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Indie Kit vs UNISTACK
NextJS boilerplate focused on web, not native or Expo.
Indie KitNextJS 15 boilerplate with all the features you need
UNISTACKtypesafe setup to build fullstack expo universal native appsWhich to pick
Pick Indie Kit if you want…
- Full-stack SaaS starter with AI-optimized code
- Web-only starter kits
- Integrations with Next.js, Tailwind CSS or shadcn/ui (on Indie Kit's list, not UNISTACK's)
Pick UNISTACK if you want…
- Typesafe fullstack Expo apps
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with React Native, Expo or Expo Router (on UNISTACK'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.
- UNISTACK:UNISTACK provides a typesafe starter to build fullstack React Native/Expo universal apps with optional UI libraries.
- Best for
- Indie Kit:Full-stack SaaS starter with AI-optimized code
- UNISTACK:Typesafe fullstack Expo apps
- Who it’s for
- Indie Kit:Solo developers and indie hackers building SaaS or B2B apps.
- UNISTACK:React Native developers who want a ready-to-run, type-safe fullstack setup.
- Pricing
- Indie Kit:Paid
- UNISTACK:Free
- Open source
- Indie Kit:—
- UNISTACK:Yes, 156 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Indie Kit:Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Supabase, PlanetScale
- UNISTACK:React Native, Expo, Expo Router, tRPC, Prisma, TypeScript, Nativewind, Tamagui
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.
UNISTACK features
- Expo v50 integration. Pre-configured Expo project that runs on iOS, Android and web out of the box.
- Expo Router v3. File-system routing with API route support for both native and web.
- tRPC v11 support. End-to-end type-safe APIs that act like an SDK for your server code.
- Prisma v5.9 ORM. Typed database access with migrations, auto-completion and schema safety.
- Choice of UI drivers. Pick Nativewind, Tamagui or gluestack-ui for theming and component setup.
- TypeScript v5 default. Full project uses TS for static typing, better tooling and scalability.
Indie Kit vs UNISTACK FAQ
Is Indie Kit or UNISTACK free?+
Indie Kit is paid. UNISTACK is free.
Is Indie Kit or UNISTACK open source?+
UNISTACK is open source (bidah/uni-stack on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Indie Kit.
Do Indie Kit and UNISTACK integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list TypeScript. Indie Kit also lists Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Stripe and 9 more; UNISTACK also lists React Native, Expo, Expo Router, tRPC and 4 more.
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Indie Kit
331 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Apr 15, 2025
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