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# MVP Development Cost Guide

These benchmarks reflect real project costs for India-based development teams in 2025. Ranges cover a lean MVP — not a full product. All INR figures use 1 USD = ₹93.32.

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SaaS$1,800–$5,000 USD₹1.7L–₹4.7L INR6–8 weeks
  • —Multi-tenant auth with role-based access control
  • —Subscription billing via Razorpay or Stripe
  • —Admin dashboard, user onboarding, email notifications
E-Commerce$3,500–$9,500 USD₹3.3L–₹8.9L INR8–12 weeks
  • —Product catalog, cart, checkout with payment gateway
  • —Order management and inventory tracking
  • —Customer accounts, wishlists, and email receipts
AI Product$6,000–$18,000 USD₹5.6L–₹16.8L INR10–16 weeks
  • —LLM integration with prompt engineering (streaming + structured output)
  • —Vector database for semantic search or RAG
  • —Usage metering, rate limiting, and streaming responses
Mobile App$7,000–$24,000 USD₹6.5L–₹22.4L INR12–20 weeks
  • —Cross-platform iOS + Android via React Native / Expo
  • —Push notifications, offline support, deep linking
  • —REST/GraphQL API backend with JWT auth
Marketplace$9,500–$30,000 USD₹8.9L–₹28.0L INR14–24 weeks
  • —Buyer and seller roles with Stripe Connect payouts
  • —Listings, search, filters, reviews, and messaging
  • —Dispute resolution flow and commission logic
Internal Tool$1,500–$4,500 USD₹1.4L–₹4.2L INR4–8 weeks
  • —CRUD dashboards connected to existing data sources
  • —SSO/LDAP integration for enterprise auth
  • —Audit logs, permissions, and CSV/Excel export
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## What Affects Cost

Team sizeSolo dev vs. a full squad (PM + designer + 2 engineers) can 3× the price.
Feature scopeEach "nice to have" adds weeks. MVPs ship faster when the feature list is ruthless.
Third-party integrationsEach API (payments, maps, CRM, analytics) adds 3–10 days of integration work.
Timeline pressureCompressed timelines require more parallel engineers, which raises cost linearly.
Design complexityCustom illustrations, animations, and brand systems add 1–3 weeks of design work.

These are ranges. Your actual cost depends on your specific features and constraints.

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