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Open SaaS vs SaaS Starter
React & Node.js stack instead of SvelteKit; similar open-source SaaS starter.
Open SaaSAn open-source, 100% free, production-grade, React & Node.js SaaS starter!Side by side
- What it is
- 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.
- SaaS Starter:Open-source SaaS boilerplate with auth, dashboard, billing, blog and more built on SvelteKit, Supabase and Stripe.
- Best for
- Open SaaS:Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- SaaS Starter:Full-stack SaaS templates with built-in Stripe billing
- Who it’s for
- Open SaaS:Developers building SaaS products who want a ready-made, type-safe stack.
- SaaS Starter:Developers who want a ready-made, free-to-host SaaS starter kit.
- Pricing
- Open SaaS:Freemium
- SaaS Starter:Freemium
- Plans
- Open SaaS:Hobby $9.99/month per month · Pro $19.99/month per month · 10 Credits $9.99
- SaaS Starter:Free $0 per month · Pro $5 per month · Enterprise $15 per month
- Open source
- Open SaaS:Yes, 16,015 GitHub stars
- SaaS Starter:Yes, 2,368 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Open SaaS:React, Node.js, Prisma, Stripe, Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy, Plausible, Google Analytics
- SaaS Starter:SvelteKit, Supabase, Stripe, Tailwind, DaisyUI, Postgres
- DevHunt upvotes
- Open SaaS:98
- SaaS Starter:5
- Launched on DevHunt
- Open SaaS:Jan 2024
- SaaS Starter:Mar 2024
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.
SaaS Starter features
- User Auth. Sign-up, sign-in, password reset, email verification and OAuth via Supabase Auth.
- Subscriptions & Billing. Stripe Checkout integration with self-serve billing portal for upgrades and downgrades.
- Blog Engine. Rich-format blog with RSS feed and SEO optimization.
- Pricing Page. Customizable pricing UI linked to Stripe checkout and billing portal.
- Search. Lightning-fast client-side site search without a backend.
- Performance. Pre-rendered pages and unused CSS/JS removal for 100/100 Google scores.
- Extensible Stack. Built with SvelteKit, Tailwind, DaisyUI, Postgres and Supabase, easy to extend.
- Developer Experience. Linting, type-checking, formatting and test framework with GitHub CI.
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