MVP development · Johannesburg
MVP development company in Johannesburg
Mobile-first, low-bandwidth products with mobile money built in, from a senior team on overlapping hours.
Clarigo Infotech is an MVP development company that takes startups from idea to a production MVP in 25 to 30 days. We help you cut the scope to what proves your idea, build it on a stack that can scale, and launch it to real users. After launch, the same team helps you learn from usage and grow the product, and you keep full ownership of the code.
South African companies most often hire us for fintech, healthcare software and AI automation.
10+
Years of delivery
600+
Projects delivered
20+
Countries served
25-30
Days to a live MVP
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Mobile-first and built for real conditions
African businesses need products that work on any phone and any connection, with mobile money and local payments built in.
Works on any connection
Lightweight apps and sites that stay fast on slow networks and older phones.
Mobile money and local payments
M-Pesa, Flutterwave, Paystack and card payments integrated.
Overlapping hours
Two and a half to four and a half hours from India, so most of the day overlaps.
Cost-effective delivery
Senior engineers at offshore rates with full code ownership.
What our MVP development covers
Scope and validation
A workshop to define the core problem, the users and the smallest feature set that proves your idea.
Product design
User flows and a clickable prototype you can test with users and show to investors before the build starts.
Web and mobile MVPs
Web apps in Next.js and mobile apps in React Native or Flutter, built for production from day one.
AI MVPs
Products built around LLMs, agents or retrieval, with cost controls so usage does not outrun your budget.
SaaS foundations
Sign-up, roles, billing, admin and analytics set up so you can charge customers from launch.
Scale after launch
Iterations based on real usage data, then the architecture, testing and team to support growth.
How we approach MVP development
Production, not a prototype
An MVP should be small, not fragile. We build with clean code, automated deployment, monitoring and security basics in place, so you can put real customers on it and keep building on the same codebase.
Cutting scope the right way
We start from the one outcome your first users must get and remove everything that does not serve it. Nice-to-have features go into a backlog that you prioritise once you see how people actually use the product.
Fixed price, fixed timeline
After the scoping workshop you get a written scope and a fixed price for a 25 to 30 day build. You see working software in weekly demos, so there are no surprises at launch.
From MVP to scale
Once you have traction, the same team adds features, improves performance and builds out the architecture. Because you own the code and it runs on your own cloud, you can also bring development in-house at any time.
Built for Johannesburg teams
Time-zone overlap
South Africa is three and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of your morning and early afternoon.
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)
We design to POPIA's conditions for lawful processing: purpose limits, security safeguards and data-subject access, with data hosted in South African cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.
Billing
Invoices in South African rand (ZAR) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.
Industries we work with in Johannesburg
Johannesburg and Sandton companies in finance and insurance use us for platforms, integrations and AI automation, designed to POPIA.
Mining
Mines invest in safety, monitoring and automation systems. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.
Financial services
Banks and insurers lead in mobile and digital channels. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.
Retail
National chains expand e-commerce and loyalty programmes. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.
Tourism and wine
Operators and estates sell to international visitors online. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.
How the hours line up
Our team's hours, in Johannesburg time
06:30–16:00
Monday to Friday
Overlap with your working day
09:00–16:00
About 7 hours every day
Daily stand-up
09:30
Johannesburg time, plus written updates every evening
Local platforms and setup
Local payments
Languages
Data hosting
AWS Africa (Cape Town), Google Cloud africa-south1 (Johannesburg) and Azure South Africa North, in your own cloud account, so data stays where your rules require.
How it works
Week 1: discovery and design
A free call to understand your goal, then a written scope, a fixed quote and a clickable design you can test.
Weeks 2-3: build and integrate
Senior engineers build in short sprints, connect your systems and demo working software every week.
Week 4: test and launch
We test with real data, set up monitoring and deploy to your own cloud account, then go live.
After launch: support and grow
The same team stays on for support, improvements and new features, with guaranteed response times.
See what we've built
Try it yourself, free
Free browser tools from our team. No sign-up needed.
MVP development company: questions from Johannesburg
Do you work with companies in Johannesburg?+
Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Johannesburg, including Johannesburg, Sandton, Pretoria, as part of clients in 20+ countries. South African companies most often hire us for fintech, healthcare software and AI automation. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.
What time-zone overlap do we get from Johannesburg?+
South Africa is three and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of your morning and early afternoon.
How do you handle the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)?+
We design to POPIA's conditions for lawful processing: purpose limits, security safeguards and data-subject access, with data hosted in South African cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.
Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+
We bill in South African rand (ZAR) or US dollars. Senior engineers typically cost $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, and fixed-scope projects such as an MVP in 25 to 30 days are quoted after a free consultation.
Do you work with mining companies?+
Yes. Mining is one of Johannesburg's key sectors, and we build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.
What time are your meetings in Johannesburg time?+
Our team works 06:30–16:00 Johannesburg time, so we overlap with your day from 09:00–16:00. Daily stand-ups are usually at 09:30 your time.
Can you build in English and Afrikaans and isiZulu?+
Yes. We build interfaces and content in English and Afrikaans and isiZulu, and test them with native speakers before launch.
What does an MVP development company do?+
It turns a startup idea into a minimum viable product: a working first version with just the features needed to test the idea with real users. Clarigo Infotech handles scoping, design, build, launch and growth after launch.
How much does MVP development cost?+
Most MVPs are built for a fixed price agreed after a free scoping call, based on features, platforms and integrations. If you prefer ongoing work, senior developers are typically $25 to $49 (USD) per hour.
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