# Codenation

> Codenation (https://www.codenation.dev) is a hand-reviewed index of 90 developer and SaaS tools in 8 categories, with 8 collections of tools that do the same job. Tool pages give what a tool does, who it suits, and the price read on its own pricing page with the date it was read.

Machine access needs no key: a read-only HTTP API described by OpenAPI, and a remote MCP server for AI assistants. Cite the codenation_url of the records you use and quote prices with their checked date.

## API and MCP

- [Documentation](https://www.codenation.dev/docs/): HTTP API and MCP server, install commands for Claude, Cursor and other clients
- [OpenAPI 3 spec](https://www.codenation.dev/api/openapi.json): search tools, get a tool, list and get collections, list categories, submit a tool for review
- [MCP endpoint](https://www.codenation.dev/api/mcp): Streamable HTTP, no authentication; tools search_tools, get_tool, list_collections, get_collection, list_categories, submit_tool
- [MCP server card](https://www.codenation.dev/.well-known/mcp.json)

## Index

- [All tools](https://www.codenation.dev/launches/)
- [Collections](https://www.codenation.dev/best/)
- [AI](https://www.codenation.dev/category/ai/): Copilots, agents, model APIs and the tooling builders use to ship AI features.
- [Dev Tools](https://www.codenation.dev/category/dev-tools/): Hosting, databases, backends and the infrastructure SaaS is built on.
- [Analytics](https://www.codenation.dev/category/analytics/): Product analytics, web analytics and session replay to understand your users.
- [Fintech & Payments](https://www.codenation.dev/category/fintech/): Billing, payments and money movement for software businesses.
- [No-Code](https://www.codenation.dev/category/no-code/): Website builders and visual tools to ship without writing code.
- [Marketing](https://www.codenation.dev/category/marketing/): Email, newsletters and growth tools to get your launch in front of users.
- [Productivity](https://www.codenation.dev/category/productivity/): Issue tracking, docs and the tools teams run their day on.
- [Auth & Security](https://www.codenation.dev/category/security/): Authentication, identity and security building blocks for your app.

## Collections

- [Authentication tools for SaaS compared](https://www.codenation.dev/best/best-auth-tools-for-saas/): Clerk, WorkOS, Stytch, SuperTokens, Logto and Ory side by side: hosted or self-hosted, and the price of each, read on its own pricing page.
- [Stripe alternatives for payments and billing](https://www.codenation.dev/best/best-stripe-alternatives/): Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Lago, Hyperswitch and GoCardless: merchants of record, open-source billing and payment routing, and bank debit, with their prices.
- [Privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternatives](https://www.codenation.dev/best/best-google-analytics-alternatives/): Plausible, Fathom, Umami, Simple Analytics, GoatCounter and Matomo: hosted or self-hosted web analytics, and what each one costs.
- [Local LLM tools: Ollama, LM Studio, Jan and Aider](https://www.codenation.dev/best/best-local-llm-tools/): Four free tools to run open language models on your own computer: a command-line runner, two desktop apps and a coding assistant for the terminal, with their paid options.
- [Open-source Firebase alternatives](https://www.codenation.dev/best/best-firebase-alternatives/): Supabase, Appwrite and Neon: open-source backends and serverless Postgres, hosted or self-hosted, with their prices.
- [No-code tools to build a website or app](https://www.codenation.dev/best/best-no-code-website-builders/): Webflow, Framer, Carrd, Softr, Glide and Bubble: website builders and no-code app builders in the codenation index.
- [Email marketing and newsletter platforms](https://www.codenation.dev/best/best-email-marketing-platforms/): Beehiiv, Kit, MailerLite, Resend, Loops and listmonk: newsletters, marketing email, email sent from code and self-hosted sending.
- [Time-blocking and daily planning apps](https://www.codenation.dev/best/best-time-blocking-apps/): Sunsama, Akiflow and Motion: three planners that put your tasks on your calendar.

## Guides

- [Nofollow, sponsored and ugc: what link attributes tell Google](https://www.codenation.dev/guides/dofollow-vs-nofollow/)
- [How a new SaaS gets its first links](https://www.codenation.dev/guides/how-to-get-dofollow-backlinks/)
- [A SaaS launch checklist, from idea to first users](https://www.codenation.dev/guides/launch-saas-checklist/)
- [Choosing auth, payments and analytics for a SaaS](https://www.codenation.dev/guides/choosing-your-saas-stack/)

## Optional

- [About](https://www.codenation.dev/about/): how the index and its prices are checked
- [Add a project](https://www.codenation.dev/submit/)
- [Privacy](https://www.codenation.dev/privacy/)
- [Support](https://www.codenation.dev/support/): contact@codenation.dev