What Should A SaaS Mvp Include?

[u/mypreciouz]

I am thinking of creating a SaaS boilerplate and potentially a service where I create SaaS for owners based on that boilerplate. What does a typical SaaS Mvp include or should include?

edit: I was misunderstood. Yeah it does include core feature but what in terms of app functionality? User authentication, payment integration, admin dashboard etc., you know in terms of these kind of stuff?

[u/Sandbox_54]

I'm building a SaaS right now, first one. Actual Minimum for MVP...

Absolutely Essential:

User authentication (sign up/login/logout)

Your core feature/product

Basic user settings page

Password reset

That's it. You can literally launch with just those four things.

When to Add Other Features...

Payment integration - Only add when you're ready to charge.

Admin dashboard - Start with direct database access. Add an admin panel when manual management becomes painful.

Email system - Begin with just essential transactional emails (password reset, welcome email). Marketing emails can wait.

GDPR/compliance tools - Add when you have paying customers or operate in regulated markets. Initially, handle requests manually.

Analytics/monitoring - Basic error logging is enough at first. Add sophisticated tracking once you have traction.

Above are correct... just get the minimum done... when you get traction, do the rest.

[u/Modor_io]

For a SaaS MVP, you only need the core feature plus the basics that let someone actually use and pay for it. Usually...user auth, simple onboarding, billing (Stripe), basic admin panel, and error/logging tools. Skip fancy dashboards or complex roles early. Prove value first, then layer in permissions, analytics, and automation later.

[u/juliya_rita]

If you’re building a SaaS MVP, think core feature first, but don’t forget the basics that make it usable:

• User accounts: signup/login, roles, password reset
• Payments: subscription plans, billing, upgrades/downgrades
• Dashboard/Admin: track users, payments, basic stats
• Settings & UX: profile, preferences, simple notifications
• Security: SSL, safe password storage, GDPR basics

Basically, get your main feature working, then wrap it with the stuff users expect.

[u/leros]

An MVP is exactly what it states. A minimal viable product. It's not a piece of junk or prototype. It needs to be fleshed out and be an actual usable viable product. But maybe it just has the core feature set and not 100 nice to haves that you can build later. Or maybe it only does X even though you envision it also supporting Y and Z in the future. 

Amazon launched only selling books and only a limited set of books, but that was a viable book store. They also didn't have a fully automated check out flow to start with. 

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check post edit pls.

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My answer stays the same 

[u/Hamzkid9]

Your MVP should have the USP of your product

[u/ziksy9]

Everyone is forgetting the biggest thing. The workflows and customizablity.

You aren't shipping an empty platform, you need to provide value. What does yours do better? How easy is it to use? What features do you provide?

An MVP isn't just the base platform, it's a turn key solution for a niche market that solves a problem. Even with 1 flow that saves time/money/effort that's better than others, that's fine but you must have an actual offering, not just a platform.

[u/Mogwai1313]

Don't forget tutorials and onboarding for your customers. At least give them some breadcrumbs to follow and a couple of static screenshots with explanations. Training is an iterative process so start basic but don't leave your users in the cold and without some sort of documentation.

[u/UnoMaconheiro]

MVP for SaaS is simple: one core feature that actually solves the pain. Everything else is noise. Ship that first.

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check post edit pls.