MVP development for startups: fixed price from $5,000
An MVP is the smallest working version of your product that real users can sign up for and pay for. Here it's built at a fixed price, US$5,000 – 10,000 for a typical web MVP, in 6 to 12 weeks, with accounts, the core workflow, payments if needed and an admin dashboard, by the engineer who designs it. You own the code from day one.
- Typical web MVP
- US$5,000 – 10,000
- Timeline
- 6–12 weeks
- Ownership
- Your code, your accounts
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What goes into an MVP
The aim is to learn from real users fast, not to build everything:
- Sign-up and login, with the roles you need (customer, admin)
- The one core workflow that delivers the value
- Payments or subscriptions if you're testing willingness to pay
- An admin dashboard to see users and data
- Analytics, so you can see what people actually do
- Everything else goes on a list for after launch
How it's built
A short discovery to cut the scope to what proves the idea, a fixed written quote, then weekly working releases on a private link. Built with Next.js, TypeScript, Node and PostgreSQL, deployed on infrastructure in your name, with tests on the parts that handle money and data.
Fixed price, not open-ended hours
Startups run out of money, not ideas. A fixed price for a defined scope means you know the cost before you start and can plan your runway. Changes are welcome; they're quoted separately so the budget never drifts silently.
After launch
You get the code, documentation and every account. From there you can hire your own team, keep building with us on a new fixed scope, or take a care plan for updates and monitoring.
MVP prices
| MVP | Price | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Landing page to test demand | US$600 – 1,000 | 1–2 weeks |
| Web MVP (accounts, core workflow, admin) | US$5,000 – 10,000 | 6–12 weeks |
| Larger platform | From $10,000, scoped individually | Phased |
Fixed written quote after a free call. Hosting and third-party services billed at cost to accounts you own.
Questions about MVP development
A typical web MVP here is US$5,000 – 10,000, fixed in writing. Agencies often quote far more; the difference is scope discipline and no account-management overhead.
Usually 6 to 12 weeks, with a working version you can click through within the first few weeks.
Yes, from day one: the repository, hosting, domain and every service account are in your name.
Yes. A web app that works well on phones is usually the fastest test; native iOS and Android apps can follow when the idea is proven.