The End of Default SaaS: Enter MikroSuite
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The author introduces MikroSuite, a collection of MIT-licensed, local-first productivity tools (writing, planning, chat, meetings, analytics, uptime monitoring, logs, and more) built as a direct response to bloated, expensive, and privacy-invasive SaaS software. Apps run directly in the browser with transfer sizes of 30–40kb, store data locally, and are designed to work on minimal hardware. The project grew out of the author's effort to replace AWS dependencies in their own product with tiny, self-contained developer libraries. The broader argument is that most everyday productivity software is not inherently complex, and the industry's default reliance on American SaaS creates lock-in, rising costs, and geopolitical data risks — all of which can be addressed with small, auditable, self-hostable alternatives.
