Open Source First Stack
Maximize portability and minimize vendor lock-in with open-source tools.
Estimated monthly cost: $5 – $40
Every component is open source and self-hostable. Start on managed cloud, move to self-hosted when revenue justifies it.
The stack
Supabase
The open source Firebase alternative
freemium
Railway
Infrastructure, instantly
paid
NextAuth.js (Auth.js)
Authentication for the web
free
Plausible
Simple and privacy-friendly analytics
freemium
Sentry
Application monitoring and error tracking
freemium
Payload
The Next.js headless CMS and app framework
freemium