Next.js Billing (Lemon Squeezy) vs ShipFree
ShipFree ranks higher on current evidence: no commits in 90 days; last commit 90 days ago.
| ShipFree | Next.js Billing (Lemon Squeezy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | SlowingCurrent deps | Slowing2+ majors behind |
| Category rank | #20 | #29 |
| Model | Free | Free |
| Commits, 90 days | 0 | 0 |
| Contributors, 90 days | 0 | 0 |
| Last activity | Jun 27, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Listed price | Free | Free |
| Evidence source | Code | Code |
| Latest release | — | — |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Stripe SDK | 20.1.2 (latest 22.6.2) | — |
| TypeScript | 5.0.0 (latest 7.0.2) | 5.5.4 (latest 7.0.2) |
| Better Auth | 1.4.10 ✓ | — |
| Drizzle | 0.45.1 ✓ | 0.32.1 (latest 0.45.3) |
| Next.js | 16.1.1 ✓ | 14.2.35 (latest 16.3.6) |
| React | 19.2.3 ✓ | 18.3.1 (latest 19.3.0) |
| Tailwind CSS | 4.0.0 ✓ | 3.4.10 (latest 4.3.3) |
| Zod | 4.3.5 ✓ | — |
| Auth.js | — | 5.0.0-beta.19 ✓ |
| Framework | Next.js | Next.js |
| Auth | Better Auth | Auth.js |
| Payments | Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar | Lemon Squeezy |
| Database / ORM | Drizzle, Postgres.js | Drizzle, Neon, node-postgres |
| UI | Tailwind CSS | Tailwind CSS |
| Resend, Nodemailer, React Email | — | |
| API layer | TanStack Query | — |
| Monitoring | Sentry | — |
✓ = on the latest major version. "Claimed" = a version the vendor's public pages mention, not verified code. Evidence as of Sep 26, 2026. Rankings never depend on affiliate or paid status. Method.