RESOURCES / COMPARISON
How UseDeploy
compares.
A direct, opinionated comparison against the most common alternatives. Pick what fits your project — UseDeploy is not the right answer for every project.
Side-by-side.
| UseDeploy | T3 Stack | ShipFast | Roll your own | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | DDD, layered | Pragmatic Next.js | Pragmatic Next.js | Whatever you write |
| Backend | Express + Bun (separate) | Next.js API routes | Next.js API routes | Up to you |
| Auth | BetterAuth + 2FA | NextAuth | NextAuth | You wire it |
| Billing | Stripe + MercadoPago + Polar | None | Stripe | You wire it |
| Webhooks (out) | HMAC + BullMQ + DLQ | None | None | You wire it |
| Multi-tenancy | Org-scoped repos | None | None | You wire it |
| GDPR lifecycle | Built-in | None | None | You wire it |
| AI streaming | Anthropic + AI SDK | None | OpenAI SDK | You wire it |
| Tests | 459, multi-layer | A few | A few | 0 |
| Time to first deploy | < 1 hour | < 1 hour | < 1 hour | 3-6 months |
| Best for | B2B SaaS, regulated | Side projects | Indie launch | Custom needs |
When NOT to pick UseDeploy.
If you're building a side project for fun, T3 Stack is lighter and faster to grok. If you want to ship a $9/mo product to indie hackers next weekend, ShipFast's landing-page focus serves you better. If your domain is genuinely novel and the architecture is the product, roll your own. UseDeploy is the right answer when you're building B2B SaaS that will outlive its founder, when compliance matters, when the team is going to grow, and when "the architecture has to be right" is a sentence you've said out loud.
Same boilerplate. Less of it.
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