Launchfast vs ShipFast
Launchfast and ShipFast are both Next.js boilerplates sold once. Launchfast costs less than a third of ShipFast's cheapest plan and adds an admin revenue dashboard, password and GitHub sign-in, and setup by your AI coding agent.
Why Launchfast over ShipFast
Launchfast costs $59.99 once, $139.01 less than ShipFast's cheapest plan, and that ShipFast price is a limited-time discount on $299. For less money you also get an admin revenue dashboard, email and password plus GitHub sign-in, and an AGENTS.md that lets your AI coding agent set the kit up for you. ShipFast's page lists none of these.
$139.01 less
ShipFast's cheapest plan is $199, discounted from $299 for a limited number of buyers. Launchfast has one price.
See your revenue from day one
The admin dashboard shows net revenue, MRR, new customers and sign-ups. ShipFast's page doesn't list an admin dashboard.
Every sign-in method users expect
Email and password with confirmation and reset, plus Google and GitHub. ShipFast lists Google OAuth and magic links.
Set up by your AI coding agent
AGENTS.md and the Make it yours task rewrite the landing page, plans, colours and legal pages for your product.
| Feature | Launchfast | ShipFast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Launchfast$59.99, one time | ShipFastStarter $199, All-in $249, one time. Both are $100 off their $299 and $349 list prices for a limited number of buyers |
| Admin dashboard | LaunchfastNet revenue, MRR, sign ups, conversion and a user list with ban and unban | ShipFastNot listed on their page |
| Login | LaunchfastBetter Auth: email and password with confirmation and reset, plus Google and GitHub | ShipFastGoogle OAuth and magic links |
| AI coding agent setup | LaunchfastAGENTS.md with the architecture rules and a Make it yours task that rebrands the kit | ShipFastSays it works with AI tools like Cursor and Copilot. No agent instructions are listed |
| Payments | LaunchfastDodo Payments, the merchant of record, so it handles sales tax | ShipFastStripe or Lemon Squeezy |
| Framework | LaunchfastNext.js 16 with the App Router and TypeScript | ShipFastNext.js. You choose the App Router or Pages Router, and JavaScript or TypeScript, after you get access |
| Database | LaunchfastNeon Postgres with Drizzle and typed migrations | ShipFastMongoDB or Supabase |
| LaunchfastResend, with confirmation and reset emails ready | ShipFastMailgun or Resend | |
| SEO and blog | LaunchfastMDX blog, sitemap, robots file, share images and structured data | ShipFastSEO and blog |
| Community and discounts | LaunchfastNot included | ShipFastDiscord community, leaderboard and partner discounts |
| Projects | LaunchfastUnlimited, for yourself or clients | ShipFastUnlimited |
| Updates | LaunchfastAll future updates | ShipFastLifetime updates. Their page says the last update was 9 months ago |
| Refunds | LaunchfastNone. All sales are final | ShipFastNone once you have repo access |
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