Laravel APIs and Backends
Built to Scale
Not Just to Ship

Laravel is a PHP framework used for building web applications, REST APIs, SaaS backends, admin panels, eCommerce systems, and multi-tenant platforms. It is the most popular PHP framework in the world, known for its clean syntax, built-in authentication, Eloquent ORM, queue management, and developer-friendly tooling (Artisan CLI, Laravel Forge for deployment, Laravel Vapor for serverless). Common Laravel use cases: REST APIs for mobile apps, SaaS multi-tenant backends, WooCommerce extensions, custom admin panels, and backend systems for React or Vue frontends.

Use Laravel if your team has PHP experience, your application is CRUD-heavy (forms, reports, admin interfaces), or you need a mature ecosystem with built-in authentication, queue management, and database tooling. Laravel's synchronous request model is simpler to reason about for standard web applications. Use Node.js if your application requires real-time capabilities (WebSockets, live updates), handles very high concurrency, or if your frontend team (React, Vue) wants a JavaScript backend to share code. CV Infotech builds in both, we recommend based on your specific requirements.

Laravel development at CV Infotech costs $30 per hour. A REST API for a mobile application costs $5,000 to $18,000. A Laravel SaaS backend with multi-tenancy, authentication, and billing integration costs $15,000 to $50,000. A custom admin panel built in Laravel costs $4,000 to $15,000. A WooCommerce custom plugin or eCommerce backend system costs $3,000 to $12,000. US-based Laravel agencies charge $100 to $200 per hour for the same work.

We develop on the current LTS (Long-Term Support) or latest stable Laravel release, Laravel 11 as of 2024. New projects are built on the latest stable version to benefit from current security patches and framework improvements. Legacy projects on older Laravel versions are maintained on their existing version unless an upgrade is required for security or feature reasons, in which case we assess and quote the upgrade separately.

Yes. REST API development is one of the most common Laravel engagements. Laravel's API-first capabilities include: Laravel Sanctum for stateless API authentication (token-based, suitable for mobile apps), Laravel Passport for OAuth2 server implementation, resource transformation with API resources for consistent JSON output, rate limiting built into the framework, and API versioning patterns. We build Laravel APIs for mobile apps (iOS and Android), React and Vue frontends, and third-party integrations.

Yes. Laravel is well-suited for multi-tenant SaaS applications. Common approaches: shared database with tenant_id on every table (fastest to implement, suitable for most SaaS products), separate database per tenant via Laravel's database connection switching (stronger isolation, higher infrastructure cost), or packages like tenancy-for-laravel (Stancl Tenancy) that handle tenant routing, database switching, and storage isolation. We assess the right approach based on your compliance requirements, expected customer count, and infrastructure budget.

Yes. Laravel commonly serves as the API backend for a Vue.js or React frontend. Laravel handles data persistence, authentication, business logic, queue jobs, and file storage; the React or Vue app handles the user interface. Laravel also has Inertia.js, which allows building Vue or React single-page app experiences inside Laravel without building a separate API, the server renders the initial page and the frontend handles subsequent navigation. Laravel Livewire is another option for reactive UIs without JavaScript frameworks.

Yes. We handle migrations to Laravel from CodeIgniter, Symfony, CakePHP, plain PHP, and WordPress custom development. Before committing to a migration, we audit the existing codebase: database schema, business logic complexity, third-party integrations, and test coverage. Some legacy PHP codebases are better incrementally refactored (adding Laravel one module at a time) rather than full rewrites. We give an honest recommendation before quoting the work.

A REST API for a mobile application takes 4 to 10 weeks. A Laravel SaaS backend with authentication, billing, and core business logic takes 12 to 24 weeks. A custom admin panel takes 4 to 12 weeks. A WooCommerce plugin or eCommerce backend takes 3 to 8 weeks. All timelines assume a complete brief and client feedback within 48 hours at each stage.

Yes. Laravel's built-in testing tools (PHPUnit and Pest) are used for feature and unit tests. Feature tests cover HTTP routes, form validation, authentication flows, and API response formats. Unit tests cover service classes and business logic. We include a basic test suite as part of every Laravel project, covering the core API endpoints and authentication flows at minimum. Comprehensive test coverage is scoped as additional work when required.

WooCommerce plugins are built in PHP, not Laravel, WooCommerce runs on WordPress which has its own PHP conventions. We build WooCommerce plugins directly in WordPress's plugin architecture. We can build Laravel applications that integrate with WooCommerce via WooCommerce's REST API, for example, a Laravel-based order management system that pulls WooCommerce orders, a custom B2B portal that sits alongside a WooCommerce store, or a Laravel microservice that processes WooCommerce webhook events.

Three reasons: 14 years of PHP experience, with clients who have been with us since 2012. We publish our rate ($30/hour) and produce a written scope before any payment. And 512 verified 5.0 reviews on Freelancer.com independently confirm delivery quality at scale. We do not outsource Laravel work to third-party vendors, every developer is a direct employee.