7 templates · 4 databases · $269.99
Production Next.js apps in minutes, not months
One CLI command. Seven templates. Auth, RBAC, dashboards, i18n, and your choice of Supabase, Drizzle, Prisma, or PostgreSQL.
Product dashboard, billing hooks, team management, and subscription analytics
$ $269.99 one-time · Unlimited projects · All 7 templates
TypeScript-first · Node 18+
Seven templates, seven products
Tab through each vertical and preview the shape of the generated app.
- Pages
- 12
- Components
- 10
- Admin dashboard
- MRR
- Default stack
- Supabase · better-auth (Google + GitHub + Magic Link) · Stripe
- RBAC roles
- Super Admin, Owner, Admin, Member, Viewer
What you’d pay to build this yourself
Hiring, website builders, and paid tooling versus one Simulacrum purchase.
Hire a developer
Market rates; sources where cited.
Freelancer (project)
$2,000–$50,000+
WebFX 2026
Agency project
$5,000–$100,000+
Clutch.co avg $66,499
Timeline
2–6 months
Ongoing maintenance
$500–$5,000/mo
Use a website builder
Wix (ecommerce)
$29/mo + design time
Squarespace
$23–$99/mo + design time
Shopify
$39–$399/mo + design time
WordPress
$25–$70/mo managed Business+ or hosting + plugins
You still assemble flows yourself or hire help. Limited customization and vendor lock-in versus owning the codebase.
Paid packages & plugins
Typical commercial tiers on top of a DIY stack (usage varies).
Figma (Professional / org)
$12–$45/editor/mo design + handoff
Datadog
$15–$100+/mo APM, logs, RUM
Grafana Cloud
$0–$200+/mo after free tier
i18n platforms (Lokalise, Phrase, Crowdin)
$120–$500+/mo 8 locales at scale
Sentry (Team)
$26+/mo error tracking
With Simulacrum
$269.99
one-time
~1 minute to scaffold
- Auth (better-auth, OAuth, magic link, RBAC)
- 4 database adapters (Supabase, Drizzle, Prisma, PostgreSQL)
- Stripe + Lemon Squeezy payments pre-wired
- Admin dashboard with real DB-backed analytics
- i18n (8 languages, RTL support)
- Playwright E2E test suites
- Resend + React Email templates
- 7 template types (not just SaaS)
- Light + dark theme
No monthly fees. No vendor lock-in. Code is yours forever with life-long updates.
Everything in every scaffold
Twenty production capabilities teams expect before they ship.
7 Template Types
E-commerce, SaaS, blog, portfolio, docs, corporate, landing page
4 Database Adapters
Supabase, Drizzle, Prisma, PostgreSQL -- toggle in config
better-auth
OAuth, magic link, credentials, 2FA, passkeys, session management
RBAC
Template-specific roles and permissions with middleware enforcement
5 Payment Providers
Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Creem, and Dodo -- aligned with modern stacks
React Email
Transactional email templates with Resend, Postmark, or Nodemailer
i18n (8 Languages)
English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic + RTL
Admin Dashboards
Template-specific analytics with Recharts, not generic admin stubs
Playwright E2E
Pre-written test suites per template, CI-ready
AI Agent Ready
AGENTS.md, .cursorrules, optimized for Cursor, Claude Code, Codex
TypeScript Strict
Full type safety, zero `any`, Zod validation on all forms
Dark Mode
CSS variable theme system, light/dark toggle, system preference detection
S3 Storage
AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces, MinIO, Supabase Storage
Background Tasks
trigger.dev, Upstash QStash, or BullMQ for async jobs
Analytics
Plausible, Google Analytics, Mixpanel, PostHog, Umami, Vercel Analytics
Monitoring
Sentry integration for error tracking and performance
SEO Optimized
Meta tags, Open Graph, JSON-LD, sitemap, robots.txt
Docker Ready
Dockerfile + docker-compose for self-hosting
CI/CD
GitHub Actions workflows for test, lint, deploy
Multi-tenancy
Organizations with member invitations, role-based access (Startup+ tier)
Simple pricing. Lifetime leverage.
Pick the tier that matches seats, templates, and compliance needs.
Free
Try the workflow and ship a portfolio site.
$0
Start free- Portfolio template
- SQLite, basic credentials auth
- Watermark in generated code
- No admin dashboard, RBAC, or i18n
Solo
Full stack for indie hackers and solo founders.
$269.99once
- All 7 templates · unlimited projects
- 4 database adapters · better-auth (OAuth + magic + credentials)
- RBAC · i18n (8 languages) · admin dashboards
- Stripe & Lemon Squeezy · Resend email
- Playwright E2E · light & dark themes
- 1 seat · lifetime updates included
Startup
Teams that need org features and ops packaging.
$499once
- Everything in Solo
- Up to 5 seats · multi-tenancy
- White-label rights · priority support
- GitHub Actions CI · Docker & Compose
Agency
Maximum leverage for client delivery at scale.
$999once
- Everything in Startup
- Up to 10 seats · SSO in generated apps
- Audit logging · advanced analytics dashboards
- Figma file · 1:1 onboarding call
Licensing and activation are managed through the CLI with secure validation. Details may vary by release -- see documentation when you purchase.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about licensing, ownership, and how we compare to other starters.
You get the right to use the Simulacrum CLI at that tier’s feature level — full templates, database adapters, auth and RBAC, i18n, admin dashboards, and integrations as documented for your tier — plus lifetime updates to the CLI and shipped templates on paid tiers. Generated code is yours to modify and deploy.
Ready to generate your next flagship Next.js app?
Join builders who treat scaffolding as infrastructure. Pick a tier, activate your license, and let Simulacrum carry the boring parts -- so your roadmap shows product milestones, not integration spikes.