SaaS stacks
Mastra vs LangChain vs LlamaIndex: TypeScript AI Agents (2026)
Mastra, LangChain.js, and LlamaIndex.TS for building AI agents in TypeScript, 2026: stars, license, which is still maintained, and how to choose.
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Author
Yui Tanaka
SaaS stacks
Convex vs Supabase vs Firebase: the Next.js backend call (2026)
Convex, Supabase, and Firebase are three different bets on your data model and how much you own. A sourced 2026 comparison of free tiers, real costs, lock-in, and which backend fits your Next.js build.
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SaaS stacks
Vercel vs Railway vs Render: Deploy Next.js in 2026
Vercel, Railway, and Render all deploy Next.js, but they own different amounts of your backend. A 2026 decision guide with real costs, free-tier traps, and a self-host escape hatch.
11 min read184
SaaS stacks
Neon vs Supabase for a Next.js SaaS in 2026: database, or backend-in-a-box?
Neon or Supabase for your Next.js SaaS starter in 2026? A curator's honest, source-checked head-to-head: it is not two databases, it is a database vs a whole backend. Branching, scale-to-zero, the pricing that changed, and where each one loses.
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Reviews
Payload CMS Review: Your Next.js Backend? (2026)
An honest gallery review of Payload CMS in 2026: the five ways to deploy the Next.js-native backend, what it really costs, and where it loses.
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SaaS stacks
Convex review (July 2026): the self-hostable reactive backend starter for Next.js
A hands-on July 2026 review of Convex, the reactive backend and database for Next.js: five deploy paths, real free-tier cost math, the FSL license fine print, and where it loses to Supabase and Neon.
10 min read205
SaaS stacks
Trigger.dev v4 review (June 2026): hands-on with the open-source background-jobs starter for Next.js
ShipGarden's hands-on June 2026 review of Trigger.dev v4 (v4.4.6 stable, v4.5.0-rc.7 in flight) as the open-source background-jobs platform for Next.js apps. Five deploy paths, real cost-per-10k-runs math, an honest read against Inngest and Convex, and where v4 still bites.
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AI app boilerplates
LlamaIndex.TS RAG Starter Review: Still Usable in June 2026, but the Project Is Deprecated
Hands-on June 2026 review of the LlamaIndex.TS RAG starter for Next.js. The starter still works, the project is officially deprecated, and the deploy-paths matrix below has three options that still ship. Honest cost numbers, vector store picks, and what to point a fresh codebase at instead.
10 min read262
SaaS boilerplates
Open SaaS 0.24 by Wasp: solo-founder curator review of the free SaaS starter (2026)
Open SaaS 0.24 by Wasp shipped June 11, 2026 with 14.7k stars and the most batteries-included free SaaS starter on the open-source shelf. We curated it into a ShipGarden gallery entry with three solo-founder paths: ship-as-is, replace the Wasp pieces, or escape the DSL. Honest trade-offs, including when Open SaaS is the wrong pick.
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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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