> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.shipfastai.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is Shipfastai? Plans, stack, and prerequisites

> Shipfastai is a production-ready AI SaaS boilerplate for Python developers. Learn what each pricing tier includes and what you need before getting started.

Shipfastai is an opinionated SaaS boilerplate built for Python developers who want to launch AI-powered products without spending weeks on infrastructure. It gives you a production-ready FastAPI backend, a Next.js 15 frontend, JWT authentication, Stripe billing, LangChain RAG pipelines, and multi-provider LLM support — all pre-wired and ready for you to build on top of.

## What you get

Shipfastai is sold as a one-time purchase in three tiers. Each tier is a complete, runnable codebase — not a template with stubs.

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  <Card title="Basic — $199" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    FastAPI + Next.js boilerplate with JWT authentication, OAuth (Google and GitHub), Stripe subscriptions, Brevo email integration, Docker Compose, Railway + Vercel deployment, and a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline. Includes one year of updates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pro — $299" icon="sparkles" href="/quickstart">
    Everything in Basic, plus a LangChain RAG pipeline with FAISS/Pinecone/Chroma abstraction, streaming LLM chat, AI usage metering, an admin dashboard, and LangSmith tracing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Enterprise — $499" icon="building" href="/quickstart">
    Everything in Pro, plus QLoRA fine-tuning scripts (PyTorch + PEFT), multi-tenancy with tenant isolation, usage-based billing via Stripe Metered, HuggingFace Transformers integration, priority support, and an architecture consultation call.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Compare plans" icon="table" href="/quickstart">
    All tiers share the same FastAPI + Next.js foundation, authentication, Stripe billing, Docker setup, and CI/CD pipeline. Higher tiers layer on AI capabilities and team features.
  </Card>
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## Tech stack

Shipfastai is built on widely adopted, production-proven tools:

| Layer          | Technology                |
| -------------- | ------------------------- |
| Backend        | FastAPI (Python 3.11+)    |
| Frontend       | Next.js 15 (App Router)   |
| Database       | PostgreSQL via SQLAlchemy |
| Cache          | Redis                     |
| AI / LLM       | LangChain, OpenAI         |
| Payments       | Stripe                    |
| Infrastructure | Docker, Terraform         |
| CI/CD          | GitHub Actions            |

## Prerequisites

Before you set up Shipfastai, make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

* **Docker & Docker Compose** — required to run the full stack locally
* **Node.js 18+** — required for the Next.js frontend
* **Python 3.11+** — required if you run the backend outside Docker
* **pnpm** — recommended package manager for the frontend (`npm install -g pnpm`)

<Note>
  Shipfastai is a one-time purchase with lifetime access to the code. You receive one year of updates after purchase. If you are not satisfied within the first 30 days, you are eligible for a full refund — no questions asked.
</Note>