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Larafast vs Open SaaS
Open-source React/Node starter, not Laravel and no built-in admin panel.
LarafastLaravel SaaS Boilerplate
Open SaaSAn open-source, 100% free, production-grade, React & Node.js SaaS starter!Side by side
- What it is
- Larafast:Larafast is a production-ready Laravel SaaS starter kit with admin panel, auth, payments and SEO out of the box.
- 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
- Larafast:Full-stack Laravel SaaS boilerplate
- Open SaaS:Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- Who it’s for
- Larafast:Laravel developers building SaaS products, from solo founders to agencies.
- Open SaaS:Developers building SaaS products who want a ready-made, type-safe stack.
- Pricing
- Larafast:Paid
- Open SaaS:Freemium
- Plans
- Larafast:Livewire Starter Kit $169+ · Vue (Inertia) Starter Kit $169+ · Multi Package $299+ · Multi-Tenancy Starter Kit $499+
- Open SaaS:Hobby $9.99/month per month · Pro $19.99/month per month · 10 Credits $9.99
- Open source
- Larafast:—
- Open SaaS:Yes, 16,015 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Larafast:Laravel, Livewire, Vue.js, Inertia.js, FilamentPHP, Stripe, Paddle, LemonSqueezy
- Open SaaS:React, Node.js, Prisma, Stripe, Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy, Plausible, Google Analytics
- DevHunt upvotes
- Larafast:9
- Open SaaS:98
- Launched on DevHunt
- Larafast:Jul 2024
- Open SaaS:Jan 2024
Larafast features
- Admin Dashboard. FilamentPHP powered panel for user management, revenue analytics and content control.
- Authentication. Email/password, social logins, magic links and optional 2FA built in.
- Payment Integration. Stripe, Paddle and LemonSqueezy support subscriptions, one-time payments and webhooks.
- SEO & Blog. Built-in blog system with meta tags, sitemap and schema for search visibility.
- Tech Stack Choice. Choose TALL (Livewire) or VILT (Vue + Inertia) stacks, both with Tailwind and DaisyUI.
- Multi-Tenancy. Optional architecture to serve multiple isolated customer accounts from one codebase.
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.
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