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Compare MVP build options

TL;DR: Non-technical founders usually choose among hiring in-house, freelancers, a traditional agency, or a focused MVP partner. LaunchKit.to is Building Support — CEO-led specs, build, and test for a polished SaaS web app MVP in about 21 days (from $5,000), with an expedited ~1 week option. This page compares categories, not named competitors.

Hire in-house

Build a permanent engineering team to own the product long term.

Pros

  • Deep product ownership and institutional knowledge
  • Best fit once you have product-market fit and runway for salary

Cons

  • Slow and expensive to hire for a first MVP
  • Overkill if you only need a demo-ready product to validate or fundraise

Freelancers / marketplaces

Contract individual builders for pieces of the stack.

Pros

  • Lower sticker price on paper
  • Flexible for small, well-scoped tasks

Cons

  • Coordination and quality vary; scopes often stall when freelancers ghost
  • You still own product management, specs, and integration risk

Traditional agency

Outsource to a multi-role agency bench for design and development.

Pros

  • Broader services and larger teams available
  • Useful for complex, long-running programs

Cons

  • Often slower and heavier process than a focused MVP sprint
  • Delivery may be handed across an outsourced bench rather than operators who ship their own products

LaunchKit Building Support

CEO-led, done-for-you MVP development: specs collected, built, tested, handed off demo-ready.

Pros

  • Known timeline: about 21 days standard, or about one week expedited
  • Clear baseline scope: PWA with auth and 5 core features, full-stack JavaScript
  • Pricing from $5,000 with a 30-day money-back guarantee
  • Built for non-technical solo founders who need an investor-ready product

Cons

  • Focused on Building Support for MVPs — not a full-time in-house team or ongoing feature factory
  • Baseline scope is intentionally constrained; large multi-product platforms are out of band

When LaunchKit fits

Choose Building Support when you need a polished, demo-ready MVP on a known timeline — especially if you are a non-technical or solo founder who cannot afford months of freelancer churn or a full hire before you have something to show. If you need a permanent eng team or a multi-year agency program, those paths may fit better later.

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