MVP DEVELOPMENT · FOR STARTUPS
MVP development, from idea to launch.
We design and build your first product on a fixed scope and timeline: accounts, payments, the core flows your users need, and AI features where they make the product better.
- Outcome
- A working product, live.
- Duration
- 4 to 8 weeks
- From
- $9,800
- Pricing
- Fixed quote · USD
— In short
SolvSpot is an MVP development company for startups and new product teams. Our MVP development services cover scoping, design, engineering and launch: user accounts, Stripe payments, your core user flows, an admin panel, analytics and a production deployment, with AI features built in where they add value. Builds take four to eight weeks and start from $9,800, quoted as one fixed price. You own the code from day one, and every build includes a 30-day fix window.
#What MVP development covers
An MVP is the first version of your product that people can actually use and pay for. Getting there means making a lot of decisions quickly and getting the important ones right.
As your MVP development company, we take care of the whole path: narrowing the idea to a version-one scope, designing the experience, building it on a modern stack, and launching it to real users. Accounts, payments, your core flows and an admin panel come as standard, so your budget goes on what makes your product different.
#The week-by-week plan
Every product is different, but most builds follow this shape. A six-week build looks like this:
- Week 1: foundations. Scope confirmed, design direction agreed, project set up, accounts and login working.
- Week 2: first core flow. The most important thing your users do, working end to end.
- Week 3: more core flows. The next flows, built on the same foundations.
- Week 4: payments. Plans, checkout, subscriptions, invoices and the customer billing page.
- Week 5: admin and AI features. The back-office tools you need, plus any AI functionality.
- Week 6: polish and launch. Testing, performance, analytics, production deployment and handover.
You see working software in a demo every week, and you can use the product yourself on a preview link as it develops. Smaller products take four weeks. Larger ones take eight.
#AI features, built in from the start
Many new products have AI at their core, and many more are better with it. AI MVP development needs a little more care than adding a chat box:
- Grounded answers. If your product answers questions, it should answer from your users' own data and show where the answer came from.
- Sensible running costs. We choose models and design prompts so that serving each user stays affordable as you grow.
- Privacy by design. Each customer's data stays separate, and nothing is sent to a model that does not need to be.
- Measured quality. We test AI features against real examples so that improvements can be verified.
For products where an agent is the main feature, see AI agent development for how we approach that part.
#The stack, and why
We build with Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres and Stripe, and deploy on Vercel. These are widely used, well documented and easy to hire for, which matters when you grow a team. Nothing here is proprietary to us.
The practical benefit is speed. The foundations of a product, such as login, billing, email, analytics and deployment, are problems we have solved many times, so they take days rather than weeks.
#What fixed price means
You get one number in a written proposal before work begins, tied to a clear list of what will be built. That number does not change unless you decide to change the scope.
New ideas will come up during the build, as they always do. We write them down, and together we decide whether each one replaces something in version one or waits for version two. This keeps the launch date realistic and the budget predictable.
#What you have at the end
- A live product at your own domain, with real users able to sign up and pay.
- The full codebase in your own repository.
- Hosting, database, payment and analytics accounts in your name.
- Documentation covering how the product is built and how to run it.
- A recorded walkthrough for whoever works on it next.
- 30 days of fixes for anything we shipped.
#Not ready to commit to a build?
Start with the Scope Sprint. In one week we turn your idea into a build-ready plan with a fixed-price quote, and the plan is yours to use with any team. For a quick first number, try the MVP cost calculator.
#Guides for founders
- MVP vs prototype vs proof of concept: what each one is for.
- Fixed price vs time and materials: how to buy a build.
- How much a SaaS MVP costs and what to cut from version one.
— Stack we use
— What's included
- Product scoping: core flows agreed and written down before we build
- Sign-up, login and user accounts, with email and social login
- Stripe payments and subscription billing, wired end to end
- Your core user flows, designed and built
- A design system made for your brand, not a template
- An admin panel for the operations you need from day one
- AI features where they improve the product
- Analytics and error tracking set up
- Production deployment with preview environments
- 30-day fix window after launch
— Not included
- Native mobile apps (we build responsive web apps that work well on phones)
- Formal compliance audits such as SOC 2 or HIPAA
- Translation and localisation, which can be scoped later
- Hosting, AI model usage and other third-party fees
— Pricing
A fixed price, before we start.
Starts from
$9,800
4 to 8 weeks
An MVP starts from $9,800 for a focused product with a small number of core flows. Your proposal gives one fixed price for your scope before work begins. If you would like the scope and quote worked out properly first, the Scope Sprint is a one-week starting point at $1,500.
— What moves the price
- The number of core user flows
- User roles and permissions: one type of user, or several
- Integrations beyond payments and email
- AI features: a simple assistant, or retrieval over customer data
- Whether you bring designs or we create them
Prefer a smaller first step?
Start with the Scope Sprint.
A one-week working session that turns your idea into a build-ready plan: the flows, the data model, what to cut from version one, and a fixed-price quote.
— Common questions
Everything we get asked, answered.
What is MVP development?
MVP stands for minimum viable product: the smallest version of your product that real users can sign up for, use and pay for. MVP development is the work of deciding what belongs in that first version, then designing, building and launching it, so you can learn from real usage before investing in everything else.
How much does it cost to build an MVP?
With us, MVP builds start from $9,800 and most land higher depending on the number of core flows, user roles, integrations and AI features. You get one fixed price in a written proposal before work begins. Our MVP cost calculator gives a quick estimate, and the Scope Sprint produces an exact quote.
How long does it take?
Four to eight weeks from kickoff to launch for most products. You get a week-by-week plan with your proposal and a demo of working software every week, so you always know where things stand.
Do I own the code?
Yes, fully. The code lives in your own repository from the first day, and the hosting, database and payment accounts are yours. There are no license fees and nothing ties you to us.
Can you build an AI product, or add AI features to an MVP?
Yes, this is a large part of what we do. AI MVP development covers assistants and copilots inside your product, search and question answering over customer data, document processing, and agents that carry out tasks. We design these in from the start so they are reliable and affordable to run.
I am not technical. Can I still work with you?
Yes. Many of our clients are first-time founders. We explain decisions in plain language, recommend sensible defaults, and you see the product taking shape every week. You do not need to manage developers or write specifications.
Should I use a no-code tool instead?
If your idea fits comfortably inside a no-code tool, that route is faster and cheaper, and we will tell you so. A coded MVP makes sense when you need custom logic, AI features, integrations or performance that no-code tools struggle with, or when you want a codebase a team can keep building on.
What happens after launch?
Every build includes 30 days of fixes for anything we shipped. After that you can continue with your own team, using the documentation we hand over, or keep us involved through a monthly embedded engineering plan. Both are fine and there is no pressure either way.
Can I see examples of past work?
Most client work is confidential, so we do not publish it. On a call we can walk you through relevant past projects and how we approached them.
— Ready
Tell us what you're working on.
A free 20-minute call. You'll leave with a clear next step, and a written fixed-price proposal follows within a few days.
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