MkSaaS is a comprehensive Next.js boilerplate designed to empower developers and indie makers to launch profitable AI SaaS products rapidly, often within a single weekend. It addresses common challenges in SaaS development, such as complex UI design, payment integration, and the overhead of implementing essential features, by providing a fully-equipped, production-ready codebase.
The boilerplate comes packed with a modern and robust tech stack, including Next.js for a full-stack React experience, BetterAuth for secure authentication, Drizzle ORM for efficient database interactions, and Stripe for seamless payment processing. For UI, it leverages Shadcn UI, Tailwind CSS, MagicUI, and Tailark marketing blocks, ensuring a sleek, responsive, and customizable user interface. Email services are handled via Resend, and AI capabilities are integrated using the Vercel AI SDK and ChatGPT, offering features like AI Image Generator, AI Text Generator, and AI Chat Bot. Documentation is powered by Fumadocs.
Key features of MkSaaS span across several critical areas:
- Authentication: Supports email/password, social logins, password resets, user profiles, and Cloudflare Turnstile for enhanced security.
- Payments: Offers flexible pricing configurations, subscription and one-time payment options, Stripe webhooks integration, billing management, and a credits system.
- Pages: Includes ready-to-use landing, pricing, about, contact, and legal pages, all designed for high conversion.
- Content Management: Features an MDX-based blog system with support for lists, posts, authors, and categories, alongside a robust documentation system with custom MDX components and premium content options.
- Marketing & Communication: Integrates a newsletter system with Resend, pre-built email templates, and a waitlist feature.
- UI/UX: Provides a rich collection of components and blocks from Shadcn UI, Magic UI, and Animate UI, complemented by Tailark marketing blocks for rapid page creation.
- Core SaaS Functionality: Supports internationalization (i18n) for multilingual applications, affiliate programs, a notification system, and Crisp Chat integration.
- Deployment: Designed for easy deployment on platforms like Vercel, Docker, and Cloudflare Workers.
- Developer Experience: Includes customizable themes, multiple analytics integrations (Google, Plausible, Umami, OpenPanel, Vercel, Datafast), SEO optimization with auto-generated sitemaps and OpenGraph metadata, Zod validation, React Hook Form, Next Safe Server Actions, and various code quality tools like Biome Linting and Formatter.
- Additional Codebases: Access to multiple official GitHub repositories for various SaaS website types (AI SaaS, Blog demo, Directory demo, AI Outfit SaaS) built with MkSaaS, allowing users to ship even faster.
MkSaaS aims to eliminate the need for coding from scratch, allowing founders to focus on their unique business logic and product differentiation. It's built by an indie maker for indie makers, emphasizing time-saving and profitability. The platform boasts a growing community of over 2600 makers and offers lifetime updates and technical support.
