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What an MVP costs a startup in Hyderabad, and how long it takes (2026)

THE SHORT ANSWER

A startup's first version usually needs a customer app (about 4 weeks to build) and often a back office for the team (about 9 weeks for both). Plans run from ₹9,999 to ₹49,999 a month plus GST for teams of up to 25, depending on what you need and your team size. There is no setup fee and no per seat fee. The planner in this post shows what your feature list takes and what to leave for version two.

Last updated 2 October 2026 · 3 min read · By the SamaStack team

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A first version (an MVP) for a startup in Hyderabad takes about 4 weeks to build as a customer app alone, or about 9 weeks with the back office your team runs it from. Plans run from ₹9,999 to ₹49,999 a month plus GST for teams of up to 25, depending on what you need and your team size. There is no setup fee and no per seat fee.

What a first version is made of

Almost every startup product is some mix of three layers. Most first versions need two of them, not three.

LayerWhat it covers in a first versionWeeks to build
Customer appSign up, the one thing customers come to do (order, book, request, track), payments, notifications. Android, iOS and web from one build.about 4
Back officeThe screen your team works from: customers, orders, stock, invoices, the founders' numbers.about 5
WebsiteThe public page investors and customers find first, built to rank and to be read by AI assistants.about 2
App + back officeBuilt together, the layers share one record, one login and one team.about 9
All threeabout 11

Whatever you pick, the price is one monthly number, set by what you need and your team size, never by the seat. Hosting, backups, monitoring, Ask your business and changes to what we built are included.

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Working demo · the same weeks as our layer pages · indicative, not a quote

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What to leave for version two

The quickest first versions do one job for one kind of customer. These are the things founders most often add early and use least in the first three months:

  • A second user type. If both buyers and sellers need their own app, launch with one side and handle the other from the back office.
  • Every payment method. One gateway with cards and UPI covers most Indian customers on day one.
  • A reporting suite. One founders' screen with the five numbers you check every morning beats twenty reports nobody opens.
  • Automations before the process has settled. Do it by hand for a month, then automate the steps that turned out to repeat.

Why a monthly price suits an MVP

A startup's first version changes in its first months, because real customers show what matters. A monthly plan that includes hosting and changes to what we built means those changes are part of the deal, not a new quote each time, and there is no large payment up front. The written scope still comes first: it forces the decisions above to be made on paper rather than in week six. How the monthly plan works.

Whoever builds it, ask what happens to your data and your code. Investors ask about it in diligence. Your data is yours and exports free at any time. Own the code later, at a one time price based on what we built for you, or from day one through a custom offer. Owning the code, later or from day one.

Questions people ask

How much does an MVP cost in Hyderabad?

Plans run from ₹9,999 to ₹49,999 a month plus GST for teams of up to 25, depending on what you need and your team size. There is no setup fee and no per seat fee. A customer app takes about 4 weeks to build, and about 9 weeks with the back office the team runs it from.

How long does it take to build an MVP?

About 4 weeks for a customer app, about 9 weeks for an app with its back office, and about 11 weeks when a website is built alongside. You get a live link every week while it is built.

Who owns the code of the MVP?

Your data is yours and exports free at any time. Own the code later, at a one time price based on what we built for you, or from day one through a custom offer. Want the code and IP from day one? Say so in the form, and after a conversation we make you a custom offer.

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