Top PHP Development Companies

Researched by:Goodfirms Research TeamUpdated:September 11, 2026

Goodfirms has reviewed 8 PHP Development Companies as of September 2026. The top-ranked firm is SDLC Corp (4.9 stars, 156 verified reviews, $25 - $49/hr, founded 2015, Batavia). Across the category, the median hourly rate is $175, median client rating is 5, and 14% of firms employ 50+ members. Explore the vetted PHP Development Companies below, compare their strengths, and connect with the provider best suited to your requirements.

Top PHP development companies help businesses tap into a technology that continues to power millions of websites and business applications worldwide — known for building scalable, cost-effective digital solutions. Finding the right development partner, however, can be challenging with so many PHP development companies available in the market. Goodfirms simplifies your search with a carefully curated list of the top PHP development companies. Explore verified reviews, company portfolios, hourly rates, industry expertise, team size, and locations to compare the best PHP development companies and hire top PHP developers that align with your project requirements.

8Verified firms
$175/hrMedian hourly rate
5 ★Median rating
14%Have 50+ members

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List of Top PHP Development Companies

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  • MichiganLabs is a custom software development company in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Michigan Software Labs develops software for mobile app, web, IoT, and embedded devices across a wide range of industries. We’d love to talk about your next project.Michigan Software Labs develops custom mobile, web, and ... read Michigan Software Labs reviews & insights

    $150 - $199/hr
    10 - 49
    2010
    Grand Rapids, United States
    Highly skillful and talented team they have! - Director
  • Often people do not tell you properly what service you are going to provide, so will give you Grand Rapids Chicago, Illinois Locations offers services like website design, SEO marketing, WordPress website design, and content management system integration and people spend a huge amount of ... read Synergy Marketing Solutions reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    1997
    Grand Rapids, United States
    Wayne Does GREAT job. - Mary Sellers
  • Brightly is an experience design (XD) and digital transformation (DX) company focused on turning complex business challenges into elegant, simple software. Brightly is design-led, research-driven, user-focused, and deep on technology. Brightly delivers world-class business software design and product strategy & development expertise to complex custom software projects (including digital products, B2B & B2C e-commerce, SaaS ... read Brightly reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2012
    Grand Rapids, United States
  • Mutually Human is a custom software design and development consultancy specializing in mobile and web-based products and services. We help our clients design, develop and bring to market innovative products and services based on insightful research and strategy aligned with business objectives. We’ve helped Fortune 500 companies, state governments, and startups.

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2006
    Grand Rapids, United States
  • When you contact RDG, you’ll work face to face with the people working on your project—not a manager or middleman. So shoot us an email, give us a call, we’d love to learn about you and your upcoming project.One of the best ways to ensure that your project moves from concept to completion is to ... read Rapid Development reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    Grand Rapids, United States
  • City Innovation Labs (CIL) is a digital innovation and transformation company that helps find, prototype, and build the right thing using our D4 Innovation Model. Ultimately, we build innovative digital products and experiences like mobile apps, web apps, desktop apps, and IoT technology. Most custom software development consultancies concentrate on building the *thing right* versus ... read City Innovation Labs reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2017
    Grand Rapids, United States
  • VICI is a leading digital marketing agency based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, delivering exceptional internet marketing services in Grand Rapids and across the USA for over 10 years. We specialize in digital solutions including web development, web design, social media marketing, SEO, paid advertising, and graphic design. As an experienced internet marketing agency in Grand ... read VICI reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    2014
    Grand Rapids, United States
  • Augusto is an AI consulting and custom software development firm on a mission to deliver $100M in ROI for our clients. Founded in 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, we help organizations move from AI experimentation to execution with solutions that drive measurable business results. We follow a phased approach through our Digital Pace Framework (Rumble ... read Augusto Digital reviews & insights

    $200 - $300/hr
    10 - 49
    2016
    Grand Rapids, United States

    Why Augusto Digital?

    • On a Mission to Deliver 100M USD in ROI
    • Proven Digital Pace Framework
    • We Work as a Beloved Extension of Your Team

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The Industry Leaders in detail

The 8 highest-scoring firms in the Industry Leaders quadrant. Each has both Core Competencies and 360-Performance ≥ 50. Click any card for the full profile.

How firms are placed on the matrix

Every position on this chart is the output of the Goodfirms ranking algorithm - a weighted composite of signals across two axes. The algorithm is recomputed regularly and is fully documented.

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Algorithm at a glance
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X-axis (Core Competencies): Service Focus Ratio + Portfolio Depth + Quality + Experience
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Y-axis (360-Performance): Client Reviews + Market Presence + Goodfirms Score
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Missing signals are excluded from a firm's score, not substituted with defaults - weights redistribute across remaining inputs
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Recency decay over the last 18 months keeps stale reviews from dominating
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Eligibility floor: ≥ 1 published review in this category scope

1 cities with the best Value Score for hiring.

Ranked by a composite blending firm count (supply), average rating (quality), and average hourly rate (cost). Affordability is weighted highest (50%), so this surfaces genuinely affordable destinations - not just the biggest markets.

Where the firms are.

Bubble size shows how many firms each country has; colour shows its average hourly rate. Tap any country for its firm count, average rate, rating, and Value Score.

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All cities ranked by Value Score.

Every city in scope, ranked by Value Score.

CityFirmsAvg RateAvg RatingValue ScoreAction
USGrand Rapids14$122/hr559View firms
USGrand Rapids
14 firms$122/hr5
Value Score59 / 100

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Cost matters - but so does being able to actually talk to your developer during your workday. Here are the best destinations for each major hub.

If you're in US (PT/ET)Recommended

Look for nearshore LATAM partners - same-day collaboration, similar time zones, and 50-60% cost savings vs domestic.

MXMexico~7h overlap
ARArgentina~6h overlap
BRBrazil~5h overlap
CACanada~8h overlap
If you're in Europe (CET/GMT)Recommended

Eastern Europe is your sweet spot - 1-2h time zone shift, EU GDPR alignment, and 40-50% lower rates than Western Europe.

PLPoland~8h overlap
UAUkraine~7h overlap
RORomania~7h overlap
ZASouth Africa~8h overlap

How firms are placed on the matrix

Every position on this chart is the output of the Goodfirms ranking algorithm - a weighted composite of signals across two axes. The algorithm is recomputed regularly and is fully documented.

Sponsorship does not affect placement. PRO members receive visible badges and ad placements, but their algorithmic scores are calculated identically to free listings.

Read the full methodology
Algorithm at a glance
1
X-axis (Core Competencies): Service Focus Ratio + Portfolio Depth + Quality + Experience
2
Y-axis (360-Performance): Client Reviews + Market Presence + Goodfirms Score
3
Missing signals are excluded from a firm's score, not substituted with defaults - weights redistribute across remaining inputs
4
Recency decay over the last 18 months keeps stale reviews from dominating
5
Eligibility floor: ≥ 1 published review in this category scope

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Cities with the best Value Score for software development hiring.

Ranked by a composite score blending firm count (supply), average rating (quality), and median hourly rate (cost). Affordability is weighted highest (50%), so this list surfaces actually affordable destinations rather than just-big markets.

Budget leader
Grand Rapids · $0-24/hr

3 firms in this tier - more than any other city. Top picks: Mutually Human, The C2 Group, Brightly.

Mid-tier leader
Grand Rapids · $50-99/hr

1 firms in this tier - more than any other city. Top picks: Rapid Development.

Top tier leader
Grand Rapids · $150+/hr

5 firms in this tier - more than any other city, averaging 5.0 ★. Top picks: Michigan Software Labs, Atomic Object, Springthrough.

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Best Value marks the densest, highest-rated, most-affordable cell per row

How the heatmap is built

Every cell in the grid above is the count of firms in (place × hourly-rate tier). Firms are placed by their published hourly rate; those without a disclosed rate are not plotted.

Top company names per cell are surfaced by Value Score - a weighted blend of affordability (50%) + rating (35%) + review volume (15%).

The "Best" ribbon marks the cell in each row where firm density, ratings, and affordability line up best - the densest, highest-quality combination.

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Value Score · per firm
ValueScore = 0.50 × Affordability
+ 0.35 × Rating
+ 0.15 × Review Volume
// All sub-scores normalized 0-100
// Affordability = (1 - rate/$200) × 100
// Rating = (rating - 3) / 2 × 100
// Volume = log10(reviews+1)/log10(200) × 100

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