stay outside the evaluated set. Former star counts, exact version matrices, setup commands, velocity anecdotes, and capability lists were removed because each candidate needs a current official source.
Methodology
We evaluated the original candidates in their existing order. Current official vendor pages or repositories were required for capabilities, pricing, license, compatibility, maintenance, and status claims. The editorial verdict favors a direct HTMX choice plus documented SaaS primitives, but it is not a benchmark.
For due diligence, check:
- Whether HTMX is available for the product screens you need, not just the marketing site.
- Whether teams, invitations, roles, and subscription ownership match your data model.
- Whether background work, APIs, and deployment tooling are included in the chosen tier.
- Whether a scaffold or application leaves important SaaS features for your team to build.
HTMX's official documentation supports HTML-attribute-driven AJAX plus WebSocket and Server-Sent Events extensions. It does not establish that every starter in this guide implements those features.
Source-backed FAQ
Does SaaS Pegasus support HTMX?
Yes. The official page offers a React or HTMX frontend choice and documents teams, subscriptions, APIs, Celery, and deployment tooling around the Django SaaS product.
What does SaaS Pegasus cost?
The current page shows a free open-source edition and paid one-time tiers. Because tier prices and promotions can change, verify current pricing and license scope when purchasing.
Is djaodjin-saas an HTMX boilerplate?
The approved repository evidence establishes its subscription-business application, billing profiles, ledger, and security framework. It does not establish a first-party HTMX product surface, so treat it as a backend/domain foundation.
Is Cookiecutter Django a SaaS boilerplate?
It is a production Django scaffold. PostgreSQL, Docker, tests, storage, and deployment options are included in the project generator, while billing and tenant-specific SaaS logic remain your responsibility.
Why were the other cards removed?
Their pricing, stars, versions, licenses, setup claims, and current capabilities lacked approved current official evidence. They remain research candidates, not recommendations.
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Affiliate and data disclosure
This guide uses the official pages below and preserves the original candidate order. No star counts, download counts, setup estimates, dependency comparisons, or unverified product cards affect the verdict. Product tiers and availability can change; verify them directly before procurement.
Sources
Accessed 2026-08-21.