next-forge vs ant-design-pro
Two of the top projects in SaaS boilerplates, side by side: who leads on each score part and who each one suits, then setup, license, activity and what each review found.
next-forge
Turborepo monorepo template for SaaS apps built on Next.js
ant-design-pro
React admin dashboard template built on Ant Design 6 and Umi Max
Verdict
next-forge ranks higher, 70 to 69. Of the 4 score parts we measure for both, next-forge leads on 1, ant-design-pro on 3.
- Adoptionant-design-pro leads by 51 points, 91 to 40: a wide gap.
- Freshnessant-design-pro leads by 15 points, 100 to 85: a wide gap.
- MaintenanceWe do not score next-forge on this; ant-design-pro has 58.
- Easy to runnext-forge leads by 67 points, 100 to 33: a wide gap.
- Agent-readyant-design-pro leads by 85 points, 85 to 0: a wide gap.
Pick next-forge if you are
Teams starting a Next.js SaaS who want an integrated monorepo stack
- Auth, payments, email, analytics, observability and security packages are pre-wired in one monorepo
- Each app is independently deployable; packages are shared across apps
Pick ant-design-pro if you are
React teams building enterprise admin UIs on Ant Design
- Includes dashboard, form, list, profile, account and result page templates
- Built-in i18n, mock development setup, and unit and e2e tests
| What we compare | next-forge | ant-design-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Score parts, out of 100 | ||
| Adoption | 40, known | 91, widely used |
| Freshness | 85, active | 100, active |
| Maintenance | Not scored for this kind | 58, fair |
| Easy to run | 100, very easy | 33, some setup |
| Agent-ready | 0, none | 85, ready |
| Facts from GitHub and the README | ||
| Stars | 7.7k | 38.9k |
| License | MIT (permissive) | MIT (permissive) |
| Last commit | May 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Last release | Mar 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Docker | No | No |
| GPU | Not needed | Not needed |
| arm64 or Apple Silicon | Not stated | Not stated |
next-forge
next-forge is a Turborepo monorepo scaffolded with `npx next-forge@latest init`. It includes a marketing site, main app, API, docs, email templates and Storybook, with shared packages for Clerk auth, a typed database ORM, Stripe payments, Resend email, analytics, Sentry and Arcjet security. An AI utilities package is included, but it is one package among many.
Who it is for: Teams starting a Next.js SaaS who want an integrated monorepo stack
Strengths
- Auth, payments, email, analytics, observability and security packages are pre-wired in one monorepo
- Each app is independently deployable; packages are shared across apps
- Live demos for web, app, Storybook and API health check
- Docs include migration guides for swapping providers
Weaknesses
- Default stack needs many third-party accounts: Clerk, Stripe, Resend, Sentry, Arcjet, PostHog
- AI package is described only as 'AI integration utilities'; specifics not in README
- Opinionated stack; replacing providers means following migration guides
- Requires Node.js 20+ and Stripe CLI for local webhook testing
- TypeScript
- Needs Node.js 20+, Bun, Stripe CLI, Clerk, Stripe, Resend, Sentry, BetterStack, Arcjet, PostHog, Google Analytics
- GitHub template
ant-design-pro
Ant Design Pro is a React 19 and TypeScript boilerplate for enterprise back-office apps, built on Umi Max 4 and antd 6. It ships ready-made pages for dashboards, forms, lists, profiles, account settings, login and error screens, plus i18n, mock data and unit and e2e tests. A built-in AI chatbot page uses Ant Design X, and an `npm run simple` script strips the template down to a minimal version.
Who it is for: React teams building enterprise admin UIs on Ant Design
Strengths
- Includes dashboard, form, list, profile, account and result page templates
- Built-in i18n, mock development setup, and unit and e2e tests
- Ships Claude Code skills for upgrading the template and querying antd APIs
- TypeScript with Tailwind CSS v4 and antd-style theming
Weaknesses
- AI support is a single chatbot page; no model backend is described
- `npm run simple` permanently deletes files and cannot be undone
- Tied to the Umi Max and antd stack; no other frameworks
- No Docker or compose setup mentioned in the README
- TypeScript
- GitHub template
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