Under $1,000 to ship a paid v1 in 2026. Stack: Next.js + Supabase + Vercel ($0 free tiers), Stripe (pay per use), domain ($12), and your time (100–250 hours).
SaaS startup costs collapsed in 2026. Realistic budgets: (1) MVP build: $0–$1,000. Free tiers cover Next.js + Supabase + Vercel for the first 1,000 users. (2) Pre-launch: $50–$500 for landing page and ads. (3) Post-launch first 6 months: $100–$500/mo. The biggest cost is your time: 100–250 hours to ship a paid v1.
Pieter Levels built multiple $5M+ ARR products on solo budgets
Calendly bootstrapped to $100M+ ARR before raising
Next.js + Supabase + Vercel + Stripe — all free tiers cover the first 1,000 users.
No. Most successful indie SaaS are bootstrapped.
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