MVP budget briefing
What will your MVP cost? Configure it — and see real numbers.
Compose your feature scope and get a full budget briefing: three procurement paths compared, the core-MVP recommendation, risk flags and year-one total cost. No sales funnel — including the honest answer “you don't need us for this”.
In Germany in 2026 an MVP costs roughly €8,000–60,000 at traditional agencies (hourly) and from €12,500 as a fixed price at AI-native studios, depending on scope. This calculator doesn't estimate price — it estimates complexity (in complexity points) and converts it transparently into three procurement paths.
Feature scope
4 features preselected for “Web app MVP” — adjustable anytime.
Three paths
Your budget — across three procurement paths
Same scope, three ways to build it. We don't win every configuration — and we say so.
Traditional agency
Hourly · full guidance
- Year-1 total cost
- €12,798 – €23,074
- Code ownership
- Code-Ownership üblich, aber vertraglich prüfen. Wechselkosten bei Agenturwechsel: Einarbeitung neuer Entwickler 10–20 % Aufschlag.
Fits when: you want an established agency with full guidance and the budget is there.
Doesn't fit when: budget is tight or speed matters most — hourly rates scale with every hour.
AI-native studio
Fixed price · AI-accelerated
- Year-1 total cost
- €14,110 – €14,735
- Code ownership
- Voller Code-Ownership, EU-Hosting, dokumentierte Architektur — Weiterentwicklung durch jedes Team möglich.
Fits when: you want a quickly testable, cleanly built version with full code ownership.
Doesn't fit when: you're migrating a 300-hour legacy system or need deep specialist-domain expertise over months.
Delivery: Code Prototype (€12,500) as the base, then prototype loops (€4,500 each) to the MVP.
Build it yourself
Lovable / Claude Code
- Founder hours
- 156 h
- Timeline
- 11 weeks · 3 months
Expected cost if the DIY build needs professional rework before launch (probability × 0.8 × AI fixed price).
Fits when: you're technically capable, want to invest time over money and the scope is small.
Doesn't fit when: it involves real money, sensitive data or scaling — then DIY costs more than it looks.
First: a code-free validation sprint
You indicated the idea isn't validated yet. Before building code: a validation sprint (from €1,350) first checks whether anyone wants the product — the cheapest mistake-avoider in this calculator.
Core MVP
This is enough to test your core hypothesis
By the MoSCoW method: only the features that truly validate your hypothesis. The rest is phase 2.
Core features
- App foundation (shell, routing, design system)
- Core data model (1–3 entities, CRUD)
- GDPR basics (mandatory)
Honest flags
What to watch for at this scope
- InfoDu hast angegeben, dass die Idee noch nicht validiert ist. Bevor du €12,500 investierst: Ein Validierungs-Sprint ohne Code (ab 1.350 €) prüft erst, ob jemand das Produkt will. Das ist der günstigste Fehler-Vermeider in diesem Rechner. Learn more →
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MVP-Kosten-Index 2026.06
FAQ
What does an MVP cost? — frequently asked
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Bring your briefing to a first call. We'll assess your scope honestly — even if the leanest path doesn't run through us.
Clearly structured. No sales pressure. Ready to start in days.