TL;DR
ShipAny is a popular AI SaaS starter, especially in the Chinese indie community. Template Two, its current generation, ships many AI providers, credits, role-based admin and growth extras. supastack focuses on a tested foundation with teams, integrations and multiple clients.
- Pick ShipAny if you are launching a web AI generation site and want many model providers, credits, PayPal and affiliate tools ready.
- Pick supastack if you need teams, mobile or desktop apps, API access for customers, AI cost controls and a tested codebase.
At a glance
| supastack | ShipAny Template Two | |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Monorepo: web, mobile, desktop | Single Next.js app |
| Web | Next.js 16.3 | Next.js 16.0 |
| Mobile / desktop | Expo, Tauri | No |
| Auth | Better Auth with 2FA, passkeys, OTP, admin | Better Auth |
| Teams | Organization workspaces with invites | No (RBAC roles and permissions for admins) |
| AI providers | Router with OpenAI and Anthropic, extendable | fal, Gemini, Kie, Replicate, OpenRouter |
| BYOK keys + budgets | Yes | No |
| Credits | No | Yes |
| Billing | Stripe or Lemon Squeezy, per-seat | Stripe, Creem, PayPal |
| Growth extras | Announcements, notifications | Affiliate, ads, customer-service widgets |
| API keys | Workspace API keys + signed webhooks | API keys |
| Languages | en, de, es, fr | en, zh |
| Test files in repo | 144 | 0 |
Where supastack is stronger
Tests — 144 test files and a local verification gate. The ShipAny version we reviewed has none, so every customization is checked by hand.
Teams — organization workspaces with invites and seat billing.
AI cost control — encrypted per-workspace keys and usage budgets.
Integrations — signed outbound webhooks and an audit log alongside API keys.
Mobile and desktop apps.
Where ShipAny is stronger
AI breadth — five model platforms are wired in, including OpenRouter for hundreds of models, plus an admin view of AI tasks.
Credits and growth tools — credits, affiliate programs, ads and live-chat widgets are ready.
Payments for global and Asian markets — PayPal and Creem.
Chinese community and docs.
Who should pick which
| You are building | Pick |
|---|---|
| AI image, video or chat site sold with credits | ShipAny |
| Product for Chinese-speaking users | ShipAny |
| AI product for teams, with cost controls | supastack |
| Product with API integrations or webhooks | supastack |
| Product with mobile or desktop apps | supastack |
Verdict
ShipAny is a fast launcher for credit-based AI generation sites. supastack is the sturdier foundation for AI SaaS that serves teams, integrates with other systems and needs to change safely over time.
Comparison based on the source code of both starters as of September 2026 (ShipAny Template Two; Template One is its previous generation). Check each project's docs for the latest features.