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IndieHub vs ShipFast
ShipFast is a launchpad for shipping startups quickly; IndieHub is a marketplace for listing and promoting those startups.
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Pick IndieHub if you want…
- Product listings with SEO links
Pick ShipFast if you want…
- Full-stack startup boilerplate with built-in payments and auth
- Fast startup launch
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- What it is
- IndieHub:IndieHub is a directory platform where indie makers can list and promote their products with SEO-boosting links and featured placements.
- ShipFast:NextJS boilerplate that includes payments, auth, email, SEO and UI components to launch SaaS or AI web apps quickly.
- Best for
- IndieHub:Product listings with SEO links
- ShipFast:Full-stack startup boilerplate with built-in payments and auth
- Who it’s for
- IndieHub:Indie developers and makers who want to showcase and market their tools or SaaS products.
- ShipFast:Indie makers and developers building SaaS, AI tools or other web apps with Next.js.
- Pricing
- IndieHub:Paid
- ShipFast:Paid
- Plans
- IndieHub:basic $4.9 · pro $9.9 · sponsor $19.9 / week
- ShipFast:—
- Works with
- IndieHub:—
- ShipFast:Next.js, React, Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Mailgun, Resend, MongoDB, Supabase
IndieHub features
- Dofollow SEO links. Basic and Pro plans provide 3+ dofollow links to improve search rankings.
- Instant product publishing. List and publish your product immediately without waiting for approval.
- Permanent product link. Each listing gets a permanent URL that does not require a backlink.
- Premium customer support. All plans include access to IndieHub’s support team.
- Featured placement. Pro plan listings appear at the top of the directory for higher visibility.
- Social media sharing. Pro plan automatically shares your product to IndieHub’s 7K+ followers.
- Sponsored promotion. Sponsor plan promotes your product on most directory pages and lets you schedule ad periods.
- Single ad per period. Sponsor plan limits you to one advertisement per scheduled period.
ShipFast features
- Ready-to-use NextJS starter. Boilerplate code with app/router, pages router, TypeScript or JavaScript options.
- Integrated payments. Stripe or Lemon Squeezy integration with webhook handling.
- Email infrastructure. Mailgun or Resend setup with DKIM/DMARC/SPF and webhook forwarding.
- Auth & OAuth. Google OAuth, magic links and login UI out of the box.
- Database options. MongoDB or Supabase integration ready for use.
- SEO & blog. Built-in SEO tags, blog pages and meta handling.
- UI components & animations. Pre-styled components, modals, popovers and animation utilities.
- AI-ready codebase. Structure designed for AI code assistants to generate full features instantly.
IndieHub vs ShipFast FAQ
Is IndieHub or ShipFast free?+
No, both are paid and neither has a free plan.
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