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Open SaaS vs StarterKitPro
Open SaaS is an open-source React/Node starter, whereas StarterKitPro is a paid, Next.js-focused kit with AI assistants.
Open SaaSAn open-source, 100% free, production-grade, React & Node.js SaaS starter!
StarterKitProLaunch full-featured web apps in record time. Like a ProWhich to pick
Pick Open SaaS if you want…
- Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- Open-source SaaS starter
- A free plan to start with
- Open-source code (wasp-lang/open-saas on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with React, Node.js or Prisma (on Open SaaS's list, not StarterKitPro's)
Pick StarterKitPro if you want…
- Full-stack SaaS starter kit
- Integrations with Next.js, NextAuth or TailwindCSS (on StarterKitPro's list, not Open SaaS's)
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.
- StarterKitPro:StarterKitPro is a Next.js SaaS boilerplate with auth, payments, SEO, UI components and AI helpers.
- Best for
- Open SaaS:Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- StarterKitPro:Full-stack SaaS starter kit
- Who it’s for
- Open SaaS:Developers building SaaS products who want a ready-made, type-safe stack.
- StarterKitPro:Developers building SaaS products who want a ready-made stack.
- Pricing
- Open SaaS:Freemium
- StarterKitPro:Paid
- Plans
- Open SaaS:Hobby $9.99/month per month · Pro $19.99/month per month · 10 Credits $9.99
- StarterKitPro:—
- Open source
- Open SaaS:Yes, 16,015 GitHub stars
- StarterKitPro:—
- Works with
- Open SaaS:React, Node.js, Prisma, Stripe, Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy, Plausible, Google Analytics
- StarterKitPro:Next.js, NextAuth, Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, TailwindCSS, ShadCN, OpenAI, Resend
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.
StarterKitPro features
- Authentication. NextAuth integration with magic link, Google and GitHub logins.
- Payments. Stripe and Lemon Squeezy support for subscriptions, one-time payments and webhooks.
- Database. MongoDB and PostgreSQL adapters with seed data and easy swapping.
- UI Components. 60+ Tailwind/ShadCN components, themes, animations and ready-made landing pages.
- SEO & Blog. Meta tags, OG metadata, sitemap, structured data and markdown/MDX blog.
- AI Assistants. OpenAI prompts, Cursor and Windsurf rules for code generation.
- Email Delivery. Resend/SendGrid integration with DNS setup to avoid spam.
- Storage. S3 and Cloudinary storage modules with secure server actions.
Open SaaS vs StarterKitPro FAQ
Is Open SaaS or StarterKitPro free?+
Open SaaS has a free plan; paid plans start at $9.99/month (Hobby). StarterKitPro is paid.
Is Open SaaS or StarterKitPro open source?+
Open SaaS is open source (wasp-lang/open-saas on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for StarterKitPro.
Do Open SaaS and StarterKitPro integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Stripe and Lemon Squeezy. Open SaaS also lists React, Node.js, Prisma, Polar.sh and 5 more; StarterKitPro also lists Next.js, NextAuth, TailwindCSS, ShadCN and 8 more.
On DevHunt
Open SaaS
98 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 23, 2024
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