SaaS Application Development Services

SaaS platform development involves six steps: discovery phase, evaluation, planning, subscribing, development, and operations. The first three steps are usually done once before the application’s launch. Subscribing, development, and operations occur during each iteration.
At Apriorit, we start SaaS development by <a href=/white-papers/710-project-discovery-phase>identifying our client’s needs</a> during the discovery phase. Then, we plan a user-centric design, choose a suitable cloud environment, and select reliable security mechanisms for each development iteration. After the release, we collect user feedback and help our client further improve their product.

Depending on the nature and goals of your application, you can choose between the following architecture properties:
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<li>A vertical or horizontal architecture, suitable for industry-specific or feature-specific apps (respectively)</li>
<li>A single-tenant or multi-tenant SaaS architecture that caters to one or many clients within one app database</li>
<li>A monolithic or <a href=/case-studies/709-microservices-saas-property-management>microservices</a> architecture, defining whether application components are united or divided into multiple containers</li>
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When designing an architecture, we take into account the application’s properties, your business goals, and growth predictions.

Scalability is one of the key advantages of the SaaS delivery format, as its cloud-based nature allows applications to quickly adapt to user demands. Here’s what we do at Apriorit to make our applications scalable:
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<li>Adopt a modular architecture and microservices</li>
<li>Leverage cloud-based infrastructure</li>
<li>Automate scaling processes</li>
<li>Implement continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD)</li>
<li>Monitor app performance and balance the load</li>
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To ensure data protection, a SaaS application has to be secured at the following levels:
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<li>Infrastructure. Each CSP must pass a security check; every point of connection between providers should be correctly initiated and consistently maintained.</li>
<li>Network. Network security ensures that whenever someone accesses your product, the connection is secure.</li>
<li>Software. Prevent security vulnerabilities and attacks such as cross-site scripting, SQL injection, and other common web application attacks.</li>
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Apriorit experts can help you build a secure SaaS product, maintain and audit an existing one, and offer advice on how to configure your solution’s protection.

SaaS solutions can be prone to hacking, insider attacks, weak data protection, and other risks. Here are the key <a href=/dev-blog/540-cloud-security-and-compliance>SaaS security risks</a> you need to consider when building your app:
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<li>Misconfiguration of cloud infrastructure and application security</li>
<li>Failure to audit security risks of your CSP</li>
<li>Unprotected integrations</li>
<li>Insufficient logging and monitoring</li>
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As a company with 20+ years of cybersecurity experience, we design all our applications with security in mind and implement protection mechanisms against common SaaS attacks.

The cost of SaaS development is affected by many factors, including:
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<li>The complexity of your product, which affects the time required for development</li>
<li>The technology stack you want to use</li>
<li>The size of the development team and required level of expertise</li>
<li>Cloud resource consumption</li>
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Developing the first version of a SaaS product usually costs between $50,000 and $300,000.