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next-forge vs Open SaaS
Short answer: Pick next-forge if you want full-stack Next.js SaaS starter; pick Open SaaS if you want full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments. next-forge is free; Open SaaS has a free plan, paid from $9.99/month.
next-forgeProduction-grade template for modern Next.js apps
Open SaaSAn open-source, 100% free, production-grade, React & Node.js SaaS starter!Which to pick
Pick next-forge if you want…
- Full-stack Next.js SaaS starter
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Tailwind CSS, Clerk or Resend (on next-forge's list, not Open SaaS's)
Pick Open SaaS if you want…
- Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- React & Node SaaS starter
- Integrations with React, Node.js or Polar.sh (on Open SaaS's list, not next-forge's)
Side by side
- What it is
- next-forge:next-forge is a free, open-source Turborepo template for building production-grade Next.js SaaS apps.
- 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
- next-forge:Full-stack Next.js SaaS starter
- Open SaaS:Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- Who it’s for
- next-forge:Developers who want a ready-made monorepo starter for Next.js SaaS projects.
- Open SaaS:Developers building SaaS products who want a ready-made, type-safe stack.
- Pricing
- next-forge:Free
- Open SaaS:Freemium
- Starting price
- next-forge:Free
- Open SaaS:$9.99/month (Hobby)
- Free plan or trial
- next-forge:Free to use
- Open SaaS:—
- Plans
- next-forge:—
- Open SaaS:Hobby $9.99/month per month · Pro $19.99/month per month · 10 Credits $9.99
- Open source
- next-forge:Yes, 7,671 GitHub stars
- Open SaaS:Yes, 16,015 GitHub stars
- Works with
- next-forge:Tailwind CSS, Clerk, Prisma, Resend, BaseHub, PostHog, Sentry, Stripe
- Open SaaS:React, Node.js, Prisma, Stripe, Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy, Plausible, Google Analytics
next-forge features
- Lightning-fast app template. Includes a shadcn/ui-based UI with Tailwind, Clerk auth and more.
- Cross-platform API. Type-safe API microservice with Prisma ORM and webhook handlers.
- React email templates. Create and preview emails with React Email and send via Resend API.
- Robust website. Type-safe blog, SEO, legal pages powered by BaseHub.
- Documentation generator. Markdown-driven docs site generated automatically.
- Visual database editor. Prisma Studio provides a UI to view and edit the database.
- Storybook integration. Built-in Storybook for isolated component development and testing.
- Monorepo structure. Turborepo layout separates apps and packages for scalable development.
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.
next-forge vs Open SaaS FAQ
What is the difference between next-forge and Open SaaS?+
Open SaaS provides a React/Node SaaS starter but without the Turborepo multi-app layout.
Should I use next-forge or Open SaaS?+
Pick next-forge if you want full-stack Next.js SaaS starter, a free, open-source tool or integrations with Tailwind CSS, Clerk or Resend (on next-forge's list, not Open SaaS's). Pick Open SaaS if you want full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments, React & Node SaaS starter or integrations with React, Node.js or Polar.sh (on Open SaaS's list, not next-forge's).
Is next-forge or Open SaaS free?+
next-forge is free. Open SaaS has a free plan; paid plans start at $9.99/month (Hobby).
Which is cheaper, next-forge or Open SaaS?+
next-forge is free, so it costs less. Open SaaS starts at $9.99/month (Hobby).
Is next-forge or Open SaaS open source?+
Yes, both are open source: next-forge (vercel/next-forge on GitHub, MIT license) and Open SaaS (wasp-lang/open-saas on GitHub, MIT license).
Do next-forge and Open SaaS integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Prisma and Stripe. next-forge also lists Tailwind CSS, Clerk, Resend, BaseHub and 8 more; Open SaaS also lists React, Node.js, Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy and 5 more.
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Open SaaS
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