Plug in the tools you already use

Use Laravel Cashier for seamless checkout/subscriptions ($user->newSubscription()), verify webhooks with signatures, store cards server‑side, and queue fulfillment jobs. Always use HTTPS, PCI‑compliant env vars for keys, and idempotency keys for retries. Handles edge cases (dunning, proration) reliably while keeping PCI scope minimal.

S3 for uploads via signed URLs (Storage facade), SES for emails (Mail config), RDS with read replicas, Lambda via queued jobs. AWS SDK Laravel wrapper abstracts credentials. Scales effortlessly, storage/emails auto‑scale, DB provisions on demand without vendor lock.

Twilio SDK channels in Notifications facade (route('sms', $number)), queue for volume. Verify sender with webhooks. Simple, reliable for OTPs/alerts, queues absorb spikes, SDK handles compliance/carrier quirks.

Postmark/Mailgun primaries (config/mail.php providers), SparkPost/SES failover via custom Mailer transport switching on failure. Queue Mailables. Balances deliverability/cost, multi‑provider prevents outages killing user trust.

Laravel Reverb (built‑in, cheap) or Pusher channels for broadcasts (broadcast(new MessageSent())), auth via Sanctum. Client subscribes via JS SDK. Native WebSockets scale to 100K+ connections affordably.

Laravel Reverb (built‑in, cheap) or Pusher channels for broadcasts (broadcast(new MessageSent())), auth via Sanctum. Client subscribes via JS SDK. Native WebSockets scale to 100K+ connections affordably.