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Open SaaS vs Storecraft
Open SaaS is a full React/Node starter kit, whereas Storecraft is a backend-only commerce engine.
Open SaaSAn open-source, 100% free, production-grade, React & Node.js SaaS starter!
Storecraft⭐ Next Generation Commerce As CodeWhich to pick
Pick Open SaaS if you want…
- Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- Integrations with React, Node.js or Prisma (on Open SaaS's list, not Storecraft's)
Pick Storecraft if you want…
- Headless commerce backends as code
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Node, Deno or Bun (on Storecraft'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.
- Storecraft:Storecraft is an open-source JavaScript backend for headless commerce, runnable on any JS platform with database and storage options.
- Best for
- Open SaaS:Full-stack SaaS starter with built-in payments
- Storecraft:Headless commerce backends as code
- Who it’s for
- Open SaaS:Developers building SaaS products who want a ready-made, type-safe stack.
- Storecraft:Developers building custom commerce backends who want serverless or serverful flexibility.
- Pricing
- Open SaaS:Freemium
- Storecraft:Open source
- Plans
- Open SaaS:Hobby $9.99/month per month · Pro $19.99/month per month · 10 Credits $9.99
- Storecraft:—
- Open source
- Open SaaS:Yes, 16,015 GitHub stars
- Storecraft:Yes, 867 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Open SaaS:React, Node.js, Prisma, Stripe, Polar.sh, Lemon Squeezy, Plausible, Google Analytics
- Storecraft:Node, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Cloudflare Workers, MongoDB, SQLite, Postgres
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.
Storecraft features
- Multi-platform runtime. Runs on Node, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Cloudflare Workers, etc.
- Database agnostic. Connects to MongoDB, SQLite, Postgres, MySQL, Turso, Neon, Cloudflare D1, PlanetScale and more.
- Pluggable storage. Supports S3, Cloudflare R2, Google Storage, local filesystem and other providers.
- Event-driven architecture. Handle any commerce event with custom logic via an event-based API.
- Extensible extensions. Add payment gateways, auth providers, AI modules and other extensions.
- Official dashboard. Web UI for managing stores, configurations and monitoring.
- CLI scaffolding. Create a new store project with a single command: npx storecraft create.
- Typed TypeScript API. Well-documented REST API and TypeScript SDK for rapid development.
Open SaaS vs Storecraft FAQ
Is Open SaaS or Storecraft free?+
Open SaaS has a free plan; paid plans start at $9.99/month (Hobby). Storecraft is free and open source.
Which is cheaper, Open SaaS or Storecraft?+
Storecraft is free, so it costs less. Open SaaS starts at $9.99/month (Hobby).
Is Open SaaS or Storecraft open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Open SaaS (wasp-lang/open-saas on GitHub, MIT license) and Storecraft (store-craft/storecraft on GitHub).
Do Open SaaS and Storecraft integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Open SaaS lists React, Node.js, Prisma, Stripe and 7 more; Storecraft lists Node, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda and 10 more.
On DevHunt
Open SaaS
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