MVP development pricing. Fixed cost. Design included.
Track 1 starts at $8,000, Track 2 runs from $18,000 to $38,000, professional UI/UX design is bundled in both, and no call is required to see a number.
MVP development pricing
Two tracks cover the full range of MVP build cost at Dripatch. The scope of what needs to be built determines which one fits.
No-Code SaaS Prototype
$8,000 to $15,000
What’s included:
What’s not included:
Custom Web Application
$18,000 to $38,000
What’s included:
What’s not included:
Professional UI/UX design is included in both tracks as part of the fixed cost, not billed separately. For the full service description, scope details, and how each track is scoped at discovery, see the MVP Build service page.
What the MVP build cost covers
Both tracks include professional UI/UX design as part of the fixed price. This is not an add-on. It is not scoped separately at discovery. Traditional development agencies charge $5,000 to $25,000 for UI/UX design on top of the build cost. At Dripatch it is already in the number.
MVP development pricing
Two tracks cover the full range of MVP build cost at Dripatch. The scope of what needs to be built determines which one fits.
No-Code SaaS Prototype
For founders who need a working, designed product fast. Validation builds, pre-seed fundraising rounds, and early investor demos. The no code MVP cost covers everything required to put a real product in front of real users.
- Professional UI/UX design in Figma covering every screen and interaction state
- Authentication and user account management
- User dashboard
- Basic CRUD operations
- Core workflow screens specific to the product
- Fully designed interface built on the Figma system
- Deployment to production
- Handoff documentation with all design files and build assets transferred to the client
- Post-launch maintenance beyond the defined handoff window
- Third-party API subscription costs
- Ongoing hosting fees
- Native iOS or Android applications
Custom Web Application
For Seed to Series A founders building the product they intend to raise on. Full SaaS architecture, complex logic, multiple integrations, and a design foundation built to carry the product through development and into a funded round.
- Professional UI/UX design in Figma covering 10 or more screens with full interaction states
- Full SaaS architecture
- Multiple third-party integrations
- Admin panel and user management system
- Authentication and database
- API development
- Full deployment to production
- Handoff documentation with all code, design assets, and deployment credentials transferred to the client
- Post-launch maintenance beyond the defined handoff window
- Third-party API subscription costs
- Ongoing hosting fees
- Native iOS or Android applications
MVP build cost and app development pricing versus the alternatives
Every founder evaluating app development pricing compares the same three options. The numbers below use real market rates.
| Traditional Dev Agency | Freelancer Team | Dripatch Track 1 | Dripatch Track 2 | |
| Price range | $30,000 to $140,000 | $15,000 to $40,000 | $8,000 to $15,000 | $18,000 to $38,000 |
| Delivery timeline | 2 to 6 months | Unpredictable | 7 to 14 working days | 3 to 5 weeks |
| UI/UX design | Charged separately: $5,000 to $25,000 on top of build cost | Managed separately, quality varies | Included in fixed price | Included in fixed price |
| Total design and build cost | $35,000 to $165,000 | $15,000 to $65,000 | $8,000 to $15,000 | $18,000 to $38,000 |
| Fixed cost | Rarely | No | Yes | Yes |
| Single vendor | Sometimes | No | Yes | Yes |
The Dripatch price includes what traditional agencies bill separately. UI/UX design at $5,000 to $25,000 on top of a development quote is standard agency practice. That line item is where most build budgets grow between brief and invoice. At Dripatch it does not exist as a separate charge because it was never separated from the build in the first place.
Why fixed cost protects the client
Scope is documented before work begins. The discovery call produces a written scope document covering every screen, feature, and integration in the build. That document is what gets built. Nothing outside it starts without a separate conversation.
A revision is any change within the agreed scope. A change order is anything outside it. New screens, new integrations, and feature additions are scoped and priced before that work starts. Not after. Not as a surprise line on the final invoice.
Production-ready means the product is security-tested, fully deployed to a live environment, and documented. Not a staging build handed over with a punch list. Not a prototype that requires three more weeks of work before a real user can touch it.
The number on the discovery call is the number on the final invoice.
Frequently asked questions about MVP development pricing
What a fixed-cost build delivers
A crypto fintech lending platform arrived with no brand, no wireframes, and no design system. The Dripatch team ran a full design thinking process, mapped three distinct user journeys, and delivered UI across both the web and mobile application. The product has a design foundation built to carry it through development and into a funded raise. It is in active development.
Every MVP build at Dripatch is fixed cost, design included, scoped before a single screen is built.
The discovery call is free, takes 30 minutes, and produces an agreed scope and a fixed price before any commitment. See all Dripatch product pricing at the pricing hub.