LaunchSaaS vs MakerKit: Which SaaS Boilerplate Is Right for You? (2026)

TL;DR: MakerKit is genuinely one of the best B2B SaaS boilerplates available. It has multi-tenancy, RBAC, 2FA, an admin dashboard, i18n, a blog, a changelog, an MCP Server, and AI workflow templates in the Teams tier. If you need all of that, $299–$649 is reasonable. LaunchSaaS at $99 covers the core production infrastructure — multi-tenancy, RBAC, 2FA, Stripe, 2,335 automated tests, 9,383 lines of documentation — for a third of MakerKit's entry price. The decision usually comes down to whether MakerKit's extras (i18n, blog, AI templates, MCP Server) are genuinely part of your product, or whether you'd be paying for features you'll never touch.

At a Glance

Feature	LaunchSaaS	MakerKit
Price	$99 one-time	from $299 (Pro), from $599 (Teams) — varies by stack
Payment model	One-time, lifetime access	One-time, lifetime access
Stack	Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Stripe, Tailwind	Next.js 16 or React Router 7; Supabase, Drizzle, or Prisma stack; Tailwind + Shadcn UI, Playwright
Multi-tenancy	✓ Included	✓ Included
RBAC	✓ Included	✓ Included
2FA / MFA	✓ Included	✓ Included
Admin dashboard	✓ Included	✓ Included
i18n (internationalization)	✗ Not included	✓ Included
Blog & changelog	✗ Not included	✓ Included
MCP Server (AI coding assist)	✗ Not included	✓ Pro tier
AI workflow templates	✗ Not included	✓ Teams tier only
Test coverage	2,335 tests, 87% statement coverage	Playwright E2E, partial coverage
Documentation	9,383 lines	Extensive, well-regarded
Production usage	13,000+ users, 650+ deployments	Established, many production users
Who it's for	B2B and B2C, teams, enterprise-ready	B2B-first, feature-rich enterprise SaaS

Pricing

MakerKit has three stacks (Supabase, Drizzle, Prisma) each with two tiers. The Supabase stack is $299 (Pro) / $599 (Teams). The Drizzle and Prisma stacks are $349 (Pro) / $649 (Teams). All are one-time lifetime payments. The Pro tier includes an MCP Server for AI coding assistants. The Teams tier adds AI workflow templates and up to 5 collaborators.

LaunchSaaS is $99 one-time. The entire feature set — all 14 packages including multi-tenancy, RBAC, security infrastructure, testing, notifications, and more — is included at one price. There is no higher tier.

The honest tradeoff: MakerKit's extras (i18n, blog, changelog, MCP Server, AI templates) are genuinely useful if you need them. If your product is going to be English-only, doesn't need an integrated blog, and isn't AI-native, you'd be paying $200–$500 more for features you won't use. MakerKit Pro at $299 still represents reasonable value for a complex B2B product; LaunchSaaS at $99 represents exceptional value for most SaaS needs.

What MakerKit Does Well

The most complete B2B feature set available. MakerKit includes nearly everything a B2B SaaS could need out of the box: multi-tenancy, RBAC, 2FA, admin dashboard, i18n, blog, changelog, and more. If completeness is your priority and you want to minimize the number of things you need to build yourself, MakerKit is the most comprehensive single-purchase option in the market.

Framework and database flexibility. MakerKit offers three separate stacks — Supabase-native, Drizzle + Better Auth, and Prisma 7 + Better Auth — each supporting Next.js 16 or React Router 7. For teams with strong ORM or database preferences, this flexibility is genuinely valuable and relatively rare among boilerplates.

MCP Server integration. MakerKit's Pro tier includes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server that helps AI coding tools like Claude Code or Cursor understand the MakerKit codebase more accurately. For developers who use AI-assisted coding heavily, this meaningfully improves code generation quality within the boilerplate's conventions.

Where LaunchSaaS Has the Edge

Price. At $99 versus $299–$649, LaunchSaaS costs 3–6x less. For solo founders or small teams where budget matters, this is a substantial difference. The features most products actually use (auth, payments, multi-tenancy, RBAC, testing) are all covered at the lower price.

Automated test coverage. LaunchSaaS ships with 2,335 automated tests covering 87% of statements, with 100% coverage on security-critical paths. MakerKit includes Playwright for end-to-end testing but has more limited unit and integration test coverage. Starting with a thoroughly tested foundation reduces regression risk as you build on top of it.

Production extraction rather than purpose-built boilerplate. LaunchSaaS code is extracted from applications serving 13,000+ real users across 650+ production deployments. This means billing edge cases, auth edge cases, and multi-tenant isolation issues have been encountered and fixed in production environments. The codebase reflects real-world lessons, not theoretical architecture.

Simpler for most products. MakerKit's comprehensiveness can become a liability for simple products — there's a learning curve to understanding the full abstraction stack (custom billing layer, i18n system, multi-stack options, etc.) before you can productively modify it. LaunchSaaS's 14 independent packages let you understand and customize one concern at a time.

Who Should Choose MakerKit

MakerKit is the right choice if you're building a product that genuinely needs internationalization from day one, you want an integrated blog or changelog without setting up a separate CMS, you're building an AI-native product and want the AI workflow templates in the Teams tier, you have strong Drizzle or Prisma preferences and want a stack built around Better Auth, or you lean heavily on AI coding assistants and want the MCP Server for better code generation.

MakerKit's documentation is excellent and the community is active. If you're building something complex and want a proven, well-documented B2B foundation with room to grow, it's a strong choice at $299.

Who Should Choose LaunchSaaS

LaunchSaaS is the better choice if you're building a Next.js + Supabase + Stripe SaaS (the most common modern stack) and want the best possible coverage of that specific combination, you care about automated test coverage — 2,335 tests is a meaningful safety net, you're price-sensitive and don't need i18n, blog, or AI workflow templates, or you want to start with a modular foundation where you can understand each piece independently before customizing it.

LaunchSaaS is also the right choice if you're building multiple SaaS products — at $99 one-time, the economics of reusing a proven foundation improve dramatically with each subsequent project.

Frequently Asked Questions

MakerKit is $299 and LaunchSaaS is $99 — is MakerKit really 3x better, or am I just paying for a brand name?

MakerKit earns its higher price with genuinely more features: an MCP Server, AI workflow templates (Teams tier), blog, changelog, i18n, and support for Remix in addition to Next.js. LaunchSaaS at $99 covers the core production infrastructure — multi-tenancy, RBAC, 2FA, Stripe, 2,335 automated tests — which is what most apps actually need. If you'll use MakerKit's extras, the premium is justified. If you mainly need a solid, tested foundation, LaunchSaaS delivers more per dollar.

I'm building a B2B SaaS with teams and billing — does MakerKit or LaunchSaaS have a better foundation for that specific use case?

Both are genuinely strong for B2B SaaS with teams. MakerKit has a well-regarded multi-tenant architecture with Stripe and Lemon Squeezy support. LaunchSaaS includes multi-tenancy, RBAC, and Stripe extracted from apps serving 13,000+ real users, backed by 2,335 automated tests. The main difference is that LaunchSaaS costs $99 versus MakerKit's $299 minimum, and LaunchSaaS has more automated test coverage.

Does MakerKit use Drizzle or Prisma — and how does that compare to LaunchSaaS's Supabase stack?

MakerKit offers separate stacks for Drizzle and Prisma (both with Better Auth), plus a Supabase-native stack. LaunchSaaS uses Supabase's client libraries directly without a separate ORM layer. If you prefer Drizzle or Prisma for database access, MakerKit's dedicated stacks are purpose-built for those. If you prefer working directly with Supabase (row-level security, PostgREST API), LaunchSaaS has fewer abstraction layers to debug.

MakerKit has an MCP Server — what is that and should it influence my choice between MakerKit and LaunchSaaS?

MakerKit's MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server is a tool that helps AI coding assistants like Claude Code or Cursor understand the MakerKit codebase better, making it easier to get contextually accurate code generation. It's a genuinely useful feature for developers who lean heavily on AI assistance. LaunchSaaS doesn't include an MCP Server; it instead relies on detailed documentation (9,383 lines) that AI tools can still reference effectively.

I've heard MakerKit has a steep learning curve — how hard is it to actually get started compared to LaunchSaaS?

MakerKit is a comprehensive framework with many abstractions — tRPC, i18n, a custom billing layer, optional Remix support — and some developers report it takes a few days to fully orient to the codebase before feeling productive. LaunchSaaS is structured as 14 independent packages, so you can learn and customize one area at a time without needing to understand the whole system first. For solo developers, the modular approach tends to be faster to get started with.

Does MakerKit include automated tests, or is that something I'd need to add myself on top of the boilerplate?

MakerKit includes Playwright for end-to-end testing and has some test coverage. LaunchSaaS ships with 2,335 automated tests at 87% statement coverage, with 100% on security-critical paths. If comprehensive test coverage from day one matters to your team — especially around auth, billing, and multi-tenant isolation — LaunchSaaS's test suite is more thorough.

MakerKit supports both Next.js and Remix — does that flexibility matter, or is it mostly just nice to have?

Framework flexibility matters if you have a strong preference for Remix's data model (loaders, actions, nested routes). If you're building with Next.js App Router — which most new projects use — you get the same framework support from both MakerKit and LaunchSaaS. LaunchSaaS is Next.js-only, so if you specifically want Remix, MakerKit is the only choice.

Is MakerKit Teams tier worth $599, or is it mostly AI features I won't use — how do I decide?

MakerKit Teams ($599) adds AI workflow templates and team management features on top of Pro. If you're building an AI-native product and want pre-built workflow scaffolding, those templates have real value. If you're building a traditional SaaS without heavy AI features, the jump from $299 to $599 is hard to justify. LaunchSaaS at $99 covers everything most traditional SaaS products need without requiring you to sort through AI-specific extras.

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