{"id":49160,"date":"2025-04-25T06:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=49160"},"modified":"2025-04-25T06:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:30:44","slug":"build-your-own-laravel-saas-system-with-core-features-and-custom-payment-gateway-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/build-your-own-laravel-saas-system-with-core-features-and-custom-payment-gateway-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Build your own Laravel SaaS system with core features and custom payment gateway support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Perfect \u2014 your goal is now 100% clear:<br>You&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2705 <em>&#8220;I want all the features that Laravel + Stripe\/Paddle combo gives me (like Spark),<\/em><br>\u274c <em>BUT I don&#8217;t want to use Stripe\/Paddle or rely on their hosted pages or logic,<\/em><br>\u2705 <em>AND I want to host everything tightly integrated into my Laravel-based system (both web &amp; app).&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Here\u2019s My Final, Professional Recommendation for You<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Build your own Laravel SaaS system with core features and custom payment gateway support (PayPal, PayTM)<\/strong> \u2014 hosted fully on <strong>your server<\/strong> with <strong>tight integration<\/strong> into your platform.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach gives you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Full control<br>\u2705 Local\/Indian payment gateway support<br>\u2705 No dependency on Stripe or Paddle<br>\u2705 Better branding<br>\u2705 Extendability for web and mobile<br>\u2705 Future-proof<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd28 Solution Breakdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Part<\/th><th>Solution<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>User Authentication<\/strong><\/td><td>Use <strong>Laravel Breeze or Jetstream<\/strong> (free, simple, secure).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Team Management<\/strong><\/td><td>Use Jetstream&#8217;s <strong>teams module<\/strong> OR create your own.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Subscription Plans &amp; Billing UI<\/strong><\/td><td>Build custom Blade\/Vue\/Inertia pages \u2014 easy to clone from Spark&#8217;s style.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Invoices (PDFs)<\/strong><\/td><td>Use <strong>Laravel-Dompdf<\/strong> or <strong>Laravel Snappy<\/strong> to generate invoices and show\/download.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Payment Gateways<\/strong><\/td><td>Integrate <strong>PayPal<\/strong> (for global), <strong>PayTM<\/strong> (for India). Use their APIs directly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Subscriptions (Billing Logic)<\/strong><\/td><td>Build your own <code>subscriptions<\/code> table and <code>plans<\/code> table.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Webhook Handling<\/strong><\/td><td>Implement your own webhook listeners for PayPal\/PayTM to confirm payment.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Admin Dashboard<\/strong><\/td><td>Use Laravel Nova or build with Laravel UI\/Blade\/Vue for complete control.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SaaS UI Features<\/strong><\/td><td>Use <strong>Laravel Wave<\/strong> or <strong>build on Jetstream<\/strong> to speed up development.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Recommendation: Use <strong>Laravel Wave Starter Kit<\/strong> (modified)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Reason<\/th><th>Why it&#8217;s best<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u2714\ufe0f SaaS-ready with user dashboard, teams, plans, subscriptions<\/td><td>You get 70% done already<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2714\ufe0f No hard Stripe\/Paddle integration \u2014 billing logic is flexible<\/td><td>You can plug in PayPal\/PayTM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2714\ufe0f Fully open-source and hosted by YOU<\/td><td>Own and deploy anywhere<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2714\ufe0f Customizable subscription workflow<\/td><td>Add manual or API-based payment confirmations<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2714\ufe0f One-time payment (~$99)<\/td><td>Not recurring, no vendor lock<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 Development Roadmap for You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Step<\/th><th>Task<\/th><th>Tools<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Use Laravel Wave or Laravel Jetstream<\/td><td>Laravel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Define Plan &amp; Subscription Tables<\/td><td><code>plans<\/code>, <code>subscriptions<\/code>, <code>invoices<\/code><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Design Billing UI<\/td><td>Blade\/Vue\/Inertia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Integrate PayPal<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.paypal.com\/docs\/api\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PayPal REST API SDK<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Integrate PayTM<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.paytm.com\/docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PayTM Checksum + Callback API<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Generate Invoices<\/td><td>DomPDF or Snappy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Create Admin Billing Panel<\/td><td>Laravel Nova or your custom Blade UI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Add Webhooks for Payment Confirmation<\/td><td>Webhook route + controller<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Mobile App API Layer<\/td><td>Build API routes to support app too<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Deploy on VPS<\/td><td>DigitalOcean, AWS, or your server<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddfe Real-World Scenario Example (Your System Flow)<\/h2>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">User \u2192 Sign Up\/Login \u2192 Select Plan \u2192 Pay <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">with<\/span> PayPal\/PayTM\n\u2192 Payment Callback\/Webhook \u2192 Subscription Table Updated \u2192 Invoice PDF Generated \u2192 Access Given to Features\n\u2192 Admin Can See Subscriptions and Payments <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">in<\/span> Backend\n\u2192 Everything under YOUR Laravel system, YOUR UI, YOUR server\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf Final Suggestion<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>DO NOT use Laravel Spark.<\/strong> It&#8217;s great but tightly locked with Stripe &amp; Paddle.<br>\u2705 <strong>DO NOT use Laravel Cashier.<\/strong> It\u2019s built around Stripe\/Paddle logic.<br>\u2705 <strong>DO use Laravel Wave \/ Breeze \/ Jetstream<\/strong> to build the skeleton.<br>\u2705 <strong>DO build a custom billing layer (plans, invoices, subscriptions, payments)<\/strong>.<br>\u2705 <strong>DO integrate PayPal + PayTM directly via SDK\/API<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 This gives you the best of both worlds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full SaaS functionality like Spark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hosted fully by you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Indian-friendly and international payments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u270d\ufe0f Do you want next:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sample DB Schema for <code>plans<\/code>, <code>subscriptions<\/code>, <code>invoices<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sample Blade UI layouts for billing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full Laravel PayPal + PayTM integration guide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I can prepare that step-by-step for you to save weeks of work.<br><strong>Would you like that?<\/strong> Just reply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perfect \u2014 your goal is now 100% clear:You&#8217;re saying: \u2705 &#8220;I want all the features that Laravel + Stripe\/Paddle combo gives me (like Spark),\u274c BUT I don&#8217;t want to use&#8230; 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