otf-kit vs MakerKit: SaaS framework or product kits?
Pick MakerKit when you want a deep multi-tenant SaaS foundation on Next.js with teams, roles and billing, and you will design the product yourself. Pick otf-kit when you want a finished product skeleton (a booking, fitness, marketplace or AI agent app) running on web and mobile.
MakerKit is a SaaS framework: a lifetime licence to a Next.js codebase with auth, teams, roles and billing, on the database stack you pick. OTF Kit sells finished product kits, two for the web and four Expo apps for iOS, Android and the web, each at $99 with a live demo. MakerKit is the deeper SaaS foundation; OTF is the faster path to a specific app on web and mobile.
Every MakerKit fact below comes from makerkit.dev, its pricing page and its React Native kit page, read on 2026-11-10.
What each one is
MakerKit sells three kits by data layer: Supabase (Auth, Storage, Postgres and row-level security), Drizzle with Better Auth, and Prisma with Better Auth. They ship for Next.js 16, and some for TanStack Start and React Router 8. Each tier lists "Lifetime license", "Continuous updates" and "Unlimited Projects". Every licence includes AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md rules, a MakerKit MCP server and agent skills. A free, MIT-licensed MakerKit Lite repository lets you read the architecture first.
Its mobile option is the React Native SaaS Starter Kit: Expo SDK 57 and a Next.js 16 web app in one monorepo, sharing one Supabase project, with native sign-in, MFA, OAuth, teams and invitations. It is added to an existing MakerKit Next.js Supabase project with a CLI plugin, and it is sold under the Supabase kit's Pro and Teams prices.
OTF Kit starts with a free UI SDK that keeps the same component names on web and native. The paid kits are product skeletons: SaaS Dashboard, Fitness, Arcade, Booking, Marketplace and AI Agent. Each ships CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, .cursorrules and task prompts in the repository.
Side by side
| Question | MakerKit | OTF Kit |
|---|---|---|
| What you start from | A SaaS foundation: auth, teams, roles, billing | A specific product: a SaaS dashboard, an AI agent app, or a fitness, booking, marketplace or games app |
| Mobile | Expo add-on to the Next.js Supabase kit; checkout stays on the web | Four Expo kits on iOS, Android and web from one codebase |
| Price (2026-11-10) | Pro $299 lifetime, 1 user; Teams $599 lifetime, up to 5 (per stack) | $99 per kit; $149 for every Live kit |
| Updates | "Continuous updates" on a lifetime licence | 12 months of free updates |
| AI coding tools | AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, MCP server, agent skills | CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, .cursorrules, task prompts |
| Try first | Free MakerKit Lite repo, docs | A live demo of every kit, in the browser and on your phone |
When MakerKit is the better buy
You are building a multi-tenant B2B SaaS on Next.js, you need teams, roles and per-seat billing from day one, and you want to choose between Supabase, Drizzle and Prisma. MakerKit's breadth there is the point, and its Teams licence covers up to five developers.
When OTF is the better buy
Your product is an app people use on their phone, or you want to start from a working product rather than a foundation. Open the demo that matches your idea: Booking, Fitness, Marketplace, Arcade, the SaaS Dashboard or the AI Agent kit. Each kit page lists what it leaves out; for example, the SaaS Dashboard does not include subscription billing for your own product.
Also compare otf-kit vs ShipFast and otf-kit vs Supastarter, or read the best Expo starter kits in 2026.
Sources
- MakerKit homepage, AI tooling and licence summary: https://makerkit.dev/ (read 2026-11-10)
- MakerKit pricing, tiers and refund answer: https://makerkit.dev/pricing (read 2026-11-10)
- MakerKit React Native SaaS Starter Kit: https://makerkit.dev/react-native-supabase (read 2026-11-10)
- OTF prices: https://otf-kit.dev/pricing
- What each OTF kit includes and leaves out: https://otf-kit.dev/templates
FAQ
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