SaaS MVP Cost Calculator
Get an instant, honest estimate for your SaaS MVP. No email required, no sales pitch — just real numbers from a developer who ships.
13+ years · 100+ SaaS products built · Toptal Top 3%
Core Features
How many distinct features does your MVP need?
What to include
Toggle on the pieces your product needs
Third-party API Integrations
Stripe, SendGrid, Twilio, OpenAI, maps, analytics, etc.
Project Pace
Timeline is calculated automatically from your scope above. Choose how you’d like the work paced.
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This is a ballpark, not a quote. Final pricing depends on scope, complexity, and what we uncover in the discovery call.
What’s behind the number
I’ve built 100+ SaaS products. Here’s how I turn your inputs into an estimate.
Base build: $3,000
Covers project setup, architecture, deployment pipeline, database, hosting, and the foundation every SaaS needs.
Features: $900 each
A "feature" is a distinct piece of user-facing functionality — e.g., a dashboard widget, a booking flow, a reporting screen.
Add-ons priced individually
Auth ($800), payments ($1,200), admin dashboard ($1,500), and a React Native mobile app ($4,000) each add real engineering hours.
API integrations
Every third-party integration means SDK work, error handling, webhook plumbing, and testing against their sandbox. It adds up.
Timeline is auto-calculated
I start from a 4-week base and add weeks per feature, per add-on, and per integration — because a 10-feature product with payments and mobile genuinely takes longer than a 2-feature web app. You only pick the pace: Standard runs at full speed, Flexible stretches the calendar ~30% and saves you 5%.
Why you see a range, not a single number
The big number (mid) is my honest best guess. The lower number is what it costs if everything goes smoothly and scope stays tight. The higher number is what it costs if we run into the normal stuff that comes up mid-build — an API behaving weirdly, a feature that needs a second pass, a login flow that has more edge cases than expected. Budgeting to the high end means no surprises.
Ready to turn the estimate into a real product?