Frontend and Backend Development
Build core features on a modern stack with production-ready practices.
SERVICE
MVP Development
Nearshore MVP development for US companies: validate with real users, control risk and ship to production every week, in your time zone.
Why choose MVP development?
MVP development lets you validate your product hypotheses quickly, with controlled risk and cost. Instead of betting months of budget on assumptions, you put a focused, working product in front of real users and learn what actually matters. We ship your MVP to production every week, with a single technical owner and a fixed monthly fee by scope.
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Rapid Iteration
Iterate quickly based on real user feedback.
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Market Adaptation
Adjust and prioritize features based on what the market tells you.
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Cost Efficiency
Avoid building unnecessary or expensive features before they're validated.
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Value Focus
Maximize your investment by focusing on what truly adds value.
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Controlled Risk
Test ideas with real users before committing to a full product.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Our MVP Development solutions.
Prototyping and Wireframing
Create visual representations of your product before development starts.
Third-Party API Integrations
Connect the essential services and platforms your MVP depends on.
Cloud-Based MVP Solutions
Deploy and scale your MVP efficiently in the cloud.
MVP development to validate before you bet big
MVP development is how you find out whether your product idea works before spending months and a full budget on it. An MVP — a minimum viable product — is a focused, working version that does the one thing your users care about most, put in front of real people so you learn from behavior instead of assumptions. The goal isn’t to build less for its own sake; it’s to learn fast with controlled risk.
At Fuix we build MVPs that are real products, not throwaway prototypes. They run in production, handle real users, and are built on a modern stack so that when the idea proves out, you scale the same foundation instead of rebuilding from scratch. We’re a dedicated nearshore team based in Chile working US business hours, so you iterate with us in real time — the tight feedback loop an early product needs, not an overnight offshore gap.
Where the results come from
The value of an MVP comes from sequencing risk. We identify the riskiest assumption in your idea — the thing that, if wrong, sinks everything — and build the smallest product that tests it honestly. That keeps cost down and learning up. From there, rapid iteration on real feedback tells you what to build next, so every euro or peso of budget goes toward features users actually want.
Focused scope, real product
We’re strict about scope because scope creep is what kills MVPs. We prototype and wireframe first, agree on the core features that matter, and cut everything that can wait. What ships is lean but real — with the integrations and cloud infrastructure a production product needs.
How Fuix works
We ship your MVP to production every week with a single technical owner accountable for delivery. You see real, usable progress each week, not slide decks, and you can put it in front of users continuously. Before each release the full flow is validated end-to-end; if it fails, it doesn’t ship. We use AI internally to accelerate development and keep quality high while moving fast.
Pricing is a fixed monthly fee by scope, not by the hour, so cost is predictable and risk stays controlled. We operate from Chile as a nearshore partner for US companies, overlapping your business hours end to end.
How much does an MVP cost?
Most providers won’t publish a number. Here are ours, in USD, for a senior Chilean team working US hours:
| Model | What it is | Range (USD) |
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| MVP, closed scope | One platform or cross-platform, the core features, a light backend, minimal back-office | 8,000 – 15,000 |
| Dedicated team | Monthly fee for a team that keeps shipping while you learn, 6-month minimum | 4,500 – 6,000/month |
Closed scope gives you certainty on the number; the dedicated team gives you the freedom to change your mind, which is usually what an early product needs. QA and deployment are inside the price in both — we don’t bill them as extras. These are market reference bands, not a quote: what moves the figure is how much of the idea genuinely has to ship to test the riskiest assumption.
Book a call
The first conversation is free, runs in your time zone, and ends with a concrete next step. If you have an idea to validate, let’s define the smallest product that proves it. Book a call and leave with a clear plan.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
- What is an MVP in software development?
- An MVP —minimum viable product— is a focused, working version of your product that does the one thing your users care about most, put in front of real people so you learn from behaviour instead of assumptions. The goal is not to build less for its own sake, it is to learn fast with controlled risk.
- Is an MVP the same as a prototype?
- No. A prototype is thrown away; our MVPs are real products. They run in production, handle real users, and are built on a modern stack so that when the idea proves out you scale the same foundation instead of rebuilding from scratch.
- How long does it take to build an MVP?
- Weeks, not months, because scope is deliberately narrow. Something new goes to production every week, so you can put the product in front of users continuously rather than waiting for a single launch date.
- How much does MVP development cost?
- An MVP with closed scope —one platform or cross-platform, the core features, a light backend— runs USD 8,000 to 15,000. If the product is going to keep growing week over week, a dedicated team at USD 4,500 to 6,000 per month with a 6-month minimum usually fits better, because you reorder priorities instead of renegotiating every change. Either way it's a fixed fee by scope, not by the hour, so cost is predictable and risk stays controlled. Those are market bands for a senior Chilean team working US hours, not a quote — the first call, which is free, defines the smallest product that proves your idea and the number that goes with it.
- Do you own the build end to end, or is this just supplying developers?
- We own it end to end. For an MVP that's the point: one team takes the idea through scope, architecture, development, QA and deployment to production, with a single technical owner accountable for delivery, so nobody is waiting on a handoff while the hypothesis goes stale. QA and deployment are inside the fee — we don't bill testing or releases as extras. If you'd rather keep ownership in house, our senior engineers can also embed in your team as staff augmentation.
- Can the team work Pacific hours for a West Coast startup?
- Yes. Chile is four hours ahead of US Pacific most of the year —five during the weeks the two daylight-saving changes don't line up— so a shifted schedule of roughly 1pm to 10pm in Santiago covers 9 to 6 Pacific in full. On US Eastern no shift is needed at all. For an early product that matters more than usual: the feedback loop is same-day instead of overnight.
- How do you decide what goes into the MVP?
- We identify the riskiest assumption in your idea —the thing that, if wrong, sinks everything— and build the smallest product that tests it honestly. We are strict about scope because scope creep is what kills MVPs.
- What happens after the MVP validates?
- You keep going on the same foundation. Because the MVP is a real product on a modern stack rather than a throwaway, rapid iteration on real feedback tells you what to build next without a rewrite.