--- title: "MVP Development | Artus Engineering" description: "From pilot to product — MVPs for corporate innovation and midsize companies. A stack that scales, no Bubble rewrite. €50k–150k, senior team." canonical_url: "https://artus-engineering.de/en/services/mvp-development" md_url: "https://artus-engineering.de/en/services/mvp-development.md" last_updated: "2026-09-11T14:47:09.931Z" lang: en --- # From Pilot to Product — On a Stack That Grows with You *MVP Development* For innovation teams and midsize leadership: we build MVPs that are genuinely minimal — on Next.js and Postgres, not on no-code you have to throw away in 12 months. MVP phase €50k–150k · the stack scales to a full product ## The MVP Dilemma In Midsize Companies Innovation leads and executives come to us when the steering committee expects a working product but all that exists is a pitch deck. ### The MVP Turns Into a Full Application The feature list from the pitch deck moves one-to-one into the roadmap. In the end it costs three to five times as much and nobody uses it. ### The No-Code Trap and Rewrite Shock Bubble or FlutterFlow to get started — migrating past roughly 10,000 users is often more expensive than going custom from the beginning. The costliest Bubble price is the rewrite. ### MVP Finished — And Then Silence Discovery → sprint → go-live → nobody takes care of hosting, updates, or follow-up features. The MVP dilemma: built, but not operated. ### An Agency Without a Validation Focus A first version with every feature instead of the smallest solution that teaches you something. In the end nobody uses it, because nobody asked whether it was needed. ## Why Artus Engineering ### Senior Sparring Before Code “Should this be built at all?” — we tell you honestly before you invest €80k. ### The Same Stack from MVP to Scale Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node, Postgres — scales to a full application. No rewrite trauma like with Bubble. ### Build and Run from One Source Application, automation, AI, hosting — one provider for the whole journey. No “MVP done, goodbye.” ## What an Artus MVP Looks Like ### Day 1 to Day 60: Discovery → Launch Scope cut in week one, sprints 1–3 with demos every two weeks, launch with monitoring — not “we will be in touch in six months.” ### What Goes in — And What Stays Out A framework instead of a feature wish list: we cut honestly before any code is written. A pivot after four weeks is part of the plan. ### A Phase-Two Roadmap from Launch What comes after the MVP — scaling on the same stack. No “new project” starting at phase two. **No rewrite** ## MVP Stack vs. No-Code Stack Rewrite risk, visualized. | | Bubble / no-code | Next.js + Postgres | | --- | --- | --- | | Time to MVP | 4–8 weeks | 8–12 weeks | | Validation with real users | Yes — but limited | Yes — production ready | | Scaling without a rewrite | No — rewrite from ~10k users | Yes — same stack | | Code ownership | Restricted | Complete from day one | | Follow-up features on the same stack | No — platform limits | Yes — a natural extension | | TCO over three years | Low at first, high at scale | Predictable, scales linearly | ## A Typical MVP Timeline (60 Days) ### Weeks 1–2: Discovery and Scope Cut What is truly minimum viable? What can wait? Honest prioritization. ### Weeks 3–6: Sprints 1–2 with Demos Demos every two weeks — you see progress, not just status reports. ### Weeks 7–8: Sprint 3 and Hardening Tests, monitoring, GDPR check — production ready, not demo quality. ### Week 9+: Launch and Phase-Two Plan Go-live with operations. A roadmap for follow-up features on the same stack. ## What You Hold After the MVP - Git repository with full access from day one - Architecture and operations documentation (Markdown) - Deployment scripts and runbook - Data processing agreement and record of processing activities - Role and permission model - Phase-two roadmap with effort estimates - Monitoring and alerting from launch ## A Serious MVP Corridor ### Focused MVP: €50k–80k A clearly cut scope and one core use case ### MVP with integrations: €80k–120k ERP/CRM integration, auth, first automations ### Complex pilot: €120k–150k Several modules, AI features, enterprise requirements Below €25k is no-code territory. Above €200k it is no longer an MVP phase. We talk about that openly. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Who is this MVP service for? Corporate innovation teams, midsize executives, and innovation leads with a €50k–150k budget. Not for solo founders with €5k — there are no-code studios for that. ### Why not Bubble or FlutterFlow? For fast validation they sometimes make sense. As soon as scaling, custom logic, or long-term operations are on the plan, custom is cheaper — because there is no rewrite ahead. ### What if we pivot after four weeks? That is planned for. Agile sprints with a scope cut per iteration — not a fixed price that collapses when you pivot. ### Who operates the MVP after launch? We do — hosting, monitoring, updates. Or we hand over with a runbook. Build and run from one source, no “MVP done, goodbye.” ## Related Services - [Web Applications](https://artus-engineering.de/en/services/web-applications.md) - [App Development](https://artus-engineering.de/en/services/app-development.md) - [Custom Software](https://artus-engineering.de/en/services/custom-software.md) ## Next Step [Start a project](https://artus-engineering.de/en/contact.md) ## Sitemap Complete overview of every page: [Sitemap](https://artus-engineering.de/en/sitemap.md)