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PHP Laravel Next.js MySQL REST API

Huddled Hub

A SaaS CRM platform built from the ground up — giving professionals and growing teams a modern, secure environment to manage client relationships without the overhead of legacy tools.

SaaS CRM platform

Full Laravel PHP & Next.js build

Bank-level 256-bit encryption

GDPR compliant architecture

The Challenge

Existing CRM tools were too complex, too expensive, or built for a different era of client management.

Professionals and growing teams were navigating a market dominated by bloated enterprise platforms or underpowered entry-level tools. Neither delivered what modern teams actually needed — a focused, secure, and scalable environment that was fast to adopt and easy to extend. Huddled Hub was conceived as a purpose-built alternative: structured around real workflows, not feature checklists.

huddled-hub-dashboard-example.png — challenge context

Legacy CRM tools carried unnecessary complexity

Platforms like Salesforce and HubSpot required significant onboarding investment and ongoing configuration — creating friction for teams that simply needed a reliable client management environment.

User Experience Onboarding

Data security and compliance were an afterthought

Many smaller CRM tools lacked the security standards required to manage sensitive client data, leaving teams exposed to compliance risk and the reputational damage that follows.

Security GDPR

No real-time collaboration across devices

Disconnected data states between team members created conflicts and inconsistencies — with no reliable mechanism to keep everyone working from the same version of the truth.

Collaboration Real-time Sync

Reporting lacked the depth teams needed

Pre-built dashboards in off-the-shelf tools rarely matched how teams actually measured performance — forcing manual data exports and bespoke spreadsheet analysis.

Analytics Reporting

The Build

A full SaaS CRM platform engineered for security, real-time performance, and scalability from day one.

Client relationship dashboard

A centralised client overview with status tracking, activity history, task management, and follow-up reminders — giving teams a complete picture of every client relationship in one place.

Next.js Laravel

Bank-level security architecture

256-bit encryption and full GDPR compliance baked into the platform from the ground up — not retrofitted. Client data is handled to the standard users expect from regulated industries.

Encryption GDPR

Real-time sync across all devices

Conflict-free data synchronisation ensures every team member is always working from the latest state — regardless of device or location — with no manual refresh required.

Real-time WebSockets

Custom analytics & reporting

Configurable dashboards with exportable reports and real-time metrics — built to surface the data that matters rather than presenting a generic view of platform activity.

Analytics Dashboards

Data migration & integrations

CSV import tools and structured migration pathways from platforms including Salesforce and HubSpot, alongside flexible integrations with existing team workflows and tooling.

Integrations Data Migration

The Result

A live SaaS platform with an active and growing user base — and a roadmap built for long-term expansion.

2,847 active clients on platform

Huddled Hub launched to an active user base, validating both the product concept and the scalability of the underlying architecture.

94.2% user retention rate

High retention across the user base reflects the quality of the core experience — teams that adopt the platform continue to use it as a primary client management tool.

AI-powered features in active development

A next phase of development introduces machine learning capabilities — including smart suggestions and automated workflows — extending the platform well beyond its initial feature set.

Ongoing Development

Huddled Hub is an actively evolving product under continuous development.

Huddled Hub is not a delivered project — it is a live product that continues to grow. New features, integrations, and platform capabilities are developed on an ongoing basis, with AI-powered tooling forming the next major phase of the roadmap.

The platform is architected to support this evolution — modular, scalable, and built on a codebase designed for long-term extension rather than short-term delivery.

Active retainer

New module development

Third-party integrations

Incremental feature expansions

Structured sprint delivery

Stack

PHP Laravel Next.js MySQL REST API

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