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Free alternatives to Shipfast's nextjs SaaS template?

Wondering what you guys think of https://shipfa.st ? It's a $150 SaaS template for:
-NextJS
-MongoDB
-Stripe
-Google Auth
-Mailgun
-Tailwind

and if you know of any other free, open-source alternatives, such as Wasp's SaaS template (https://github.com/wasp-lang/SaaS-Template-GPT), which uses:
-React + NodeJS via Wasp
-Postgres
-Stripe
-Google Auth
-Mailgun or Sendgrid
-Tailwind

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Developers
on September 28, 2023
  1. 3

    There are tons out there, but I like to pay it forward and support these guys building these. $150 is still cheap for a full-blown boilerplate. That said, Vercel does have some nice free templates, including one with auth and stripe

    1. 1

      I'm working on a project that solves the same problem, but with a slightly different approach. I will appreciate it if you took a look at my post here:
      https://www.indiehackers.com/post/validate-my-idea-408c562f23

  2. 2

    I used this for my side project, https://reflectdaily.app/ and it gave me an amazing head start :). I believe https://coverlettergpt.xyz/ which was trending here a while ago is also powered by it (Wasp SaaS Template).

  3. 1

    "Indie Kit" is a better alternative. more affordable.

  4. 1

    I made an affordable alternative to ShipFast :)

    And sold 1 of my side projects using it :)
    Sold: https://www.lecturekit.io (Not mine anymore)
    Currently working on: https://www.capturekit.dev

    The starter kit link: https://www.nextupkit.com

  5. 1

    I've just released my alternative to shipfast. It is a Nodejs boilerplate that takes care of all the basics like Auth, payments, emails, and more...
    It is called FasterNode.

  6. 1

    Hey Vince,

    This might help. Currently I am also investigating alternative "Ship Management Softwares" to Shipfast

    https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/18id1qp/open_saas_free_opensource_alternative_to_shipfast/

    1. 1

      Would you have a look at indie-starter.dev? it is an alternative to Shipfast, with more focus on code-quality and customization

      1. 2

        Great SaaS Starter Kit Ali! Thanks

  7. 1

    I usually Google for "hackathon starter" and that is a nice set of feature packed templates.

  8. 0

    Not exactly an alternative, but I'm working on a project that solves the same problem (with a different approach, though).

    Here's my post about it:
    https://www.indiehackers.com/post/validate-my-idea-408c562f23

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