Detailed side-by-side feature comparison
A modern full-stack SaaS boilerplate with Next.js, Clerk auth, Stripe billing, and Prisma ORM.
The NextJS boilerplate with all you need to build your SaaS, AI tool, or any other web app and make your first $ online fast.
| Overview | Bedrock | ShipFast |
|---|---|---|
| Framework | Next.js | Next.js |
| Price | $249 one-time | $149 one-time |
| Creator | Max Kaske | Marc Lou |
| Authentication | Bedrock | ShipFast |
|---|---|---|
| Auth Provider | clerk | nextauth |
| Social Login | Yes | Yes |
| Magic Link | Yes | Yes |
| 2FA | Yes | No |
| Payments | Bedrock | ShipFast |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Provider | stripe | stripe |
| Subscriptions | Yes | Yes |
| One-time Payments | Yes | Yes |
| Usage-based Billing | No | No |
| Database | Bedrock | ShipFast |
|---|---|---|
| Database | postgres | mongodb |
| ORM | prisma | mongoose |
| Features | Bedrock | ShipFast |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-tenancy | Yes | No |
| Admin Panel | Yes | No |
| Blog | No | Yes |
| Docs Site | No | No |
| Landing Page | Yes | Yes |
| Email System | Yes | Yes |
| File Uploads | Yes | No |
| i18n | No | No |
| Dark Mode | Yes | Yes |
| Analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Error Tracking | Yes | No |
| DevOps & Quality | Bedrock | ShipFast |
|---|---|---|
| Docker | Yes | No |
| Vercel Ready | Yes | Yes |
| TypeScript | Yes | Yes |
| Tests Included | Yes | No |
| Monorepo | No | No |
Bedrock ($249) and ShipFast ($149) differ in their target audience and architectural maturity. ShipFast is built for indie hackers who want to launch quickly — its MongoDB backend, simple auth flow, and landing page templates optimize for speed to market. Bedrock targets teams building products that need enterprise-grade architecture from day one — with more sophisticated patterns for database management, testing, and deployment.
Bedrock's differentiator is code quality and architecture. It includes comprehensive testing setup (unit, integration, E2E), a CI/CD pipeline configuration, and structured code organization that scales to larger teams. ShipFast optimizes for a different goal — getting a solo developer from zero to deployed in the shortest possible time, even if that means a simpler architecture that might need refactoring later.
The $100 price difference reflects the scope gap. Bedrock includes features that matter more to teams than to solo founders: role-based access, a more structured project layout, and deployment configurations for multiple environments. ShipFast includes features that matter more to indie hackers: landing page templates, SEO optimization, and quick email integration.
Choose ShipFast if you're a solo founder or small team launching quickly and planning to refactor architecture as the product grows. Choose Bedrock if you're building with a team from the start and want production-grade architecture, testing, and deployment patterns that scale without major rewrites.
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