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Motoko Base vs Open SaaS
Open-source, free starter with similar stack but no paid support or AI workflow
Motoko BaseBuild your SaaS, skip rebuilding auth and billing.
Open SaaSAn open-source, 100% free, production-grade, React & Node.js SaaS starter!Which to pick
Pick Motoko Base if you want…
- Full-stack SaaS starter with integrated auth & billing
- Integrations with Next.js, TypeScript or Tailwind CSS (on Motoko Base's list, not Open SaaS's)
Pick Open SaaS if you want…
- Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- Free open-source SaaS starter
- A free plan to start with
- Open-source code (wasp-lang/open-saas on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with Node.js, Prisma or Stripe (on Open SaaS's list, not Motoko Base's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Motoko Base:A production-ready Next.js SaaS starter with auth, billing, database, email, storage, analytics, monitoring and AI-ready architecture.
- 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
- Motoko Base:Full-stack SaaS starter with integrated auth & billing
- Open SaaS:Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- Who it’s for
- Motoko Base:Developers building SaaS products who want a ready-made full-stack foundation.
- Open SaaS:Developers building SaaS products who want a ready-made, type-safe stack.
- Pricing
- Motoko Base:Paid
- Open SaaS:Freemium
- Plans
- Motoko Base:—
- Open SaaS:Hobby $9.99/month per month · Pro $19.99/month per month · 10 Credits $9.99
- Open source
- Motoko Base:—
- Open SaaS:Yes, 16,015 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Motoko Base:Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Better Auth, PostgreSQL, Supabase, Drizzle
- Open SaaS:React, Node.js, Prisma, Stripe, Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy, Plausible, Google Analytics
Motoko Base features
- Authentication. Integrated Better Auth with Google, GitHub, email verification and protected routes.
- Billing. Polar checkout, subscriptions, customer portal and webhooks, replaceable with Stripe.
- Database & ORM. Type-safe PostgreSQL layer using Supabase and Drizzle with migrations.
- Email. Transactional email via Resend for verification, password reset and templates.
- Storage. Object storage on Cloudflare R2 with S3-compatible API.
- Analytics & Monitoring. PostHog product analytics and Sentry error/performance monitoring (Full plan).
- AI Ready. Vercel AI SDK foundation supporting multiple AI providers and AI-first workflow tools.
- Internationalization. Built-in next-intl support for 5 languages with locale-prefixed URLs.
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.
Motoko Base vs Open SaaS FAQ
Is Motoko Base or Open SaaS free?+
Motoko Base is paid. Open SaaS has a free plan; paid plans start at $9.99/month (Hobby).
Is Motoko Base or Open SaaS open source?+
Open SaaS is open source (wasp-lang/open-saas on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Motoko Base.
Do Motoko Base and Open SaaS integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list React. Motoko Base also lists Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Better Auth and 9 more; Open SaaS also lists Node.js, Prisma, Stripe, Polar.sh and 6 more.
On DevHunt
Open SaaS
98 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 23, 2024
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