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Convo-UI vs Open SaaS
Open SaaS provides a full SaaS starter kit, whereas Convo-UI is only a chat UI component.
Open SaaSAn open-source, 100% free, production-grade, React & Node.js SaaS starter!Side by side
- What it is
- Convo-UI:Convo-UI is an open-source chatbot UI template that supports multiple chats, auth, theming, markdown tables, custom backends and streaming.
- Open SaaS:Open SaaS is a free, open-source full-stack React + Node.js starter kit with built-in auth, payments and AI-ready features.
- Best for
- Convo-UI:Multi-chat UI with backend streaming
- Open SaaS:Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- Who it’s for
- Convo-UI:Frontend developers building chat interfaces with OpenAI or custom models.
- Open SaaS:Developers building SaaS products who want a ready-made, type-safe stack.
- Pricing
- Convo-UI:Open source
- Open SaaS:Freemium
- Plans
- Convo-UI:—
- Open SaaS:Hobby $9.99/month per month · Pro $19.99/month per month · 10 Credits $9.99
- Open source
- Convo-UI:Yes, 20 GitHub stars
- Open SaaS:Yes, 16,015 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Convo-UI:OpenAI API, Flask, Langserve
- Open SaaS:React, Node.js, Prisma, Stripe, Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy, Plausible, Google Analytics
- DevHunt upvotes
- Convo-UI:3
- Open SaaS:98
- Launched on DevHunt
- Convo-UI:Aug 2025
- Open SaaS:Jan 2024
Convo-UI features
- Multiple Conversations. Stores several chats locally via localStorage and links them to authentication keys.
- OpenAI API Key Auth. Integrates authentication using OpenAI API keys without persisting them on the server.
- Dark/Light Mode. Automatically follows system theme or can be toggled manually.
- Markdown Table Rendering. Parses and displays markdown tables cleanly, matching OpenAI's UI.
- Custom Backend Integration. Provides examples for calling Flask or Langserve backends and selecting them in the UI.
- Streaming Outputs. Supports streaming responses from both foundation and custom backend models.
Open SaaS features
- Full-stack Type Safety. TypeScript types are auto-generated across the entire stack without extra configuration.
- Pre-configured Auth. Ready-to-use authentication flow that you own and can customize.
- Payment Provider Integration. Stripe, Polar.sh and Lemon Squeezy checkout and webhook setup out of the box.
- Admin Dashboard & Analytics. Built-in dashboard with graphs, tables and Plausible/Google Analytics support.
- File Uploads via AWS S3. Example code for presigned S3 uploads, fully documented.
- Built-in Blog with Astro. Markdown-based blog powered by Astro, with SEO-friendly rendering.
- E2E Tests & CI. Playwright tests and GitHub Actions CI pipeline included.
- Deploy Anywhere. No vendor lock-in; deploy yourself or use Wasp’s one-click deploy.
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.