Hey there fellow Startup Founder, are you looking to build a SaaS product but have no idea which tech stack you should go for? I got you covered!
The objectively “best” framework for your SaaS product in 2025 is without a doubt Next.js by Vercel.
This is not an opinion, this is not a recommendation, and this is not a sponsor (I wish). This is the highest leverage tool available to developers and you are doing yourself a disservice if you’re not using it.
“Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world” — Archimedes
What do I mean by “highest leverage”?
- Great Documentation
- Amazing Community
- High Quality of Life
- Top Performance
- Best Developer Experience
- Easy to Maintain
- Pleasant to Work With
- Low Barrier of Entry
- High Skill Ceiling
- Entire React.js Ecosystem
- All the StackOverflow answers you need
- And last but not least, AI code tools excel at it
“Cool, Next.js, got it! What else should I use?” — I’m glad you asked!
Here’s the full tech stack that I use and recommend for any new SaaS product:
- TypeScript: Essential type safety and autocomplete
- React 19: Quality of life of the new React Compiler
- Next.js 15: Most improved version of the app router available
- Tailwind CSS: With class variables for app wide theming
- Shadcn UI: Main component library for modern UI
- HTML + CSS + JS: The prerequisite knowledge for these frameworks
- Biome.js: Lightweight linter and formatter all in one
- semantic-release: Version control and changelog generation
- Playwright: TS first e2e testing framework
- GitHub Actions: CI/CD workflows
- Clerk: Auth and user management
- Stripe: Payment processing
- Vercel: Hosting, storage, analytics, logs, insights.
That’s everything you could possibly need to build any kind of software in 2025 for free.
Top comments (4)
Hi Jamey, sure, let me know what do you have on your mind. You can also contact me directly on LinkedIn or my website :)
hey mate,
For my project here my stack
kubernetes cluster (1 control plane, 5 worker)
backend: rust
frontend:
well obviously i wouldnt recommand if you want to start quikly but if you want to enjoy learning some performance based framework rust and qwik are the ways to go
sure React should get the ways out of my stack but you know that buddy just wont leave me x)
Hi Morgan, at the end of the day, the best stack is the one you're most comfortable with :) this is just my suggestion beginner coders or startup founders. With the main reason being that AI seems to have the most leverage with React, and that alone could be the deciding factor moving forward