Laravel development covers the full lifecycle of PHP applications built on the framework — new builds, ongoing maintenance, modernizing legacy codebases with Livewire or Inertia frontends, pulling out headless APIs, and migrating to Next.js when performance, SEO, or team velocity actually makes it necessary. The work starts wherever your app is right now and moves it to where it needs to be.
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Compliance
Laravel Maintenance & Upgrades
Livewire 3 Integration
Inertia.js + React/Vue Frontend
Headless Laravel API
Legacy Code Modernization
Laravel to Next.js Migration
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PHP 8.3 & Laravel 11 Upgrades
Queue & Job Architecture
Multi-tenant SaaS Scaffolding
Ecommerce API Extraction
CI/CD & Zero-Downtime Deploys
Performance Profiling
Unser Prozess
Codebase Audit
Architecture Plan
Incremental Build
Migration & Cutover
Stabilization & Handoff
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How long does a Laravel version upgrade take?
A single major version jump — say, Laravel 9 to 10 — typically takes one to two weeks depending on test coverage, custom packages, and how much deprecated API usage is buried in the codebase. Multi-version jumps like 5.x to 11 are phased over four to eight weeks, with intermediate staging deployments at each major version so regressions surface early rather than all at once.
Should I use Livewire or Inertia.js for my Laravel frontend?
Livewire makes sense if your team is PHP-first and wants reactive UI without writing JavaScript. Inertia fits better when you want a full React or Vue SPA experience but don't want the overhead of a separate API. We look at your team's actual skills and your product requirements before recommending either — not just what's trending.
When should I migrate from Laravel to Next.js?
Migrate when frontend performance, SEO requirements, or hiring genuinely demands a JavaScript-first stack. If your Laravel app already works primarily as an API and your frontend is React via Inertia, that migration is incremental anyway. We don't push Next.js because it's popular — only when PHP is a measurable bottleneck with data to back it up.
Can you extract a headless API from my existing Laravel monolith?
Yes. We identify the business logic buried in controllers and Blade views, extract it into service classes, and expose it through versioned REST or GraphQL endpoints. The existing Blade frontend keeps working throughout, so your users don't see any downtime or feature freeze while the work happens underneath.
Do you offer ongoing Laravel maintenance retainers?
We offer monthly retainers covering security patches, dependency updates, performance monitoring, and a set number of feature development hours. Retainers start at $2,000/month. Every client gets a dedicated Slack channel and same-day response on anything critical.
What if my app isn't Laravel — it's raw PHP or another framework?
We handle migrations from CodeIgniter, Symfony, CakePHP, and custom PHP frameworks to Laravel. It starts with the same codebase audit. We map existing routes, database schemas, and business logic, then rebuild incrementally in Laravel with test coverage added at each stage.
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