Build an AI SEO SaaS in Next.js with Stripe and GPT-5
Tech With Emma published a full walkthrough for building a production-ready AI SEO marketing SaaS from scratch. The video runs about 4.5 hours and covers the entire stack, from database setup to Stripe billing to final deployment.
What Gets Built
The finished app includes AI keyword research, competitor discovery, brand visibility tracking inside AI search results (ChatGPT and Gemini), citation and mention tracking, content opportunity suggestions, saved report history, and a modern landing page. Light and dark mode are included out of the box.
Background jobs handle the heavy lifting so reports run asynchronously with real-time progress updates. Usage limits and feature locks enforce the plan tiers, and Stripe subscriptions manage billing end to end.
Tech Stack
- Next.js for the full-stack framework
- MongoDB and Prisma for the database layer
- Better Auth for authentication
- Trigger.dev for background jobs
- Bright Data for web scraping
- Stripe for subscriptions and billing
- Codex with GPT-5.6 Sol for AI-powered reports
- TestSprite CLI for pre-production testing and verification
How the Tutorial Is Structured
The timestamps break into discrete phases, so you can jump to the section you care about most: MongoDB and Prisma setup starts at 18 minutes, the keyword research API and background job section runs from roughly 1:43 to 2:59, and Stripe billing lands at the 4:27 mark. Source code is available on GitHub.
If you’re looking to understand how AI visibility tracking (specifically tracking brand mentions inside ChatGPT and Gemini responses) fits into a real SaaS architecture, the section starting at 3:17 covers that in detail.
I’m founder of BizStack at Cagri Sarigoz LLC and a passionate advocate for entrepreneurs.
With over 14 years in tech, marketing, and AI, including my role as Head of SEO at CitizenShipper and co-founder of TaleBot at Intale AI, I’m dedicated to sharing genuine, useful product insights and tips.
At BizStack, I aim to cut through the digital noise to provide clear, actionable advice.
And more than all else, I’m a father to a (always) little girl and a husband.
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