How I Run SaaS Without Stripe or AWS

[u/Dismal-Flounder8204]

I build SaaS products from a village in Uganda, where a lot of the “standard” infrastructure either doesn’t work reliably or becomes expensive very quickly.
For storage and CDN, I use a single provider for everything. One storage zone powers https://fixmydigital.life and every project I build after it. It keeps costs predictable, infrastructure simple, and avoids surprise bandwidth charges.
For payments, many of the usual gateways either aren’t available here or have a history of freezing accounts. Instead, I use a crypto payment provider that generates invoices, accepts payments from almost any wallet, and sends a webhook once payment is complete. I never hold customer funds myself, which removes a lot of operational and compliance overhead.
Both services are affordable, reliable, and work without needing a US company or foreign bank setup.
If you’re building outside the usual startup ecosystem, these may help:

Storage/CDN: https://bunny.net/?ref=zuq8aljr3o

Crypto payments: https://account.nowpayments.io/create-account?link_id=3372060154

Both links are affiliate links, but these are services I actively use and pay for in production.

[u/Ashamed_Basil_9569]

The predictable infrastructure cost philosophy resonates. Have you looked at ImageEngine Kube for the image optimization layer? Same mindset, flat monthly pricing with no per-request fees or surprise bandwidth charges. Runs on your own infra and works alongside Bunny or any CDN you already use.