Architecture guideArchitecture & reliabilityReference Architecture for B2B SaaS Platforms: Boundaries, APIs, and Data Flow
A B2B SaaS reference architecture is an opinionated template for how web and mobile clients, APIs, identity, workflows, and data stores fit together so teams can ship predictably without redrawing the whole system on every feature. This guide gives a production-minded baseline: where to draw boundaries, when to call synchronously versus publish events, how to isolate tenants, and which failure modes to design for first. It distills patterns we apply at Baaz on product builds from MVP through scale-up—aligned with widely cited operational guidance from Google's Site Reliability Engineering practice on managing reliability via clear service boundaries and measured risk (Google SRE books, O'Reilly).
Outcomes focus: Reference patterns, trade-offs, and reliability boundaries for technical evaluators