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Indie Kit vs Indie Starter
Short answer: Pick Indie Kit if you want full-stack SaaS starter with AI-optimized code; pick Indie Starter if you want full-stack SaaS boilerplate with integrated services. Both are paid.
Which to pick
Pick Indie Kit if you want…
- Full-stack SaaS starter with AI-optimized code
- Next.js 15 starter
- Integrations with Lemon Squeezy, PlanetScale or Neon (on Indie Kit's list, not Indie Starter's)
Pick Indie Starter if you want…
- Full-stack SaaS boilerplate with integrated services
- Integrations with React, Zod or Sanity (on Indie Starter's list, not Indie Kit's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Indie Kit:Indie Kit is a Next.js 15 boilerplate that provides production-ready SaaS features for solo developers.
- Indie Starter:Indie Starter provides modern React/Next.js boilerplates with built-in auth, DB, payments, SEO and UI components to jump-start SaaS projects.
- Best for
- Indie Kit:Full-stack SaaS starter with AI-optimized code
- Indie Starter:Full-stack SaaS boilerplate with integrated services
- Who it’s for
- Indie Kit:Solo developers and indie hackers building SaaS or B2B apps.
- Indie Starter:Founders, freelance developers, teams and anyone needing a fast, production-ready web app starter.
- Pricing
- Indie Kit:Paid
- Indie Starter:Paid
- Works with
- Indie Kit:Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Supabase, PlanetScale
- Indie Starter:React, Next.js, Supabase, TypeScript, Zod, Sanity, Stripe, Umami
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.
Indie Starter features
- Ready-made UI. Landing, core, auth and legal pages styled with Tailwind and shadcn/ui, customizable without writing common components.
- Authentication. Magic-link and social logins (Google, GitHub) pre-configured via Supabase.
- Payments. Stripe checkout, webhooks and subscription management included out of the box.
- Database. Supabase-hosted Postgres database ready for use.
- SEO & Blog. Sitemap, robots.txt, meta tags and a Sanity-backed blog with schema.org markup.
- Analytics. Umami and Google Analytics integrations pre-wired.
- TypeScript & Zod. Static typing and runtime validation for safer development.
- Tailwind Customization. Easily adjust styles and components to match brand colors.
Indie Kit vs Indie Starter FAQ
What is the difference between Indie Kit and Indie Starter?+
Indie Kit is a Next.js 15 boilerplate with similar features but targets the latest Next.js version.
Should I use Indie Kit or Indie Starter?+
Pick Indie Kit if you want full-stack SaaS starter with AI-optimized code, Next.js 15 starter or integrations with Lemon Squeezy, PlanetScale or Neon (on Indie Kit's list, not Indie Starter's). Pick Indie Starter if you want full-stack SaaS boilerplate with integrated services or integrations with React, Zod or Sanity (on Indie Starter's list, not Indie Kit's).
Is Indie Kit or Indie Starter free?+
No, both are paid and neither has a free plan.
Do Indie Kit and Indie Starter integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui and 2 more. Indie Kit also lists Lemon Squeezy, PlanetScale, Neon, PostgreSQL and 4 more; Indie Starter also lists React, Zod, Sanity and Umami.
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Indie Kit
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