Honest cost breakdown for building a e-commerce app — from a minimal MVP to a full-featured platform. No agency fluff, just real numbers.
MVP cost
$3,460
Full platform
up to $40,000
MVP timeline
2–5 weeks
Our delivery
21 days
Typical agency rates. Freelancers may be cheaper upfront but rarely stay within budget.
| Feature | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Product catalog + admin | $500 | $3,000 |
| Cart and checkout (Stripe) | $600 | $3,000 |
| Order management | $400 | $2,000 |
| Search + filters | $300 | $2,000 |
| Customer accounts | $300 | $1,500 |
| Discount and promotions | $200 | $1,000 |
| Mobile app (optional) | $3,000 | $12,000 |
| Total range | $5,300 | $24,500 |
Our fixed-price MVP bundles all core features for $3,460 — no hourly surprises.
| Option | Cost | Timeline | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agency (fixed price)← Us | $3,460 – $40,000 | 3–8 weeks | Low |
| Freelancer (hourly) | $4,152 – $60,000 | 2–6 months | High |
| No-code (Bubble / Webflow) | $1,384 – $4,152 | 2–6 weeks | Medium (lock-in) |
| In-house team | $200,000+/year | 6–18 months | Very high |
Next.js
Storefront and admin
Supabase
Product catalog and orders
Stripe
Payments, subscriptions, invoices
Cloudflare R2
Product image storage
Book a free 30-min call. We'll scope your MVP and give you an exact price before you commit to anything.
Build custom when you have: subscription boxes, B2B pricing tiers, complex product configurators, rental or service-based products, a marketplace of multiple sellers, or need full control over checkout UX and data.
A custom e-commerce MVP (catalog, cart, Stripe, order management) costs $10,000–$25,000. A full Shopify-equivalent with all features costs $60,000–$150,000.