Best Next.js Templates for 2026: Free and Premium Picks

The best Next.js templates for 2026 depend on what you are building, so this list is sorted by use case: admin dashboards, SaaS, landing pages, e-commerce, LMS, real estate, restaurant ordering, vacation rental booking, fitness coaching, and portfolio or company sites. It is for developers, founders and agencies who want a working base instead of an empty create-next-app, with free and premium picks side by side.

Updated October 2026. Aniq UI publishes this list, so each category opens with an Aniq UI template where one fits, followed by strong alternatives from Vercel, TailAdmin, Cruip, Makerkit, Medusa and others. Next.js 16 has been the current major version since October 2025, and each entry gives the Next.js version where its source states one. You can see every template we sell, with live demos, on the Aniq UI Next.js templates page.

Use case	Best pick	Free alternative	Price of best pick
Admin dashboard	Aniq UI Dashboard with AI Assistant	TailAdmin (free version), Next.js Shadcn Dashboard Starter	From $99
SaaS	Aniq UI SaaS Template (marketing site)	Next.js SaaS Starter (app), Aniq UI Saaspro landing page	$79
Landing page	Aniq UI Publino	Cruip Simple Light, Aniq UI 3D Landing Page	$79
E-commerce	Aniq UI E-Commerce Template	Next.js Commerce, Medusa DTC Starter	From $79
LMS and courses	Aniq UI Learnio	CourseLit (self-hosted, AGPL)	From $79
Real estate	Aniq UI Velra	None we could recommend; Homez starts at $24	From $79
Restaurant ordering	Aniq UI Food Studio	None we could recommend; Delivo starts at $16	From $79
Booking and vacation rental	Aniq UI Hollina	None current we could recommend; Chisfis starts at $39	From $79
Fitness and coaching	Aniq UI Kinora	Workout.cool (open-source app)	From $99
Portfolio, agency, company	Aniq UI Mono agency portfolio	Vercel Portfolio Blog Starter, Aniq UI Nova company site	Free

Best Next.js admin dashboard templates

Dashboards are the most common reason people buy a Next.js template. For a deeper comparison, read our top 10 Next.js admin dashboard templates, or browse every Aniq UI Next.js admin dashboard template.

1. Aniq UI Dashboard with AI Assistant

Best for: SaaS admin panels, CRMs and internal tools that need users, roles and an AI assistant.

The Next.js dashboard template with AI assistant pairs a Next.js 16 admin panel with a NestJS backend. The overview puts KPI cards, tasks, a calendar and an activity map on one screen with drag-and-drop widgets, and the assistant answers from your own data with charts. For finance products, the Aniq UI Financial Dashboard (from $99) covers cards, transactions and analytics.

• English and Arabic with full RTL, light and dark themes
• AI assistant with DeepSeek, Google and OpenAI behind one model picker
• Users, admins and a role and permission matrix, with WebSocket updates
• 49 documented UI components with copyable code

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, TanStack Query, next-intl; NestJS, TypeORM, MySQL or SQLite.

Price: From $99 (dashboard or API alone), $149 for full stack.

Good to know: the $99 dashboard runs on bundled mock data. The NestJS API, which also runs the AI assistant, comes in the Backend API or Full Stack package.

2. TailAdmin

Best for: teams that want many ready dashboard pages on Tailwind CSS, starting free.

TailAdmin for Next.js has a free, MIT-licensed version with one dashboard, 30+ dashboard components and 50+ UI elements on Next.js 16 and Tailwind CSS v4. The Pro demo adds e-commerce, analytics, marketing, CRM, SaaS, logistics, AI, sales and finance dashboards, and the product page advertises 500+ components.

• Public demos for both versions
• Pro app pages for calendar, tasks, invoices, chat and email
• Dark mode, TypeScript and Figma files

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4.

Price: Free, or Pro from $59 (October 2026).

Good to know: it is a UI template, so data, auth and APIs are yours to connect. Pro plans cap projects (3 on Starter, 10 on Business), and SaaS rights need the Extended plan.

3. Next.js Shadcn Dashboard Starter

Best for: a free shadcn/ui dashboard with auth, teams and billing already wired.

The Next.js Shadcn Dashboard Starter is an open-source admin starter "built with Next.js 16, shadcn/ui, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript". It ships overview, products, users, Kanban, chat, workspaces, team and billing pages.

• Clerk for auth, organizations and billing
• TanStack tables, Recharts, TanStack Form with Zod
• MIT licence and 7.1k GitHub stars (October 2026)

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, shadcn/ui, Tailwind CSS v4, Clerk.

Price: Free (MIT).

Good to know: everything account-related runs through Clerk, so plan time if you use another auth provider. The live demo asks you to sign in first.

Best Next.js SaaS templates

"SaaS template" means two things: the marketing site that sells the product, and the app starter with sign-in, billing and a database. Most products need both. The first pick is a marketing site; the other two are app starters.

4. Aniq UI SaaS Template

Best for: a SaaS marketing site with pricing, a blog and sign-in screens in English and Arabic.

The Next.js SaaS landing page template ships home, pricing, blog, contact, login, signup, legal and error pages, with dashboard mockups, pricing cards and a world map. The free Saaspro SaaS landing page template is a lighter Next.js 15 option with a hero, features, pricing and a contact form.

• English and Arabic with RTL through next-intl
• Recharts, React Hook Form and Zod
• Unlimited commercial projects, client work included

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, Framer Motion 12.

Price: $79.

Good to know: it is a marketing site with no backend, so the login and signup pages need an auth service you connect. Pair it with an app starter below or the Aniq UI dashboard above.

5. Next.js SaaS Starter

Best for: learning or prototyping a subscription app with Stripe and Postgres, for free.

The Next.js SaaS Starter, in the official nextjs GitHub organization, has a marketing page, a pricing page on Stripe Checkout, subscriptions through the Stripe Customer Portal, and a dashboard with CRUD on users and teams.

• Email and password auth with JWTs in cookies
• Owner and Member roles, activity logging
• MIT licence and 16.2k GitHub stars (October 2026)

Stack: Next.js 15 (canary build in package.json), Postgres, Drizzle, Stripe, shadcn/ui, Tailwind CSS 4.

Price: Free (MIT).

Good to know: the README calls it "intentionally minimal and to be used as a learning resource". Social login, email sending and a super admin are not in its feature list.

6. Makerkit

Best for: B2B SaaS teams that want auth, billing, teams and a super admin on Next.js 16.

Makerkit is a multi-tenant SaaS starter kit sold as Supabase, Drizzle and Prisma kits. It covers password, magic link, passkey and social sign-in with MFA, Stripe per-seat and metered billing, team accounts with roles, and a super admin dashboard.

• Every UI string in translation files
• Rules and an MCP server for AI coding agents
• Free Makerkit Lite on GitHub, without billing or teams

Stack: Next.js 16; Supabase, or Drizzle or Prisma with Better Auth; Stripe.

Price: From $299, one-time (October 2026).

Good to know: the Pro licence is for one developer, and the FAQ says client projects need the Teams licence ($599 in October 2026).

Best Next.js landing page templates

A landing page template is the fastest win. Browse the Aniq UI Next.js landing page templates, or our list of free landing page templates.

7. Aniq UI Publino

Best for: product launches, startup sites and business landing pages in English and Arabic.

Publino, the Next.js landing page template, has an animated hero, a dashboard mockup with KPI cards and charts, a filterable pricing grid, a categorized FAQ and a validated contact page. For a free option, the 3D landing page template embeds a Three.js scene with GSAP on Next.js 15 (see our guide to it).

• English and Arabic with RTL
• Dark and light modes that follow the system setting
• Meta tags, Open Graph and structured data

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, Framer Motion, Radix UI, next-intl.

Price: $79.

Good to know: there is no blog or CMS in its feature list, so decide where your posts will live.

8. Cruip Simple and Simple Light

Best for: a clean, light startup site with pricing, blog and docs pages, free or at a low price.

Simple by Cruip is "Built with Next.js 16, TypeScript and styled with Tailwind CSS v4", with pages for pricing, testimonials, blog, documentation, sign-in and a support center. The free Simple Light is the landing page alone, under the GPL.

• Also sold in HTML and Vue, plus a Figma file
• Unlimited personal and commercial projects, client work allowed under Cruip's terms
• Simple Light has 4.5k GitHub stars (October 2026)

Stack: Next.js 16, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4 (Simple Light's package.json lists Next.js 15).

Price: Free (Simple Light), or $49 for Simple (October 2026).

Good to know: the page count is given as 11 in one place and 13 in another, so check the demo. Simple Light's licence forbids reselling the template itself.

9. Magic UI Startup Template

Best for: animated startup landing pages built with Tailwind CSS and Motion.

The Magic UI Startup template is "a complete landing page template to launch a new project or idea (frontend only)", with hero, social proof, pricing and call-to-action sections. It comes with Magic UI Pro, described as 8 production-ready templates and 50+ premium components.

• Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS and Motion
• Mobile-responsive navbar
• Pro also includes a SaaS template with an MDX blog

Stack: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Motion (versions not stated on the template page).

Price: From $199 for Magic UI Pro, one-time (October 2026, shown as a limited-time offer).

Good to know: the Pro SaaS template lists Next.js 14 and Tailwind CSS 3.4, so check each template's versions before you buy.

Best Next.js e-commerce templates

E-commerce templates split by who owns the back office: a full-stack template you host, or a storefront for Shopify or Medusa. See every Aniq UI Next.js e-commerce template.

10. Aniq UI E-Commerce Template

Best for: fashion and niche stores that want a storefront, an admin and an API they own.

The Next.js e-commerce template with admin dashboard is a storefront, an admin dashboard and a NestJS API in one monorepo. Shoppers get filtered search, variant product pages, a persistent cart and wishlist, guest checkout and order tracking; the admin runs products, orders, customers, staff and homepage sections.

• AI virtual try-on and an AI product studio for images, listings and short videos
• Tracking for GTM, GA4, Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and Pinterest from .env
• English and Arabic with full RTL, light and dark themes

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, TanStack Query, next-intl; NestJS, TypeORM, MySQL or SQLite, Socket.io.

Price: From $79 (storefront), $99 for the admin or the API, $179 for full stack.

Good to know: card payments run through Stripe and the AI through the API, with your own keys. Bought alone, the storefront and admin dashboard run on a mock API; real orders need the NestJS API.

11. Next.js Commerce

Best for: Shopify merchants who want a fast, custom storefront for free.

Next.js Commerce is Vercel's "high-performance, server-rendered Next.js App Router ecommerce application", using Server Components, Server Actions and useOptimistic. Vercel maintains the Shopify version; BigCommerce, Medusa, Saleor, Shopware, Swell, Wix and others maintain their own.

• Swap providers by replacing the lib/shopify file
• Optional Orama search and React Bricks editing
• MIT licence and 14.3k GitHub stars (October 2026)

Stack: Next.js 15 (canary build in package.json), React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4.

Price: Free (MIT).

Good to know: it is a storefront only. Products, checkout and orders live in Shopify or your provider.

12. Medusa DTC Starter

Best for: teams that want an open-source commerce backend and a Next.js storefront in one repo.

Medusa's DTC Starter is "a production-ready monorepo starter for direct-to-consumer ecommerce stores powered by Medusa and Next.js". It replaces the Next.js Starter for Medusa, archived in July 2026.

• Multi-region with automatic country detection
• Variants, promotion codes and multi-step checkout
• Customer accounts with order history; MIT licence

Stack: Next.js 15.5 (storefront package.json), React 19, Tailwind CSS 3, Medusa.

Price: Free (MIT).

Good to know: no public demo is listed, and the Medusa backend is part of what you deploy and run.

Best Next.js LMS and course platform templates

An LMS needs enrollment, progress, quizzes and a way to teach live. Browse the Aniq UI Next.js education and LMS templates.

13. Aniq UI Learnio

Best for: course creators, academies and bootcamps that teach live.

Learnio, the Next.js LMS template, is a student website, a management dashboard and a NestJS API. Students pay with Stripe Checkout, resume lessons, keep notes, take server-graded quizzes and earn certificates with public verification pages; instructors build curricula with drag and drop and host live classes.

• Live classes with prejoin screens and host controls, on a course calendar
• Student to instructor messaging with attachments
• AI admin assistant that can create course drafts through MCP tools

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, TanStack Query, next-intl; NestJS, TypeORM, SQLite or MySQL.

Price: From $79 (student website), $99 for the dashboard or the API, $179 for full stack.

Good to know: live classes need a meeting server you host yourself, and PayPal ships as integration code next to Stripe.

14. thefrontkit LMS Kit

Best for: teams with their own backend who want many LMS screens to connect.

The thefrontkit LMS Kit is a UI-only LMS template with 39 screens: 18 for students, 7 for instructors, 8 for admins and 6 for auth and commerce. Its description says it is "Built with Next.js 16, Tailwind CSS v4, and shadcn/ui".

• Catalog, lesson player and quiz engine
• Instructor tools and an admin portal
• Public live demo

Stack: Next.js 16, Tailwind CSS v4, shadcn/ui, Recharts.

Price: From $79 (October 2026, with a limited-time discount applied).

Good to know: backend, database, video hosting, payments and email are listed as not included. Only the Agency licence ($209) allows client delivery.

15. CourseLit

Best for: creators who want a free, self-hosted course platform rather than a template.

CourseLit lets you "Create/Sell courses and digital downloads and publish blogs on your own branded website", with course authoring, student management, Stripe payments and a website builder. Self-host it or use the hosted version.

• Free to self-host under AGPL-3.0
• Hosted version with a 14-day trial
• 1.3k GitHub stars (October 2026)

Stack: Next.js 16 (package.json), React 19, Tailwind CSS 3, MongoDB, Better Auth, Stripe.

Price: Free to self-host; the hosted version is paid.

Good to know: it is a finished platform with limited analytics, and AGPL requires you to share your changes if you run a modified version as a service.

Best Next.js real estate templates

Real estate sites live on filters, galleries and lead capture. See all Aniq UI Next.js real estate templates.

16. Aniq UI Velra

Best for: an agency that sells and rents homes and needs a website plus a back office.

Velra, the Next.js real estate template, is a public website, an agency dashboard and a NestJS API. Visitors filter homes with URL-kept filters, save and compare three, and request viewings that stay pending until the agency confirms; the agency edits listings in English and Arabic and pins them on a map.

• AI virtual staging shown as a labelled before and after
• AI assistant that answers from the agency's data
• Hreflang metadata and a seeded demo agency

Stack: Next.js 16.3, React 19.3, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4.3; NestJS, TypeORM, SQLite or MySQL.

Price: From $79 (website), $99 for the dashboard or the API, $179 for full stack.

Good to know: Velra is built for one agency, and both frontends require its API, so most buyers need full stack. Staging uses your own Gemini key.

17. Homez

Best for: many ready real estate page designs at a low price, wired to your own data.

Homez by ib-themes is a ThemeForest template with 10 home designs and 63+ pages, including 15+ grid, list and map listing pages, 10 property page styles, agent pages and 9+ dashboard pages.

• Next.js 16.2+ with the App Router (version 2.2, April 2026)
• "JSON based API Ready"
• 750 sales, 4.91 rating from 35 reviews (October 2026)

Stack: Next.js 16.2+, React, Bootstrap 5, Swiper.

Price: From $24, regular licence (October 2026).

Good to know: no backend, database or auth is listed, it uses Bootstrap rather than Tailwind, and a product that charges users needs the $499 extended licence.

18. EstateHaven

Best for: agents and small agencies who want listings managed in a CMS.

EstateHaven by Rayso Studio is a "modern, clean, and production-ready real estate website template" on Next.js and Sanity, with listing filters, agent pages linked to properties and a bundled Sanity Studio.

• Contact form through Resend
• Per-page SEO metadata
• Updated October 2026

Stack: Next.js 16.2, Tailwind CSS 4, TypeScript, Sanity, Resend.

Price: $49, single project licence (October 2026).

Good to know: content lives in Sanity Studio, not an agency dashboard, and no viewing or lead workflow is listed.

Best Next.js restaurant and food ordering templates

A restaurant template is only useful if people can order from it. Browse the Aniq UI Next.js restaurant templates.

19. Aniq UI Food Studio

Best for: restaurants and takeaways with one or several kitchens taking delivery and pickup orders.

Food Studio, the Next.js restaurant ordering template, is an ordering website, a staff dashboard and a NestJS API. Guests filter the menu by diet, see allergens, build combos and order for delivery checked against each kitchen's postcodes, hours and minimum, then pay through Stripe Checkout or PayPal confirmed by signed webhooks.

• Reward points, saved dishes and reorder
• Server-enforced order statuses, with kitchen accounts scoped to one kitchen
• AI studio for dish photos, plus key-free background removal

Stack: Next.js 16.3, React 19.3, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4.3, MapLibre; NestJS, TypeORM, SQLite or MySQL.

Price: From $79 (website), $99 for the dashboard or the API, $179 for full stack.

Good to know: both frontends require the Food Studio API, and the studio and assistant use your own Gemini key.

20. Delivo

Best for: a low-cost delivery app UI when you will build the ordering API yourself.

Delivo by dalonext pairs an installable customer PWA (menu, cart, checkout, order tracking) with an admin dashboard for menus, orders, revenue charts and a location picker, in Next.js, React and HTML versions.

• Login, register and OTP screens
• Zod and React Hook Form on forms
• Six months of item support

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4 (dashboard), SCSS (PWA), Redux Toolkit.

Price: From $16, regular licence (October 2026).

Good to know: no backend is included (the docs cover API integration), it has 25 sales and one review (October 2026), and charging end users needs the $700 extended licence.

Best Next.js booking and vacation rental templates

Booking templates are judged on availability, payment and cancellations.

21. Aniq UI Hollina

Best for: vacation rental hosts, guesthouses and boutique hotels that want direct bookings.

Hollina, the Next.js booking and vacation rental template, is a stays website, a booking dashboard and a NestJS API. Stay pages show a two-month availability calendar with a live quote; guests pay by Stripe, PayPal or on arrival, and signed webhooks confirm, fail and refund bookings.

• Booking lookup, cancellation under the policy and reviews
• Dashboard with occupancy, revenue and a calendar with blocked dates
• AI assistant with 27 MCP tools

Stack: Next.js 16.3, React 19.3, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4.3; NestJS, TypeORM, SQLite or MySQL.

Price: From $79 (website), $99 for the dashboard or the API, $179 for full stack.

Good to know: it is built for one host company and both frontends require its API. Guest accounts, seasonal rates and channel sync are listed as not included.

22. Chisfis

Best for: Airbnb-style booking and listing sites where you supply the backend.

Chisfis is a ThemeForest template for stays, tours, car rentals and travel agencies, "built with the latest Next.js 16 (app directory), TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS 4", with 30+ pages including listings with maps, checkout and account screens.

• Date-range picker and smart search
• Dark mode and RTL support
• 926 sales, 4.54 rating from 24 reviews, updated September 2026

Stack: Next.js 16, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, Headless UI.

Price: From $39, regular licence (October 2026).

Good to know: no backend, auth or payment processing is stated, and charging end users needs the $900 extended licence.

Best Next.js fitness and coaching templates

Fitness products need tracking for members and a working view for coaches. See all Aniq UI Next.js health and fitness templates.

23. Aniq UI Kinora

Best for: online coaches, personal trainers and gyms that sell coaching.

Kinora, the Next.js fitness and coaching dashboard, is a member dashboard and a coach dashboard over a NestJS API. Members log live workouts, plan meals and track sleep and progress; coaches see their roster, assign workouts and answer weekly check-ins, with messages delivered live.

• AI assistant for members and coaches, scoped by role
• Community with groups, challenges and a leaderboard
• An in-browser mock so the dashboard runs before the API

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, Recharts, next-intl; NestJS, TypeORM, SQLite or MySQL.

Price: From $99 (dashboard or API), $149 for full stack.

Good to know: no watch or tracker integration is built in, and it is an app for members and coaches, not a public gym website.

24. Workout.cool

Best for: a free, open-source workout app with an exercise database to build on.

Workout.cool is a "modern open-source fitness coaching platform" for creating workout plans, tracking progress and browsing an exercise database. It includes an exercise import and a Docker self-hosting guide.

• MIT licence and 8.6k GitHub stars (October 2026)
• PostgreSQL through Prisma, Better Auth and Stripe
• Translations through next-international

Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 3.4, DaisyUI, Prisma.

Price: Free (MIT).

Good to know: no coach roster or gym back office is listed, and you rebrand a live product rather than start from a blank design.

Best Next.js portfolio, agency and company website templates

For a personal, agency or company site, a free template is often enough. Browse the Aniq UI Next.js portfolio templates and business website templates.

25. Aniq UI Mono Agency Portfolio

Best for: freelancers, developer portfolios and small agencies with a minimal, brutalist look.

Mono, the free web design agency portfolio template, is a responsive site with dark mode, plus newsletter signup, comment and social sharing components.

• Free for personal and commercial projects
• Brutalist, minimalist design
• SEO and performance focus

Stack: Next.js 15, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4.

Price: Free.

Good to know: it runs on Next.js 15, so plan the upgrade if you will build on it for long.

26. Aniq UI Nova Company Website

Best for: consultancies and service businesses that sell with case studies.

Nova, the free company website template with case studies, has dedicated sections for case studies, team profiles and contact forms.

• Free for personal and commercial projects
• Case studies and team profiles
• SEO and performance focus

Stack: Next.js 15, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4.

Price: Free.

Good to know: no email service is named, so check how the contact form sends messages before launch.

27. Vercel Portfolio Blog Starter

Best for: developers who want a fast personal site with a Markdown blog.

Vercel's Portfolio Blog Starter is a portfolio site "complete with a blog", with MDX and Markdown and SEO via a sitemap, robots and JSON-LD.

• RSS feed and dynamic OG images
• Syntax highlighting
• One-click deploy to Vercel

Stack: Next.js 16 (package.json), React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4.

Price: Free (MIT, in the vercel/examples repository).

Good to know: it is a personal site; case studies, team pages and contact forms are not in its feature list.

Where to find more Next.js templates

• Vercel's templates gallery. Vercel features many official examples on its Next.js templates page; their source lives in the MIT-licensed vercel/examples repository. Expect starters rather than finished products.
• Official GitHub repositories. Check the licence, the last commit and the Next.js version in package.json before you clone.
• Marketplaces. A ThemeForest search for "nextjs" returned 1,212 results in October 2026, with first-page prices from $9 to $39. Read the update date, support terms and reviews on each item.
• Independent studios. Cruip, TailAdmin, Magic UI, Makerkit, thefrontkit and Aniq UI sell directly, which usually means clearer licences. Tailwind Plus closed sign-ups for new customers on September 9, 2026, according to the Tailwind CSS announcement.

For more tools and references, see our Next.js template developer resources.

How to choose a Next.js template in 2026

Start from the use case, not the look

An industry template already has the data model: nights and availability for booking, dishes and allergens for restaurants, enrollments for an LMS. A generic theme leaves that to you. Pick the category first, then compare designs inside it.

Decide whether you need a backend

Frontend templates (TailAdmin, Cruip, Magic UI, the LMS Kit, Homez, Chisfis, Delivo) start fast but ship mock data. Full-stack templates include an API, a database layer and auth. Some parts run on sample data and others require their API, so read that line before buying one part alone. Each of the Aniq UI full-stack Next.js templates says which parts need the NestJS API.

Check the Next.js version

Next.js 16 shipped on October 21, 2025. It made Turbopack the default bundler, replaced middleware.ts with proxy.ts and requires Node.js 20.9 or later, according to the Next.js 16 release post. A Next.js 15 template still works, but the upgrade is yours. Read package.json, not only the sales page; they can disagree.

Check languages and right-to-left support

Selling in Arabic, Hebrew or Persian needs real RTL layouts, not just translated strings. All ten Aniq UI premium templates ship English and Arabic with RTL; for others, open the demo in an RTL language first.

Read the licence for client work

MIT allows almost anything. TailAdmin limits projects per plan, Makerkit and thefrontkit need team or agency licences for client projects, Cruip allows client work under its terms, and Aniq UI's paid templates include client work in unlimited commercial projects.

Test the live demo like a user

Click through checkout, booking, sign-in, filters, the phone layout and dark mode. A demo that only shows a home page tells you little.

Count the services you will connect

Each service is a decision and often a bill: Clerk for auth, Shopify for commerce, Stripe or PayPal for payments, Gemini or OpenAI for AI, a meeting server for live classes.

Common mistakes when buying a Next.js template

Buying a landing page when you need an app

A SaaS landing page sells the product; it does not sign users in or bill them. Budget for an app starter or a full-stack template too.

Buying one part of a full-stack template alone

If the website or dashboard you buy requires its API, it will not show real data on its own. Read each variant's description.

Choosing on screenshots alone

Two templates can look alike while one runs Next.js 16 and Tailwind CSS 4 and the other Next.js 14 and Tailwind CSS 3. The older stack costs an upgrade before you start.

Planning to add RTL later

RTL touches every layout. If Arabic is likely, choose a template that ships with it.

Skipping the licence on client projects

A single-developer licence used across many client sites breaks most terms. Check project and seat limits first.

FAQ

What are the best free Next.js templates?

TailAdmin's free version and the Next.js Shadcn Dashboard Starter for dashboards, the Next.js SaaS Starter for SaaS apps, Next.js Commerce or the Medusa DTC Starter for stores, CourseLit for courses, Workout.cool for fitness, and Vercel's Portfolio Blog Starter for personal sites. Aniq UI also has four free templates: Saaspro, the 3D landing page, Mono and Nova.

What are the best premium Next.js templates?

For complete products with a backend, the Aniq UI full-stack templates (dashboard, e-commerce, LMS, real estate, restaurant, booking, fitness) include Next.js 16 frontends and a NestJS API. For a SaaS boilerplate, Makerkit. For the widest set of dashboard screens, TailAdmin Pro.

Where can I download Next.js templates safely?

From the official source: the vendor's site, the official GitHub repository, Vercel's gallery or a known marketplace listing. Avoid re-uploaded or "nulled" copies: no updates, no licence, and possibly changed code.

Are these templates updated for Next.js 16?

Most are. The ten Aniq UI premium templates and most picks here list Next.js 16. The four free Aniq UI templates, Simple Light, the Next.js SaaS Starter and Next.js Commerce are on 15, and the Medusa DTC Starter storefront on 15.5.

Can I use a Next.js template for client work?

Usually, but the licence decides. MIT allows it, Aniq UI's paid templates include it, and its free ones are free for commercial use. TailAdmin depends on the plan; Makerkit and thefrontkit need their team or agency licences.

What is the difference between a template and a starter kit?

A template gives you design and pages; a starter kit gives you plumbing such as auth, billing and a database. Full-stack templates combine designed industry screens with the API behind them.

Do I need a Next.js template with a backend?

Only if you store data or take payments and have no API yet. A marketing site or portfolio needs none; a store, LMS or booking site saves the most time with one.

Conclusion

Pick by use case. For an admin panel with auth and an AI assistant, the Aniq UI Dashboard with AI Assistant; for a free dashboard UI, TailAdmin or the Shadcn Dashboard Starter. For SaaS, pair a marketing template with the Next.js SaaS Starter or Makerkit. For Shopify, Next.js Commerce; for a store you host in English and Arabic, the Aniq UI E-Commerce Template. For an LMS, real estate, restaurant, booking or fitness product, the Aniq UI full-stack templates give you the website, the dashboard and the API, while the frontend kits suit teams that already have a backend.

If your projects span several categories, the Aniq UI Next.js Templates Bundle includes all ten premium templates in one purchase. Compare every template and open its live demo on the Aniq UI Next.js templates page.

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Sources

• Next.js 16 release post (nextjs.org)
• TailAdmin for Next.js
• TailAdmin pricing
• TailAdmin free Next.js repository
• TailAdmin Next.js Pro demo
• Next.js Shadcn Dashboard Starter (GitHub)
• Next.js SaaS Starter (GitHub)
• Makerkit
• Cruip Simple
• Cruip Simple Light (GitHub)
• Magic UI Startup template
• Magic UI SaaS template
• Next.js Commerce (GitHub)
• Medusa DTC Starter (GitHub)
• Next.js Starter for Medusa (GitHub, archived)
• thefrontkit LMS Kit
• CourseLit (GitHub)
• Homez on ThemeForest
• EstateHaven by Rayso Studio
• Delivo on ThemeForest
• Chisfis on ThemeForest
• Workout.cool (GitHub)
• Vercel Portfolio Blog Starter (GitHub)
• Vercel examples repository (GitHub)
• ThemeForest search for Next.js
• Tailwind CSS: Tailwind is joining Shopify

Checked October 2026. Aniq UI details come from our own product pages.