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MVP Cost Calculator

How much does an MVP cost to build? Pick your features and get an instant estimate across in-house, freelancers, an agency, and a fixed-price MVP package.

Most founders dramatically over- or under-estimate what their MVP will cost. Agencies quote €20,000 and a three-month discovery phase; freelancers quote a number that triples once the edge cases appear. The truth sits in the middle, and it depends on exactly which features you build first.

Tick the features your first version actually needs and this calculator estimates the scope in developer-weeks, then prices it across every realistic build path — including AsyncForge’s fixed-scope MVP package. Start lean: the fewer features, the faster and cheaper you validate.

A focused 3–4 feature MVP — authentication, payments, your core feature and a landing page — is a flat €1,999 in two weeks with AsyncForge’s fixed-scope package. The same lean MVP typically runs roughly €15,000–€40,000 through a traditional agency, and more once discovery and change requests are added. Every extra feature adds developer-weeks and cost, so the fastest, cheapest way to validate is to keep the first version small; the calculator below prices your exact feature list across each path.

Pick your MVP scope

Select the features your first version needs.

MVP features

48-hour turnaround

Estimated MVP scope

4 features · ≈ 10 dev-weeks

Roughly 2.2 months of focused senior development.

In-house hire

€39,189

€10,008/mo · 4.2 months

Freelancer

€28,379

€12,800/mo · 2.7 months

Dev agency

€55,289

€24,938/mo · 3.2 months

AsyncForge subscription

€8,868

€4,000/mo · 2.2 months

Or skip the estimate entirely

AsyncForge fixed-scope MVP — €1,999 in 2 weeks

Authentication, payments, your core feature and a landing page — a flat price, no hourly billing.

Estimates only. Feature effort is approximate and assumes a clean build by a senior engineer, plus 20% for integration and QA. Your real scope depends on edge cases and design complexity — the fixed-scope package above removes that uncertainty for a typical MVP.

How this estimate is calculated

From features to effort

Each feature carries an approximate effort in developer-weeks for a clean build by a senior engineer. We add 20% on top for integration, testing, and the glue work that connects everything — the part estimates usually forget.

From effort to cost

That effort is then priced as a single senior developer building sequentially, across in-house, freelance, agency, and subscription paths. Real scope depends on design complexity and how many edge cases you choose to handle before launch.

The fixed-price alternative

AsyncForge also offers a fixed-scope MVP — authentication, payments, your core feature, and a landing page — for a flat €1,999 in two weeks. For a standard MVP shape, a flat price removes the estimating uncertainty entirely.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to build an MVP?
A focused MVP — authentication, payments, one core feature, and a landing page — typically runs from a few thousand euros with a fixed-price package up to €20,000+ through an agency. The cost scales with the number of features and how polished each one needs to be. Keep the first version small: every extra feature delays validation and adds cost.
What features does an MVP actually need?
Usually four: a way for users to sign up, your single core feature that solves their problem, a way to collect payment, and enough polish that early adopters take you seriously. Admin panels, analytics, and integrations are valuable but rarely belong in version one — add them once you have validated demand.
How long does it take to build an MVP?
A lean MVP is a matter of weeks, not months, when scope is tight. AsyncForge ships a fixed-scope MVP in two weeks. The timeline grows with each additional feature, so the fastest way to launch is to cut scope ruthlessly and ship the smallest thing that proves the idea.

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