Pricing
What an MVP costs when scope is disciplined
MVP budgets overrun for one reason: the scope was never really minimum. The number below assumes one core loop, one user type and no integrations that are not essential to proving demand.
Outcomes
- A first release inside 8 to 14 weeks
- Evidence for the next funding decision
- A codebase that continues rather than restarts
- An indicative estimate in minutes
Pricing
Where it is used
Prototype and validation
Clickable prototype plus a narrow build — €25,000 to €40,000.
Market-ready MVP
Real users, payments, analytics — €40,000 to €90,000.
Funded MVP
Investor-grade product with integrations — €90,000 upwards.
What we deliver
- Number of user types
- Whether payment is in the first release
- Integrations required to prove value
- Design depth and brand expectations
- Speed of launch
Who this is for
- Founders who need something real in front of users or investors within a quarter.
- Corporate teams validating an idea before requesting full funding.
How delivery runs
- 01
Scoping
One to two weeks on the real workflow, systems and data. Output is a written scope and an indicative band.
- 02
Phased plan
The first usable release is identified explicitly so spend produces something usable early.
- 03
Fixed first phase
Phase one is quoted as a fixed price where scope allows; later phases are re-estimated with real velocity data.
- 04
Change log
Anything added after sign-off is estimated and scheduled in writing, so the budget never moves quietly.
Realistic timeline
Week 1
Scope cut to one workflow and a measurable success criterion.
Weeks 2–8
Build and launch to first users.
Weeks 9–12
Iterate on measured usage, then decide to continue, pivot or stop.
Build or buy
Buy something existing when
- No-code is genuinely faster when there is no custom data model or integration
Build custom when
- Custom logic, integrations or data ownership matter from day one
An MVP that cannot be extended is a demo. We build the narrow version on foundations that survive.
What moves the price
How narrowly the scope is cut
The single biggest lever. One complete workflow for one user type is an MVP; three is a product.
Design expectations
A clean system-based interface is quick; bespoke visual design and motion work is an extra track.
Integrations in phase one
Every integration deferred to phase two materially reduces the first invoice.
Production readiness
Payments, GDPR handling and monitoring are needed for real users and should be in the budget from the start.
Where projects go wrong
Budget set before scope
A number agreed before discovery is a guess. We give a band after a short scoping phase and narrow it once the workflow and integrations are documented.
Data migration priced last
Legacy data is rarely as clean as expected. We survey the actual export during discovery rather than assuming it at the end.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask
What should we cut first?+
Admin tooling, secondary user types and reporting. You can operate those manually while there are ten customers.
Will we need to rebuild?+
Not if the MVP is built properly. We cut scope, not engineering standards.
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