Choosing between Next Starter AI and Dirstarter? We've compared both boilerplates across pricing, features, tech stack, and more. Dirstarter is $10 cheaper, but pricing isn't everything. Let's dive into the details.
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| Comparison | Next Starter AI | Dirstarter |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $169 | $159 |
| Payments | ✓ | ✓ |
| SEO | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auth | ✓ | — |
| Database | ✓ | — |
| Emails | ✓ | — |
| Analytics | — | ✓ |
| Stripe | — | ✓ |
| Directory | — | ✓ |
Choose Next Starter AI if you prioritize Payments and Auth. Choose Dirstarter if SEO and Payments are more important to your project.
Next Starter AI costs $169 and includes 6 features. Dirstarter costs $159 and includes 6 features. Next Starter AI uniquely offers Auth, Database, Emails. Dirstarter uniquely offers Analytics, Stripe, Directory.
Dirstarter is cheaper at $159, which is $10 less than Next Starter AI ($169).
Yes, both share NextJS in common. Next Starter AI uses Tailwind, Supabase exclusively, while Dirstarter uses React, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, Prisma exclusively.
Both Next Starter AI and Dirstarter include 6 features. See the feature matrix above for a detailed breakdown.
Choose Next Starter AI if you need Payments and Auth and prefer its tech stack. Choose Dirstarter if SEO and Payments are higher priorities. If price is the deciding factor, Dirstarter is $$10 cheaper.