ant-design-pro vs next-js-boilerplate
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.
ant-design-pro
React admin dashboard template built on Ant Design 6 and Umi Max
next-js-boilerplate
Next.js 16 starter with Clerk auth, Drizzle ORM, Tailwind 4 and tooling
Verdict
ant-design-pro ranks higher, 69 to 63. Of the 5 score parts we measure for both, ant-design-pro leads on 2, next-js-boilerplate on 1 and 2 are even.
- Adoptionant-design-pro leads by 48 points, 89 to 41: a wide gap.
- FreshnessEven at 100.
- Maintenancenext-js-boilerplate leads by 29 points, 87 to 58: a wide gap.
- Easy to runEven at 33.
- Agent-readyant-design-pro leads by 15 points, 85 to 70: a wide gap.
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
Pick next-js-boilerplate if you are
Developers starting a Next.js app with auth, database and tooling set up
- Runs locally with embedded PGlite database, no Docker or extra setup
- Broad dev tooling preconfigured: Vitest, Playwright, Storybook, Commitlint, Knip, i18n-check
| What we compare | ant-design-pro | next-js-boilerplate |
|---|---|---|
| Score parts, out of 100 | ||
| Adoption | 89, widely used | 41, known |
| Freshness | 100, active | 100, active |
| Maintenance | 58, fair | 87, healthy |
| Easy to run | 33, some setup | 33, some setup |
| Agent-ready | 85, ready | 70, partly |
| Facts from GitHub and the README | ||
| Stars | 38.9k | 13.1k |
| License | MIT (permissive) | MIT (permissive) |
| Last commit | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Last release | Aug 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Docker | No | No |
| GPU | Not needed | Not needed |
| arm64 or Apple Silicon | Not stated | Not stated |
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
next-js-boilerplate
A clone-and-edit Next.js App Router starter in TypeScript with Tailwind CSS 4, Clerk authentication, and Drizzle ORM on PostgreSQL (PGlite locally, Neon suggested for production). It also wires in next-intl i18n, Vitest, Playwright, Storybook, Sentry, LogTape and Arcjet. It includes no AI features beyond agent instruction files and CodeRabbit review.
Who it is for: Developers starting a Next.js app with auth, database and tooling set up
Strengths
- Runs locally with embedded PGlite database, no Docker or extra setup
- Broad dev tooling preconfigured: Vitest, Playwright, Storybook, Commitlint, Knip, i18n-check
- Drizzle ORM supports PostgreSQL, SQLite and MySQL, with migration scripts
- Includes instruction files for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Copilot
Weaknesses
- Auth depends on a hosted Clerk account and API keys
- No billing; Stripe, teams, RBAC and shadcn UI are in the paid Pro kit
- No built-in AI features such as chat or model calls
- Many sponsor-linked services (Sentry, Arcjet, Crowdin, Better Stack) to configure or strip out
- TypeScript
- Needs Node.js 24+, npm, Clerk, PostgreSQL (PGlite locally, Neon optional), Sentry, Crowdin, Arcjet
- GitHub template
- ⚠️ .env file committed
- sign-in: Clerk
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