Makerkit.dev VS TenantX.dev

Makerkit.dev's answer

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

TenantX.dev's answer:

TenantX is built for Laravel developers and technical founders who are building B2B SaaS products and don't want to spend months re-architecting the same foundation every time.

The primary audience includes:

• Indie hackers and solo developers who want to launch a multi-tenant SaaS fast without reinventing auth, billing, and permissions from scratch.
• Small dev teams (2–5 people) building internal tools or client-facing SaaS platforms that need proper multi-tenancy from day one.
• Technical co-founders who know Laravel and want to validate a B2B idea quickly with production-grade infrastructure already in place.
• Agencies building white-label or multi-client SaaS products that need the Platform → Organization → Workspace hierarchy.
• Developers in Arabic-speaking markets who need RTL support and Arabic locale built in from the start.

In short: anyone who has ever built a Laravel SaaS and thought "I wish I didn't have to build all this boilerplate again."

Makerkit.dev's answer

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

TenantX.dev's answer:

TenantX is built on a modern, production-proven Laravel stack:

Backend: - Laravel 12 (PHP 8.3+) - PostgreSQL — primary database, UUID keys, indexed tenant scopes - Inertia.js — server-driven SPA bridge between Laravel and React

Frontend: - React 18 - TypeScript — fully typed throughout - Tailwind CSS — utility-first styling with RTL support

Payments: - Stripe — full billing lifecycle including subscriptions, webhooks, upgrades, downgrades, and cancellations

Infrastructure & DX: - Vite — fast frontend build tooling - Laravel Sanctum / session-based auth - Signed webhooks for secure event delivery

The entire stack is chosen for stability, developer familiarity, and production readiness — no experimental libraries or trendy frameworks that haven't been tested at scale.

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.

TenantX.dev's answer:

TenantX is the only Laravel SaaS starter kit extracted from a real, live production multi-tenant application — not built from scratch for the sake of being a boilerplate. That means every architectural decision has been battle-tested: the 3-level hierarchy (Platform → Organization → Workspace → User), the Stripe billing integration, the RBAC system, and the platform admin portal all exist because a real product needed them.

Most starter kits give you auth and a basic dashboard. TenantX gives you the full B2B foundation: multi-tenancy with proper scoping, signed webhooks, login audit trails, activity logs, a built-in help center, and full RTL support with 2 locales (English and Arabic) — all wired together and ready to extend.

It's a one-time purchase ($399 Solo / $749 Team), no subscriptions, and you own the code forever.

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.

TenantX.dev's answer:

While Laravel Spark, Wave, and similar kits cover single-tenant or basic multi-tenant setups, TenantX is purpose-built for B2B SaaS with a true 3-level hierarchy: Platform → Organization → Workspace → User. This maps directly to how real B2B products work — agencies managing client accounts, SaaS platforms with team workspaces, etc.

Key differentiators vs. competitors:

• Production-extracted code: Not theoretical — pulled from a live SaaS app, so edge cases are already handled.
• Full Stripe lifecycle: Competitors often give you basic checkout. TenantX includes upgrades, downgrades, cancellations, and webhook handling end-to-end.
• Platform admin portal: A dedicated super-admin dashboard to manage all tenants — something most kits skip entirely.
• Deep RBAC: Granular permissions at every tenant level, not just a simple roles table.
• RTL + Arabic support: Built-in right-to-left layout and 2 locales out of the box — rare in the Laravel starter kit space.
• One-time pricing: Own the code forever for $399–$749. No recurring license fees.

TenantX.dev's answer:

TenantX was born out of frustration.

After building and rebuilding the same multi-tenant SaaS foundation multiple times — auth, billing, RBAC, tenant scoping, admin portals — it became clear that this work was never the differentiator. The differentiator is the product on top of the foundation, not the foundation itself.

So instead of building another "toy" boilerplate, we extracted the core architecture from a real, production B2B SaaS that had been running and serving customers. Every feature in TenantX — the 3-level tenant hierarchy, the Stripe billing lifecycle, the platform admin portal, the signed webhooks, the activity logs — was built because a real product needed it, not because it seemed like a good idea.

The RTL and Arabic locale support came from serving markets in the Middle East where right-to-left layout is a first-class requirement, not an afterthought.

The goal was simple: package everything a Laravel developer needs to build a serious B2B SaaS, so they can skip straight to building what makes their product unique. TenantX is that package.

TenantX.dev's answer:

TenantX is a recently launched product and customer details are not publicly listed. It is actively being used by indie developers and small teams building B2B SaaS products on Laravel. As the customer base grows, this list will be updated.