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SaaS stacks

The 2026 indie-SaaS stack we'd ship today

For a solo founder shipping in 2026 we'd reach for Next.js on the front, a managed data-and-files backend like TotalumSDK, Stripe for billing, and Better Auth for sessions — all live on the edge in an afternoon. It's boring on purpose: every piece is replaceable, documented, and cheap until you have real users. Skip the microservices, ship the monolith. Here's the exact wiring and the two places it bites.

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Agency tools

Agency tools stack: client portal, billing, deliverables

Most agencies stitch together three or four SaaS subscriptions for a client portal, file delivery, and invoicing — and still email PDFs. You can replace all of it with one small app: Next.js, a managed data layer for projects and file deliverables, Stripe for invoicing, and role-based access so clients see only their own work. It's a weekend build that pays for itself in cancelled subscriptions. Here's the stack and the access-control trap that matters most.

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