Scope creep kills MVPs. Use this SaaS MVP feature checklist to ship v1 fast and validate demand before building everything.
Must-have for most SaaS MVPs
- User authentication (email + OAuth optional)
- One core workflow that delivers the product’s primary value
- Basic admin or settings panel
- Stripe billing (even if manual onboarding at first)
- Error handling and basic analytics
Nice-to-have — defer to v2
- Advanced reporting dashboards
- Multiple user roles and permissions
- Mobile apps (responsive web first)
- Complex AI features beyond one clear use case
Skip entirely in v1
- Custom themes / white-labelling
- Multi-language support
- Enterprise SSO (unless your ICP requires it)
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