ShipFast vs Claude Code Boilerplate

ShipFast is $199. This is free.

Same core stack -- auth, Stripe, email, blog. Plus Claude Code skills, an AI module, and multi-tenancy that ShipFast does not include. Free forever, Pro from $149.

How we stack up against the boilerplate market.

The honest comparison. Free for free, paid for paid — here's where each starter wins.

Feature	This · Free $0	This · Pro $149	ShipFast $199	MakerKit $299+	supastarter $261+
Price	$0	$0–$149	$199	$299–$599	$261–$1,124
Open source
Stripe checkout + subscriptions
Customer portal
Auth (login, verify, reset)
Email templates
File uploads
Multi-tenancy				Top tier	Top tier
Claude Code workflow — not available anywhere else
Claude Code skills (40+)	10 core
Custom agents
MCP server configs	Basic
AI / Claude integration			Mentioned	Mentioned	Mentioned
Details
Drizzle ORM
Lifetime updates				Limited	Top tier
Refund window	n/a	14 days	14 days	30 days	30 days
Best for	Anyone	Claude Code users	Indie hackers	Modular stack	Serious founders

Competitor pricing from their public pricing pages. Feature coverage based on default packages.

vs ShipFast

$199

ShipFast is the brand leader -- great for fast Twitter indie hackers, weaker on architecture (uses Mongoose, single-file modules). We're free at feature parity, and Pro adds the Claude Code layer ShipFast has no answer to.

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vs MakerKit

$299–$599

MakerKit is the technical standard -- modular, well-documented, swap-in Supabase/Drizzle/Prisma. Stronger architecture than ShipFast. Our differentiator: same architecture quality, free at the feature layer, and Claude Code-native instead of generic AI mentions.

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vs supastarter

$261–$1,124

supastarter targets serious founders with i18n, multi-tenancy, background jobs. Highest-priced competitor. We match the feature depth and beat them on price (free -> $149 vs $261-$1,124) and on Claude Code workflow integration.

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