GUIDES

Clear answers to the real questions

Costs, timelines, tech choices: direct, factual answers to the questions we get asked most about web development and SaaS.

Cost & Budget

How much does a SaaS MVP cost in Morocco?

A SaaS MVP typically costs between 30,000 and 150,000 MAD (3,000 to 15,000 €) in Morocco in 2026. A simple MVP (authentication, one core use case, 5-10 screens) starts around 30,000 MAD. An advanced app with multi-role access, payment integration and a dashboard ranges from 60,000 to 150,000 MAD. Business complexity, not screen count, is the main price driver.

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Timeline & Process

How long does it take to launch an MVP?

An MVP usually launches in 4 to 16 weeks. A simple MVP (one use case, authentication, 5-10 screens) ships in 4 to 8 weeks. An advanced MVP with payment, multi-role access and a dashboard takes 2 to 4 months. The timeline depends mostly on scope clarity and how fast the client gives feedback, not just code volume.

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Tech Choices

Laravel or Django for a SaaS?

For most SaaS, Laravel (PHP) lets you ship faster thanks to a complete, integrated ecosystem (authentication, payment, queues, admin). Django (Python) wins when the SaaS centres on data science, machine learning or AI. Both are mature, secure and scalable: the right choice depends mostly on your business domain and your team's skills.

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Cost & Budget

How much does a website cost in Morocco?

In Morocco, a WordPress brochure site starts around 3,100 MAD and a custom site or application (Laravel, Next.js) from 14,900 MAD. Price is driven mainly by three things: how many page templates must be designed, how custom the design is, and which features are needed — e-commerce, multilingual, online payment, integrations. A multilingual store costs structurally more than a fixed-content brochure site.

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Cost & Budget

How much does an e-commerce site cost in Morocco?

A simple WooCommerce store of up to 100 products costs 15,000–25,000 MAD. An advanced store — multilingual, multi-currency, subscriptions, loyalty — runs 25,000–60,000 MAD. A custom platform (marketplace, B2B, ERP-connected) starts at 60,000 MAD. On top of that: hosting from around 100 MAD/month and maintenance from 500 MAD/month.

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Cost & Budget

How much does a mobile app cost in Morocco?

A mobile MVP — authentication, three to five screens, one core use case — costs 40,000–70,000 MAD. A mid-size app with integrated payment, push notifications and a dedicated backend across ten to twenty screens runs 70,000–150,000 MAD. Above 150,000 MAD you are in complex territory: real-time features, geolocation, B2B multi-role logic. Maintenance starts at 1,500 MAD/month.

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Tech Choices

WordPress or custom development?

WordPress fits when a site publishes content and sells products in standard patterns: brochure site, blog, store up to roughly 5,000 SKUs. Custom becomes necessary when the business logic is specific — multi-permission user accounts, calculations particular to your trade, integration with an existing system. The criterion is not site size but whether a plugin already exists for what you do.

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Tech Choices

Freelancer or agency in Morocco: how to choose?

In Morocco a senior freelance developer charges 600–900 MAD/hour, or 35,000–50,000 MAD per month full time. An agency costs more but absorbs absence and covers several disciplines. Status is a poor predictor of outcome: what matters is knowing who actually writes the code, who stays reachable after launch, and who owns the delivered code.

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