“Ship your startup in days, not weeks.” โ Marc Lou
โ What You’ll Learn
- Whoโs building SaaS boilerplates in public?
- How to get contact details of prospective customers?
- How to piggyback on AI trends?
- How to boost perceived value with a ROI breakdown?
- How to build social proof from developers?
- How to attract warm leads?
- What are no-code SaaS boilerplates?
- How to generate SaaS boilerplates on demand?
๐ Problem
Each SaaS has the same core functions.
Such as notifications, payments, analytics and user authentication.
๐ก Solution
SaaS boilerplates help you get to market faster.
You can build core functionality in hours.
๐ Players
SaaS Boilerplates
- SaaS Themes โข Laravel SaaS boilerplate themes by Simon and Albfort
- ShipFast โข The NextJS boilerplate to build a SaaS, AI tool or any web app by Marc Lou
- Divjoy โข SaaS codebase generator by Gabe Ragland
- No-Code SaaS Boilerplate โข Customizable SaaS boilerplate in Bubble by Mohit
- Gravity โข Build a Node.js and React app at warp speed by Kyle Gawley
- Shipped โข Next.js boilerplate with auth, emails, payments and more by Luca Restagno
- Launch Today โข Production-ready boilerplate for startups and indie makers by Paul Waweru
๐ How to Build SaaS Boilerplates
- Build in public to get early feedback.
- Build a waiting list to gauge interest and get contact details of prospective customers.
- Saas.js has a waiting list for SaaS patterns, tools and packages.
- Samuel ล tancl opened a waiting list for Laravel Tenancy Boilerplate 2.0.
- Presell to validate demand and get early users.
- Max Stoiber opened pre-orders for Bedrock.
- Jake Trefethen offers an early-bird price for Indiestack.
- Muhammad Salman made $800 with a launch discount for the first 30 users.
- Piggyback on market trends by adding AI to your boilerplate.
- NextAppFast uses AI to generate SaaS code.
- AI Tool has pre-built OpenAI content generators.
- BoilerCode has LangChain, Pinecone and OpenAI integrations.
- Michael Dausmann added AI note generation with OpenAI to SupaNuxt SaaS.
๐ฑ How to Grow SaaS Boilerplates
- Explain the ROI in terms of time, money and energy saved by using your boilerplate.
- Share testimonials to build trust. Show that developers approve your tech stack and functionality.
- ShipFast shares video reviews from happy customers.
- Gravity shares its Trustpilot rating and customer reviews.
- ASP.NET Zero shares how customers use it to build web apps.
- Build a lead magnet to attract warm leads.
- SaaS Pegasus offers a free consultation.
- Gravity offers a free SaaS boilerplate and a guide on building profitable SaaS apps.
๐ฐ How to Monetize SaaS Boilerplates
- Charge per project.
- Remixtape costs $299 per project.
- Laravel Spark costs $99 per project.
- Volca has $99 and $349 licenses to use with one project.
- Charge per seat.
- NextAppFast has paid plans for 1 and 2 developers.
- ASP.NET Zero charges for 3, 10 and 20 developers.
- Makerkit offers plans for 1 and an unlimited number of developers.
- Offer lifetime updates to boost perceived value.
๐ฎ Predictions
- Weโll see no-code SaaS boilerplates. Non-tech customers will build SaaS without code.
- Mohit G made a SaaS boilerplate in Bubble.
- NextAppFast has no-code UI and database builders.
- Jorg Poolman made Ultimate SaaS Template in Bubble.
- WGMI Academy made an AI SaaS Starter Kit in Bubble.
- SaaS boilerplate generators will help users get boilerplates on demand.
- NextAppFast can generate a SaaS from text.
- Flatlogic generates source code for B2B apps.
- Divjoy is a codebase generator for SaaS apps.
- ABP Commercial is an app generator with pre-built SaaS modules.
- Weโll see more open-source SaaS boilerplates.
- Golang Startup Kit is a SaaS boilerplate in Go.
- Play is a free, open-source starter kit for Next.js.
- Arjay Osma is building Nextacular for making multi-tenant apps.
- Cuthbert Mirambo made an open-source SaaS boilerplate built in Laravel, Bootstrap 4 and Vue.js.
๐ Haters
โItโs hard to keep the boilerplate up-to-date.โ
This is another way to boost perceived value. Take the burden off customers to keep up with security patches, bug fixes and best practices.
โI can make more money with software development services.โ
While custom development services bring more money, SaaS boilerplates are digital products. They scale better than your time. You can offer both to get the best of both worlds.
โIf I can build SaaS faster than competitors, why should I help them do the same?โ
Others are turning their SaaS development expertise into boilerplates. People can buy from them and catch up with you. The difference is that you wonโt get paid. Others will.
๐ Links
- โMaking $200,000 with a SaaS Boilerplate โข The thread behind this report.
- Building a Report on SaaS Boilerplates โข The tweet behind this report.
- SaaS Boilerplates and Starter Kits โข The complete guide to SaaS boilerplates.
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๐ Thanks
Thanks to Simon, Stewart Townsend and Matt Spear. We had a great time jamming on this report.
โ๏ธ Emin researched and wrote this report. Dru researched and edited this report.
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