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MVP Cost Calculator
Tell us what you are building. Get a realistic 2026 cost range and timeline in under a minute. No sign-up, no email required.
A "feature" is a meaningful piece of functionality. Login is not a feature; the dashboard your users actually do work in is.
APIs you need to connect to: Slack, Google, email, SMS, OpenAI, etc.
Estimated range
Tier
Production Build
Timeline
3 to 5 weeks
This is a realistic range for a lean studio build, not a quote. Real prices come from a real scope conversation. The range typically narrows by 30 to 50 percent after a $100 audit.
Turn this into a real quote ($100 audit)How this calculator works
We pulled the cost model from the last 100 custom builds we have scoped, including SaaS MVPs, web apps, internal tools, and AI app rescues. The estimate is based on:
- Number of core features (each adds engineering hours)
- User account complexity (single user, multi-user, multi-tenant)
- Whether you need payments (Stripe integration adds real complexity)
- Whether you need third-party API integrations
- Design fidelity (template vs custom UI)
- Timeline urgency (rushing usually costs more)
The output is a realistic range, not a quote. Real prices come from real scope conversations, not calculators. If the range works for you, we offer a $100 Quick Audit to turn the rough estimate into a real number.
What this calculator does NOT include
- Monthly hosting and infrastructure (typically $20 to $200/mo for a small SaaS)
- Domain, email, and SaaS subscriptions (Stripe, Resend, Supabase, etc)
- Post-launch maintenance (budget 4 to 16 hours/mo)
- Marketing, design assets, copywriting
- Legal, terms of service, privacy policy
Want a real number for your specific project? Run a free scan or book a $100 audit.