Theysaid's answer

Most surveys are dull and only scratch the surface. TheySaid turns surveys into conversations, asking real-time follow-ups, revealing the why behind every answer. This gives revenue leaders sharper visibility into customer needs, fueling faster, more confident business decisions that drive growth.

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.

Theysaid's answer

Most survey tools stop at collecting answers, giving leaders surface-level data that’s hard to act on. TheySaid turns feedback into real conversations with smart follow-ups, capturing the why behind customer behavior. This means revenue leaders don’t just get data, they get clear action items: what to improve, where to double down, and how to reduce churn. And with insights delivered 10x faster, they can act quickly to capture growth opportunities and make confident business decisions.

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.

Theysaid's answer

TheySaid is built for B2B leaders who rely on customer insights to drive growth. Our primary audience includes Customer Success teams, Revenue leaders, Product managers, and Marketing executives at SaaS and subscription-based businesses. They use TheySaid to uncover authentic customer sentiment, strengthen retention, and identify expansion opportunities.

Makerkit.dev's answer:

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

Theysaid's answer

Surveys were dead. Customers ignored them, response rates tanked, and leaders were left making decisions on scraps of data. Lihong Hicken and Chris Hicken saw the gap and built TheySaid, the first AI-powered conversational survey that actually listens. With AI interviews, live polls, and user testing alongside surveys, TheySaid captures the why behind every answer and instantly translates insights into clear action items. For revenue leaders, that means faster decisions, smarter growth moves, and insights delivered 10x quicker than any traditional tool.

Theysaid's answer

TheySaid leverages advanced AI (natural language processing, machine learning, and generative AI), cloud infrastructure, and secure integrations with popular CRM and HR systems to deliver fast, scalable, and reliable insights.

Makerkit.dev's answer:

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