Ship your MVP in 8 to 12 weeks, not eight months.

A Laravel MVP is the smallest version of your product that proves the core value proposition to real users, built on the Laravel PHP framework. It is not a feature complete product. It is the focused build that lets you put something in front of users, measure whether they actually use it, and decide what to invest in next. Laravel is one of the best frameworks for MVPs because the ecosystem ships with everything an early product needs (auth, payments through Cashier, queues, real time, admin) so engineers spend time on what makes your product unique, not on rebuilding the basics.

A focused Laravel MVP ships in 8 to 12 weeks with two engineers. The first two weeks go into discovery and scope locking. Sprints 1 to 4 build the core product (six week build). Sprint 5 handles polish, QA, and payment integration. Sprint 6 is launch and handover. Mid sized MVPs with multi-tenancy, billing, and a polished admin extend to 14 to 18 weeks. Beyond that, it stops being an MVP and becomes a v1, which is a different engagement.

A focused Laravel MVP costs $15,000 to $35,000 and ships in 8 to 12 weeks. A mid sized MVP with multi-tenancy, subscription billing, feature flags, and a polished admin lands between $35,000 and $70,000 over 14 to 18 weeks. SaaS style MVPs with tenancy and Cashier billing typically run higher in this range. Dedicated Laravel engineers at Acquaint Softtech start at $22 per hour or $3,200 per month full time. Most MVP engagements run as Fixed Price for predictable budget. A full breakdown sits on our Laravel development cost page.

Three things only. The core user journey that proves the value proposition. The smallest authentication and account model that works (email plus password, no social SSO yet). And the absolute minimum admin needed for the team to operate the product after launch. Everything else (advanced analytics, multi tenant white labelling, mobile apps, SOC 2 readiness, marketing automation) belongs in the post MVP roadmap. Founders ask us to add things to MVP scope constantly. We push back constantly, because gold plated MVPs miss their launch window.

Three reasons. First, the Laravel ecosystem ships with everything an early product needs (auth, Cashier billing, queues, real time, admin) so engineers focus on what makes your product unique. Second, Laravel applications scale well past MVP, so you do not rewrite when you hit growth. Forge, Vapor, and AWS give you a clean upgrade path. Third, Laravel has a huge talent pool (1.5 million plus live applications worldwide) which means hiring engineers post MVP is easier than with niche stacks.

Yes. SaaS MVPs are one of our most common engagements. The stack is Laravel plus Stancl tenancy (single database for the MVP, multi schema only if compliance demands it), Cashier with Stripe for subscription billing, Pennant for feature flags between tiers, and Filament for the admin. A SaaS MVP with these pieces typically ships in 10 to 14 weeks. More on our SaaS development page.

Six steps. One, two week discovery and scope locking (target users, core flow, integration count, success metrics). Two, design week covering wireframes and high fidelity for the core flow. Three to five, two week build sprints with working demos at the end of every fortnight. Six, polish, payment integration, QA, and launch. Throughout the build, Pest tests on every endpoint, Larastan static analysis on every PR, and a weekly progress call with the founder.

Yes. Most MVP clients transition to a Dedicated Developer engagement after launch (one full time Laravel engineer or a small pod) for ongoing feature work and iteration. Bronze and Silver tier maintenance contracts cover steady state apps once growth slows. The post MVP plan is part of the handover so the product does not stall in the gap between launch and v1. More on our maintenance and support page.

Yes, completely. Source code ownership and IP transfer terms are agreed in writing before kick off, the NDA is signed before any project discussions, and the repository is yours from commit one. There are no surprise licence fees later, no usage limits, and no white labelled dependencies that lock you in.

Yes, that is a common path. We hand over the repository, full documentation, runbooks, and a written post MVP roadmap at launch. The codebase is clean Laravel with Pest tests and Larastan static analysis, which makes onboarding an in house engineering team straightforward. Many clients keep us on a short term Dedicated Developer engagement during the first three months of in house team ramp up, then transition fully.