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Electrik vs alternatives
Looking for a Laravel SaaS starter alternative to Jetstream, Spark, Wave, SaaSykit, Larafast, or Filament? Honest feature comparisons — including when you should pick them.
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Laravel Jetstream
Official Laravel application scaffold with auth, optional teams, and profile management — no Stripe billing.
Electrik vs Laravel Jetstream
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Laravel Spark
Official Laravel billing UI and Cashier integration — sold per project, focused on subscriptions rather than a full SaaS kit.
Electrik vs Laravel Spark
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Wave
Open SaaS starter from DevDojo — auth, blogging/CMS-style features, and SaaS building blocks with a different product philosophy than Electrik.
Electrik vs Wave
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SaaSykit
Commercial Laravel SaaS starter — all-in-one paid kit competing in the same “buy once, ship SaaS” lane as Electrik’s commercial tiers.
Electrik vs SaaSykit
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Larafast
Commercial Laravel SaaS starter kit in the same paid all-in-one category as SaaSykit — auth, billing, and shipping speed for founders.
Electrik vs Larafast
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Filament
The leading Laravel admin panel framework — exceptional for operator CRUD; not the same job as a multi-tenant SaaS product shell with team billing.
Electrik vs Filament
At-a-glance matrix
Comparisons are based on publicly documented product positioning and may lag vendor changes. Always verify on the competitor’s site and run both demos before you buy or commit.
| Feature | Electrik | Laravel Jetstream | Laravel Spark | Wave | SaaSykit | Larafast | Filament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distribution model How code lands in your app and how you upgrade it. |
Yes composer require electrik/electrik |
No Installer publishes into App\ |
Partial Composer package for billing UI |
Partial Starter app / template oriented |
Partial Commercial boilerplate product |
Partial Commercial boilerplate |
Yes Composer packages |
| Authentication Login, register, password reset, verification, sessions. |
Yes 2FA, sessions, verification |
Yes First-party Laravel |
No Bring your own |
Yes Included |
Yes Included |
Yes Included |
Partial Panel auth; not full SaaS kit |
| Teams / workspaces Multi-user workspaces with invites and switching. |
Yes Teamwork fork + invites |
Partial Optional teams feature |
No Not a teams kit |
Partial Varies by Wave version |
Yes Multi-user SaaS patterns |
Yes SaaS multi-user |
No Not core Filament |
| Roles & permissions RBAC beyond a single owner/admin flag. |
Yes Spatie, team-scoped |
Partial Basic team roles |
No Not included |
Partial Varies |
Yes RBAC in kit |
Yes RBAC typical |
Partial Policies / plugins |
| Stripe / Cashier billing Subscriptions, invoices, payment methods. |
Yes Cashier + plan sync |
No Add Cashier/Spark |
Yes Core product |
Partial SaaS billing patterns; verify edition |
Yes Subscriptions included |
Yes Subscriptions |
No Add Cashier or a starter |
| Billing on the team Subscription owned by workspace, not only the user. |
Yes Cashier customer = Team |
No Not included |
Partial Configurable billable |
Partial Not Electrik’s team-Cashier model |
Partial Verify tenancy model in docs |
Partial Verify in Larafast docs |
No Not core |
| Onboarding wizard Guided first-run flow after signup. |
Yes Configurable wizard |
No DIY |
No Not included |
Partial Varies |
Partial Typical in this category |
Partial Common in kits |
No Not core |
| Product UI kit First-class Blade (or equivalent) design system for the app shell. |
Yes Electrik Slate (MIT) |
Partial Published views / Inertia pages |
Partial Billing UI only |
Partial Wave / DevDojo UI |
Yes SaaSykit UI |
Yes Larafast UI |
Yes Filament admin UI |
| Primary stack Livewire, Inertia, Filament, or mix. |
Yes Livewire 4 |
Yes Livewire or Inertia |
Yes Livewire / Inertia editions |
Yes Laravel + Livewire heritage |
Yes Laravel SaaS stack |
Yes Laravel SaaS |
Yes Livewire |
| Admin / resource panel CRUD admin for operators (not end-user SaaS shell). |
No Product shell, not Filament admin |
No Not an admin framework |
No Billing, not admin CRUD |
Partial Not Filament-first |
Partial Often includes admin features |
Partial Often included |
Yes Primary strength |
| Vendor-owned upgrades Composer package you update vs scaffold dumped into App\. |
Yes Code stays under Electrik\ |
No You own published files |
Yes Package-style billing |
Partial Template ownership model |
Partial Boilerplate you own after purchase |
Partial You own purchased code |
Yes Package ecosystem |
| Free commercial lane Ship commercially without paying the kit vendor (grant or MIT). |
Partial Grant for indie/OSS; companies need commercial |
Yes MIT |
No Paid per project |
Partial Open core + paid add-ons possible |
No Paid kit |
No Paid kit |
Yes Filament core free |
| Kit pricing posture What you typically pay the kit vendor (not your Stripe plans). |
Partial $0 grant or one-time commercial tiers |
Yes $0 for the scaffold |
No Commercial Spark license |
Partial Free core / paid ecosystem |
No ~$199–$299 one-time class |
No ~$199–$299 one-time class |
Yes Core $0; plugins vary |
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