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Guides for the SaaS Starter Built Around Your Stack

Every guide here comes out of building and maintaining a production-ready Next.js + NestJS SaaS starter — including the choices most starters don't give you. Pick pnpm, npm, yarn or bun. Pick PostgreSQL, MongoDB or Supabase. Pick Drizzle, Prisma or TypeORM. Pick TypeScript or JavaScript. These posts explain why each choice matters, how Huskydev compares to ShipFast, MakerKit and the rest, and how to go from zero to a deployed SaaS this week.

Stack ChoiceComing soon

pnpm vs npm vs yarn vs Bun: Which Package Manager for Your SaaS?

Install speed, lockfile behavior, and monorepo support compared for a real SaaS codebase, not a toy benchmark.

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Stack ChoiceComing soon

MongoDB vs PostgreSQL vs Supabase for Production SaaS

When a document store beats a relational one, and when Supabase's managed layer is worth the trade-off.

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Stack ChoiceComing soon

Drizzle vs Prisma vs TypeORM: Performance and DX Compared

Query performance, type safety, migration workflow, and which ORM fits which team size.

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Stack ChoiceComing soon

TypeScript vs JavaScript for Modern SaaS Starters

What you actually lose shipping a SaaS in plain JavaScript, and when it's still the right call.

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Architecture & LaunchComing soon

Next.js Frontend, NestJS Backend: The Architecture Guide

Where the API boundary sits, how guards and decorators replace route handlers, and when to choose the monorepo.

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Architecture & LaunchComing soon

How to Launch a SaaS with a Selectable Tech Stack in One Day

A walkthrough of the builder flow from picking pnpm/npm/yarn/bun through database and ORM to a deployed zip.

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Architecture & LaunchComing soon

The Complete Guide to Dual-Stack SaaS Development (2026)

The long-form reference: every module, every stack option, and how they fit together.

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ComparisonsComing soon

Best Open Source and Commercial SaaS Starters Compared

A roundup covering ShipFast, MakerKit, Supastarter and Huskydev on stack flexibility, price, and backend options.

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Blog FAQs

What will I find on the Huskydev blog?

Guides on choosing a package manager, database, and ORM for a SaaS, plus honest comparisons between Huskydev and other Next.js and NestJS starters.

Does Huskydev really let me choose my own stack?

Yes. Every starter lets you pick pnpm, npm, yarn or bun, PostgreSQL, MongoDB or Supabase, Drizzle, Prisma or TypeORM, and TypeScript or JavaScript.

How is Huskydev different from ShipFast or MakerKit?

Huskydev is the only one of the three offering a NestJS backend option alongside a choice of three databases and three ORMs. See the comparison posts above for details.

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