Building a SaaS product with Laravel in 2026 is more approachable than ever — but there are architecture decisions you need to get right from day one, or you'll be refactoring for months.
I've put together a complete guide covering everything from project structure to multi-tenancy, Stripe billing integration, authentication, testing strategy, and production deployment.
Here's a quick overview of what the guide covers:
What you'll learn:
How to structure a production-ready Laravel SaaS from scratch
Multi-tenancy with stancl/tenancy — single DB vs multi DB explained
Stripe billing setup with subscription plans and webhooks
Authentication with roles and permissions
QA testing strategy before you ship
Deployment checklist for Laravel on a VPS
Prerequisites: Basic Laravel knowledge, Composer, a local dev environment.
Why Laravel for SaaS in 2026?
Laravel remains the strongest PHP framework for SaaS because of its ecosystem — Cashier for Stripe billing, Sanctum/Jetstream for auth, Horizon for queues, and Forge/Envoyer for deployment. You're not reinventing anything, just assembling battle-tested packages.
The question most teams get wrong is architecture upfront — specifically, multi-tenancy. Get that wrong early and the refactor later is painful.
The full guide
I've written this up in full detail — architecture decisions, code examples, and a deployment checklist — on the YourSiteFactory blog:
[How to Build a SaaS Application with Laravel in 2026 — Complete Guide]
Drop any questions in the comments — happy to go deeper on the multi-tenancy or Stripe setup parts.
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