The best SaaS boilerplate in 2026 depends on what you're building. Quick verdict: ShipFast is the cheapest path for a solo B2C launch; Supastarter and Makerkit win for multi-tenant B2B with teams and roles; Ixartz and OpenSaaS are the strongest free, open-source options; and Weekendstack is built for people shipping with an AI coding agent — a codebase agents understand plus a prompt pack that builds features for you. Below is an honest, like-for-like comparison with current prices so you can pick in a couple of minutes.
Full disclosure: we make Weekendstack. That's exactly why this comparison is factual and fair — an honest table is more useful to you (and more likely to be trusted) than a rigged one. Prices are one-time and current as of mid-2026; verify before you buy, since launch discounts move.
The boilerplates at a glance
| Boilerplate | Price (2026) | Stack | Teams / multi-tenancy | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShipFast | $199–299 one-time | Next.js, Mongo/Supabase | No | Cheapest solo B2C launch |
| Makerkit | Free / $299 / $599 | Next.js, Supabase | Yes | Battle-tested B2B, plugins |
| Supastarter | $349 / $799 / $1,499 | Next.js/Nuxt, Supabase | Yes (deepest) | Feature-dense multi-tenant B2B |
| Ixartz (OSS) | Free (MIT) | Next.js, Clerk, Drizzle | Yes | Best free kit, more assembly |
| OpenSaaS | Free (OSS) | Wasp (React + Node) | Partial | Free, opinionated framework |
| Weekendstack | €199 / €399 / €499 | Next.js 15, Firebase, R2 | No (single-tenant) | Building with AI agents + prompts |
ShipFast — the fastest, cheapest solo launch
ShipFast (from $199) is the best-known kit in the indie-hacker world, built by Marc Lou and backed by a large buyer community. It trades depth for velocity: there's no multi-tenancy, no admin panel, and no role-based access control. If you're a solo founder shipping a simple single-tenant B2C app on the smallest budget, it's the cheapest and most proven option — and the minimal feature set is the point.
Makerkit — battle-tested B2B
Makerkit ($299 Pro, $599 Teams) has shipped since 2022, making it the most mature kit here. Version 3 added a plugin system so you can bolt on features (AI chatbot, roadmap voting, changelog) without fighting core updates. If you're building a real multi-tenant B2B SaaS with teams, roles, and permissions, it's a safe, well-supported choice.
Supastarter — the most feature-dense
Supastarter ($349 Solo up to $1,499 Agency) is the deepest option: five payment providers, AI chatbot integration, i18n, Playwright E2E tests, Docker Compose, and the most complete multi-tenancy implementation in any Next.js kit, with row-level security. It supports multiple frameworks (Next.js, Nuxt, TanStack Start). If your SaaS genuinely needs organization billing and heavy multi-tenancy, this leads — but it's the priciest and has the most to learn.
Ixartz & OpenSaaS — the best free options
If budget is zero, two open-source kits stand out. Ixartz SaaS-Boilerplate (MIT) ships Next.js + Tailwind + Shadcn + TypeScript with multi-tenancy, RBAC, Clerk auth, Stripe, i18n, Drizzle ORM, Vitest/Playwright, and Sentry — remarkably complete for free, though you own the integration and upkeep. OpenSaaS(8,000+ GitHub stars) gives you a landing page, auth, dashboard, payments, SEO, and deploy scripts, but it's built on the Wasp framework rather than plain Next.js — a real consideration if you want to stay in the Next.js ecosystem. Free kits cost nothing upfront and more time later.
Weekendstack — built for AI coding agents
Most kits hand you code and wish you luck. Weekendstack (€199 codebase, €399 prompt pack, €499 bundle) is built for how people actually ship in 2026: with an AI coding agent. The codebase ships with AGENTS.md, .cursor/rules, and CLAUDE.md so Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and Copilot understand your repo and follow its conventions — and the prompt pack is a library of tested prompts that build real features (admin, usage tracking, billing flows) on top of it, so the agent ships instead of guessing. The stack is Next.js 15, Firebase auth + Firestore, Cloudflare R2 storage, Stripe, Resend email, and an admin dashboard, wired to a single .env.local.
Be clear on the trade-off: Weekendstack is single-tenant, like ShipFast — it is not the pick for a complex multi-tenant B2B product (that's Supastarter or Makerkit territory). Its edge is speed for solo builders and non-technical founders using AI, plus a mixed community where you might find a cofounder.
How to choose in 30 seconds
- Cheapest solo B2C launch, no teams: ShipFast.
- Multi-tenant B2B with teams and roles: Supastarter (most features) or Makerkit (most battle-tested).
- Free and you'll do the integration: Ixartz (Next.js) or OpenSaaS (Wasp).
- Building with an AI agent, want prompts that ship features: Weekendstack.
Whatever you pick, the boilerplate is only the foundation — the product is what you build on top. If that's the part you want moving fastest, see Weekendstack pricing or read more on the blog.