Honest cost breakdown for building a education / edtech app — from a minimal MVP to a full-featured platform. No agency fluff, just real numbers.
MVP cost
$3,460
Full platform
up to $35,000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Course creation and management | $500 | $2,500 |
| Video integration (Mux) | $500 | $2,500 |
| Student progress tracking | $400 | $2,000 |
| Quizzes and assessments | $400 | $2,000 |
| Certificate generation | $300 | $1,500 |
| Stripe subscriptions | $400 | $2,000 |
| Instructor dashboard | $300 | $1,500 |
| Total range | $2,800 | $14,000 |
Our fixed-price MVP bundles all core features for $3,460 — no hourly surprises.
| Option | Cost | Timeline | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agency (fixed price)← Us | $3,460 – $35,000 | 3–8 weeks | Low |
| Freelancer (hourly) | $4,152 – $52,500 | 2–6 months | High |
| No-code (Bubble / Webflow) | $1,384 – $4,152 | 2–6 weeks | Medium (lock-in) |
| In-house team | $175,000+/year | 6–18 months | Very high |
Next.js
LMS platform
Mux
Video hosting and streaming
Supabase
Course data and progress tracking
Stripe
Subscription and one-time purchase
Book a free 30-min call. We'll scope your MVP and give you an exact price before you commit to anything.
A basic course platform (courses, video, quizzes, Stripe) costs $10,000–$25,000. A full multi-instructor marketplace with certificates, cohort features, and affiliate tracking costs $40,000–$80,000.
Use Teachable under $100K ARR — the 5% fee is cheaper than custom development. Build custom above $200K ARR, or if you need white-label, multi-tenant, or complex certification workflows.