What to Use Instead of ShipKit (2026)
The 45 kits below all overlap with ShipKit in stack (Better Auth, React and TypeScript) or feature set. They are ranked by how much they overlap, not by popularity or price, so the top entries are the most direct substitutes.
Why Switch from ShipKit?
ShipKit makes a particular set of choices about stack and included integrations. If your project disagrees with those choices on any major point, an alternative that agrees with them will save you more time, and that is the entire value proposition of a boilerplate. The list below exists for exactly that case.
How This List Is Ranked
Each alternative is scored on two factors: how many technologies it shares with ShipKit and how many of the same integrations it includes. Shared stack weighs heavier, because switching frameworks costs more than adding an integration. The score determines the order below; we do not accept payment for ranking positions.
Price Comparison
ShipKit starts at $99. Among the 45 alternatives: 5 offer a free tier (Nexty.dev and MkSaaS), and 14 are cheaper than ShipKit. The median paid kit across the whole catalog costs $147. Treat price as a tiebreaker rather than a primary criterion; the cost difference between two kits is small against the cost of picking one that fights your requirements.
45 Alternatives to ShipKit
| Boilerplate | Price | API | Admin Panel | Analytics | Auth | Billing | Blog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShipKit (current) | $99 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nexty.dev | Free | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| easystarter | $112 | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Agentic Boilerplate | $99 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| supastarter | $349–$1499 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| SaasCore | $149 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supastack | $249–$499 | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ShipAhead | $99 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| MakerKit | $299–$599 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Dirstarter | $159–$199 | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — |
| AnotherWrapper | $127–$157 | — | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
Nexty.dev
NextJS 
React 
TypeScript 
Tailwind 
easystarter
Expo 
Drizzle 
SQLite 
Agentic Boilerplate
Nuxt 
SaasCore
Supastack
ShipAhead
Vue 
Neon 
MakerKit
Remix 
Dirstarter
Prisma 
AnotherWrapper
Supabase 
SaasRock
Vercel 
ShipAnvil
PHP 
PostgreSQL 
Docker 
Sentry 
Paralect Ship
MongoDB 
Scale to Zero AWS
NodeJS 
Lemon Squeezy 
NextBase
SaaS Pegasus
Django 
HTMX 
TurboStarter
Plasmo 
Super SaaS
Astro 
SvelteKit 
Firebase 
Laravel 
Resend 
Sendgrid 
Stripe 
PocketStarter
Pocketbase 
FastPocket
DaisyUI 
ShipFast
NextAuth 
SaaSykit
Livewire 
DirectoryFast
staarter.dev
AIO - React Native & Next Template
FastSaaS
FastAPI 
Python 
Business Class
Ruby on Rails 
Divjoy
WaitlistEasy
LaunchToday
Sanity 
NextNative
Native Express
Shipped.club
AlpineJS 
Chakra 
Figma 
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best alternatives to ShipKit?
By stack and feature overlap: Nexty.dev, easystarter and Agentic Boilerplate. The full ranked list is on this page; the ranking weighs shared technologies heavier than shared integrations.
Is there a free alternative to ShipKit?
Nexty.dev and MkSaaS have a free tier. The usual trade-off applies: free kits tend to have fewer included integrations and less frequent maintenance, so check the commit history before committing your project to one.
What's cheaper than ShipKit?
Scale to Zero AWS ($80) and PocketStarter ($89), against $99 for ShipKit. Whether the saving matters depends on what each kit includes; the feature comparison on this page is the better basis for the decision.
How does ShipKit compare to its alternatives?
ShipKit's position comes down to its specific combination of Better Auth and React and included integrations. Each alternative on this page trades some of that combination for something else: a different framework, a different feature mix, or a different price. The per-kit comparison above shows exactly which trade each one makes.
Which ShipKit alternative has the most features?
Nexty.dev and easystarter have the highest overlap with ShipKit. Raw feature count is listed per kit above; note that overlap with your requirements matters more than the total.