Solo SaaS Bootstrap

The lean, mean stack for solo founders building B2B SaaS on a budget. Every tool chosen for generous free tiers, excellent developer experience, and ability to scale without migration. Total monthly cost under $50.

$12/mo
monthly
7
tools
2h 10m
setup time

Best For

Business Type
B2B SaaS, API Product
Technical Level
Developer, Technical
Team Size
Solo Founder, Tiny Team
Budget
$0-50/mo, $50-200/mo
💻

Development

Free

Vercel

Freeeasy

Best-in-class Next.js hosting with generous free tier. Deploy in seconds, sleep at night.

Setup time: 15 minFree tier includes 100GB bandwidth, unlimited deployments
Integrates with: supabase, stripe, github
Alternatives:
Railway — Better for backend-heavy apps, usage-based pricing
Netlify — Similar features, some prefer the UI
Quick start guide →

Supabase

Freeeasy

All-in-one backend: Postgres database, auth, storage, and realtime. Excellent DX and generous free tier.

Setup time: 20 minFree tier: 500MB database, 1GB storage, 50K monthly active users
Integrates with: vercel, stripe, resend
Alternatives:
PlanetScale — Better scaling, but no built-in auth
Firebase — More mature, but NoSQL and vendor lock-in
Quick start guide →
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Payments

Free

Stripe

Freemedium

Industry standard for SaaS payments. Best docs, widest integration support.

Setup time: 45 minPay-as-you-go: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. No monthly fee.
Integrates with: supabase, vercel, resend
Alternatives:
Lemon Squeezy — Simpler for digital products, handles tax compliance
Paddle — Merchant of record, handles VAT automatically
Quick start guide →
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Operations

Free

Resend

Freeeasy

Modern email API with React Email support. Built by developers, for developers.

Setup time: 15 minFree tier: 3,000 emails/month, 100 emails/day
Integrates with: supabase, vercel
Alternatives:
Postmark — Better deliverability reputation, $15/mo minimum
SendGrid — More features for marketing, but complex
Quick start guide →

Crisp

Freeeasy

Free live chat with knowledge base. Perfect for solo founders handling support.

Setup time: 10 minFree tier: 2 seats, chat widget, basic knowledge base
Integrates with: vercel
Alternatives:
Intercom — More powerful but expensive ($74/mo+)
HelpScout — Better for email-first support, $20/mo
Quick start guide →

Notion

Freeeasy

All-in-one workspace for docs, wikis, and project management. Great for solo founder organization.

Setup time: 15 minFree for personal use, unlimited pages and blocks
Alternatives:
Linear — Better for issue tracking, $8/mo per user
Obsidian — Local-first, great for personal knowledge base
Quick start guide →
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Growth

$12/mo

Plausible

$12/moeasy

Privacy-friendly analytics that just works. Simple, fast, GDPR-compliant by default.

Setup time: 10 min$12/mo for 10K pageviews, scales with traffic
Integrates with: vercel
Alternatives:
PostHog — More features (session replay, feature flags), free tier
Umami — Self-hosted and free, requires setup
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Monthly Cost Breakdown

DevelopmentFree
VercelFree
SupabaseFree
PaymentsFree
StripeFree
OperationsFree
ResendFree
CrispFree
NotionFree
Growth$12/mo
Plausible$12/mo
Total$12/mo

Estimated monthly cost based on typical usage

Pro tip: Many tools have generous free tiers. Your actual cost may be lower when starting out.

Setup Guide

Total: ~2h 10m
1
Vercel~15 min

Set up Vercel

Start here
2
Supabase~20 min

Set up Supabase

3
Stripe~45 min

Set up Stripe

Requires: supabase, vercel

4
Resend~15 min

Set up Resend

Requires: supabase, vercel

5
Crisp~10 min

Set up Crisp

Requires: vercel

6
Notion~15 min

Set up Notion

7
Plausible~10 min

Set up Plausible

Requires: vercel

Steps: 7
Estimated time: 2h 10m

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