What an MVP costs, and what you get in two weeks

An MVP is the first version of a product that real users can use. At Chassis you pay for it in two steps.

Step one is the MVP Sprint: AED 7,500, one to two weeks. It ends with a written scope, a live prototype and one fixed quote for the build.^[1]

Step two is the build. Most builds cost AED 40,000–120,000 and take 3–10 weeks.^[1] If you sign within 30 days of the quote, the Sprint is credited in full against it.^[1][2]

Prices are before VAT; VAT is added where it applies.

The Sprint is paid discovery and a fixed quote. It is not the finished app. In one to two weeks you get:^[2]

• Up to two workshops with your team, 90 minutes each, by video.
• The problem in numbers: a one-page business case.
• A written scope: what is in, what is out, users and roles, every integration named, and the assumptions.
• A live prototype of the main flows on demo data, up to 10 key screens, on a private link, with one round of changes.
• An architecture outline and a risk check, with payments and regulated data flagged.
• A fixed quote for the build, with plan and timeline, valid for 30 days.

The Sprint is not production software: no real data, logins, payments or connections to your systems. It does not cover brand design, copywriting, legal advice, or third-party costs such as licences and paid APIs.^[2]

The Sprint fee is not refundable, but the scope and the prototype are yours to keep, whoever builds.^[2]

The number of screens matters less than people expect. A Czech price guide says the same: the price follows the processes and roles, the connections to other systems and the migration of old data, not the number of screens.^[3]

We see five drivers: integrations, users and roles, platforms, AI in the product, and data and rules.^[1] The Sprint pins each one down, so the quote has no surprises. The cost guide explains them.

At Chassis, 3–10 weeks after the Sprint.^[1] Other studios give similar figures: a Polish software house puts a well-planned MVP at 6–8 weeks and a simple one at 6–10.^[4] Settling the scope before the build starts is the point of the Sprint.

Published prices vary a lot. A Polish software house gives about 50 to 120 thousand zł net for an MVP or a small application.^[5] A Czech studio’s price list shows MVP development at 400 thousand to 1.4 million Kč.^[6] Our range for a build is AED 40,000–120,000.

Compare what is inside each price, not the headline. Ask every supplier the same questions: Is the price fixed? What is in scope, and what is out? Who owns the code? What does it cost to run every month after launch?

Four rules:^[1]

• The Sprint ends with a written scope: what is in, what is out, and the assumptions.
• The quote for that scope is final. If we underestimated, that is our cost.
• A change you ask for is written down and priced before anyone works on it. You can say no.
• You pay in stages tied to things you can see working.

Software that runs a business needs hosting, monitoring, backups and security updates. The Run plan starts at AED 1,500 a month, with hosting included and 2 hours of changes a month. It has a 12-month minimum.^[1]