A SaaS platform needs more than screens. Teams need a clear model for tenants, permissions, billing, data boundaries, deployment and support. DEDEVS scopes those decisions before development begins.
Decisions a SaaS platform needs up front
Multi-tenancy
Shared database with tenant keys, a schema per tenant, or separate databases. The choice sets cost, isolation and how migrations run.
Role-based access
Roles inside each tenant, plus platform-level admin, enforced in the API rather than only in the interface.
Billing
Plans, trials, seats or usage, connected to a payment provider such as Stripe, with what happens when a payment fails.
Data boundaries
Which data belongs to a tenant, what can be exported, and what is removed when an account closes.
Operations after launch
Migrations
Schema changes planned to roll out across every tenant with as little disruption as possible.
Observability
Logs, error tracking and alerts, so problems are found before customers report them.
Deployment
Repeatable builds and environments for staging and production.
Support
Admin tools for your team to see and fix a tenant's account.
What an MVP does not need yet
If you are still proving demand, start smaller. A first release can often run on one tenant model and simple billing, then grow.
Per-tenant customisation
Custom domains, themes and feature flags per customer can wait for paying demand.
Usage-based billing
Flat plans are simpler to launch; metering can follow.
From first call to handover
01 Architecture scope
Tenancy, roles, billing and data decisions written down before any build.
02 Written proposal
Phases, exclusions, acceptance criteria and a delivery plan.
03 Build in phases
Two-week sprints, each ending in a reviewable build.
04 Launch and operate
Deployment, monitoring and an agreed support arrangement.
What we build it with
React
Next.js
Node.js
PostgreSQL
AWS
Docker
Work We've Done
Plan your SaaS platform
Tell us who your tenants are and how you charge. We will map the decisions to make before building.
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