Keelmint vs ShipFast, supastarter and Makerkit
These are good products, and most of them are built on Next.js. The first question is not which one has more features, but which stack your team ships with, and whether your customers are people or companies.
This page reflects each product's public material as of October 2026. Features change, so check their sites before deciding.
At a glance
| Keelmint | ShipFast | supastarter | Makerkit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontend | Angular 22 | Next.js | Next.js or Nuxt | Next.js |
| Backend | NestJS 11 API | Next.js routes | Next.js / Nuxt | Next.js + Supabase |
| Database | PostgreSQL + Prisma | MongoDB or Supabase | PostgreSQL | Supabase (Postgres) |
| Organizations | Yes, with units (branches, departments) | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | B2B apps on Angular + NestJS | Solo founders shipping an MVP fast | Multi-tenant SaaS on Next.js or Nuxt | Multi-tenant SaaS on Next.js + Supabase |
Pick ShipFast if…
you are a solo founder building a consumer or simple SaaS on Next.js and want to launch this week. It is optimised for speed to a first version, not for organizations with branches, admins and per-unit roles.
Pick supastarter or Makerkit if…
your team writes React or Vue and you need organizations and roles. Both are established multi-tenant starters in that ecosystem. Makerkit leans on Supabase for auth and data; supastarter supports Next.js and Nuxt and several payment providers.
Pick Keelmint if…
- Your team writes Angular. There is little else maintained for Angular + NestJS B2B apps. Keelmint keeps you in the stack you already know, with modern Angular (standalone, signals) on spartan/ui and Tailwind.
- You want a separate, typed API. A NestJS backend with guards, DTO validation, Swagger and a job queue, instead of server code mixed into the frontend framework.
- Your customers are organizations with structure. Units (branches, departments), unit admins who manage only their subtree, roles per unit, and organization-defined roles, on top of data isolation that fails closed.
- You need the B2B extras. An audit log, an in-app helpdesk, invitations with scoped roles, TOTP 2FA and billing per organization with plan limits.
- You run your own infrastructure. PostgreSQL, Docker Compose and Caddy on one VPS; no vendor backend to depend on.
When not to pick Keelmint
- You prefer React, Vue or a full-stack framework: choose a Next.js or Nuxt starter instead.
- Your users are individuals, not companies: the organization model adds concepts you will not use.
- You need SAML SSO, passkeys, per-seat or usage-based pricing, or Kubernetes out of the box: these are not included (the docs list everything that is not).
How you get updates
With Keelmint your product lives next to the shared core, not inside it, so new releases merge with git while your own code stays yours. Each release is a tagged version with notes in the docs.