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The 8 best SaaS boilerplates in 2026

We evaluated 20+ SaaS boilerplates by pricing, tech stack, feature depth, community, and time-to-launch. Here are the eight that actually deserve your $200.

2026-07-01

Huifer
Huifer · Solo developer, TanStack Ship maintainer→ /about

I spent $1,200+ purchasing access to every major paid SaaS boilerplate on the market—ShipFast, Makerkit, Supastarter, MkSaaS, and more. For free options, I cloned repos and deployed test builds. Each kit was tested against three questions: (1) Does the payment flow actually work in production? (2) Is auth production-ready or just a demo facade? (3) Can a solo dev launch in under two weeks with the provided docs? Kits that failed basic functionality checks were excluded. The rankings below reflect real hands-on testing, not marketing claims.

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How we picked

  • Ships a working payment flow (Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, or Creem) out of the box.
  • Includes real auth (not just a demo login).
  • Has an active maintainer as of 2026.
  • Documented well enough for a solo dev to launch in under two weeks.
  • Has at least 500 real buyers (or 5,000+ GitHub stars for OSS).

Quick ranking summary

RankNameVerdictPriceBest For
#1ShipFastBest for indie hackers$199 one-timeSolo indie hackers shipping a paid product this weekend.
#2TanStack ShipBest for growth-first founders$99 – $299Founders who care about growth ops as much as ship speed.
#3MakerkitBest for B2B$299 – $999B2B founders with team-based buyers.
#4SupastarterBest for Supabase + Vue$299 – $499Vue-first teams and Supabase-committed shops.
#5MkSaaSBest for AI SaaS$159 – $299AI SaaS founders who want a working AI reference.
#6Open SaaSBest free optionFree (MIT)Zero-budget builders comfortable learning new frameworks.
#7next-forgeBest free TurborepoFree (MIT)Teams that already know they want Turborepo and can assemble the SaaS pieces.
#8ShipAnyBest for non-devs$99 – $299Non-technical builders or content sites with ad revenue.
#1

ShipFast

Best for indie hackers$199 one-time

The most-bought SaaS boilerplate on the market, and the reason exists a whole cottage industry of derivatives. Next.js, opinionated, minimal, community-answered.

Strengths

  • Largest peer community (3,500+ buyers)
  • Fastest documented time to launch
  • Flat $199, no upsells
  • Great cookbook-style docs

Weaknesses

  • No multi-tenant (single-user assumption)
  • No growth attribution tooling
  • Basic AI examples only

Best For Solo indie hackers shipping a paid product this weekend.

Not For B2B products that need teams/workspaces from day 1.

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#2

TanStack Ship

Best for growth-first founders$99 – $299

The only serious SaaS kit built on TanStack Start with Cloudflare Workers. Ships UTM attribution, MRR dashboards, and campaign management as first-class modules — not add-ons.

Strengths

  • UTM attribution + MRR dashboard built in
  • Cloudflare edge deploy (300+ PoPs)
  • 14 modules deeply integrated
  • 3 languages (en/zh/de)

Weaknesses

  • Small community (~200 buyers)
  • Newer product
  • Requires learning TanStack Start

Best For Founders who care about growth ops as much as ship speed.

Not For Beginners who want the biggest community to ask questions.

Full breakdown
#3

Makerkit

Best for B2B$299 – $999

The most mature B2B SaaS kit in the market. Turborepo monorepo, deep multi-tenancy, per-seat billing, RBAC. Priced for teams, structured for growth.

Strengths

  • Deepest multi-tenant/RBAC of any kit
  • Turborepo monorepo baked in
  • Supabase-friendly
  • Structured product-manual docs

Weaknesses

  • Expensive at Pro/Turbo tiers
  • Monorepo overhead on day 1
  • Steeper learning curve

Best For B2B founders with team-based buyers.

Not For Solo devs on a single consumer product.

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#4

Supastarter

Best for Supabase + Vue$299 – $499

The only kit that ships both Next.js and Nuxt (Vue) at the same price. Supabase-first, multi-tenant, deep i18n, structured docs.

Strengths

  • Ships Nuxt (Vue) — nobody else does
  • Supabase-first
  • i18n out of the box
  • Multi-tenant included

Weaknesses

  • Locked-in to Supabase
  • Newer community than ShipFast/Makerkit

Best For Vue-first teams and Supabase-committed shops.

Not For Anyone avoiding vendor lock-in.

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#5

MkSaaS

Best for AI SaaS$159 – $299

AI-first SaaS kit with working chat, image, and text-generation UIs. Fumadocs for content, Creem support, 8 codebase variants included.

Strengths

  • AI chat/image/text baked in
  • Fumadocs for content
  • 8 codebase variants
  • Creem support (rare)

Weaknesses

  • Basic multi-tenancy
  • Smaller community

Best For AI SaaS founders who want a working AI reference.

Not For Deep B2B products needing serious multi-tenancy.

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#6

Open SaaS

Best free optionFree (MIT)

MIT-licensed full-stack SaaS built on Wasp. Includes a working AI demo. Zero dollars but ~10–20 hours to learn the Wasp DSL.

Strengths

  • Free, MIT license
  • Working AI SaaS reference
  • Active maintainer

Weaknesses

  • Requires learning Wasp DSL
  • Community support only
  • Smaller ecosystem than Next.js

Best For Zero-budget builders comfortable learning new frameworks.

Not For Founders who value paid support and Next.js ubiquity.

Full breakdown Visit site
#7

next-forge

Best free TurborepoFree (MIT)

Free Turborepo Next.js template from Vercel-adjacent maintainers. Clerk, Prisma, Mintlify baked in. Not a SaaS baseline on its own but a great foundation.

Strengths

  • Free, MIT
  • Turborepo monorepo
  • Clerk + Prisma + Mintlify baked

Weaknesses

  • Not a full SaaS out of the box
  • You build billing/tenancy yourself

Best For Teams that already know they want Turborepo and can assemble the SaaS pieces.

Not For Solo devs who want a paid, complete SaaS baseline.

Full breakdown Visit site
#8

ShipAny

Best for non-devs$99 – $299

Config-driven SaaS kit optimized for fastest possible launch. Adsense support (rare among paid kits), multi-payment providers.

Strengths

  • Fastest launch (hours, not days)
  • Adsense support built in
  • Config over code

Weaknesses

  • Customization ceiling is lower
  • Not React-idiomatic

Best For Non-technical builders or content sites with ad revenue.

Not For Serious SaaS founders who want full code control.

Full breakdown Visit site

Frequently asked questions

What is the single best SaaS boilerplate in 2026?

For most solo indie hackers, ShipFast. For growth-focused founders, TanStack Ship. For B2B, Makerkit. There is no universal answer — it depends on what you're building.

What is the best free SaaS boilerplate?

Open SaaS if you're willing to learn Wasp. next-forge if you want Next.js + Turborepo and don't need SaaS features built in.

What is the cheapest paid SaaS boilerplate?

MkSaaS Starter at $159. Also worth noting: many of these ship free updates for life, making the per-year cost trivial.

Which SaaS boilerplate is best for B2B?

Makerkit — significantly. It ships deep multi-tenancy, RBAC, and per-seat billing.

Which SaaS boilerplate is best for AI?

MkSaaS for baked AI features, or Open SaaS for a free working AI demo.

Which SaaS boilerplate has the best community?

ShipFast — around 3,500 buyers and the most Discord activity.

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