How is an MVP different from a full product?

An MVP is the minimum set of features needed to test your key business hypothesis. It's not a "cut-down" product but a validation tool. We help you cut everything extra and focus on the core value proposition.

How much does an MVP cost?

It's a ladder, not a single price: a clickable prototype is free and takes 5 days, before any contract. An MVP core to test the hypothesis starts at $9,900 and takes 6–8 weeks. A full MVP with release runs $35–90K, and a SaaS platform with billing $45–90K. We fix the price for the agreed scope, so there are no open-ended budgets.

How long does an MVP take?

A clickable prototype takes 5 days, free. An MVP core takes 6–8 weeks from the start of development: a 2–3 day workshop, a design sprint in parallel with development, and weekly sprints with demos. Your first users get their hands on the product about two months after kickoff.

Can the MVP be scaled later?

Absolutely. We design the MVP architecture to scale. No throwaway code: every line can become the foundation of the future product. A modular approach lets you add features without rewriting.

I only have an idea, no spec. Is that OK?

Absolutely. Most startups come to us with just an idea. Our product workshop is exactly where we turn the idea into a clear plan together: the audience, features, technical architecture and budget. And before you pay anything, you get a free clickable prototype in 5 days.

Can you work as a technical co-founder?

Yes, we offer CTO as a Service: we take part in product decisions, choose the technology, build the architecture and hire the team. We can also help you find a full-time CTO when the startup is ready.

What happens after the MVP launch?

We collect data, analyze the metrics and run customer interviews. If the hypothesis holds, we scale the product. If not, we pivot fast and cheap. We support startups at every stage, from MVP to Series A.

Service

MVP Development for Startups

A clickable prototype free in 5 days, then an MVP core from $9,900. In two months you know whether the market will pay, before the money runs out

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Cost: from $9,900
First step: Clickable prototype in 5 days, free
First paid stage: MVP core from $9,900, 6–8 weeks

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When it matters

Situations where we help

If you recognize even one, we can be useful

80% of the budget goes into a product nobody buys

Startups spend a year polishing the "perfect" product without testing a single hypothesis. By launch there's no money left for marketing, and it turns out customers wanted something else.

They promised 3 months. It's been 9, and the product is "almost done"

Every month of delay is burned runway and a missed window. A startup that launches 6 months after a competitor loses up to 70% of its potential market.

You have the idea and the expertise, but no CTO

You know the market and the customer, but you can't choose a stack, design the architecture or build a team. Hiring a CTO takes 12–18 months and an executive-level salary.

You believe in the idea, but the market is untested

There's no proof users will pay. You need a fast test of the hypothesis: an MVP core from $9,900 in 6–8 weeks, not a huge budget and a year of development. If it doesn't take off, you've lost the cost of an experiment, not the budget of the whole business.

Let's estimate the budget for your task

Describe your task and we'll come back with a timeline and cost estimate within 1 business day. Want to see the product before the numbers? We'll build a free prototype.

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What you get

Features and benefits

Concrete results we deliver for you

Product strategy and MVP scope

We define your ICP, the MVP scope and success metrics in 2–3 days. We cut everything extra and keep only what tests the key hypothesis.

MVP launch in 6–8 weeks

A design sprint and core development run in parallel, with testing in every sprint. A working product in your first users' hands in 2 months, not a year.

Architecture with room for 100× the users

MVP doesn't mean throwaway code. The architecture handles growth from 100 to 100,000 users without a rewrite, so technical debt won't sink your Series A.

Product analytics from day one

Amplitude or Mixpanel: tracking of key metrics, conversion funnels, cohort analysis. You make pivot decisions on data, not gut feeling.

A technical pitch deck for investors

We prepare the technical section of your deck, demonstrate how the architecture scales and answer investors' questions during due diligence. A startup built on our MVP closed its seed round after demo day.

A/B tests for hypotheses and pricing

Experiment infrastructure from day one: you test hypotheses, pricing and UI variants on live traffic. Decisions are backed by statistics, not guesses.

Process

How we work

A transparent process with clear stages and deliverables

Stage 1

Product workshop: 2–3 days

We define your ICP, value proposition, MVP scope and success metrics. You get a prioritized backlog and a 6-month product roadmap.

Stage 2

Design sprint: 2 weeks

User flows, wireframes, an interactive prototype in Figma. We test it with 5–8 users from your ICP before development starts, when changes cost $2,000, not $20,000.

Stage 3

MVP development: 6–8 weeks

One-week sprints with a demo for the founder. The backlog is reprioritized in real time, and the scope can change without moving the deadline.

Stage 4

Launch and iterations until product-market fit

We launch the MVP to the first 50–100 users and gather customer interviews and analytics data. Then we iterate in 2-week cycles until you reach product-market fit.

Cost and timeline

What it costs

You get an exact quote within 24 hours of the call

Cost

from $9,900

What's included

Start with a free clickable prototype in 5 days, before any contract
MVP core to test the hypothesis: from $9,900, 6–8 weeks
A full MVP with release: $35–90K, in stages
Product analytics and A/B testing infrastructure are in scope from the first release
Pay by stage: the code and documentation are yours

The final cost depends on scope. We'll work it out after a short call.

Get a free prototype

Prices shown are indicative and for information only; they are not a binding offer. The final cost is set in the contract once the project requirements are agreed.

MVP: test your hypothesis before the money runs out

A startup doesn't need a perfect product, it needs a fast answer from the market. We cut the scope down to the core value and ship an MVP core in 6–8 weeks, from $9,900 with a fixed price for the agreed scope. We show you a clickable prototype for free before any contract and build in metrics from the first release, so you'll have something to show investors: a startup built on our MVP closed its seed round after demo day. Where to start is covered in our article on launching an MVP.

The MVP cost calculator breaks down the budget by product type. After launch, the product grows in iterations driven by your first users' feedback, without a rewrite from scratch. If your product is a subscription service, see our related SaaS development service; for a mobile MVP, mobile app development; and if the product goes beyond mobile, our custom software development hub. The full price ladder is on our pricing page.

Case studies

Real results

Projects where we applied this service

3.5 mofrom idea to a working MVP

Payment System MVP with Banking API Integrations

Financial technology

An MVP of a payment platform with KYC/AML verification, multi-currency transfers and banking API integrations. We launched it in 3.5 months, in time for an investor demo day, and after the demo day the startup closed its seed round.

3.5 mofrom idea to a working MVP

10K+transactions in the first month of beta

0KYC/AML issues raised by partner banks

50K+members in 6 months

Gamified loyalty program in Telegram

Retail and loyalty

A gamified Telegram loyalty service for retail chains: points, tiers, quests and prize draws inside a bot, with no separate app to install. Integration with the point-of-sale software awards points automatically with every purchase.

50K+members in 6 months

In the botpoints, tiers, quests and prize draws

At checkoutpoints are awarded automatically with every purchase

6 minto qualify a lead, down from 30

AI platform for lead generation and qualification

Marketing and sales

An AI platform for generating, scoring and qualifying B2B leads. An ML model collects data from public sources and social media, assesses how ready each lead is to buy and sets priorities for the sales team right in the CRM.

6 minto qualify a lead, down from 30

7%lead-to-deal conversion, up from 5%

4 peoplehandle the entire flow with no extra hires

«Now our reps spend their time only on people who are actually ready to buy. The scoring is spot on: leads with a score above 70 turn into deals three times as often. The platform took the load off the team and grew revenue at the same time. I used to think that wasn't possible.»

— Pavel Kuryanov, Founder

3 platformsfrom one codebase

MarchTracker: A Team Task Tracker for iOS, Android and Web

Product SaaS

Plan, sprint and ship in one fast workspace. Kanban boards, sprints, a calendar, built-in time tracking and real-time collaboration: one Expo / React Native codebase and a NestJS backend.

3 platformsfrom one codebase

6 viewsof one project

Real-timethe whole team on one board

2 in 1task tracker + time tracking

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Startup MVPs

Answers to the questions we hear most often

Keep exploring

MVP Development for Startups

Situations where we help

80% of the budget goes into a product nobody buys

They promised 3 months. It's been 9, and the product is "almost done"

You have the idea and the expertise, but no CTO

You believe in the idea, but the market is untested

Let's estimate the budget for your task

Features and benefits

Product strategy and MVP scope

MVP launch in 6–8 weeks

Architecture with room for 100× the users

Product analytics from day one

A technical pitch deck for investors

A/B tests for hypotheses and pricing

How we work

Product workshop: 2–3 days

Design sprint: 2 weeks

MVP development: 6–8 weeks

Launch and iterations until product-market fit

What it costs

MVP: test your hypothesis before the money runs out

Real results

Payment System MVP with Banking API Integrations

Gamified loyalty program in Telegram

AI platform for lead generation and qualification

MarchTracker: A Team Task Tracker for iOS, Android and Web

Frequently asked questions about Startup MVPs

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Payment System MVP with Banking API Integrations

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Gamified loyalty program in Telegram

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