Side-by-side roundup
Best GenerateSaaS alternatives, compared
The SaaS boilerplates buyers weigh against us, with prices and who each suits.
- Teams that want one kit on Next.js, Nuxt or TanStack Start$299 one-time
supastarterTop pick - Teams that want Supabase Auth and RLS-native code$349 one-time
MakerKit - Solo builders billing usage in credits on the smallest budget$79 one-time
IndieKit - Makers who want the smallest single-tenant kit$199, from $299
ShipFast - Builders who will adopt Wasp and pay nothing$0
Open SaaS
At a glance
Every option, side by side
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| Feature |  GenerateSaaS | supastarter | MakerKit | IndieKit | ShipFast | Open SaaS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing & licence | ||||||
| Pricing model | Included: One-time, updates included | Included: One-time, updates included | Included: One-time, updates included | Included: One-time, updates included | Included: One-time; updates from All-in | Included: Free, MIT |
| Projects per licence | Included: Unlimited, per seat | Included: Unlimited, per framework | Included: Unlimited, per kit | Not available | Included: Unlimited | Included: Unlimited, MIT |
| Client work | Partial: Agency tier to deliver source | Included: Allowed, no client licence | Partial: Team tier; client buys a licence | Not available | Not available | Included: Allowed, MIT |
| White-label | Partial: Agency tier | Partial: Agency tier | Not available | Not available | Not available: Notices must stay | Included: Allowed, keep the notice |
| Refund policy | Not available: All sales final | Not available | Not available: No refunds, stated | Partial: 3 days, before access shared | Not available: No refunds, stated | Not available |
| Tech stack | ||||||
| Frameworks | Included: Next.js 16.3 | Included: Next.js 16.3, Nuxt, TanStack | Included: Next.js 16.3, React Router 8, TanStack | Included: Next.js 16, React 19 | Included: Next.js, either router | Included: Wasp 0.25, React 19, Node |
| Database | Included: Postgres, Neon, Supabase | Included: Postgres, MySQL, SQLite | Included: Supabase, Drizzle, Prisma 7 | Included: Neon, Supabase, PlanetScale | Included: MongoDB, Supabase Postgres | Included: Prisma 5.19, Postgres |
| Authentication | Included: Better Auth, passkeys, 2FA | Included: Better Auth, passkeys, 2FA | Included: Supabase Auth, Better Auth | Included: Better Auth, Google, magic links | Partial: Google login, magic links | Included: Wasp auth, email, OAuth |
| Billing features | ||||||
| Payments | Included: Stripe, Polar | Included: Five providers, one API | Included: Three on Supabase kits, two elsewhere | Included: Six providers documented | Included: Stripe, Lemon Squeezy | Included: Stripe, Polar, Lemon Squeezy |
| Subscriptions | Included: Month, year, lifetime | Included: Plans, seat-based pricing | Included: Flat, per-seat, metered, one-off | Included: Plans, one-time, LTD campaigns | Included: Stripe subscriptions | Included: Plans, customer portal |
| Usage credits | Included: Balances, grants, optional top-up | Partial: Metered usage, no balance | Partial: Build-it guide | Included: Balances, grants, expiry, top-up | Not available | Partial: Counter, one-off top-up |
| Finance dashboard | Included: Revenue, vendor cost, margin | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Core features | ||||||
| Organizations | Included: Organizations, roles, invites | Included: Organizations, roles, invites | Included: Organizations, roles, invites | Partial: Separate B2B kit and licence | Not available | Not available |
| Admin panel | Included: Eight admin tabs | Included: Users, organizations, bans | Included: Users, organizations, RBAC, metrics | Included: Super admin dashboard | Not available | Included: Users, analytics, messages |
| Admin login as user | Included: Admin acts as user | Included: Admin acts as user | Included: Admin acts as user | Included: Admin acts as user | Not available | Not available |
| Onboarding | Included: Profile, first org, welcome drip | Included: Multi-step, org, avatar | Partial: Recipe, build yourself | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Notifications | Included: In-app bell, email | Included: Notification centre, preferences | Partial: Realtime, Supabase kits | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| File storage | Included: S3-compatible, local disk | Included: S3, R2, Supabase, UploadThing | Included: S3, filesystem, Supabase Storage | Included: S3 | Not available | Included: AWS S3, presigned URLs |
| Multiple languages | Included: Locales, language switcher | Included: Locales, language switcher | Included: Locales, language switcher | Partial: Recipe: marketing, auth, email | Not available | Not available |
| Legal pages | Included: Terms, privacy pages | Included: Terms, privacy, i18n | Included: Terms, privacy, cookies | Included: Terms, privacy pages | Partial: ChatGPT prompts | Not available |
| Marketing & growth | ||||||
| Included: SMTP, SES, Resend | Included: Resend, Postmark, Nodemailer | Included: Resend, SMTP | Included: Resend, SES, Mailgun, more | Included: Resend, Mailgun | Included: SendGrid, Mailgun, SMTP | |
| Newsletter | Included: Listmonk, Resend sync | Partial: Signup section, no provider | Partial: Signup form, no provider | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Blog | Included: Categories, tags, RSS | Included: MDX blog | Included: Blog in every kit | Included: Blog posts, SEO | Included: Authors, categories, schema | Included: Astro Starlight, Markdown |
| SEO tools | Included: OG images, JSON-LD, sitemap | Included: Meta tags, sitemap | Partial: Sitemap, robots, metadata | Included: Sitemap, metadata, Search Console | Included: Tags, sitemap, schema | Included: Meta tags, JSON-LD, llms.txt |
| Analytics | Included: Eight providers | Included: Eight providers | Included: GA, PostHog, Umami, Meshes | Partial: PostHog built in, three by recipe | Partial: DataFast script, pasted | Included: Plausible, Google |
| Support chat | Included: Crisp, Chatwoot | Not available | Not available | Included: Crisp | Included: Crisp, one config key | Not available |
| Affiliate tracking | Included: Refgrow, Affonso, PromoteKit | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Cookie consent | Included: GDPR banner, four legal policies | Included: Consent banner | Included: Banner, consent hook | Included: Consent gate before PostHog | Not available | Included: Consent modal |
| Operations | ||||||
| Audit log | Included: With an admin viewer | Not available | Not available: Supamode, sold separately | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| User API keys | Included: Per-key rate limits | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| SMS | Included: Broadcast SMS, Twilio, SNS | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Error reporting | Included: Sentry, PostHog | Included: Sentry | Included: Sentry, SigNoz, PostHog, Honeybadger | Included: Sentry | Partial: Error and 404 pages | Not available |
| Rate limiting | Included: Per-route, per-key | Not available | Included: Drizzle, Prisma kits | Not available | Partial: Upstash tutorial, self-installed | Not available |
| Background jobs | Included: Inngest | Included: trigger.dev, QStash, Queuebase | Not available | Included: Inngest, n8n | Not available | Included: Wasp Jobs, cron |
| Deploy targets | Included: Docker, Vercel, Fly, Railway, more | Included: Vercel, Docker, Fly, Railway, VPS | Included: Vercel, Cloudflare, Docker, VPS | Included: Vercel, Netlify, Render, Sherpa | Included: Vercel, Netlify, Render | Included: Fly.io, Railway, manual |
| AI | ||||||
| AI assistant | Included: Chat, files, web search | Included: Chatbot, history, streaming | Partial: Teams tier, separate templates | Not available: Build-it guide, Inngest or n8n | Not available | Partial: OpenAI demo app |
| User-supplied AI keys | Included: Users add provider keys | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| MCP server | Included: For your app's users | Not available: Agent Skills, no MCP | Included: Kit, CLI servers | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Tooling & updates | ||||||
| Project setup CLI | Included: generatesaas init | Included: npx supastarter new | Included: @makerkit/cli new | Included: npx indiekit@latest | Not available | Included: wasp new -t saas |
| Version updates | Included: CLI update, AI merges | Partial: Updates included, manual merge | Included: CLI update, git merge | Partial: Git remote, manual merge | Partial: Updates included, All-in only | Not available: Docs advise against updating |
| End-to-end tests | Included: Playwright, pre-configured | Included: Playwright, pre-configured | Included: Playwright, pre-configured | Not available | Not available | Partial: Playwright, no unit tests |
| Desktop app | Included: Electron app | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Mobile app | Not available | Not available: Listed as work in progress | Partial: Expo plugin, Supabase only | Not available | Not available | Not available |
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The ranking
Every alternative, reviewed
supastarter
$299 one-timeTeams that want one kit on Next.js, Nuxt or TanStack Start
One kit for Next.js, Nuxt or TanStack Start, from $299 one-time per framework. Pick it over GenerateSaaS when your app is not Next.js. You give up credits, SMS, an audit log and API keys.
Why people pick it
- Included: Nuxt and TanStack Start, not only Next.js
- Included: MySQL and SQLite as well as Postgres
- Included: Five payment providers behind one API
- Included: Background jobs via trigger.dev, QStash and Queuebase
- Included: 22 Agent Skills for coding agents
The trade-off vs GenerateSaaS
- Not available: One licence covers one framework only
- Not available: Seats cap at ten, even on the $1,499 tier
- Not available: Metered usage, but no credit balances
- Not available: No audit log or user API keys in its docs
- Not available: No broadcast SMS, announcements or site banners
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Bottom line: supastarter is the best GenerateSaaS alternative for a team whose app is not Next.js.
MakerKit
$349 one-timeTeams that want Supabase Auth and RLS-native code
Three kits, Supabase-native, Drizzle or Prisma 7, from $349 one-time per stack. Pick it over GenerateSaaS for Supabase Auth and RLS-native code. You give up credits, an audit log and SMS.
Why people pick it
- Included: Supabase Auth with RLS-native code
- Included: An Expo mobile plugin for the Supabase kit
- Included: Fourteen plugins installed by one command
- Included: Four error-reporting providers, SigNoz and Honeybadger among them
- Included: Two MCP servers for coding agents
The trade-off vs GenerateSaaS
- Not available: Each stack is a separate licence, at the same price
- Not available: A freelancer needs a licence per client, per their FAQ
- Not available: Credits are a build-it guide, not shipped code
- Not available: No audit log or user API keys in its docs
- Not available: No broadcast SMS, announcements or site banners
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Bottom line: MakerKit is the best GenerateSaaS alternative for a team that wants Supabase Auth and RLS-native code.
IndieKit
$79 one-timeSolo builders billing usage in credits on the smallest budget
A Next.js kit at $79 one-time with a complete credits system, sold beside a separate multi-tenant edition. Pick it over GenerateSaaS on price. You give up organizations in the kit, an audit log and user API keys.
Why people pick it
- Included: The lowest paid entry price here, $79
- Included: Credit balances, grants, expiry and top-ups
- Included: Six payment providers documented
- Included: A three-day refund window
- Included: npx indiekit@latest scaffolds it
The trade-off vs GenerateSaaS
- Not available: Organizations are a separate B2B kit at $119
- Not available: No audit log or user API keys in its docs
- Not available: Updates are a git remote you merge by hand
- Not available: No rate limiting, broadcast SMS or notifications
- Not available: Locales by recipe; the dashboard stays English
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Bottom line: IndieKit is the best GenerateSaaS alternative for a solo builder who bills in credits and can wait on teams.
ShipFast
$199, from $299Makers who want the smallest single-tenant kit
A small Next.js kit in JavaScript or TypeScript, from $199 one-time with unlimited projects. Pick it over GenerateSaaS when price and speed decide it. You give up organizations, an admin panel and an audit log.
Why people pick it
- Included: Unlimited projects on one licence
- Included: JavaScript and the Pages Router, as well as TypeScript
- Included: MongoDB as well as Supabase Postgres
- Included: 27 marketing components and a pre-built blog
- Included: Crisp support chat behind one config key
The trade-off vs GenerateSaaS
- Not available: Organizations, roles and invitations are in neither its docs nor its pages
- Not available: No admin panel or audit log anywhere in its docs
- Not available: One language only, with no language switcher
- Not available: No credits, broadcast SMS, announcements or site banners
- Not available: Starter drops Discord, the discounts and updates
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Bottom line: ShipFast is the best GenerateSaaS alternative for one person shipping a single-tenant Next.js app cheaply.
Open SaaS
$0Builders who will adopt Wasp and pay nothing
A free, MIT-licensed template on the Wasp framework, with Stripe, an admin dashboard and S3 uploads. Pick it over GenerateSaaS when the budget is nothing. You give up organizations, 2FA, locales and an update path.
Why people pick it
- Included: Free and MIT, with no paid tier
- Included: Unlimited projects, client work and white-label
- Included: Stripe, Polar and Lemon Squeezy
- Included: An admin dashboard: users, analytics, messages
- Included: AWS S3 uploads and cron jobs
The trade-off vs GenerateSaaS
- Not available: Requires the Wasp framework and its CLI
- Not available: No organizations or teams documented
- Not available: Their own update guide advises against updating
- Not available: No 2FA, locales or rate limiting
- Not available: No unit tests, and no CI in the generated project
Bottom line: Open SaaS is the best GenerateSaaS alternative for a builder who will adopt Wasp and spend nothing.
Being straight with you
When another kit is the better buy
ShipFast
If you are one person shipping a single-tenant app as cheaply as possible
It is $100 less at $199, and the organizations, admin panel and audit log you would be paying us for are things you would never switch on.
supastarter
If your app is not Next.js, or you want MySQL or SQLite
It is the only kit here that also ships Nuxt and TanStack Start, and the only one whose database options go beyond Postgres.
MakerKit
If you want Supabase Auth with RLS-native code, or an Expo mobile app
Its kits are built around Supabase rather than adapted to it, and its Expo plugin is the only mobile answer on this page.
Open SaaS
If you are spending nothing and can write the team layer yourself
It is MIT and free, with payments, an admin dashboard and file uploads already wired. No paid licence beats free on price.
FAQ
GenerateSaaS alternatives, answered
Short answers to the questions people actually ask.
What is the best GenerateSaaS alternative?
There is no single winner. supastarter suits teams off Next.js, MakerKit Supabase teams, IndieKit credit billing, ShipFast solo makers, and Open SaaS a budget of nothing.
Which SaaS boilerplate is cheapest?
Open SaaS, which is free under MIT. Of the paid kits IndieKit is $79, ShipFast $199 off a $299 list, and ours $249.
Do they all support multi-tenant organizations?
supastarter, MakerKit and GenerateSaaS all document organizations, invitations and roles. IndieKit sells them as a separate B2B kit, and neither ShipFast nor Open SaaS documents them at all.
Which SaaS boilerplate has an audit log and API keys built in?
GenerateSaaS is the only one here that documents both. We read every other vendor's full documentation, not only their marketing pages.
Do any SaaS boilerplates support credit-based billing?
GenerateSaaS and IndieKit both ship credit balances with grants. MakerKit documents credits as a guide you build, supastarter documents metered usage, and Open SaaS counts with a one-off top-up.
Which SaaS boilerplate is best for AI coding agents?
MakerKit ships two MCP servers, and supastarter ships 22 Agent Skills. Ours serves your app's own users, so pick by which job you mean.
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