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Indie Starter
A lightweight SaaS boilerplate for indie hackers. Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, and Tailwind CSS.
Next.js$99 one-time
Cookiecutter Django
Production-ready Django project generator with Docker, PostgreSQL, Celery, email, and 100% test coverage. The most popular Django starter on GitHub.
DjangoOpen Source
| Overview | Indie Starter | Cookiecutter Django |
|---|---|---|
| Framework | Next.js | Django |
| Price | $99 one-time | Open Source |
| Creator | -- | Audrey & Daniel Feldroy |
| Authentication | Indie Starter | Cookiecutter Django |
|---|---|---|
| Auth Provider | supabase | custom |
| Social Login | Yes | Yes |
| Magic Link | Yes | No |
| 2FA | No | No |
| Payments | Indie Starter | Cookiecutter Django |
|---|---|---|
| Payment Provider | stripe | -- |
| Subscriptions | Yes | No |
| One-time Payments | Yes | No |
| Usage-based Billing | No | No |
| Database | Indie Starter | Cookiecutter Django |
|---|---|---|
| Database | supabase | postgres |
| ORM | -- | -- |
| Features | Indie Starter | Cookiecutter Django |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-tenancy | No | No |
| Admin Panel | No | No |
| Blog | Yes | No |
| Docs Site | No | Yes |
| Landing Page | Yes | No |
| Email System | Yes | Yes |
| File Uploads | No | No |
| i18n | No | No |
| Dark Mode | Yes | No |
| Analytics | Yes | No |
| Error Tracking | No | Yes |
| DevOps & Quality | Indie Starter | Cookiecutter Django |
|---|---|---|
| Docker | No | Yes |
| Vercel Ready | Yes | No |
| TypeScript | Yes | No |
| Tests Included | No | Yes |
| Monorepo | No | No |