Makerkit.dev VS StartFast

Makerkit.dev's answer

Indie Hackers and Companies who want to launch quickly, without compromising on quality.

StartFast's answer:

StartFast is built for people who build things:

• indie hackers
• startup founders
• SaaS builders
• developers & engineers
• creators
• product managers
• designers
• automation/AI enthusiasts

Anyone who needs to discover high-quality tools fast is the core audience.

Makerkit.dev's answer

Makerkit uses Next.js 15 (App Router), Supabase, React.js, Typescript and Stripe.

Makerkit.dev's answer

Makerkit stands out by offering a truly modular architecture built with Turborepo, where core features like auth, billing, and notifications live in their own packages for better maintainability.

While most starters lock you into specific patterns or providers, Makerkit gives you flexibility with a multi-account system supporting both B2B and B2C scenarios, provider-agnostic billing, and edge-ready deployment options.

Beyond the basics, it includes production-ready features like multi-factor auth, real-time notifications, and team permissions - all built with Supabase, TypeScript, React Query, and modern tooling to make development a genuine pleasure.

StartFast's answer:

StartFast is fully curated by hand, not auto-generated. Instead of flooding users with thousands of low-quality or repetitive tools, it delivers a signal-only directory of the best AI, dev, and startup products. It’s fast, simple, and designed for builders who want quality over quantity. No noise, no spam, no bloat, just tools worth knowing.

Makerkit.dev's answer

While other starters give you basic auth and a dashboard, Makerkit provides a genuinely modular foundation with the real features SaaS products need - like multi-factor auth, team permissions, real-time notifications, and provider-agnostic billing, all organized in clean, maintainable packages using Turborepo.

You get a first-class developer experience with TypeScript, React Query, and modern tooling, plus the flexibility to support both B2B and B2C scenarios, different payment providers, and edge deployment options.

Best of all, Makerkit is actively maintained with regular updates and responsive support, so you're building on a foundation that grows with your needs rather than painting yourself into a corner.

StartFast's answer:

Because most tool directories recycle the same 20–30 products or list everything without curation. StartFast focuses on discoverability and speed.

People choose StartFast because:

• Every tool is manually selected and tagged
• It highlights rising, underrated, and new tools
• It’s fast, clean, and distraction-free
• It’s built specifically for builders, founders, developers, and creators
• It updates daily with fresh, relevant products

You don’t waste time digging through noise, you find the right tools quickly.

StartFast's answer:

StartFast began as a personal list. The AI and dev tool ecosystem was moving too fast, every day new tools launched, disappeared, or got buried under hype. Keeping track became impossible.

So StartFast was built to solve that problem:

• A curated, fast, clutter-free directory that helps builders navigate a chaotic ecosystem.
• It grew from a simple personal list → into a public product → into a growing hub for the best tools in AI, dev, and SaaS.
• It’s built in public and updated daily as the ecosystem evolves.

StartFast's answer:

StartFast is still early, but already getting traction receiving many visits, and it's already being used by:

• indie hackers
• early-stage founders
• developers looking for new tools
• creators exploring AI workflows
• SaaS builders researching their stack
• teams discovering new products for their workflows