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Contento vs Indie Kit
Indie Kit provides a Next.js boilerplate, not a CMS with content workflow or SEO modules.
Indie KitNextJS 15 boilerplate with all the features you needSide by side
- What it is
- Contento:Contento is a headless CMS built specifically for websites, offering visual preview, SEO, image optimization and multilingual support.
- Indie Kit:Indie Kit is a Next.js 15 boilerplate that provides production-ready SaaS features for solo developers.
- Best for
- Contento:Website-focused headless CMS
- Indie Kit:Full-stack SaaS starter with AI-optimized code
- Who it’s for
- Contento:Developers, agencies and content editors building website-focused headless projects.
- Indie Kit:Solo developers and indie hackers building SaaS or B2B apps.
- Pricing
- Contento:Freemium
- Indie Kit:Paid
- Plans
- Contento:Community $0 · Pro $40/ MONTH per month
- Indie Kit:—
- Open source
- Contento:Yes, 0 GitHub stars
- Indie Kit:—
- Works with
- Contento:Next.js, Tailwind CSS
- Indie Kit:Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Supabase, PlanetScale
- DevHunt upvotes
- Contento:3
- Indie Kit:331
- Launched on DevHunt
- Contento:Jan 2023
- Indie Kit:Apr 2025
Contento features
- Starter Kits. Pre-built content models and Next.js code to jump-start a site.
- Visual Preview. Realtime preview of pages and drafts within the editor.
- SEO Module. One-click technical SEO setup with customizable fields and preview.
- Image Optimization API. Crop, resize and transform images via a global CDN.
- Internationalisation. Multi-language content with per-type translation toggles.
- My Library. Save and reuse content types across multiple sites.
- Content Workflow. Custom statuses, ownership and due dates for content operations.
- Unlimited Asset Storage. Store any number of media assets on all plans.
Indie Kit features
- Quota & Plan Management. Built-in user limits and subscription handling without custom hacks.
- AI-Optimized Development. Pre-trained Claude and Cursor AI skills accelerate feature generation.
- Background Jobs & Emails. Integrated email templates, sequences and job scheduling via Inngest.
- Super Admin Dashboard. Admin UI for user, plan, waitlist and contact form management.
- Multi-Tenancy & B2B Support. Organization auth, team roles and plan-based billing for B2B products.
- SEO & JSON-LD. Ready-made SEO components with JSON-LD for immediate search visibility.
- Modern UI Components. Full shadcn/ui support and Tailwind CSS styling out of the box.
- Secure Auth. Social login, magic links and role-based API protection.
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