Laravel Upgrade Service: Get Current Without Breaking Production
Your app still works, but it's on a Laravel version that no longer gets security fixes, pinned to a PHP release your host wants to retire, and nobody wants to be the one who runs composer update. Our Laravel-certified engineers upgrade applications one major version at a time, with tests at every step, so each stage is deployable and release day is boring.
Official Laravel Partner, recognized by the Laravel core team · SOC 2 Type II audited · In-house engineers with full US-hours overlap · 25+ years of delivery
Signs Your Laravel App Is Overdue for an Upgrade
- Your Laravel version is past its security-fix window
- Your host or cloud provider is ending support for your PHP version
- Key packages (Nova, Filament, Livewire, Cashier, auth) no longer support your version
- A security scan or customer questionnaire flagged outdated dependencies
- New features take longer because developers keep working around old framework limits
What We Upgrade
- Laravel major versions: from Laravel 5.x, 6, 7 and 8 up to the current release
- PHP runtime: e.g. PHP 7.4 to PHP 8.x, including deprecations and type changes
- First-party packages: Nova, Horizon, Sanctum, Passport, Cashier, Livewire, Inertia, Filament
- Third-party dependencies: updated, replaced or forked when abandoned
- Infrastructure: Forge, Vapor or Docker configuration, queues, schedulers and CI pipelines
How Our Laravel Upgrade Process Works
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Free review. Share your
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Code audit and fixed quote. An engineer reviews the codebase, test coverage, integrations and scheduled jobs, then gives you a fixed quote per version step and a list of risky areas. Pricing is quoted after the free review.
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Safety net first. If tests are thin, we add smoke and characterisation tests around the paths that earn money (login, checkout, billing, integrations) before changing anything.
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One version at a time. Each major step lands as its own reviewed pull request with notes, passes CI and is deployable on its own. No big-bang rewrite.
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Staging, then production. We deploy in a window you choose, monitor errors and queues, and stay on hand for the release.
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Stay current. Optional ongoing maintenance keeps security releases and dependencies up to date so you don't fall behind again.
Upgrading an App That Handles PHI or Payments?
- De-identified or synthetic data in staging, never production PHI
- Audit logging and encryption behaviour preserved and tested across versions
- Release windows planned around clinic hours or payment cut-offs
- A Business Associate Agreement signed before any PHI access
Our processes are covered by a SOC 2 Type II audit, which helps when your compliance team needs evidence for a vendor review. See our healthcare software development work.
Why Teams Choose Web Mavens for Laravel Upgrades
- Laravel is our core stack. We're an Official Laravel Partner recognized by the Laravel core team, and our developers are Laravel-certified.
- A team, not a single contractor. In-house engineers mean your upgrade doesn't stall when one person is away. If a developer isn't the right fit, our free replacement guarantee covers you.
- Real-time collaboration. Full US-hours overlap and project leadership in Austin, Texas.
- We build, too. Once you're current, the same team can ship the features you've been putting off, with dedicated Laravel developers from $25/hr.
Pricing
Every upgrade is different: it depends on how many versions you're behind, your packages and your test coverage. We start with a free review and give you a fixed quote per version step before any work begins. Ongoing work with dedicated Laravel developers starts at $25/hr.
Request your free review