+312%
organic revenue in 9 months
Web App & Custom Software Development
Custom web apps and software on Laravel, from MVPs to full marketplaces.
We build ZiRank's own site on this exact stack: Laravel, Livewire, Filament, hosted on a self-managed VPS. When we pitch you a Laravel app, you're looking at proof, not a slide.
Outcome
Full source ownership, fixed-scope quotes
Every Web App & Custom Software Development engagement leads with the metric it moves, not a keyword screenshot.
The problem
Most custom software quotes are for a black box you can't leave.
Agencies that build on proprietary no-code platforms, or hand you a codebase nobody else can read, are really selling you a dependency, not software. Laravel is the most widely-adopted PHP framework in the world, which means your app can always be picked up by another developer, hosted anywhere, and understood by whoever you hire next. We build for that outcome, not for lock-in.
What does Web App & Custom Software Development include?
This is the specific work that makes up a monthly engagement.
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SaaS MVP
A 4-week sprint to a working product you can put in front of real users.
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Custom Dashboards & Internal Tools
Replace the spreadsheet-and-Slack-thread workflow with software your team actually wants to use.
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Marketplaces & Booking Platforms
Multi-vendor marketplaces, booking systems, and platforms with real payment flows.
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API Development
Clean, documented, versioned APIs, for mobile apps, partners, or internal services.
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App Rescue & Refactor
Inherited a slow, undocumented, or half-finished Laravel app? We'll stabilise it first.
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DevOps & Hosting
CyberPanel, AWS, or DigitalOcean, deployed, monitored, and documented.
What you get
What's included in your Web App & Custom Software Development plan?
Every plan lists what ships and when. No surprise scope, no billable retainer creep.
- Discovery + technical scoping before any code is written
- Weekly demo of working software, not a status call
- Automated test coverage on business-critical logic
- CI/CD pipeline set up from day one (GitHub Actions → your server)
- Full source code ownership, documented, no vendor lock-in
- 30-day post-launch support window included
The stack
The stack we build on, and run our own site on.
No exotic dependencies, no framework-of-the-month. Battle-tested tools chosen for what they'll cost you to maintain in three years, not what's fastest to demo today.
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Frontend
- Livewire 3
- Alpine.js
- Inertia + Vue (SPA-style apps)
- Tailwind CSS
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Backend
- Laravel 11
- Filament (admin/CMS)
- Laravel Horizon (queues)
- Sanctum / Passport (API auth)
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Data
- MySQL / PostgreSQL
- Redis (cache + queues)
- Meilisearch (search)
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Infrastructure
- CyberPanel / OpenLiteSpeed
- AWS / DigitalOcean
- GitHub Actions CI/CD
- Sentry (error tracking)
This is the same stack ZiRank's own site runs on: Laravel, Livewire, Filament, self-hosted.
Sample deliverables
Real artifacts, not slide-deck theatre.
Every Web App & Custom Software Development retainer ships these. You keep them all, forever, whether you renew or not.
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Technical scoping doc
Data model, core flows, and integration points documented before a line of code is written: the contract for what "done" means.
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Weekly demo access
A staging URL you can click through every week. No black-box development, no surprises at delivery.
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Full source ownership
Every line of code, every commit, transferred to your GitHub org. No proprietary platform, no monthly licence to keep it running.
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Deployment runbook
Documented deploy process, environment variables, and server access, so your next developer isn't starting from zero.
How we work
How we run your Web App & Custom Software Development engagement.
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Scope
A technical discovery session maps the data model, core user flows, and integration points. You get a fixed-scope proposal, not an open-ended estimate.
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Build
Weekly sprints with a demoable increment every Friday. You see working software from week one, not a Gantt chart.
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Test
Automated tests on business-critical logic, manual QA on every user flow, and a staging environment that mirrors production.
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Launch
Deployed to your infrastructure or ours, with CI/CD wired in and a 30-day support window to catch what only real usage reveals.
Proof
Recent Web App & Custom Software Development results.
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Pricing
How much does Web App & Custom Software Development cost in Dubai?
It depends on your site, your competitors, and the scope you need, so we price it after a short look at your business rather than guess in public. Tell us what you're working with and we'll come back with a number.
Straight answers
Questions we hear about Web App & Custom Software Development.
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Do we own the code when the project is done?
Yes, entirely. Every commit lives in your GitHub org from day one. We don't hold the repo hostage, and there's no proprietary platform licence required to keep your app running after we're gone.
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Is pricing structured as a fixed scope, or hourly?
Fixed scope for MVPs and defined feature sets, scoped after a technical discovery session. Larger or evolving builds (marketplaces, enterprise apps) run as a day-rate retainer once the initial scope is delivered. See /pricing for indicative ranges.
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Can you take over an app another developer or agency built?
Yes, this is a regular engagement type for us. We start with a stabilisation pass (get it deployable, add test coverage around the riskiest paths) before touching feature work, so we're not refactoring blind.
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What if we need to scale past what our current server handles?
Laravel scales horizontally well: queues via Redis, read replicas for MySQL, and Meilisearch for search at volume. We architect for the traffic you have now, but avoid decisions that would block a migration to AWS or multiple servers later.
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Do you build mobile apps too?
Yes, we now build iOS and Android apps too, using Flutter and React Native for the app itself and Laravel for the API and backend behind it. It's the same team building both sides, so the app and its backend are designed together instead of being handed between two different vendors. Our mobile app development service covers this work, and like our other custom builds it's quoted after scoping rather than off a fixed price list.
Ready when you are
Your customers are searching in the UAE. Make sure they find you first.
A free audit of your technical setup, content, and backlinks, reviewed by a real person within 2 business days. No card, no obligation. Just a straight answer on what's working and what isn't.