COMPARE / MAKERKIT VS SUPASTARTER VS SHIPFAST
MakerKit vs supastarter vs ShipFast
ShipFast is the cheapest start for a solo launch, MakerKit the team-and-agents pick that costs a little more, supastarter the one that sells Next.js, Nuxt and TanStack Start under one license and supports more payment providers. None of them states a refund policy you can count on.
Last updated: November 2026
Disclosure: useDeploy is our product, so we are not a neutral party. Competitor facts come from their own public pages.
The three names that come up together in every "which SaaS boilerplate" thread, compared on the same eight dimensions using what each site says as of November 2026. A closing note says where useDeploy fits if none of them does.
MakerKit vs supastarter vs ShipFast, dimension by dimension
| Dimension | MakerKit | supastarter | ShipFast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (as of November 2026) | Pro $299 (1 user), Teams $599 (up to 5 collaborators); one-time, per stack | Solo $349 (1 seat), Startup $799 (5 seats), Agency $1,499 (10 seats); one-time | Starter $199, All-in $249, or $299 bundled with the CodeFast course (one-time payments) |
| Framework & stack | Next.js on three stacks: Supabase, Drizzle + Better Auth, or Prisma 7 + Better Auth; one license covers one stack | Next.js, Nuxt or TanStack Start, picked at checkout | Next.js (JavaScript or TypeScript, app or pages router); MongoDB or Supabase |
| Payment providers | Stripe (checkout, webhooks, portal) and Polar — no MercadoPago | Lemon Squeezy, Stripe, Polar, Creem and Dodo Payments — no MercadoPago | Stripe and Lemon Squeezy |
| Teams / multi-tenancy | Core pitch: secure multi-tenancy and team accounts | Organizations and i18n are among its core feature tabs | Multi-tenancy is not among the features on its pricing page |
| AI-agent positioning | Core positioning: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md hierarchy, its own MCP server and agent skills | High: the headline targets coding agents; AGENTS.md and Agent Skills; no MCP mentioned | Medium prominence: lists Cursor, Claude, Copilot and other tools; no AGENTS.md, MCP or agent rules mentioned |
| License & updates | Unlimited projects; continuous updates for the life of the license on the purchased stack. Each client needs its own license (Teams for client work) | Seat-based tiers with lifetime updates. The marketing reserves unlimited client projects for Agency, although the license text allows multiple clients | Unlimited projects, personal or commercial; client work not addressed. Lifetime updates on All-in and the bundle, not on Starter |
| Try before you buy | A dashboard demo, plus MakerKit Lite: a free, MIT-licensed open-source starter | Live demo at demo.supastarter.dev | A screenshot demo section; no free tier or trial |
| Refund | Generally none once access is redeemed | Not stated on its homepage, FAQ or license page | None once access is granted (its terms of service) |
Prices read from: MakerKit · supastarter · ShipFast
Who each one is for
Pick by the constraint that is hardest to change later. Frameworks and the number of seats are expensive to switch; payment providers and agent tooling are easier. Entry prices as of November 2026: ShipFast $199, MakerKit $299, supastarter $349.
- ShipFast: a solo launch at the lowest entry price, Stripe or Lemon Squeezy, with MongoDB or Supabase. Take All-in ($249) if you want lifetime updates.
- MakerKit: a team product on Next.js with team accounts, an MCP server and agent skills, and a choice of Supabase or Better Auth stacks.
- supastarter: you need Nuxt or TanStack Start, five payment providers, or seat tiers up to 10 developers.
How each one pitches itself
Their own homepage headlines, verbatim, as captured in November 2026. Marketing lines, not a verdict.
MakerKit vs supastarter vs ShipFast — FAQ
Which of the three is cheapest?+
Which is best for AI coding agents?+
Which one has multi-tenancy?+
Do any of them support MercadoPago?+
And if neither fits?
None of the three lists MercadoPago, and the cheapest team-ready entry above is $299. useDeploy is a TypeScript SaaS boilerplate (Next.js and Express on Bun, Prisma, BetterAuth) with multi-tenancy, RBAC and ESLint-enforced architecture layers, sold as a one-time $99 Founder or $199 Lifetime license with a 14-day refund. Polar billing is complete. MercadoPago takes one-time payments through Checkout Pro. Subscriptions are not available yet, and the Stripe adapter is a scaffold that does not charge yet. It is also younger: the community is smaller, so if you need Nuxt, a mobile app or a more established ecosystem, one of the kits above (TurboStarter for mobile) fits better.
Disclosure: useDeploy is our product, so we are not a neutral party. Competitor facts come from their own public pages.
| Price | Founder $99 or Lifetime $199, one-time payment (no subscription) |
|---|---|
| License | Full source, commercial use, unlimited projects. Founder is a frozen snapshot; Lifetime includes every future release. |
| Stack | Next.js frontend, Express API, Bun runtime, Prisma, BetterAuth |
| Auth | BetterAuth: sessions, 2FA, magic links, password reset |
| Multi-tenancy and RBAC | Organizations with members, invitations, roles and permissions |
| Payments | Polar: full billing (checkout, customer portal, webhooks, plan sync). MercadoPago: Checkout Pro one-time payments with signed webhooks; subscriptions are not supported yet. Stripe: adapter scaffold, not charging yet. |
| Guardrails for AI agents | ESLint-enforced architecture layers, Claude Code hooks and an AGENTS.md |
| Refund | 14 days |
| Try it: free account | Sign up free and explore the dashboard: organizations, roles, billing, audit log. You buy the license from inside. https://usedeploy.dev/register |
| Docs | Documentation in English, with Spanish and Portuguese translations of the main guides |
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