SaaS Architecture That Scales With Your Business.
I've rebuilt three SaaS platforms from scratch because their original MVP architecture couldn't handle 1,000 users. Let alone 100,000. The architectural decisions you make in month one determine whether you're rewriting in year two.
SaaS Architecture Decisions Compound
Every SaaS platform I've worked on that hit scaling problems traces back to 'shortcuts' from the first 90 days. Here's what breaks:
Multi-Tenancy Complexity
Data isolation, tenant customization, noisy neighbor problems - multi-tenant architecture is nuanced. Get it wrong early and you'll rebuild later or accept scaling limits.
Subscription Billing Edge Cases
Prorations, upgrades, downgrades, trials, usage-based pricing, failed payments - billing logic has more edge cases than most teams anticipate. Revenue recognition adds another layer of complexity.
Scaling Inflection Points
What works at 100 customers breaks at 1,000 and fails completely at 10,000. Database bottlenecks, background job queues, and API rate limits need to be anticipated, not discovered in production.
Feature Flag and Release Management
Enterprise customers want stability; startups want new features. Managing multiple customer segments with different feature access and release cadences requires architectural support.
Integration Expectations
B2B customers expect API access, webhook notifications, SSO, and integration with their existing tools. Building a platform, not just an application, requires different thinking.
Security and Compliance Demands
Enterprise sales require SOC 2, SSO, audit logs, and security questionnaires. These features need architectural support - they cannot be credibly added as afterthoughts.
Enterprise-Ready Architecture
We build SaaS platforms that pass enterprise security reviews and enable the sales your growth depends on.
SOC 2 Type II+
Security controls, availability guarantees, and processing integrity designed from the start. Audit-ready logging and documentation as standard practice.
Required for enterprise B2B sales and increasingly expected by SMB customers.
GDPR / CCPA+
Privacy-by-design architecture with data portability, right to deletion, and consent management built into the platform.
Legal requirement for serving EU customers or California residents.
SSO / SAML / OIDC+
Enterprise identity integration supporting Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, and custom SAML providers.
Table stakes for enterprise sales - IT teams require SSO for approved vendors.
API Security+
OAuth 2.0, API key management, rate limiting, and comprehensive API documentation for platform integrations.
Required for customers who need to integrate your platform with their systems.
Data Residency+
Multi-region deployment capability with data residency controls for customers with geographic data requirements.
Increasingly required for enterprise and international customers.
Audit Logging+
Comprehensive activity logging with retention policies, export capabilities, and tamper-evident storage.
Required for SOC 2, enterprise security reviews, and incident investigation.
SaaS Platforms We Build
From early-stage MVPs to enterprise platform rewrites, we build SaaS applications designed for growth.
SaaS development is architectural investment. We spend significant time on tenant isolation, data modeling, and infrastructure patterns before building features. This upfront investment pays dividends as you scale - systems that gracefully handle 10x growth instead of requiring emergency rewrites. We also design for the business model: subscription billing, usage metering, and the metrics you need to understand unit economics.
Multi-Tenant Platforms
Shared infrastructure with logical tenant isolation, per-tenant customization, and scaling patterns that prevent noisy neighbor problems. Designed for thousands of tenants.
Subscription & Billing Systems
Stripe, Chargebee, or custom billing integration with proper handling of trials, prorations, upgrades, and dunning. Revenue recognition and subscription analytics included.
API-First Platforms
RESTful or GraphQL APIs designed for third-party integration. OAuth 2.0, webhooks, rate limiting, and documentation that developers actually want to use.
Workflow & Automation Tools
Visual workflow builders, automation engines, and integration platforms. Built for non-technical users while remaining powerful enough for complex requirements.
Analytics & Reporting Platforms
Multi-tenant analytics with proper data isolation, customizable dashboards, and export capabilities. Built for the data volumes SaaS generates.
Marketplace & Platform Products
Multi-sided platforms with vendor management, payment splitting, and marketplace dynamics. Built for platform business models.
SaaS Projects We Have Delivered
Platforms built for scale, from early-stage products to enterprise-grade systems processing millions.
SaaS Development Process
Architecture Design
Multi-tenancy patterns, data modeling, and infrastructure design. We make the hard decisions early when they are cheap to change.
Core Platform Build
Authentication, authorization, tenant management, and billing integration. The foundation that every feature builds on.
Feature Development
Iterative feature development with continuous deployment. Ship frequently, gather feedback, and adjust course.
Scale Preparation
Performance optimization, monitoring, and capacity planning. Ready for the growth you are building toward.
Common Questions
Everything you need to know about saas development and working with us.
How do you approach multi-tenant architecture?+
We evaluate the right tenancy model for your use case - shared database with tenant IDs, schema-per-tenant, or database-per-tenant depending on isolation requirements, scale expectations, and operational complexity tolerance. Most B2B SaaS works well with shared database and logical isolation; enterprises with strict data requirements may need physical separation.
Can you integrate with existing billing systems?+
Yes - we have deep experience with Stripe Billing, Chargebee, and custom billing implementations. We handle the complexity of subscription lifecycle management including trials, prorations, upgrades, downgrades, and failed payment recovery. We also build the subscription analytics you need to understand MRR, churn, and customer lifetime value.
How do you handle SaaS scaling challenges?+
We design for scale from the start - database sharding strategies, background job architecture, caching layers, and API rate limiting. We identify likely bottlenecks during architecture and build with specific scaling strategies for each. When you hit growth inflection points, the system is ready.
What about enterprise features like SSO?+
Enterprise features like SSO (SAML, OIDC), audit logging, and role-based access control need architectural support from day one. We build these capabilities into the platform architecture so they can be enabled when enterprise deals require them, not rebuilt under sales pressure.
How do you approach MVP vs. full platform development?+
MVPs need to validate business hypotheses quickly, but they also need to be architected for growth if validation succeeds. We build MVPs that can evolve into full platforms without rewrites - good architecture isn't more expensive, it's more thoughtful. The same principles apply at lower scope.
What ongoing support do you provide?+
SaaS platforms require continuous development - new features, scaling adjustments, and operational support. We offer ongoing development partnerships that provide dedicated capacity for your platform evolution, not just bug fixes. Your platform grows; our relationship grows with it.
Ready to Build Your SaaS Platform?
Let's discuss your project requirements, compliance needs, and timeline. We'll provide an honest assessment of how we can help.
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