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Laravel: Development, Costs and Upgrades

We have worked with Laravel for more than eight years. Here are our guides: what a project costs, how to bring an old site up to Laravel 13, and when to choose Laravel over WordPress, Node.js or Python.

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How Much Does Laravel Development Cost in 2026?

Latest 06. 11. 2026 · Development

How Much Does Laravel Development Cost in 2026?

Two Laravel quotes, one at $45 an hour and one at $75? What sits behind the rate, the admin panel nobody priced and the upgrades after launch.

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Laravel at PERETZ

In more than eight years we have built nearly thirty projects on Laravel: client websites and platforms, internal systems, small portals. Our own site runs on Laravel too, and in 2026 we took it from version 7 to version 13 in three days.

Why Laravel? It gives the most freedom to customize, and it stays a simple, well-made and light framework. When a business has its own logic that does not fit a ready-made CMS, Laravel lets you build it the way the business actually works, not the way a template allows.

When Laravel fits

A site or platform with its own logic: customer accounts, roles, calculations, links to the CRM, warehouse and accounting.
A project that will grow for years, where the code has to stay clear to the developers who come next.
Leaving Magento or a heavy WordPress install, when plugins and workarounds already get in the way.

What that choice looks like in practice is in Leaving Magento in 2026.

When you do not need Laravel

A simple company website with no plans to grow is often fine on WordPress. Laravel has no admin panel or visual editor out of the box, and it needs professional developers, more time and a bigger budget. The honest comparison is in Laravel or WordPress for a Business Website, and the choice between Laravel, Node.js and Python is covered separately.

What it costs

A senior developer hour with us is $75, a middle developer $45 to $50. Often part of the work can go to a middle developer, which makes the project cheaper without losing quality. The full calculation, a comparison with US rates and the costs after launch are in How Much Does Laravel Development Cost in 2026?.

Upgrading old versions

A site on Laravel 7, 8 or 9 keeps working, but old versions no longer get security fixes, and new packages, including those for AI, need recent versions. How we upgraded our own site through six versions in three days is in the case study Six Laravel Versions in Three Days. A plan for any old project is in Upgrading an Old Laravel or PHP Site in 2026.

Projects

Schoeffel, SHTAYER and MEDPRESSO run on Laravel, and we are building the new UHRS site on it now. What separates a careful build from one that merely works is in What Separates a Premium Laravel or Symfony Build.

How to work with us

A new site or platform: Laravel development. Developers for your team: hire Laravel and PHP developers. A project from another contractor: project takeover. Support and upgrades after launch: website maintenance.