40+ shipped products
Phase durations are calibrated against four years of delivery data across SaaS, marketplaces, mobile and internal tools.
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Launch Timeline Estimator
Estimate when your project will be ready to launch. Answer a few questions and get a phase-by-phase timeline with built-in risk analysis.
- 4 steps
- 6 phases
- Gantt + risks
Launch timeline wizard Running estimate —
What are you building?
Your inputs stay in your browser — every calculation runs locally.
Product type
How many core features?
Target platforms
Team & Resources
Available development team
Design readiness
Technical decisions
Existing codebase?
Process & Constraints
Sprint cadence
Known risks or blockers
Tip: vague requirements widen the estimate, not invalidate it. We bias toward honesty over false precision.
Estimated launch
—weeks
weeks from kickoff
Confidence
—%
Phase Breakdown
weeks
Risk Factors
Team Recommendation
Industry Benchmark
Computing your timeline…
Calibrating phase durations against 40+ shipped products.
Analyzing project scope… —
Mapping team capacity… —
Computing phases & dependencies… —
Drawing your Gantt timeline… —
Step 1 of 4 · What are you building?
Industry Timeline Benchmarks
Based on CodeFormers project data from 40+ MVP launches in 2024–2025. Times reflect dedicated mid/senior teams.
| Product Type | Avg (weeks) | Fast (P25) | Slow (P75) | Typical Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaaS Application | 16 | 12 | 24 | 3–5 people |
| Marketplace | 24 | 18 | 36 | 4–6 people |
| Mobile App | 18 | 12 | 26 | 3–5 people |
| Internal Tool | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2–3 people |
| Landing + Waitlist | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1–2 people |
Get Your Launch Timeline Report
Phase-by-phase timeline with risk assessment, resource needs, and milestone tracking.
Includes Gantt chart and critical path analysis
How we estimate timelines
Capacity, not headcount
Team multipliers reflect real throughput — 1 senior + 1 junior ≠ 2 mids. Design and tech readiness are weighted separately.
Honest about unknowns
Confidence drops when requirements are vague, design is missing or APIs are out of your control. The estimate widens, it doesn't lie.
Frequently Asked Questions About Time-to-Market
The calculator uses data from 40+ CodeFormers projects to estimate your timeline based on product type, team size, design readiness, technical decisions, and risk factors. The timeline is broken down into 6 phases: discovery, design, core development, feature development, testing, and launch preparation.
Yes. The algorithm separately calculates a confidence level based on your selected risks and blockers. Factors like unclear requirements (-15%), incomplete team (-12%), or no designs (-5%) lower confidence, suggesting you add a 10-20% buffer to the timeline.
Based on CodeFormers data: SaaS MVP takes 10-14 weeks (team of 3-4), marketplace 15-23 weeks, mobile app 11-18 weeks, internal tool 6-9 weeks, and landing page 3-4 weeks. These ranges are for standard MVPs with mid/senior development teams.
The calculator suggests a team composition based on your product type. A typical SaaS MVP needs: Project Manager (50%), UX/UI Designer, Frontend Developer, Backend Developer, and QA Engineer. Smaller projects (landing, internal tool) can start with 1-2 people.
It depends on the velocity multiplier. A team of 1-2 has a 1.8x multiplier (slower), 3-4 is baseline 1.0x, 5-6 is 0.75x (faster), and 7+ is 0.65x. However, larger teams have more communication overhead, so the speedup is not linear.
The MVP Scope Calculator helps decide WHAT to build — which features to include and what budget to allocate. The Time-to-Market Calculator answers WHEN — how many weeks the build will take, considering your team, design readiness, and risk factors.
Discovery & Planning: requirements gathering, user stories. UX/UI Design: wireframes, mockups, prototypes. Core Development: architecture, database, auth, API. Feature Development: business feature implementation. Testing & QA: manual and automated tests. Launch Preparation: deployment, monitoring, documentation.
Yes. Select 'Partial Codebase' or 'Migration / Refactor' in the existing code step. The 0.8x multiplier for partial code reflects time savings from existing components, while the 1.3x for migration accounts for additional refactoring overhead.
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