⚡️ SaaS Startup Fast Launch Stack

A curated stack to go from idea → MVP → launch → growth fast.
Free tiers first, automation-friendly, AI-ready.

Collected by Yerdaulet. PRs welcome!

🧠 Idea & Validation

• Fillout — custdev surveys
• Notion — docs, backlog
• Google Forms / Typeform

🎨 Build (Frontend)

• Cursor — AI editor for fast UI
• Next.js — fullstack React
• Vercel / Netlify — instant hosting

🔐 Auth

• Clerk (free tier)
• Supabase Auth
• Auth0

⚙️ Backend & DB

• Supabase — Postgres + auth + storage
• Firebase
• Railway / Render
• Docker

🤖 Automation & AI

• n8n — open-source automation
• Latenode — low-code AI workflows (300 free executions)
• Make.com — rich connectors (Zapier alt)
• LangChain / Vercel AI SDK

📊 Analytics

• GA4, Google Tag Manager
• PostHog — product analytics

💬 Support & Comms

• Intercom — chat, onboarding
• Tally / Fillout — feedback forms
• Beehiiv / Substack — newsletters

💳 Payments & Billing

• Stripe
• LemonSqueezy
• Paddle

🚀 Launch & Growth

• Product Hunt — launch & PR
• Reddit communities
• Indie Hackers
• LinkedIn / X

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How to use this stack

1. Validate with Fillout surveys → synthesize in Notion
2. Prototype in Cursor + Next.js → host on Vercel
3. Wire automations via n8n / Latenode / Make
4. Measure with GA4 + PostHog
5. Monetize via Stripe or LemonSqueezy
6. Support users in Intercom
7. Launch on Product Hunt + Reddit
8. Grow with content + cohorts, iterate weekly

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Topics: saas startup stack automation ai product-hunt intercom supabase n8n latenode make clerk stripe posthog