Last updated: November 2026
If you need a multi-tenant product with billing, roles and an API, not a brochure site, this page covers what a Phase-1 build includes, typical India pricing, how it is structured and how I deliver. I am Arun Tyagi, a senior freelance Laravel developer based in Noida. You work with me directly, with no agency bench between you and the code. Want to learn the build yourself first? Read the step-by-step guide to build SaaS with Laravel.
Free 48-hour MVP scope
Send a short brief: who it is for, the one job Phase 1 must do, timeline and budget band. After the discovery call I return a written Phase-1 scope and an INR range within 48 hours.
Platforms and products I have shipped
Client names, usage figures and revenue are confidential, so these summaries describe scope and stack only.
| Project | Type | Stack | What shipped |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR and Payroll Management System | In-house SaaS product | Laravel, React, MySQL | Employees, attendance, leave, payroll and HR operations; live demo; available to buy or customise. Also: HRMS software, payroll management. |
| RugOS / ExportOS | In-house product | Laravel, React | Commerce, warehouse, export and finance modules; live demo login |
| Payments platform | Client project | Laravel | Transaction flows, user management and ops admin, delivered on milestones; the client owns the code |
| Marketing platform | Client project | PHP, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, REST APIs | Campaign-workflow features released through staging |
| Donation platform | Client project | Laravel, React | Donations, events and multi-language content, delivered remotely with documented handover |
What a Laravel SaaS build includes
- Discovery: ideal customer, Phase-1 feature cut, tenancy decision, billing provider.
- Domain model: organisations, roles, invites, audit-friendly schema.
- Core product loop: the 5 to 8 screens that prove value.
- Subscriptions: Stripe Cashier or Razorpay, trials, failed payments, invoices.
- API: versioned REST, Sanctum, pagination, rate limits.
- Admin: Filament or a custom panel, so support never needs SSH.
- Launch: staging, tenant-isolation tests, backups, runbook.
How a typical build is structured
[ Browser / React / Next.js / Mobile ]
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HTTPS + Sanctum
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Laravel API (tenancy scope)
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Domains Billing Admin
(Eloquent (Cashier / (Filament
+ scopes) Razorpay) / custom)
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+---- Queues / Redis / Horizon ----+
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MySQL + backups
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Staging -> Production
Tenancy is enforced in the application layer (organisation or workspace id plus global scopes), unless a contract requires database-per-tenant; then tools such as stancl/tenancy come into the discussion. Billing webhooks are first-class, and feature flags (Laravel Pennant) keep unfinished modules dark.
Pricing for Laravel SaaS builds in India (INR)
| Build type | Typical range | Timeline | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| API backend for SaaS / mobile | Rs.60,000-Rs.1,80,000 | 4-8 weeks | Auth, core endpoints, queues, staging |
| Lean multi-tenant SaaS MVP | Rs.1,20,000-Rs.4,50,000 | 8-16 weeks | Tenancy, billing, roles, admin, launch |
| Marketplace / two-sided SaaS | Rs.2,50,000-Rs.5,00,000 | 12-20 weeks | Listings, payments, admin, API |
| Full platform / complex billing | Rs.3,00,000-Rs.6,00,000+ | 16-24 weeks | Metering, multi-plan, advanced ops |
Timelines are typical for each build type, not promises for a specific project.
Most serious MVPs land between Rs.1.2L and Rs.4.5L. Hourly architecture or consulting is Rs.3,000 per hour. You get a written estimate after a free discovery call.
How delivery runs
- Week 0, discovery: freeze Phase-1 scope around one core user journey.
- Weeks 1 to 3, foundations: organisation model, roles, invites, global scopes, tenant-isolation tests, staging and deploy pipeline.
- Weeks 4 to 8, product loop: the 5 to 8 features that prove value, admin tools, queues, weekly staging demos.
- Weeks 8 to 16, harden and launch: billing edge cases, rate limits, backups, runbook, pilot cohort, public launch.
See the Phase-1 scope checklist before the call.
Security basics included
- Organisation-scoped policies on every mutating action; the client never decides its own organisation id.
- Secrets only in environment config, never in front-end bundles.
- Signed temporary URLs for exports and downloads.
- Rate limits on login, password reset and sensitive APIs.
- Dependency updates planned into retainers (Composer and npm).
Tech stack
Laravel with PHP 8.2+, MySQL or PostgreSQL, Redis for queues and cache, Horizon when volume justifies it. Sanctum for SPA and mobile APIs, or session auth for Blade apps. Stripe Cashier for international cards, Razorpay for India-first products. Filament for admin when speed matters. Front ends: Blade with Livewire for internal tools, React or Next.js for a modern product UI, React Native for a mobile companion. Tests with Pest or PHPUnit on tenancy and billing paths. Hosting on a managed VPS or cloud with staging that mirrors production.
Working together
- Free 30-minute call: product, timeline, budget band.
- Written Phase-1 scope and INR estimate, usually within 48 hours.
- 50 percent plus milestone payments, never 100 percent upfront.
- Weekly progress notes and staging URLs.
- Launch, then an optional retainer (around Rs.90,000 for about 40 hours a month, no obligation).
International clients can pay in USD or GBP through Wise, PayPal or bank transfer; Indian clients receive GST-compliant invoices where applicable. To quote accurately I need: who the product is for, the one job it must do in Phase 1, individuals or companies as users, billing model, front-end choice, and your timeline and budget band.
Related reading
- Laravel SaaS application architecture
- Laravel SaaS MVP cost in India 2026
- Stripe and Razorpay billing checklist
- Multi-tenant SaaS on Laravel deep dive
- Filament admin for SaaS
- Retainer vs fixed price for a SaaS MVP
Ready to scope Phase 1?
Book a free discovery call or WhatsApp a 5 to 10 sentence brief. I usually reply within 4 business hours.
