Next Forge alternatives
7 SaaS kits compared with Next Forge on price, license, framework and features.
About Next Forge
Next Forge (Next.js, free) - Vercel-maintained Next.js Turborepo SaaS starter. Best for: Teams that want a production-grade Turborepo monorepo reference architecture (separate web/app/api/docs apps) rather than a single-app starter.
The usual reason to look elsewhere: you want a single simple app, not a monorepo - the Turborepo structure is real overhead if you don't need multiple apps sharing packages.
| Kit | Framework | Price | Stars | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next Forge | Next.js | Free | 7,670 | Teams that want a production-grade Turborepo monorepo reference architecture (separate web/app/api/docs apps) rather than a single-app starter. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| IndieKit | Next.js | Free, paid from $79 | 26 | A solopreneur or first-time founder building a SaaS with Next.js who wants shadcn/ui and Pro's multi-tenant, billing layer, and most of the features you need already built. |
| SaaSBold | Next.js | Free, paid from $149 | 182 | Solo founders shipping a single-tenant B2C or prosumer app who want a polished UI, a real admin panel, and a choice of Stripe, Paddle or LemonSqueezy for a $149 one-time fee. |
| Nextbase | Next.js | $99 one-time | - | Next.js + Supabase developers who want an Entity Builder for fast CRUD scaffolding, and don't mind paying more for CRM/feature-flag add-ons. |
| Achromatic | Next.js | $180 one-time | - | A solo founder or small team shipping one Next.js SaaS that needs orgs, Stripe billing and a credit-gated AI feature, without paying four figures for a starter kit. |
| MkSaaS | Next.js | $139 one-time | - | Solo builders shipping an AI-flavored SaaS who want billing, auth, i18n and an admin panel already wired together instead of assembled from scratch. |
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 Next Forge
- Lists teams/organizations, role-based access, built-in payments and subscriptions, which Next Forge doesn't.
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.
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 Next Forge
- Free, paid from $349, where Next Forge is free.
- Lists multi-tenancy, teams/organizations, role-based access and built-in payments, which Next Forge doesn't.
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.
IndieKit
Next.js · Free, paid from $79 · 26 stars
Best for: A solopreneur or first-time founder building a SaaS with Next.js who wants shadcn/ui and Pro's multi-tenant, billing layer, and most of the features you need already built.
Compared with Next Forge
- Free, paid from $79, where Next Forge is free.
- Lists multi-tenancy, teams/organizations, role-based access and built-in payments, which Next Forge doesn't.
You specifically need a Turborepo monorepo setup - IndieKit ships as a single Next.js app, not a monorepo, as of this review.
SaaSBold
Next.js · Free, paid from $149 · 182 stars
Best for: Solo founders shipping a single-tenant B2C or prosumer app who want a polished UI, a real admin panel, and a choice of Stripe, Paddle or LemonSqueezy for a $149 one-time fee.
Compared with Next Forge
- Free, paid from $149, where Next Forge is free.
- Lists role-based access, built-in payments, subscriptions and auth, which Next Forge doesn't.
You are building B2B SaaS with teams, workspaces or per-organization billing — there is no multi-tenancy here, and you would be retrofitting it into someone else's schema.
Nextbase
Next.js · $99 one-time
Best for: Next.js + Supabase developers who want an Entity Builder for fast CRUD scaffolding, and don't mind paying more for CRM/feature-flag add-ons.
Compared with Next Forge
- $99 one-time, where Next Forge is free.
- Closed source - you can't read the code before buying, unlike Next Forge.
- Lists auth, which Next Forge doesn't.
You don't need CRUD scaffolding tooling specifically - a simpler kit may cover your auth/billing needs for less.
Achromatic
Next.js · $180 one-time
Best for: A solo founder or small team shipping one Next.js SaaS that needs orgs, Stripe billing and a credit-gated AI feature, without paying four figures for a starter kit.
Compared with Next Forge
- $180 one-time, where Next Forge is free.
- Closed source - you can't read the code before buying, unlike Next Forge.
- Lists multi-tenancy, teams/organizations, role-based access and built-in payments, which Next Forge doesn't.
You need i18n or a monorepo holding several apps - neither ships here, and with the source private you can't check the fit before you buy.
MkSaaS
Next.js · $139 one-time
Best for: Solo builders shipping an AI-flavored SaaS who want billing, auth, i18n and an admin panel already wired together instead of assembled from scratch.
Compared with Next Forge
- $139 one-time, where Next Forge is free.
- Closed source - you can't read the code before buying, unlike Next Forge.
- Lists built-in payments, subscriptions, auth and i18n, which Next Forge doesn't.
You want to read the code before paying, or need a proven support and community track record - the repos are private and independent discussion of it is nearly nonexistent.
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