Full Stack FastAPI Template alternatives
7 SaaS kits compared with Full Stack FastAPI Template on price, license, framework and features.
About Full Stack FastAPI Template
Full Stack FastAPI Template (FastAPI, free) - Free FastAPI and React starter with Postgres, JWT auth and Docker deployment. Best for: A Python-first developer or small team building an internal tool or data-heavy web app who wants FastAPI, Postgres, auth, tests and CI already connected, for free.
The usual reason to look elsewhere: you need Stripe billing, subscriptions, social login or multi-tenant teams out of the box, because none of those is in the feature list and you'd be building the SaaS layer yourself.
| Kit | Framework | Price | Stars | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Stack FastAPI Template | FastAPI | Free | 46,132 | A Python-first developer or small team building an internal tool or data-heavy web app who wants FastAPI, Postgres, auth, tests and CI already connected, for free. |
| FastAPI-boilerplate (Fastro) | FastAPI | Free | 2,103 | Teams who want a clean, hackable async FastAPI backend with auth, jobs, and caching already wired, without paying for a full SaaS bundle. |
| FastAPI Backend Starter Kit | FastAPI | Free | 3 | Teams that want an async Python backend with background job processing (Celery/Redis) and Docker already wired up. |
| FastSaaS | FastAPI | $1 one-time | - | Python/FastAPI developers who want a production-ready SaaS backend with Stripe billing and multi-tenant teams without touching a Node.js stack. |
| FastAPI SaaS Starter | FastAPI | Free | 28 | Backend-focused teams who want a FastAPI SaaS API with auth and Stripe billing already wired up, bring-your-own frontend. |
| Next.js SaaS Starter | Next.js | Free | 16,088 | Teams that want to read and own every line of their SaaS foundation instead of adopting a paid kit's abstractions, and don't mind upgrading Next.js versions themselves. |
| Open SaaS | React | Free | 16,224 | Developers who want a fully open-source, no-vendor-lock-in SaaS starter with payments and an admin dashboard already wired up. |
| MakerKit | Next.js | Free, paid from $349 | 465 | A small team committing to a multi-tenant B2B product for the long haul, who will get their money back from the monorepo structure, test setup and RBAC rather than from launching this weekend. |
FastAPI-boilerplate (Fastro)
FastAPI · Free · 2,103 stars
Best for: Teams who want a clean, hackable async FastAPI backend with auth, jobs, and caching already wired, without paying for a full SaaS bundle.
Compared with Full Stack FastAPI Template
- Lists background jobs, which Full Stack FastAPI Template doesn't.
- Doesn't list tests and end-to-end tests, which Full Stack FastAPI Template has.
You need Stripe billing, entitlements, or a bundled frontend out of the box - that's the paid FastroAI tier, not this repo.
FastAPI Backend Starter Kit
FastAPI · Free · 3 stars
Best for: Teams that want an async Python backend with background job processing (Celery/Redis) and Docker already wired up.
Compared with Full Stack FastAPI Template
- Lists background jobs, which Full Stack FastAPI Template doesn't.
- Doesn't list auth, an admin dashboard, tests and end-to-end tests, which Full Stack FastAPI Template has.
You need a frontend included, or you're not comfortable managing Celery/Redis infrastructure yourself.
FastSaaS
FastAPI · $1 one-time
Best for: Python/FastAPI developers who want a production-ready SaaS backend with Stripe billing and multi-tenant teams without touching a Node.js stack.
Compared with Full Stack FastAPI Template
- $1 one-time, where Full Stack FastAPI Template is free.
- Closed source - you can't read the code before buying, unlike Full Stack FastAPI Template.
- Lists multi-tenancy, teams/organizations, role-based access and built-in payments, which Full Stack FastAPI Template doesn't.
- Doesn't list tests and end-to-end tests, which Full Stack FastAPI Template has.
You want a Next.js/React frontend included out of the box, or you need a free/open-source option.
FastAPI SaaS Starter
FastAPI · Free · 28 stars
Best for: Backend-focused teams who want a FastAPI SaaS API with auth and Stripe billing already wired up, bring-your-own frontend.
Compared with Full Stack FastAPI Template
- Lists built-in payments, subscriptions and background jobs, which Full Stack FastAPI Template doesn't.
- Doesn't list an admin dashboard, tests and end-to-end tests, which Full Stack FastAPI Template has.
You want a full-stack starter with a frontend included - this is backend/API only.
Next.js SaaS Starter
Next.js · Free · 16,088 stars
Best for: Teams that want to read and own every line of their SaaS foundation instead of adopting a paid kit's abstractions, and don't mind upgrading Next.js versions themselves.
Compared with Full Stack FastAPI Template
- Built on Next.js rather than FastAPI.
- Lists teams/organizations, role-based access, built-in payments and subscriptions, which Full Stack FastAPI Template doesn't.
- Doesn't list an admin dashboard, tests and end-to-end tests, which Full Stack FastAPI Template has.
You need multi-tenancy beyond owner/member roles, i18n, transactional email or a test suite out of the box, because this ships none of them and you will be building each one yourself.
Open SaaS
React · Free · 16,224 stars
Best for: Developers who want a fully open-source, no-vendor-lock-in SaaS starter with payments and an admin dashboard already wired up.
Compared with Full Stack FastAPI Template
- Built on React rather than FastAPI.
- Lists built-in payments, subscriptions and a blog/CMS, which Full Stack FastAPI Template doesn't.
- Doesn't list tests, which Full Stack FastAPI Template has.
You don't want to learn the Wasp framework layer underneath React/Node - it's not a plain React/Next.js codebase.
MakerKit
Next.js · Free, paid from $349 · 465 stars
Best for: A small team committing to a multi-tenant B2B product for the long haul, who will get their money back from the monorepo structure, test setup and RBAC rather than from launching this weekend.
Compared with Full Stack FastAPI Template
- Free, paid from $349, where Full Stack FastAPI Template is free.
- Built on Next.js rather than FastAPI.
- Lists multi-tenancy, teams/organizations, role-based access and built-in payments, which Full Stack FastAPI Template doesn't.
- Doesn't list tests, which Full Stack FastAPI Template has.
You do client or agency work - the Pro license bars it outright, and Team License client work still requires each client to hold their own license. Open-sourcing your build is barred too.
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