B2B SaaS
Roles, team onboarding, and subscriptions to help your first pilot customers become paying customers.
MVP Development Services for Startups
Your first users shouldn't have to wait six months. We build MVPs for pre-seed and seed stages in 8–12 weeks, with an architecture that can support the business as it grows toward Series A.
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Countries with Active Clients
150+
Successfully Launched Projects
12+
Years of Average Experience
Startup MVP Development Services Built Around Your Runway
Demo Day is on the calendar, you have no technical co-founder, and three agencies have quoted prices you can’t compare. Sound familiar? We start with a two-week discovery: you get an agreed scope for the first version, a clickable prototype, and a fixed development price. It’s all yours, even if you move forward without us. Another 8–12 weeks later, real people are using your product, and you have your first data on market demand. Sooner or later, an investor, technical advisor, or your first CTO will review your code. That review may reveal that the code needs substantial rework. We prepare the code for this scrutiny from the first sprint, with tests, CI/CD, security, and architecture documentation built in. This reduces the risk of spending your funding round on a rebuild.
Your Code and Accounts
The repository and cloud accounts belong to you from day one, and the transfer of code ownership is guaranteed by contract.
Progress Every Sprint
A working version of the product at the end of every development sprint, not just a report on completed tasks.
Cutting Unnecessary Features
We remove features that don't help validate your hypothesis, even if it means a smaller project for us.
MVP Risks We Take Off Your Plate
Seven situations founders most often come to us with, and what we do to keep them from eating into your runway.
Challenge
The feature list keeps growing every week, and it's unclear what's needed for the first development version.
Risk
Your runway gets spent on a full product when the market might have been satisfied with a third of the features.
Solution
During discovery, we keep only the core features that test your riskiest hypothesis, and the rest goes to the backlog.
Challenge
Agency estimates range from $15k to $150k, and there are also no-code tools and freelancers to consider.
Risk
You overpay when an app builder would have been enough, or hit its limitations as soon as your first customers arrive.
Solution
We tell you what you actually need at this stage and provide a fixed price after discovery that's easy to compare.
Challenge
You can't evaluate estimates, code, or development progress.
Risk
The budget gets eaten up by additional charges, and you only learn about problems after the money has been spent.
Solution
A fixed price for each stage, a working version every sprint, and repository access from day one.
Challenge
An MVP built by a freelancer, on no-code or with AI code generators works only as a demo.
Risk
The product can't handle real-world traffic or pass a technical review, and the budget goes toward rebuilding it.
Solution
Tests, CI/CD, security, and documentation from the first sprint, while retaining the parts of the prototype suitable for further development.
Challenge
Demo Day is already on the calendar, but you don't have a technical co-founder.
Risk
You end up meeting investors with slides instead of a working product.
Solution
A senior team with a fractional CTO gets started right away and plans development around your deadline.
Challenge
An investor asks about traction, but all you have is registration numbers.
Risk
Sign-ups alone don't prove market demand, which can make raising your next funding round more difficult.
Solution
Analytics are included in the MVP, so after launch, you have a dashboard tracking activation and retention.
Challenge
The code, cloud infrastructure, and product knowledge remain with the contractor.
Risk
When you hire your own team, the handover drags on for months.
Solution
Full code and account ownership from day one, with documentation and a handover plan for your future CTO.
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MVP Development Services
for Startups We Provide
Our MVP development solutions for startups cover everything founders need at an early stage, from the first prototype to a product ready to scale.
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Prototype, PoC & UI/UX Design
We help you validate your idea and present it in a way that inspires confidence:
A clickable Figma prototype for interviews with users and investors;
A PoC to prove that the technical concept is feasible before committing to full development;
UI/UX design that guides users toward the key action from the very first screen;
Testing with 5–10 users from your target audience.
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Custom Web MVP Development
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AI-Powered MVP Development
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Prototype to Production
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Fractional CTO for Founders
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Technical Due Diligence Prep
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Post-Launch Scaling
Want to Launch Your Product Quickly Without Technical Debt?
Our fractional CTO will review your idea, recommend an architecture, and tell you honestly which features are worth postponing and which MVP development services your startup actually needs. The initial consultation is free.
What to Build at Each Stage
Product development priorities and the evidence investors expect change at each stage. Find the stage that matches your situation in the table, and if you're unsure, we'll help you figure it out during the first call.
Stage
Your Situation
What We Build
Timeline
What You Show Investors
Pre-seed, Idea Stage
An idea and initial conversations with potential customers
Prototype or PoC
1–4 weeks
User feedback or proof of technical feasibility
Pre-seed → Seed
Initial interest has been validated
MVP with payments and analytics
8–12 weeks
A live product and your first users
Seed
You have users, but retention is inconsistent
Iterations to find product-market fit
Two-week sprints
Retention and revenue data
Pre-Series A
Product-market fit has been proven
Scaling the product built on the MVP
3–6 months
Revenue growth and readiness for technical due diligence
What Goes Into Your MVP
and What Waits
One of the hardest decisions in MVP development is choosing which features to postpone. Here's an example of what the scope of a service marketplace MVP looks like after discovery.
Core Features in the MVP
Registration for customers and service providers, listings with moderation, search with 2–3 filters, bookings, payments through Stripe Connect, email notifications, a basic admin panel, and analytics for key events.
In Future Iterations
Reviews and ratings, chat, advanced filters, a referral program, and mobile apps if the web version validates demand.
When There's a Validated Need
A recommendation engine, multilingual support, complex roles and access permissions, dynamic pricing, and additional integrations.
Who We Build MVPs For
We build MVP solutions for startups and provide MVP development services for tech startups across business models, including FinTech and HealthTech. Each MVP includes only the features that test your hypothesis.
B2C Apps
Fast onboarding, push notifications, and retention analytics to see whether users return after their first experience.
Marketplaces
Both sides of the marketplace, split payments, and trust mechanisms launched in the right order.
API-First & Developer Tools
Documentation, SDKs, a sandbox environment, and rate limits so developers can quickly test the product in action.
Corporate Ventures & Spin-offs
Security, SSO, and compliance with corporate requirements built into the MVP to pass internal review.
Accelerator Participants
A development plan built around Demo Day, with one complete user flow tested and ready for demonstration.
No-Code, Freelancers or
an MVP Development Company
Each option has its place, and you don't always need MVP development services. Start with no-code to see whether anyone clicks, and bring in a team when paying users, payments and data are involved.
No-Code
For quickly testing interest in an idea. $0–5,000 plus subscription fees, but capabilities and costs depend on the platform, and complex requirements may require rebuilding the product.
Freelancer
For a small, clearly defined scope when someone is available to oversee technical quality. $10,000–40,000, but everything depends on one person.
MVP Development Company
For more complex solutions that require a team. $25,000–80,000 over 8–12 weeks, with a full development team, an architecture designed to scale, and contractual transfer of code ownership.
An MVP You Can Take to Investors
Concrete data makes your presentation more convincing. Along with the product, you receive technical documentation and analytics for your investor meeting.
Live Product
A version built for real users, not just demonstrations.
Traction Dashboard
Activation, retention, and paid conversion metrics in a pitch deck-ready format.
Cost per User
Infrastructure, third-party service, and AI costs per active user to ensure growth doesn't eat into your margins.
Roadmap with Budget
What to build after the funding round and what it will cost.
Technical One-Pager
Architecture, tech stack, security, and future development and scaling plans summarized on one page for the data room.
Technical Support During Investor Meetings
A fractional CTO prepares you for investors' technical questions or joins the call.
How Much Does MVP Development for a Startup Cost?
The MVP development cost depends on the features, platforms, integrations, and design. After discovery, we set a fixed price for each stage based on the agreed scope of work.
Prototype or PoC
Validate an idea or technology in 1–4 weeks, starting at $5,000.
Standard MVP
One platform with payments and analytics in 8–12 weeks, starting at $25,000.
Complex MVP
Multiple platforms, complex AI features, or specific data security requirements in 3–6 months, starting at $60,000.
Discovery
Fixed price, with all deliverables remaining yours even if you decide not to continue working with us.
Want to Know Your Product's Exact Budget Before Spending Your First Dollar?
Tell us about your project. Our senior team will recommend an architecture, scope the first version, and quote a fixed development price that fits your runway.
After Launch: What We Measure and What We Do With It
An MVP is complete when it has answered the question it was built to test. After launch, we work with you to monitor four signals, each helping determine the next development priorities.
Activation
If new users fail to complete the key action, we simplify onboarding and the initial user flow.
Retention
If users don't return as often as expected, we examine the product's value and barriers to usage.
Paid Conversion
If users engage with the product but don't pay, we test pricing, packages, and when to ask for payment.
Early User Feedback
Interviews with 20–50 early adopters help explain the numbers.
Engagement Models
for Early-Stage Ventures
Every startup MVP development service we offer starts with a fixed-price discovery. Most founders begin with a fixed-scope MVP and switch models once the product proves demand.
Fixed-Scope MVP
A fixed price for the agreed scope after discovery, ideal for building the first version with a clearly defined budget.
MVP + Iterations
A fixed-scope MVP followed by regular sprints after launch, for founders who rapidly adapt their product based on feedback.
Dedicated Product Team
Designers, engineers, and QA specialists working as your product team on a monthly payment basis after your funding round, while you hire your own team.
Advantages
Why Choose Our Startup
MVP Development Company
A founder isn't just choosing a contractor for 12 weeks, but a team that can support them all the way to Series A. Here's what ZentixSoft brings as an MVP development company for startups.
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Experienced Engineers
Middle- and senior-level engineers work on your product, so no one is learning at your expense.
Up to 30% Faster
Ready-made authentication, payment, and admin panel modules, so your budget goes toward the unique features of your product.
Guaranteed Response Times
Communication SLAs ensure you know when to expect a response instead of waiting for days.
A Team That Grows with You
After your funding round, we add 5+ engineers within 1–2 weeks, and they already know your codebase.
150+ Solutions Launched
Experience launching solutions in SaaS, FinTech, AI, and Web3, from the first version to scaling.
Long-Term Partnerships
We work with clients for an average of 30 months, supporting product development beyond launch.
How We Build MVPs: Our Process
Our development process is agile, but the scope and price of each phase are fixed.
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Discovery
Workshops with founders, competitor analysis, feature prioritization, architecture, and a fixed price.
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Prototyping and Design
Clickable prototype, testing with target users, and final UI design.
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Development
Two-week sprints, with a demo of the working version at the end of each sprint.
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QA and Launch
Testing on real devices, analytics setup, release, and post-launch checks.
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Iterations
We analyze data and feedback together and decide what to develop further, change, or remove.
Our team
The Team Behind Your MVP Development
Every product is built by a cross-functional senior team: a fractional CTO, designer, engineers, and QA specialists. You always know who's responsible for the results.
CEOAgness
CTOAndrew
HRDYevhenii
Project ManagerOlha
Full Stack DeveloperDmytro
Full Stack DeveloperMarko
Team LeadYehor
Content LeadMaksim
Project ManagerYuliia
BDMPavlo
Project ManagerOlga
Full Stack DeveloperYurii
Full Stack DeveloperVitalii
Team Lead | DevOpsOleg
Backend DeveloperMaks
Team Lead | DevOpsOleg
QA EngineerElina
Full Stack DeveloperOleksandr
RecruiterOksana
CSOOlga
CMOSolomiya
Project ManagerYeva
Full Stack DeveloperAnastasiia
Tender ManagerYurii
Head of DeliveryKristina
UI/UX DesignerVladyslav
Business AnalystOlena
Our MVP Tech Stack
We choose proven MVP development technologies that make it easy to find engineers when you start hiring your own team.
Frontend
React
Next.js
TypeScript
Backend
Node.js
Python
PostgreSQL
Mobile
React Native
Flutter
AI
OpenAI/GPT
Anthropic Claude
open-source models
Cloud & DevOps
AWS
Google Cloud
Docker
Terraform
Companies That Trust Us
What Clients Say
About Our MVP Expertise
Partnership stories from the first workshop through funding rounds and beyond, as solutions and teams grow together.
They adapted quickly to changing priorities
The team quickly understood our goals and translated them into practical solutions. Their ability to adapt and move fast made the collaboration smooth and highly productive.
Joseph F.
Ozeaon | Portugal
Joseph F.
Ozeaon | Portugal
Their e-commerce expertise made a real difference
Zentix helped us build and launch our e-commerce platform with great attention to detail. The team was responsive, professional, and easy to work with throughout the entire process.
Amir B.
Servicom | Sweden
Amir B.
Servicom | Sweden
Zentix Soft built a tool for how a staffing agency actually operates, not a generic tool adapted to fit
Zentix Soft's work helped the client reduce their time-to-placement and administrative overhead. The team delivered on schedule, communicated clearly, and was responsive to the client's needs. Moreover, Zentix Soft's ability to build a system custom to the client's specific workflow stood out.
Max B.
COO, Zero Task Labs
When you find a team that gets your business, you keep them close
Zentix Soft's work helped the client increase sales, conversions, and inquiries. The team was responsive, attentive, and communicative throughout the engagement. Moreover, Zentix Soft understood the client's business and delivered a warm and beautiful design that aligned with their vision.
Andrii K.
CEO, Happy Paws LLC
Responsiveness and dedication
Responsiveness and dedication to delivering high-quality services were outstanding.
Maria А.
ARGUNOVA | Ukraine
Maria А.
ARGUNOVA | Ukraine
They delivered great results and provided useful support throughout the project
Zentix's work met the client's expectations. The team provided timely deliverables and professional responses throughout the engagement. Their daily online meeting, constant updates on the project's progress, and excellent results were remarkable. Zentix approached tasks promptly and creatively.
Andrey H.
Bestclevers | UK
Andrey H.
Bestclevers | UK
The team delivered exactly what we needed
The team delivered exactly what we needed — high-quality solutions and smooth collaboration from start to finish.
Alex L.
Wavory | Cyprus
Alex L.
Wavory | Cyprus
Any profile mismatches were addressed immediately with alternative candidates
Zentix Soft successfully placed specialists who contributed to the end clients' projects. The team provided structured onboarding support to ensure a smooth integration into the client's team and processes. Zentix Soft's responsiveness and ability to meet requirements stood out.
Yulia N.
Marketing Manager, OnHires
Their ability to translate operational nuance into system logic was consistently strong throughout
The ERP system improved visibility into project profitability, reduced financial reconciliation time, and automated management reporting. Zentix Soft structured the engagement across clearly defined delivery phases and translated the client's operational nuances into system logic.
Anonymous
Marketing Manager, OmiSoft
Everything went well
Zentix Soft delivered a detailed audit report that provided the end client with a clear and prioritized roadmap for their redesign. The team identified accessibility issues and inconsistencies, saving time in the subsequent design system consolidation phase. Moreover, Zentix Soft's speed stood out.
Vladymyr H.
COO & Co-Founder, Yarandin
The company had a team that was well-versed in creating the product I needed
Zentix successfully implemented the product quickly. The team was responsive and communicated regularly via email and virtual meetings. The client was impressed with the team's skilled resources and high technical expertise.
Vitalii D.
CEO, RD2
Their communication remained clear and professional at every stage
The new platform improved visibility across client relationships and reduced the client's administrative overhead. Zentix Soft demonstrated a thorough understanding of the business operational needs, enabling them to deliver a genuinely usable system from day one. Overall, the project was a success.
Anonymous
CEO, IT Company
Worked in sprints
Zentix delivered their development work on time, which was an excellent start for the client. The team worked in sprints, updated the client weekly, and delivered tasks on schedule.
Andrew R.
RaDevs | Estonia
Andrew R.
RaDevs | Estonia
They ultimately exceeded my expectations
Zentix Soft delivered all MVP features on time and within budget. The platform was pilot-ready, and the wearable device had moved on to live patient testing. The team was organized, responsive, and easy to work with. They were always available to answer questions and address feedback.
Inna M.
Co-Founder & Product Lead, BraveShe
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Planning a Funding Round? Need an MVP Ready for Technical Due Diligence?
Our senior MVP team, led by a fractional CTO, builds in testing, CI/CD, security, and documentation from sprint one.
FAQ
During MVP discovery, we identify the riskiest assumption and the features needed to test it. This is followed by design, sprint-based MVP development, QA, and launch. The next steps are determined by usage data.
An MVP, or minimum viable product, is a version with the minimum set of features needed to test a key hypothesis with real users. It helps validate demand and gather feedback before investing in a full product.
A prototype or PoC starts at $5,000, a standard MVP for a single platform starts at $25,000, and a complex MVP involving multiple platforms, advanced AI features, or specific data security requirements starts at $60,000. We provide a fixed price for each stage after discovery.
MVP development for startups typically takes 8–12 weeks for a standard MVP, following a two-week discovery phase. A prototype takes 1–4 weeks, while a complex multiplatform MVP takes 3–6 months.
A PoC tests whether an idea is technically feasible, while a prototype shows how the MVP will look and function. A prototype can be tested with users, while an MVP allows you to validate demand through real-world usage.
No-code is suitable for testing whether there is any interest in an idea. Bring in a development team when the product has to handle paying users, payments and data.
Yes, we work with founders who don't have a technical co-founder. We take responsibility for MVP and engineering, explain decisions in plain language, and help you hire your own team later.
You do. The code, IP, repositories and cloud accounts are yours from day one.
Yes. We build MVPs with an architecture designed for the next stage, laying the technical foundation to reduce the amount of rework needed as the MVP grows.
The best MVP development companies for startups have experience with early-stage solutions, conduct discovery before providing estimates, define the scope of each stage, have reviews from founders, and transfer full code ownership. Ask how they would reduce your feature list: a good partner will explain what should stay and why.
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