Side-by-side technology comparisons for SaaS founders. SQLite vs Postgres, Clerk vs BetterAuth, Stripe Checkout vs Billing. Opinionated verdicts included.
SQLite. Until you have a measured, specific reason for Postgres.
SQLite handles 50,000 writes per second and costs nothing. Postgres costs $25+/month managed. A side-by-side comparison for SaaS founders who want data, not opinions.
BetterAuth. Under 10,000 users, own your data.
BetterAuth is free, self-hosted, and you own your data. Clerk costs $25+/month at scale and your users' passwords live on their servers.
Checkout. Until 1,000+ subscribers.
Stripe Checkout handles your first $10,000 with zero webhooks. Stripe Billing adds subscription management at the cost of weeks of implementation.