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MVP DEVELOPMENT Part of Software Product Development

MVP development that ships a product, not a prototype.

This service is privately scoped and quoted by email. Contact [email protected] for a custom proposal. For smaller needs, our starter options are $49 for a quick consultation, $299 for one small fix, and $899 for one landing page or one basic integration. Work requiring $1,000 or more is quoted privately.

MVP development at a glance

STEP ONE
Sprint 0, private custom quote
DECISION
Go or no-go before build
BILLING
Per accepted milestone
  • Sprint 0 scope package
  • A production MVP
  • A priced milestone plan
  • Launch and handover

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WHAT YOU GET

Minimum viable product development, delivered as four things you keep.

An MVP is a bet you want to settle fast and cheaply, without building something you have to throw away when the bet pays off. Everything below is written so it holds its value on either answer.

Sprint 0 scope package

The four Sprint 0 deliverables: the design system, epics and user stories with acceptance criteria, a priced milestone plan, and the technical architecture with a scaffolded repository. Yours to keep, whether you build with us or with anyone else.

A production MVP

The smallest release that proves the thesis with real users, built on the architecture the full product will keep. Not a throwaway prototype: the code, the infrastructure, and the release process carry into version two.

A priced milestone plan

Every milestone defined, priced, and tied to acceptance criteria before the build starts. You see the full MVP cost up front and pay as each milestone is accepted, so runway maps to shipped work.

Launch and handover

Deployment, monitoring, documentation, and the repository in your accounts from day one. When the MVP ships you own everything, and you choose what comes next: more milestones, a dedicated team, or your own hires.

HOW IT WORKS

From idea to launched MVP in five steps.

The sequence is built around one rule: no build money is spent before the scope is closed and the price is known.

  1. 01

    Discovery call, 30 minutes

    A senior engineer walks through what you are building, who it is for, and what the first release has to prove. The call ends with a Sprint 0 proposal when the fit holds.

  2. 02

    Sprint 0, two to four weeks

    Senior engineering and product time turn the idea into a closed MVP scope: user stories with acceptance criteria, the design system, the architecture, and a milestone plan with every milestone priced.

  3. 03

    Go or no-go, your call and ours

    With the plan and the full price in hand, you decide whether to build, and with whom. Either side can decline. The Sprint 0 deliverable stays yours either way.

  4. 04

    The milestone-billed build

    A lean senior team ships the MVP in weekly sprints with end-of-sprint demos. Billing fires when a milestone is accepted against its criteria, not when hours are logged.

  5. 05

    Launch, then the next decision

    The MVP goes live in your accounts with monitoring and documentation. You choose what follows: new milestones, a dedicated team, or a handover to your own engineers.

STEP ONE

Every MVP starts with Sprint 0.

Sprint 0 is the product discovery sprint that turns your idea into a scope you can price and build against. It is a standalone product with its own published fee, and the go-or-no-go at its close is a real decision point.

Sprint 0

This service is privately scoped and quoted by email. Contact [email protected] for a custom proposal. For smaller needs, our starter options are $49 for a quick consultation, $299 for one small fix, and $899 for one landing page or one basic integration. Work requiring $1,000 or more is quoted privately.

FIXED FEE
private custom quote
DURATION
2 to 4 weeks
YOU KEEP
Everything delivered

PRICING

MVP development cost: a published discovery fee, then a priced milestone plan.

This service is privately scoped and quoted by email. Contact [email protected] for a custom proposal. For smaller needs, our starter options are $49 for a quick consultation, $299 for one small fix, and $899 for one landing page or one basic integration. Work requiring $1,000 or more is quoted privately.

WHAT MOVES THE MVP BUILD PRICE

  • Scope surface: how many user flows the first release has to prove, and how many can wait for version two.
  • Integrations: payments, auth providers, third-party APIs, and the data each one has to move.
  • AI components: models, evaluation, and the guardrails an AI-native MVP needs before real users touch it.
  • Platforms: web only, or web plus native mobile. Each platform adds a release process of its own.

WHY WE DO NOT QUOTE AN MVP BEFORE SPRINT 0

An MVP app development quote without a closed scope is a guess, and the buyer pays for the miss either way: in change orders or in a product that stops short. Sprint 0 exists so the number you get is one we can hold. If the price the plan lands on does not fit your runway, you keep the plan and decide with it in hand.

ENGAGEMENT MODEL

How the engagement model works

MVP development runs on the same milestone-based engagement model as every product build we take on. Sprint 0 sets the plan, then each milestone is priced, built, demoed, and accepted before it bills.

  1. 01

    Sprint 0

    This service is privately scoped and quoted by email. Contact [email protected] for a custom proposal. For smaller needs, our starter options are $49 for a quick consultation, $299 for one small fix, and $899 for one landing page or one basic integration. Work requiring $1,000 or more is quoted privately.

  2. 02

    Milestone plan and go/no-go

    Every milestone has acceptance criteria and a billing amount, set before the build starts. The go-or-no-go decision happens here: after Sprint 0 ends, before Sprint 1 starts.

  3. 03

    Pay per accepted milestone

    Billing fires on your sign-off, not on hours logged.

  4. 04

    Exit at any milestone

    Stop at any milestone boundary. Everything delivered so far is yours, including the code.

This service is privately scoped and quoted by email. Contact [email protected] for a custom proposal. For smaller needs, our starter options are $49 for a quick consultation, $299 for one small fix, and $899 for one landing page or one basic integration. Work requiring $1,000 or more is quoted privately.

IS THIS YOU

Where an MVP development company fits.

Most of the founders and product leads who start here are in one of these four situations.

  • You raised on a thesis and need a first release

    The round was raised on a product that does not exist yet. You need a senior team that can scope it fast, price it honestly, and ship a version real users can react to.

  • You have a PRD and no engineering capacity

    The product thinking is done. What is missing is a team that can take a defined scope and ship it without hand-holding, on a schedule the board can see.

  • Your no-code or AI-built prototype hit its ceiling

    Lovable, Bubble, or Cursor got you to a demo. Now you need real users, real data, and an architecture that survives the next twelve months. We rebuild what has to be rebuilt and keep what works.

  • You are a technical founder short on hands

    You could build it yourself, given a year. A lean senior team working against your architecture decisions gets the MVP out in months while you stay in control of the calls that matter.

WHAT THIS IS NOT

Four things MVP development services get confused with.

Not a throwaway prototype

A clickable mock or an AI-generated demo can validate an idea in a week. What we ship as an MVP is production software on the architecture the full product keeps, because the expensive part of a prototype is rebuilding it once the bet pays off.

Not an hourly dev shop

You never receive a timesheet. Each milestone is priced before it starts and bills when it is accepted against written criteria.

Not the cheapest MVP you can buy

Offshore body shops and template factories will quote lower. We are a boutique team of senior engineers who scope before they price, which is why the number holds.

Not a commitment before Sprint 0

The build is a decision you make with the scope and the full price in hand. Sprint 0 is designed so that saying no is a normal outcome, not a failed sale.

CLIENT VOICE

Founders and product leads who shipped with us.

AI Development, Custom Software Development

What impressed us most was Shipverra’s ability to understand and translate complex financial models into a functional, user-friendly platform.

Custom Software Dev for Business Development Platform

Overall, their project management is good. I'm very happy with my lead engineer.

UI/UX Design & Mobile App Development for Fitness Company

They were responsive, clear in their communication, and delivered milestones on time.

Mobile App MVP Dev for AI-Powered Fitness Assistant Firm

Their technical skill, creativity, and partnership made the experience feel more like working with a co-founder.

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Questions founders ask about MVP development.

The questions we hear from people comparing MVP development companies, agencies, and freelancers. The answers match how the engagement actually runs.

  • How much does MVP development cost?

    This service is privately scoped and quoted by email. Contact [email protected] for a custom proposal. For smaller needs, our starter options are $49 for a quick consultation, $299 for one small fix, and $899 for one landing page or one basic integration. Work requiring $1,000 or more is quoted privately.

  • How long does it take to build an MVP?

    Sprint 0 takes two to four weeks. The build that follows depends on the scope Sprint 0 closes: a focused web MVP can ship its first milestone within weeks, while a multi-platform or AI-native product runs longer. The milestone plan gives you the calendar alongside the price.

  • What is minimum viable product development, in practice?

    Building the smallest release that proves the product thesis with real users, on foundations you will not have to throw away. In practice that means closing the scope first, cutting everything that does not test the thesis, and shipping production software rather than a demo.

  • Are you an MVP app development company for mobile as well as web?

    Yes. We build web applications, native and cross-platform mobile apps, and the backend behind them. Sprint 0 settles which platforms the first release actually needs; many MVPs launch web-first and add mobile as a later milestone.

  • Can you build an AI MVP?

    Yes. Products built around a model, and conventional products with one AI feature that matters, are a growing share of what we ship. The same team handles the model integration, evaluation, and guardrails, inside the same milestone plan. There is no separate AI practice and no specialist upcharge.

  • What happens after the MVP ships?

    This service is privately scoped and quoted by email. Contact [email protected] for a custom proposal. For smaller needs, our starter options are $49 for a quick consultation, $299 for one small fix, and $899 for one landing page or one basic integration. Work requiring $1,000 or more is quoted privately.

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  • Do I keep the code if we stop?

    Yes, at every stage. The Sprint 0 deliverable is yours whether or not you build with us, and every accepted milestone is delivered into your repositories and accounts. Exiting at a milestone means keeping everything shipped up to it.

  • How is this different from hiring freelancers or an offshore MVP agency?

    Three ways. The scope is closed and priced before the build, so the number holds. The people who scope the build are the senior engineers who build it. And the architecture is chosen for the product you will run in two years, not for the fastest demo.

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READY TO BUILD

Start with the scope. Decide the build with the price in hand.

A 30-minute discovery call with a senior engineer ends with a Sprint 0 proposal when the fit holds: the fixed fee, the calendar window, and what the MVP scope will cover. If an MVP is not the right next step, we say so on the call.

Tell us what you are building and who it is for. A senior engineer will review it and come back with a Sprint 0 proposal when the fit holds: the fixed fee, the calendar window, and what the MVP scope will cover. If an MVP is not the right next step, we say so.

Shipverra / Pricing

The right scope.
The right starting point.

From technical clarity to a working product. Choose a starting point, then let’s shape the work around your goals.

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Quick Consultation

A small first step. A clearer next move.

$49
USD · STARTING PRICE

For one focused question about your website, software idea, or a potential AI use case.

  • One 20-minute consultation
  • One clearly defined technical question
  • A short written summary
  • Recommended next steps
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Small Fix

A focused improvement to what you have.

$299
USD · STARTING PRICE

For one small issue or change within an existing website or application, agreed before work starts.

  • One scoped bug fix or content/layout change
  • Work within an existing codebase
  • Basic checks for the agreed change
  • One revision within the original scope
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Starter Build

A lightweight launch or integration.

$899
USD · STARTING PRICE

Choose one simple landing page using supplied content, or one basic API integration in an existing application.

  • One landing page OR one simple integration
  • A defined scope agreed before work starts
  • Responsive layout or basic integration testing
  • Handoff notes and one scoped revision
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Private Custom

For work that needs a broader scope.

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TAILORED SCOPE

For projects requiring $1,000 or more: full products, complex AI agents, dedicated teams, or ongoing support.

  • Private scope and proposal by email
  • Custom software and larger integrations
  • AI systems, technical leadership, or teams
  • Project or ongoing partnership terms
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Starter prices are USD per defined engagement, not monthly subscriptions. Scope and fees are confirmed before work begins; work requiring $1,000 or more moves to a private custom proposal. Third-party subscriptions, cloud hosting, AI usage, and applicable taxes are separate. Email [email protected] to discuss your service and request the latest payment instructions, including cryptocurrency addresses where applicable. Confirm the agreed scope, amount, payment method, and any cryptocurrency network by email before paying. [email protected]