Are you thinking to build a SaaS application using Laravel and don't know where to start? And if it's good for it and what tools and libraries works best with it? This article is just about that.

Why Using Laravel Is a Good Idea for a SaaS Platform?

When it come to building a SaaS, the framework and language does really matters, it's important that the application is secure and the building process is smooth. There are several options that matches with these requirements such as NextJS, Django or Laravel. But after coding in all of them, I can confidently say that Laravel is a the most faster and reliable way to build a SaaS application.

5 Tips when building a SaaS Platform with Laravel

Here are some tips that you should consider when building a SaaS application with Laravel.

Start with a Starter-Kit
It's always a good idea to kick-start the project without worrying about the basic things that all the application needs such as login system, integrations and base layouts. I recommend to use Breeze if you are beginner.

Handling Payments
If you are building a SaaS, there is a high chance that it will involve payments and to accept payments many of the developer choose Stripe to go with which is an excellent choice and Laravel knows about that and they developed a tool called Cashier for that. It really helps to integrate payments very easily.

Hanlding Multi-Tenancy
Multi-Tenancy mostly means when your website is used by multiple companies under their own brands and is also known as whitelabel websites, although it is also refer to the websites which does not changes the brand but still has multiple companies/brand/teams under it. And to handle this type of features, there is great tools out there for Laravel. I recommend to use Spatie's Multi-Tenancy.

Roles & Permissions
Well, this part of the application is needed in almost all of the SaaS platforms, since there is a high chance that there will be multiple users type using your website. And here Spatie again plays a major role with their laravel-permissions library.

Query Scopes
Scopes is a really great way to automate all the queries based on the logged in user or even not. For example, you might have a blog in your saas and you don't want to show the draft versions if the user isn't an admin. For that, traditionally you would add the condition to all the queries you make but you can make it automated using Laravel's Scope. It's a feature built-in Laravel.

A more detailed version of this article and more tips can be found on the Developer Wings' article: https://developerwings.com/building-a-saas-platform-using-laravel/

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