saasdead.com

SaaS is dead. Long live self-hosting.

A community directory of open-source tools that kill expensive SaaS. Every entry ships with a paste-ready prompt for Claude Code: pick a tool, copy the prompt, and it gets hosted on your own machine. No subscriptions, no per-seat pricing, no lock-in.

Built with Astro as a fully static site — plain CSS, no JS frameworks.

Develop

npm install
npm run dev      # http://localhost:4321

Build

npm run build    # outputs static files to dist/
npm run preview  # preview the production build

Add a tool

Drop a markdown file in src/content/tools/ — that's it. The filename becomes the URL slug (/tools/<filename>). Frontmatter schema (enforced at build time):

---
name: My Tool
tagline: One-liner that sells it
category: CRM
kills:
  - Salesforce
  - HubSpot
pricing: Free, self-hosted
website: https://example.com
github: https://github.com/org/repo
---

## What it is
...

## Why it kills the SaaS
...

## Paste this into Claude Code

```text
Concrete, step-by-step self-hosting instructions (docker compose preferred).

Guidelines:

- Only list real, maintained open-source projects with a public repo.
- Keep descriptions accurate — no invented features.
- The Claude Code prompt must be concrete and runnable: exact commands, config steps, and how to
  verify it works.

## Deploy (Vercel)

Standard Astro static project — no adapter, no server endpoints.

1. Import the repo in Vercel (framework preset **Astro** is auto-detected).
2. Build command `npm run build`, output directory `dist` (defaults).
3. Point the `saasdead.com` domain at the project.

Any static host (Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages) works the same way.

## Contribute

Know an open-source tool that murders a pricey SaaS? Open a PR with your markdown file.