Productivity & Notes · 8 tools · curated by humans

The Indie Founder Stack

The SaaS we'd give a first-time founder shipping a product solo.

When you're a team of one (or two), every tool needs to earn its keep. These eight are the closest thing to a default stack for indie SaaS in 2026 — fast to set up, no enterprise bloat, all of them lovable.

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Linear Freemium

The issue tracker. Replaces Jira completely. The single best product-team upgrade you can make.

The issue tracker and project management for software teams.

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Notion Freemium

The everything-doc. Wiki, roadmap, customer notes, hiring tracker — all in one place.

The connected workspace for notes, docs, wikis, and projects.

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Loops Freemium

The email platform. Lifecycle + transactional in one — designed for SaaS specifically.

Modern email for SaaS — campaigns, transactional, and loops.

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Granola Freemium

The note-taker. Better meeting notes than Otter without forcing a bot on your guests.

An AI notepad that turns your meetings into polished notes.

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Figma Freemium

The design tool. Even if you're not a designer — for screenshots, mocks, and assets.

The collaborative design platform used by every product team.