saas-boilerplate 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.
saas-boilerplate
Next.js SaaS starter with Clerk auth, teams, roles and Drizzle ORM
ant-design-pro
React admin dashboard template built on Ant Design 6 and Umi Max
Verdict
saas-boilerplate ranks higher, 73 to 69. Of the 4 score parts we measure for both, saas-boilerplate leads on 1, ant-design-pro on 2 and 1 is even.
- Adoptionant-design-pro leads by 56 points, 91 to 35: a wide gap.
- FreshnessEven at 100.
- MaintenanceWe do not score saas-boilerplate on this; ant-design-pro has 58.
- Easy to runsaas-boilerplate 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 saas-boilerplate if you are
Developers launching a multi-tenant Next.js SaaS, adding AI themselves
- Multi-tenancy, team invites and RBAC included in the free MIT version
- Local dev runs on PGlite, so no external database is needed to start
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 | saas-boilerplate | ant-design-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Score parts, out of 100 | ||
| Adoption | 35, known | 91, widely used |
| Freshness | 100, 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 | 7.4k | 38.9k |
| License | MIT (permissive) | MIT (permissive) |
| Last commit | Aug 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Last release | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Docker | No | No |
| GPU | Not needed | Not needed |
| arm64 or Apple Silicon | Not stated | Not stated |
saas-boilerplate
Next.js 16 and React 19 template with Tailwind CSS 4 and Shadcn UI. It includes a landing page, user dashboard, Clerk authentication with multi-tenancy, team invites and role-based access, and Drizzle ORM on PostgreSQL (PGlite locally, Neon suggested for production). Also ships next-intl i18n, Sentry, Vitest and Playwright tests. The README lists no built-in AI features.
Who it is for: Developers launching a multi-tenant Next.js SaaS, adding AI themselves
Strengths
- Multi-tenancy, team invites and RBAC included in the free MIT version
- Local dev runs on PGlite, so no external database is needed to start
- Testing setup covers Vitest, Playwright, Storybook and visual regression, with GitHub Actions CI
- Includes a saas-builder skill for Codex and Claude Code to scaffold from the repo
Weaknesses
- Authentication depends on Clerk, a hosted third-party service with its own keys
- Stripe billing, dark mode and oRPC are only in paid Plus/Pro/Max versions
- No AI features built in; the README documents none
- Requires Node.js 24+, which may be newer than some environments
- TypeScript
- Needs Clerk, PostgreSQL (Neon suggested; PGlite for local dev), Sentry, Crowdin
- 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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