ShipNext
ShipNext is a full-stack SaaS starter kit built on Next.js 16, providing a ready-to-use boilerplate for building web applications. It integrates essential SaaS components: authentication via BetterAuth (supports Google, GitHub, email magic links), payments through Stripe/Lemonsqueezy/Paddle, database with Drizzle ORM on PostgreSQL or SQLite, email service with Resend and React Email templates, and UI components from Shadcn UI with Tailwind CSS. It also includes a dashboard, admin panel, landing page sections, blog with MDX, documentation site, and SEO metadata. The codebase is designed to be customized, not treated as a black-box generator, allowing developers to add their own product logic on top of the existing modules. The starter is AI-ready, structured to work with AI coding tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, and Gemini. Its architecture and documentation are optimized so these tools can understand the app shape and assist in customization. The package is a one-time purchase that grants a lifetime license, enabling developers to use it for unlimited SaaS projects without recurring fees. Rather than spending weeks setting up repetitive SaaS infrastructure, developers can clone the ShipNext repository, configure environment variables for their chosen providers, and immediately start building their product. The included modules cover user management (sign-up, sign-in, OAuth, magic links), subscription billing (checkout, billing portal, credits/quotas), data operations (type-safe ORM, migrations, file uploads to S3-compatible storage), and marketing pages. All components are themeable and built with TypeScript for type safety. ShipNext aims to eliminate the common setup work so that indie makers and startups can ship a functional product in hours, focusing on their unique business logic and go-to-market strategy rather than boilerplate code.
- Category
- Apis
- Pricing
- Paid
Problem solved
Building a modern SaaS product requires setting up authentication, payments, databases, email, and UI components repeatedly. This boilerplate work can take weeks. ShipNext provides a pre-built, customizable foundation that handles all these layers, allowing developers to skip the repetitive setup and immediately start implementing their product-specific features, drastically reducing time to first launch.
Use cases
- Rapidly prototyping a SaaS MVP for a startup idea.
- Launching a subscription-based web app in a weekend.
- Using AI coding assistants to customize a complex web application with minimal manual coding.
- Building a multi-tenant dashboard with user management and billing.
- Creating a marketing site with blog, pricing, and legal pages alongside the product.
- Onboarding new developers by providing a standardized, well-documented codebase.
Audience
- Developers
- Startups
- Hobbyists
Pros
- Saves weeks of boilerplate setup
- AI-friendly structure for coding assistants
- Lifetime purchase with no recurring fees
- Comprehensive stack covering auth, payments, database, email, UI
- Well-documented and customizable
Cons
- Not open source (proprietary license)
- Tied to specific technology choices (Next.js, Drizzle, BetterAuth) that might not fit all projects
- May require a learning curve to understand the codebase structure
Official website: https://shipnext.pro/
Canonical LambdaBase page: https://www.lambdabase.com/tools/shipnext