Veltrix Collective
The AI builder's stack
Every tool you need to build, ship, and scale AI-first products — mapped to the architecture.
Free Tier Usable free plan
Paid Requires payment
Open Source Source available
AI-Native Built around AI
In Our Stack
Frontend & Hostingwhere users land
Backend & Computewhere logic runs
Database & Storagewhere data lives
Auth & Identitywho's who
Paymentshow you get paid
Email & Commsreaching users
Community & Socialbuilding in public
Automationorchestration layer
Analyticsknowing what works
Design & Contentmaking it look good
Product Mgmtstaying organised
Domain & DNSyour address
AI Modelsthe foundation
Frontend & Hosting7
Next.jsVX
React framework with SSR, API routes, and edge runtime. The backbone of modern SaaS.
VercelVX
Zero-config deploys from GitHub. Edge functions, analytics, and previews baked in.
Tailwind CSSVX
Utility-first CSS. Ship consistent, responsive designs without custom stylesheets.
Netlify
Generous free tier, serverless functions, split testing. Great for JAMstack.
Cloudflare Pages
Unlimited bandwidth on free plan. Fastest edge network. Workers for server-side logic.
Astro
Content-first framework. Ships zero JS by default. Perfect for blogs and marketing.
v0 by Vercel
AI UI generation. Describe what you want, get production React/Tailwind code.
Backend & Compute6
WSL2 + TailscaleVX
Veltrix Core runs locally on WSL2 (RTX 5060 Ti, 48GB RAM). Accessible anywhere via Tailscale VPN.
Railway
Deploy anything from a GitHub repo. Databases, cron jobs, and workers in one platform.
Fly.io
Run full-stack apps on edge. Great for globally distributed APIs and WebSockets.
Render
Heroku alternative with free tier. Background workers, cron jobs, and auto-scaling.
AWS Lambda
Serverless compute. 1M free requests/month. Pay only when your code runs.
Coolify
Self-hosted Heroku/Vercel alternative. Deploy anything on your own servers.
Database & Storage6
SupabaseVX
Postgres + Auth + Storage + Realtime + Edge Functions. Open-source Firebase alternative.
Neon
Serverless Postgres with branching. Scale to zero. Perfect for dev environments.
PlanetScale
Serverless MySQL with branching, deploy requests, non-blocking schema changes.
Upstash
Serverless Redis + Kafka + Vector DB. Pay per request. Caching and rate limiting.
Pinecone
Purpose-built vector DB for AI. Semantic search, RAG, recommendations.
Cloudflare R2
S3-compatible object storage. Zero egress fees. Great for media and assets.
Auth & Identity4
Supabase AuthVX
Built into Supabase. Email, OAuth, magic links, RLS policies. One less service.
Clerk
Drop-in auth with user management, org switching, embeddable components.
NextAuth.js
Open-source auth for Next.js. 50+ OAuth providers. Self-hosted, no lock-in.
Auth0
Enterprise-grade auth. SSO, MFA, user management. 7,500 free active users.
Payments & Monetisation4
StripeVX
Gold standard for payments. Subscriptions, invoicing, tax, revenue recovery. Checkout + webhooks.
Paddle
Merchant of record for SaaS. Global tax compliance handled for you.
Lemon Squeezy
Merchant of record — handles tax, compliance, subscriptions for digital products.
Gumroad
Simplest way to sell digital products. No setup, just upload and share a link.
Email & Comms5
BrevoVX
Email marketing + transactional + CRM + automation. 300 emails/day free.
Zoho MailVX
Custom domain email. Professional and free for small teams.
Resend
Developer-first email API. React email templates. 3,000 free emails/month.
Loops
Email for SaaS. Onboarding sequences, product updates — designed for startups.
ConvertKit
Creator-focused email marketing. Landing pages, automations, paid newsletters.
Community & Social7
LinkedInVX
Primary growth channel. Personal brand, The AI Briefing newsletter, comment lead magnets.
X (Twitter)VX
@Veltrix_C — daily AI posts, tool highlights, prompt tips.
InstagramVX
@veltrixcollective — Reels, carousels, audit promos.
FacebookVX
Reels and community engagement. Cross-posted from content pipeline.
ThreadsVX
@veltrixcollective — conversational AI posts, cross-posted from Instagram.
TikTokVX
Short-form video — audit promos, AI tool demos, Remotion-generated shorts.
TelegramVX
Internal alerts and notifications. Vel pings when things need attention.
Automation & Orchestration7
Veltrix CoreVX
Custom TypeScript + Python orchestration. Cron jobs, audit pipeline, social pipeline, newsletter generation. Self-hosted on WSL2.
Playwright + ChromiumVX
Real browser automation. Website audits with Core Web Vitals, axe-core accessibility, screenshots.
RemotionVX
React-based programmatic video. TikTok/Reels shorts generated from code with spring animations.
GitHub ActionsVX
CI/CD + cron + orchestration. Runs Scout, newsletters, deploys. 2,000 mins/mo free.
n8n
Self-hostable workflow automation. Connect anything to anything. Open-source Zapier.
Make
Visual workflow builder. 1,000 ops free. More flexible than Zapier for complex flows.
LangChain
Framework for AI agent chains. Tool calling, RAG, memory. The orchestration standard.
Analytics & Monitoring4
PostHog
Product analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing. 1M events free.
Plausible
Privacy-first web analytics. No cookies, GDPR compliant. Lightweight and ethical.
Sentry
Error tracking and performance monitoring. See every crash. 5K events free.
Umami
Self-hosted Google Analytics alternative. Privacy focused, clean UI.
Design & Content4
Figma
Collaborative design tool. Industry standard for UI/UX. Free for 3 projects.
Canva
Drag-and-drop design for non-designers. Social media, logos — everything.
Framer
Design-to-code website builder with AI. Publish with custom domains.
shadcn/ui
Copy-paste React components. Not a dependency — you own the code.
Product Mgmt & Project Management5
Mission ControlVX
Custom dashboard at localhost:3000. 7 tabs: Command, Board, Costs, Newsletter, Social, Feedback, How it Works.
GitHub ProjectsVX
Kanban integrated with your repo. Issues become tasks. Free with GitHub.
Claude CodeVX
AI-powered CLI for software engineering. Agent workflows, MCP tools, autonomous task execution.
Linear
Beautifully fast issue tracker. Keyboard-first, opinionated. Free for small teams.
Notion
Docs, databases, wikis, project boards. The second brain. Free for personal.
Domain & DNS3
NamecheapVX
Domain registrar. veltrixcollective.com lives here. Affordable and reliable.
Cloudflare DNS
Free DNS with DDoS protection, SSL, caching. Fastest authoritative DNS.
Porkbun
Cheap domains with free WHOIS privacy. Beloved by indie hackers.
AI Models — The Foundation18
Text & Reasoning
Anthropic ClaudeVX
Sonnet 4 via OpenRouter (primary). Opus 4.6 for complex tasks. Haiku for speed. Powers all Veltrix automations.
OpenAIVX
GPT-4o for image generation (gpt-image-1). Used selectively for multimodal tasks.
OllamaVX
Local model inference. Qwen 3.5 14B for drafts and simple tasks. Zero API cost.
Google Gemini
Multimodal from the ground up. 1M token context. Strong free tier via AI Studio.
Meta Llama
Open-weight models. Llama 3.3 rivals GPT-4. Self-host or use via API.
Mistral
European AI. Fast, efficient models. Great for cost-sensitive production.
Groq
Blazing inference. 500+ tokens/sec on open models. Free tier available.
Voice & Audio
ElevenLabsVX
Best-in-class voice synthesis and cloning. Voiceovers for Remotion shorts. 10K chars/mo free.
Whisper
OpenAI speech-to-text. 98%+ accuracy across languages. Self-hostable.
Suno
AI music generation. Full songs from text. Great for jingles and content.
Image & Video
Midjourney
The aesthetic king. Best for marketing, social, and brand visuals.
Stable Diffusion
Open-source image gen. Run locally, fine-tune, no API costs.
Runway
AI video generation. Gen-3 Alpha produces cinematic clips from text.
Kling AI
Video gen powerhouse. Long-form, lip sync, effects. Strong free tier.
Code & Development
Cursor
AI-first code editor. Tab completion, chat, codebase awareness.
GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer. Autocomplete, chat, PR summaries. Works everywhere.
Bolt.new
Describe an app, get a running prototype. Full-stack AI code gen in browser.
Replit Agent
AI builds and deploys entire apps. Describe it, it writes and hosts it.
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