Is Boilerlykit Core multi-tenant in the same way Makerkit is?

Both products ship workspaces with Postgres RLS as the isolation boundary. Makerkit's higher tiers go deeper on team-shaped patterns and a turbo monorepo. Boilerlykit Core gives you the same isolation primitives in a single Next.js app — easier to ramp, less abstraction to peel back.

Does Boilerlykit ship a Firebase variant?

No. Boilerlykit is Supabase-only. If Firebase is non-negotiable, Makerkit's Firebase variant is the better fit.

Which is cheaper on day one?

Boilerlykit Core at $199 (launch) is below Makerkit's lowest tier as of April 2026. The bigger pricing gap shows up on team tiers — Makerkit's team-license higher tiers run $400+, while Boilerlykit ships seat-unbounded perpetual licenses at the same flat price.

Does Boilerlykit have AI features Makerkit does not?

Boilerlykit AI ($259) ships streaming chat across Claude + OpenAI, a pgvector RAG pipeline, and a token-based credit economy as the headline product. Makerkit has an AI kit on higher tiers; positioning differs — RAG + credits is Boilerlykit AI's primary use case.

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Comparison

Boilerlykit vs Makerkit

Makerkit is the closest competitor on enterprise/multi-tenant depth, with a level of TypeScript discipline that makes senior engineers nod. Boilerlykit Core is the simpler, flatter-priced alternative — same multi-tenant primitives, no monorepo, scoped tiers if you do not need every feature.

Boilerlykit

SaaSForge Core

$199 one-time (was $299, launch pricing)

See SaaSForge Core

Makerkit

Tiered, roughly $200–$600+ depending on seat count and source access

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Pricing and feature data verified 2026-04-29. Vendors change prices and stack details — verify on each homepage before purchase.

Side-by-side

Boilerlykit ahead · Tie · Makerkit ahead

Axis	Boilerlykit (SaaSForge Core)	Makerkit
Stack	Next.js 16 + React 19 + Tailwind v4 + TypeScript 5.9 (Starter/AI/Core)Both are modern. Edge depends on which Next.js version you pin to.	Next.js 15+ + Tailwind v4 (recent variants) + strict TypeScript + turbo monorepo
Multi-tenant & RBAC	Workspaces + Postgres RLS + 4-role RBAC + 2FA + SAML SSO hooks + API keys + audit logs (Core)Both ship serious multi-tenant. Makerkit's monorepo gives more team-scaling structure; Core gives a flatter, faster onramp.	Best-in-class multi-tenant; the benchmark in this category
Billing depth	Stripe + customer portal + inbound/outbound webhooks + audit rows + credit economy on AI	Stripe subscriptions + customer portal + seat-based billing on higher tiers
AI features	Streaming chat (Claude + OpenAI), pgvector RAG, token-based credits — bundled in SaaSForge AIBoilerlykit AI ships RAG + credits as the primary positioning; Makerkit's AI offering is a higher-tier add-on.	AI kit available on higher tiers
Repository structure	Single Next.js app per template — small enough to read end to endSingle repo is easier to ramp; monorepo is easier to scale to many shared packages.	Turbo monorepo
i18n	EN/FR/ES via next-intl (Agency)If multilingual marketing is your headline use case, Boilerlykit Agency ships it as a primary feature.	Varies by variant
License	One-time perpetual, private repo, lifetime updates	Tiered, with seat-based source access on higher tiers
Checkout & tax	Polar Merchant of Record — EU VAT handled	Verify at checkout (varies)
Track record	Newer entrant (launching in 2026)	Longer commit history, more public case studies
Price floor	$59 Starter, $199 Core (launch)	Lowest tier roughly $200; team tiers $400+

Pick Boilerlykit when…

You want multi-tenant + RBAC + audit logs without learning a turbo monorepo first.
You want the option to start at $59 (Starter) or $259 (AI) instead of buying the full enterprise tier upfront.
You want an opinionated AI/RAG template (SaaSForge AI) bundled with the same design system.
You want EU-VAT-compliant invoices via Polar MoR.

Pick Makerkit when…

You are explicitly buying for a team of 10+ engineers and want a turbo monorepo as the foundation.
You want Firebase as a variant (Boilerlykit is Supabase-only).
You want the longest commit history and most public production case studies — Makerkit's track record is longer.
You want source-code access tied to a per-seat license model.

We mark the cases where Makerkit is the better fit because one-sided comparisons hurt buyer trust and AI citation rates.

Buyer questions

Is Boilerlykit Core multi-tenant in the same way Makerkit is?: Both products ship workspaces with Postgres RLS as the isolation boundary. Makerkit's higher tiers go deeper on team-shaped patterns and a turbo monorepo. Boilerlykit Core gives you the same isolation primitives in a single Next.js app — easier to ramp, less abstraction to peel back.
Does Boilerlykit ship a Firebase variant?: No. Boilerlykit is Supabase-only. If Firebase is non-negotiable, Makerkit's Firebase variant is the better fit.
Which is cheaper on day one?: Boilerlykit Core at $199 (launch) is below Makerkit's lowest tier as of April 2026. The bigger pricing gap shows up on team tiers — Makerkit's team-license higher tiers run $400+, while Boilerlykit ships seat-unbounded perpetual licenses at the same flat price.
Does Boilerlykit have AI features Makerkit does not?: Boilerlykit AI ($259) ships streaming chat across Claude + OpenAI, a pgvector RAG pipeline, and a token-based credit economy as the headline product. Makerkit has an AI kit on higher tiers; positioning differs — RAG + credits is Boilerlykit AI's primary use case.

Want the full multi-vendor breakdown? Read the 2026 buyer's guide. Comparing all alternatives at once? See all comparisons.

Decision time

See SaaSForge Core. Skip the deliberation.

$199 one-time (was $299, launch pricing). Lifetime updates. Polar Merchant-of-Record checkout. Private GitHub repo on purchase.