Starter stacks
SaaS
A web app with accounts and a monthly plan.
7 tools
- Vercel Deploys the app on every git push, with a preview for each pull request.
- Supabase Postgres database, file storage and real-time updates, free up to 500 MB.
- Stripe Checkout and subscriptions, in more than 135 currencies.
- Clerk Sign-up, sign-in and user accounts, free up to 10,000 monthly users.
- Resend Sends the sign-up and receipt emails, 3,000 a month for free.
- Plausible Visitor numbers without cookies, so no consent banner.
- Crisp Live chat and a shared inbox, free for two people.
Creator
A newsletter, digital products and a social audience.
6 tools
- Kit Newsletter and automations, free up to 10,000 subscribers.
- Gumroad Sells digital products with no monthly fee, 10% per sale.
- Canva Social graphics, thumbnails and slides from templates.
- Typefully Writes and schedules posts for several social networks.
- Carrd A one-page site or link-in-bio page for $19 a year.
- Notion Content calendar, drafts and ideas in one place, free for one person.
E-commerce
A small online shop.
5 tools
- Shopify A hosted store with checkout and payments built in, from $29 a month billed yearly.
- MailerLite Order follow-ups and newsletters, free up to 1,000 subscribers.
- Tidio Live chat and a chatbot for order questions, 50 chats a month for free.
- Canva Banners, product graphics and social posts from templates.
- Plausible Shows which pages and sources bring visitors, without cookies.
Freelancer
Client work, booked and billed by one person.
7 tools
- Framer A portfolio site, with a custom domain from $5 a month.
- Calendly The booking link clients already know, on a free plan.
- Toggl Track A one-click timer for billable hours, free for up to five users.
- Stripe Payment links clients can pay by card.
- Notion Client projects, notes and proposals in one workspace.
- Tally Intake and brief forms, with unlimited responses for free.
- Loom Screen recordings for walkthroughs and feedback instead of calls.
Agency
Client sites and projects with a small team.
7 tools
- Figma Designs and client reviews in the browser, with nothing to install.
- Webflow Client sites with a built-in CMS and clean code output.
- Basecamp Projects, chat, docs and schedules per client, with a flat-price plan.
- Loom Video walkthroughs of work in progress, shared as a link.
- SavvyCal Booking links that let clients overlay their own calendar on yours.
- Zapier Moves leads and data between thousands of apps without code.
- Help Scout A shared inbox for client requests that reads like plain email.
