CheapStack vs Supastarter
Supastarter is the right choice if you need multi-tenancy, Stripe/Lemon Squeezy/Polar payments, E2E tests, and a mature product with 1,452 customers. CheapStack is the right choice if you want a lower price point ($49 vs €349) or a simpler stack without multi-tenancy complexity.
Feature comparison
| Feature | CheapStack | Supastarter |
|---|
| Price | $49 (SaaS Starter) | €349 (Pro) |
| Auth | NextAuth v5 (2 providers) | Better Auth (6+ providers) |
| Multi-tenancy | Not included | Organizations, roles, invites |
| Payments | Polar.sh | Stripe, LS, Polar, Creem, Dodo |
| File uploads | Not included | S3/MinIO |
| Notifications | Not included | In-app + email |
| Background jobs | Not included | trigger.dev, QStash |
| Testing | Playwright (SaaS Boilerplate) | Playwright + Vitest |
| Documentation | Included | Fumadocs CMS |
| Admin panel | SaaS Boilerplate ($59) includes | Super admin with impersonation |
Choose CheapStack if
- + Price ($49 vs €349)
- + Simpler stack for solo developers
- + Polar.sh included at base price
Choose Supastarter if
- → Multi-tenancy with teams
- → 5 payment processors (Stripe, LS, Polar, Creem, Dodo)
- → E2E tests with Playwright
- → 1,452 customers
- → i18n support
- → Notifications system
- → File uploads (S3)
- → Background jobs