Question 1

How much does a SaaS MVP cost to build?

Accepted Answer

A production-ready SaaS MVP with auth, billing, and core feature set typically costs $30,000–$80,000. Scope determines cost: a simple single-feature app is at the lower end; an MVP with complex workflows, integrations, and admin tooling is at the higher end. We scope projects in a paid discovery engagement before committing to a fixed-price build.

Question 2

How long does a SaaS MVP take to build?

Accepted Answer

A focused MVP (auth, billing, 2–3 core workflows, basic admin) takes 10–16 weeks. A more complete early product with onboarding, usage analytics, and multiple user roles takes 16–24 weeks. The biggest variable is scope clarity — projects with well-defined requirements move faster than projects where requirements evolve during build.

Question 3

Do you build auth, billing, and onboarding from scratch?

Accepted Answer

We implement modern auth patterns (Clerk or Auth.js), Stripe billing with usage-based and seat-based pricing, and onboarding flows — but on proven libraries and patterns rather than rebuilding primitives. This gives you production-ready auth and billing in days rather than weeks, with code you own and can extend.

Question 4

Can you continue as an engineering team after launch?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Most SaaS clients move to a monthly product engineering retainer after MVP launch. This covers feature iteration, bug fixes, infrastructure scaling, and new integrations — with the same team that built the original product. We work on 2-week sprints with weekly demos and written scope for each cycle.

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