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make1day vs the other Next.js SaaS starters

An honest, source-level comparison. Prices and feature sets shift — verify on each vendor's site before buying. See /blog and docs/competitive-analysis.md for the full 2026 review.

Feature	make1day	ShipFast	Makerkit	Supastarter
One-time price	$99 one-time	~$199–249	$299–599	$299–1,499
Ongoing plan	12 mo free updates + optional $9/mo Care	None (lifetime updates)	Tiered licenses	All-access upgrade
Framework	Next.js 15 App Router	Next.js	Next.js (monorepo)	Next.js / Nuxt
Auth	Email + OAuth (Google/GitHub/Apple/Microsoft)	Google + magic link	Deep RBAC	Multiple providers
Payments	Creem (default), Stripe, PayPal, Waffo	Stripe	Stripe	Stripe + others
Multi-tenancy	Optional helper	No	Yes (deepest)	Yes
AI feature	Chat + working hybrid RAG	Minimal	Partial	Yes
Custom 1:1 work	30-min call, fixed quote	No	No	No
Ownership	Full source (rebrand before launch)	Full source	Full source	Full source
Updates after launch	Care subscription (drift-proof)	Community	Tiers	Tiers
Configurable generator (real pruning)	Yes — unselected modules are removed	No	No	No
AGENTS.md + design.md for AI coding	Root AGENTS.md + style-locked design.md	No	AGENTS.md + Cursor rules	AGENTS.md + .cursorrules
Scoped rules + skills in every ZIP	ai/rules/* + .cursor/rules/* + CLAUDE.md + 12 skills	No	Cursor rules only	.cursorrules only
Config change → AI docs rebuild	npm run ai:docs, one shared renderer	No	No	No
MCP tool for agent scaffolding	scaffold_project + llms.txt / OpenAPI / MCP	No	No	No
llms.txt / agent-readable SEO	Yes, plus JSON-LD	No	Not emphasised	Not emphasised
Working hybrid RAG (BM25 + vectors + RRF)	Built in, no key required to try	No	Premium template	No
Built-in i18n	EN / ZH / JA / FR	No	Yes	Yes
Merchant-of-Record checkout	Waffo Pancake (no company needed)	No	No	No
Machine-readable API contract	llms.txt + llms-full.txt + OpenAPI 3.1	No	Not emphasised	Not emphasised
Generated-project build matrix	18 CI cases, all 6 gateways / 11 styles, tsc on every ZIP	No	No	No
User console + admin console	Both included, five-language, selectable and fully pruned when unchecked	Account page only	Admin + RBAC	Admin basics

One-time price

make1day: $99 one-time
ShipFast: ~$199–249
Makerkit: $299–599
Supastarter: $299–1,499

Ongoing plan

make1day: 12 mo free updates + optional $9/mo Care
ShipFast: None (lifetime updates)
Makerkit: Tiered licenses
Supastarter: All-access upgrade

Framework

make1day: Next.js 15 App Router
ShipFast: Next.js
Makerkit: Next.js (monorepo)
Supastarter: Next.js / Nuxt

Auth

make1day: Email + OAuth (Google/GitHub/Apple/Microsoft)
ShipFast: Google + magic link
Makerkit: Deep RBAC
Supastarter: Multiple providers

Payments

make1day: Creem (default), Stripe, PayPal, Waffo
ShipFast: Stripe
Makerkit: Stripe
Supastarter: Stripe + others

Multi-tenancy

make1day: Optional helper
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: Yes (deepest)
Supastarter: Yes

AI feature

make1day: Chat + working hybrid RAG
ShipFast: Minimal
Makerkit: Partial
Supastarter: Yes

Custom 1:1 work

make1day: 30-min call, fixed quote
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: No
Supastarter: No

Ownership

make1day: Full source (rebrand before launch)
ShipFast: Full source
Makerkit: Full source
Supastarter: Full source

Updates after launch

make1day: Care subscription (drift-proof)
ShipFast: Community
Makerkit: Tiers
Supastarter: Tiers

Configurable generator (real pruning)

make1day: Yes — unselected modules are removed
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: No
Supastarter: No

AGENTS.md + design.md for AI coding

make1day: Root AGENTS.md + style-locked design.md
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: AGENTS.md + Cursor rules
Supastarter: AGENTS.md + .cursorrules

Scoped rules + skills in every ZIP

make1day: ai/rules/* + .cursor/rules/* + CLAUDE.md + 12 skills
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: Cursor rules only
Supastarter: .cursorrules only

Config change → AI docs rebuild

make1day: npm run ai:docs, one shared renderer
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: No
Supastarter: No

MCP tool for agent scaffolding

make1day: scaffold_project + llms.txt / OpenAPI / MCP
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: No
Supastarter: No

llms.txt / agent-readable SEO

make1day: Yes, plus JSON-LD
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: Not emphasised
Supastarter: Not emphasised

Working hybrid RAG (BM25 + vectors + RRF)

make1day: Built in, no key required to try
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: Premium template
Supastarter: No

Built-in i18n

make1day: EN / ZH / JA / FR
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: Yes
Supastarter: Yes

Merchant-of-Record checkout

make1day: Waffo Pancake (no company needed)
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: No
Supastarter: No

Machine-readable API contract

make1day: llms.txt + llms-full.txt + OpenAPI 3.1
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: Not emphasised
Supastarter: Not emphasised

Generated-project build matrix

make1day: 18 CI cases, all 6 gateways / 11 styles, tsc on every ZIP
ShipFast: No
Makerkit: No
Supastarter: No

User console + admin console

make1day: Both included, five-language, selectable and fully pruned when unchecked
ShipFast: Account page only
Makerkit: Admin + RBAC
Supastarter: Admin basics

VERDICT

Pick make1day if you build with an AI coding agent: it is the only starter here that generates AGENTS.md AND a style-specific design.md, prunes modules you did not select, ships working hybrid RAG, five-language i18n and agent-readable llms.txt — at the lowest price in the category. Choose ShipFast for the biggest community, Makerkit for deep B2B multi-tenancy, Supastarter for maximum breadth, or VibeReady ($149–399) if enforced commit-time quality gates and Terraform matter more than i18n and a visual generator. make1day also ships scoped rules, 12 skills, `npm run ai:docs` for deterministic regeneration, an MCP `scaffold_project` tool, an OpenAPI 3.1 contract and a public 18-case build matrix, plus selectable /account and /admin consoles in every generated project, so an agent can both assemble a project and verify that its ZIP type-checks instead of trusting a README.