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BuilderKit

BuilderKit provides a comprehensive NextJS boilerplate designed to streamline the development of AI-powered SaaS applications. This modular solution offers a robust and deployable codebase, enabling developers to significantly reduce development time and effort.

The platform includes support for major AI models and workflows, along with essential integrations for authentication, payments, and email. It offers a range of pre-built components, edge functions, and database management features, making it a versatile tool for creating production-ready AI applications.

Makerkit

Makerkit provides a powerful SaaS starter kit designed for rapid development and deployment of modern SaaS applications using React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS. With essential features like built-in authentication, multi-tenancy, billing and subscription management, detailed documentation, and a suite of marketing tools, it offers a production-ready foundation to accelerate the launch of your SaaS business. Makerkit's modular codebase is highly customizable, mobile-friendly, and regularly updated to align with the latest technologies and best practices.

Notably, Makerkit includes AI-enabled plugins, such as an AI customer support chatbot and AI Starter Kits for advanced AI SaaS applications. With integrated analytics, feedback, and roadmap plugins, plus a vibrant community and dedicated support resources, Makerkit empowers developers and teams to build robust, scalable, and SEO-friendly SaaS solutions efficiently. Both individual developers and larger teams benefit from lifetime access, extensive documentation, Figma UI kits, and a selection of example codebases, including options specifically tailored for AI projects.

Pricing

BuilderKit Pricing

Pay Once

BuilderKit offers Pay Once pricing .

Makerkit Pricing

Pay Once

Makerkit offers Pay Once pricing .

Features

BuilderKit

  • Modular NextJS Boilerplate: Provides a structured foundation for building AI applications.
  • AI Modules: Includes modules for chat, text generation, image generation, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech.
  • Pre-Built Apps: Offers 14 pre-built AI applications to accelerate development.
  • Integrations: Supports authentication (EmailAuth, GoogleAuth), payments (Stripe, LemonSqueezy), and email (Loops, Resend).
  • Landing Pages & Waitlist Pages: Includes pre-designed pages to market your application.
  • Admin Dashboard: Provides tools to manage users, usage, and plan changes.
  • SEO Optimization: Includes meta tags, OpenGraph tags, and automated sitemap generation.
  • Vercel Support: Optimized for deployment on Vercel.
  • Database: Postgres Tables on Supabase with Row Level Security.
  • Realtime webhook response: enable processing of streaming data.

Makerkit

  • Comprehensive Auth: Email, social sign-in, multi-factor authentication, and password resets.
  • Multi-Tenancy: Support for organizations and teams with role management and resource sharing.
  • Billing Integration: Stripe and Lemon Squeezy subscriptions, checkout, and customer portal.
  • AI Plugins: Built-in AI chatbot and access to AI SaaS Starter Kits for teams.
  • Customizable UI: Shadcn UI components, Tailwind CSS v4, and Figma UI Kit included.
  • Realtime Notifications: Live alerts and messaging for users via Supabase Realtime.
  • Rich Documentation: Frequently updated, detailed documentation and help centers.
  • Modular Plugins: Waitlist, roadmap, testimonials, analytics, Kanban, and feedback widgets.
  • Admin Dashboard: Super Admin panel for user, organization, and subscription management.
  • SEO-Ready: SEO-optimized blog generator, documentation, and structured meta content.

Use Cases

BuilderKit Use Cases

  • Developing a custom AI-powered chatbot application.
  • Creating an AI content generation platform.
  • Building an image editing tool with AI features.
  • Developing a SaaS application with integrated AI functionalities.
  • Creating an AI-powered voice transcription service.

Makerkit Use Cases

  • Building and launching a new SaaS application with production-ready features.
  • Rapid prototyping and MVP development for SaaS startups.
  • Adding AI-powered customer support chatbots to SaaS products.
  • Managing multi-organization user accounts and permissions.
  • Implementing secure user authentication and subscription billing flows.
  • Creating marketing, blog, and documentation pages optimized for SEO.
  • Extending SaaS functionality through installable plugin widgets.
  • Utilizing AI Starter Kits for advanced AI SaaS solutions.

FAQs

BuilderKit FAQs

  • What do I get exactly?
    When you purchase BuilderKit, you get access to a GitHub repo that contains: Clean, typesafe code for a NextJS starter boilerplate, Landing pages, Waitlist pages, UI components, AI modules, Demo apps included in your package, and Modules for authentication and payment integrations. You can customize and deploy the code on Vercel and get your AI app up and running in seconds.
  • Is it a website template?
    It is much more than a website template. While landing pages are included, you can build production-ready apps using BuilderKit. You can copy-paste sections of code and build whatever you want. We have also included SEO optimizations, payments, and dashboards to help you build your AI app super fast.
  • Can I clone and sell BuilderKit?
    Obviously not. You can build projects with BuilderKit and start selling your core product. But you cannot make a starter kit product out of BuilderKit and sell it. As long as you build your own product and not a starter kit derivative of BuilderKit, you can sell it however you want!
  • Do you use JavaScript or TypeScript?
    BuilderKit is built using TypeScript.
  • Do I own the code?
    All the code generated towards building apps for as many apps as you want to build is your own. With the BuilderKit license, you can use your apps built on BuilderKit code for commercial usage as well.

Makerkit FAQs

  • What programming languages and frameworks are used in Makerkit?
    Makerkit utilizes React (v19), Next.js, Typescript, and Tailwind CSS for building SaaS applications.
  • Does Makerkit support AI integrations for SaaS applications?
    Yes, Makerkit includes AI plugins such as an AI chatbot and provides specialized AI SaaS Starter Kits for advanced AI integrations.
  • What are the available licensing options for Makerkit?
    Makerkit offers lifetime licenses for both individual developers (Pro) and teams, as well as a limited free version.
  • Is there any ongoing support and community for Makerkit users?
    Yes, Makerkit users have access to ongoing support through a Discord community, email, and detailed documentation.
  • Can I extend Makerkit with additional plugins or custom features?
    Yes, Makerkit supports a range of first-party plugins and allows users to fully customize and extend its codebase.

Uptime Monitor

Uptime Monitor

Average Uptime

97.92%

Average Response Time

248.9 ms

Last 30 Days

Uptime Monitor

Average Uptime

100%

Average Response Time

194.75 ms

Last 30 Days

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