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SaaS Product Development and Support in New Jersey

A Teaneck, NJ team that designs, builds, launches, and supports SaaS products: multi-tenant architecture, sign-in, PostgreSQL, Stripe subscriptions, an admin dashboard, and the marketing site in front of it. Fixed-price builds from $25,000, a Blueprint from $2,500, and the code in your name.

Blueprint from $2,500 ยท Builds from $25,000

Overview

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AppDesign360 (Mango Consulting LLC) is a SaaS development company based in Teaneck, New Jersey, with headquarters in Queens, NY. We design, build, and support subscription software for founders and businesses in Bergen County, across New Jersey, in New York City, and nationwide. A first version with sign-in, a PostgreSQL database, Stripe billing, and an admin dashboard costs $25,000โ€“$45,000 and launches in 8โ€“10 weeks; larger products run to $120,000 or more over 16 weeks. Every price is fixed in writing after a free 20-minute scoping call, and support continues after launch on a retainer or from $25 per hour.

A SaaS product earns its first dollar when a stranger can sign up, pay, and get value without anyone on your team touching a keyboard. Everything in a first build should serve that moment. We scope the one workflow a customer will pay for, build it completely, and launch it on a date you can plan around.

We have built that path end to end. TourSyncer, TraderCongress, and ResumeFlight are SaaS products in production that we designed and engineered: multi-workspace architecture, authentication, PostgreSQL, Stripe billing, data pipelines, AI workflows, admin portals, and the marketing sites in front of them. You can open all three today.

Mango Consulting LLC is the legal entity, an SBA-certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business founded in 2018, based in Teaneck, NJ with headquarters in Queens, NY. AppDesign360 is the brand we use for SaaS, web, and app work. We work with New Jersey founders in person by appointment and with clients across the United States by video call.

Why AppDesign360 is the best choice for your SaaS build

  • Proof you can log in to. TourSyncer, TraderCongress, and ResumeFlight are live SaaS products we built. Judge the speed, the billing flow, and the polish yourself before you talk to us.
  • A fixed price, in writing. You get a written scope, a number, and a launch date after a free 20-minute call. The budget risk sits with us, not with you.
  • You own everything from day one. The code repository, hosting, database, Stripe account, and domain are opened in your name. There is no license fee to us and nothing to buy back if you leave.
  • Billing that works on launch day. Stripe subscriptions, trials, upgrades, failed-payment recovery, invoices, and a customer billing portal are part of the first version, not a phase-two promise.
  • One team for the product and the growth. The same people build the marketing site, the onboarding flow, and the search and AI visibility setup (SEO, AEO, GEO) that brings in your first users.
  • Senior engineers in your time zone. A US-based team working Eastern hours. You talk to the people writing the code and see working software on a staging link every two weeks.
  • Local when it helps. Based in Teaneck, NJ. We meet in person by appointment across Bergen County and New York City, and run everything else over video so the project never waits for a meeting.
  • AI where it earns its keep. ResumeFlight is an AI product. We add language-model features with usage limits per plan, so your margins survive real customers.
  • Support from the people who built it. Every build includes 30 days of fixes. After that, a monthly retainer or hourly support from $25 keeps the product patched, monitored, and improving.

Recent work

TourSyncer

Multi-tenant SaaS platform

All-in-one tour operator platform with real-time bookings, dynamic-pricing itineraries, invoicing, staff scheduling, and a built-in CRM.

  • Clean multi-workspace SaaS architecture built from the ground up
  • Bring-your-own-key Stripe integration for zero-commission payments
  • Delivered on time; the client calls it one of the best custom SaaS teams they have worked with
Visit TourSyncer โ†’

TraderCongress

Data SaaS platform

Real-time dashboard tracking congressional stock trades, SEC insider filings, and federal contracts.

  • Data pipelines and fast search over public disclosure filings
  • A polished interface that turns complex STOCK Act disclosures into a product users rely on
Visit TraderCongress โ†’

ResumeFlight

AI SaaS product

AI resume and cover-letter platform built to get applicants past applicant tracking systems.

  • AI optimization workflows and job-matching logic engineered end to end
  • Production-ready code shipped fast, with the marketing site built alongside the product
Visit ResumeFlight โ†’

What goes into a SaaS product

A SaaS quote covers far more than screens. These are the ten parts of a production SaaS product, and every one of them is in our scope. When you compare proposals, check each line: whatever is missing will be billed later, usually at a worse rate.

1. Product scope and user flows

We cut the idea down to the one workflow a customer will pay for, map every screen in that flow, and write down what is out of scope for version one.

2. Interface design

A clickable prototype you can put in front of real customers before any code is written, then a component library so every new screen looks like it belongs.

3. Multi-tenant architecture

Each customer's data is isolated at the database level with workspaces, roles, and permissions, so one account can never read another's records.

4. Accounts and sign-in

Email and password, Google or Microsoft sign-in, team invitations, password resets, and two-factor authentication where your customers expect it.

5. Database and APIs

A PostgreSQL schema with migrations, backups, and indexes planned for growth, plus REST or GraphQL APIs your own team or partners can build on.

6. Subscription billing

Stripe plans, free trials, upgrades and downgrades, proration, failed-payment retries, invoices, tax settings, and a self-service billing portal.

7. Admin and back office

An internal dashboard to look up accounts, fix problems, issue refunds, and see revenue without asking a developer to run a query.

8. Integrations and AI features

Email and SMS, calendars, webhooks, data imports, third-party APIs, and language-model features with usage limits so costs stay predictable.

9. Infrastructure and security

Staging and production environments, automated deployments, encrypted secrets, rate limiting, security headers, error tracking, and uptime monitoring.

10. Marketing site and onboarding

The public website, pricing page, sign-up flow, and first-run experience, built with the search and AI visibility setup that gets you found.

SaaS development best practices we build to

These are the habits that separate a product that survives its first thousand users from one that needs a rewrite. They are part of every build, not upsells.

  • Ship the smallest version someone will pay for. One core workflow done well. Everything else goes on a written phase-two list.
  • Isolate tenants in the database, not just the interface. Every query is scoped to a workspace, enforced with PostgreSQL row-level security or an equivalent guard, and tested.
  • Buy the solved problems. Stripe for payments, a proven provider for sign-in, managed PostgreSQL for data. Custom code goes where your product is different.
  • Treat money paths as critical code. Sign-up, checkout, upgrades, and cancellations get automated tests, and Stripe webhooks are verified and safe to receive twice.
  • Never deploy by hand. Every change goes through version control, automated checks, and a staging environment before it reaches customers.
  • Back up, then prove you can restore. Automated backups with a restore test before launch, because an untested backup is a guess.
  • Watch the product, not the inbox. Error tracking, uptime checks, and alerts report a problem before your customers do.
  • Give every person and service the least access they need. Secrets stay out of the code, admin actions are logged, and production data stays off laptops.
  • Measure activation from day one. Sign-ups, first key action, trial-to-paid conversion, and churn are tracked, so decisions rest on numbers.
  • Write it down. Architecture notes, environment setup, and a runbook, so any competent engineer can take over. That is what makes ownership real.

Pricing

SaaS Blueprint

$2,500 โ€“ $5,000
1โ€“2 weeks
  • Discovery workshop and written requirements
  • User flows and a clickable prototype of the core screens
  • Data model, architecture plan, and third-party service list
  • Fixed-price quote and timeline for the build
  • Yours to keep; credited toward the build if you continue with us

SaaS MVP

$25,000 โ€“ $45,000
8โ€“10 weeks
  • One core workflow, designed and built end to end
  • Sign-in, workspaces, and roles
  • PostgreSQL database with automated backups
  • Stripe subscriptions and a customer billing portal
  • Admin dashboard, staging, automated deployment, and monitoring
  • Marketing site with pricing and sign-up
  • 30 days of post-launch fixes

Full SaaS product

$45,000 โ€“ $80,000
10โ€“14 weeks
  • Everything in the MVP
  • Multiple workflows or user types
  • Team invitations, permissions, and an audit log
  • Third-party integrations and webhooks
  • Email, SMS, or in-app notifications
  • Reporting, data export, and tiered or usage-based plans

SaaS platform

$80,000 โ€“ $120,000+
14โ€“16+ weeks
  • Marketplace or multi-sided products
  • AI features with usage limits per plan
  • Data pipelines, search, and real-time updates
  • Public API with keys and documentation
  • Single sign-on and enterprise controls
  • HIPAA-aware data handling where health data is involved

Support and growth

From $25 / hour
Monthly retainer or hourly
  • Monitoring, security patches, and backups
  • Bug fixes and small changes
  • New features in two-week sprints
  • Performance tuning as usage grows
  • No lock-in: code and accounts stay in your name

These are the ranges most projects land in, not quotes. Every price is fixed after a free 20-minute scoping call and a written scope, and billed in milestones tied to deliverables. Hosting, Stripe fees, and third-party services are billed by the providers to your own accounts. If you are building the product yourself with AI tools, Vibe Coding Support starts at $125 per session.

SaaS support after launch

Launch is the start of the work. A SaaS product needs care every month: frameworks and databases release security patches, Stripe and other providers change their APIs, customers find edge cases, and the roadmap keeps moving. We stay on as the engineering team behind the product for as long as you want us.

Every build includes 30 days of fixes at no charge. After that you choose a monthly retainer or hourly support at our custom software rate, from $25 per hour. There is no lock-in: the code and accounts are yours, and the documentation is written so another team could take over.

Monitoring and incident response

Uptime checks, error tracking, and alerts, with fixes shipped through the same staging and deployment pipeline as the original build.

Security and dependency updates

Framework, library, and database patches applied on a schedule, plus key rotation and access reviews.

Bug fixes and small changes

Copy edits, form changes, new report columns, and the edge cases real customers uncover.

New features in sprints

Your phase-two list, scoped and priced feature by feature, delivered in two-week cycles with a demo at the end of each.

Performance and scaling

Query tuning, caching, background jobs, and infrastructure sizing as usage grows, so the hosting bill tracks revenue.

Billing and customer operations

Plan and price changes, coupons, tax settings, refunds, and the admin tools your support team asks for.

Industries we build for

Booking and operations platforms

Scheduling, itineraries, invoicing, and staff management for service businesses, like TourSyncer for tour operators.

Data and intelligence products

Dashboards over public or proprietary data with pipelines, alerts, and fast search, like TraderCongress.

AI-powered tools

Document, writing, and matching products built on language models, like ResumeFlight.

Marketplaces

Two-sided platforms with listings, messaging, and payments, like the Hollow Purple B2B marketplace.

Healthcare and professional services

Client portals, intake, and secure messaging with HIPAA-aware data handling and BAA-ready vendors.

Internal tools turned into products

The spreadsheet or back-office system your company runs on, rebuilt so other companies can subscribe to it.

Four ways to build a SaaS product, compared

AppDesign360 fixed-price buildAI or no-code builderFreelancerIn-house hire
Cost of a first version$25,000 โ€“ $45,000, fixedLow monthly fees plus your own timeUsually hourly; total unknownA salary before anything ships
Time to paying customers8โ€“10 weeksDays to a demo; production gaps remainDepends on one person's availabilityMonths, after recruiting
Billing, security, multi-tenancyIn scope and testedOften the missing 30 percentDepends on the individualDepends on the hire
Who owns the codeYou, from day oneOften tied to the platformYou, if the contract says soYou
CoverageDesign, front end, back end, infrastructureYouOne person; a vacation stalls the launchOne role per hire
Best forA product customers can pay for, on a dateTesting an idea before spendingSmall, well-defined additionsProducts with revenue to fund a team
Generalized from the projects we scope and take over. A good freelancer or an in-house team can be the right call for your stage.

SaaS development for New Jersey companies

We are based in Teaneck and work with founders and businesses across Bergen County and the rest of New Jersey. Most of the work happens over video calls and a shared staging link. When a whiteboard session helps, we meet in person by appointment in Teaneck, Hackensack, Paramus, Fort Lee, Englewood, and the towns around them.

New Jersey is a practical place to start a software company. The state's economy runs on industries that buy software: healthcare and life sciences, logistics and distribution, financial and professional services, and thousands of small businesses that still run on spreadsheets. New York City's customers and investors are a bridge away, without Manhattan rent in your costs.

Building in New York City? See our SaaS development page for NYC startups.

SaaS is generally not taxed in New Jersey

The Division of Taxation's Technical Bulletin TB-72 treats software accessed in the cloud as non-taxable in most cases. New York taxes it, so we set up Stripe Tax for the states where you sell. Confirm your own position with an accountant.

State programs for technology startups

The NJEDA runs an Angel Investor Tax Credit for people who invest in New Jersey technology companies, NJ Ignite rent support for startups in approved workspaces, and a program that lets unprofitable technology companies sell net operating losses.

Industries we know locally

Medical and dental practices, law and accounting firms, contractors, restaurants, and logistics operators across Bergen County: the businesses we already build websites and apps for, and often the first customers of a New Jersey SaaS product.

Veteran-owned and SBA-certified

Mango Consulting LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, which counts toward veteran-owned and supplier diversity spending goals for the companies and agencies that hire us.

What's Included

  • Discovery, user flows, and a clickable prototype before the build
  • Custom interface design and a reusable component library
  • Multi-tenant architecture with workspaces, roles, and permissions
  • Authentication: email, Google or Microsoft sign-in, invitations, and two-factor
  • PostgreSQL database, migrations, and automated backups
  • Stripe subscriptions, trials, invoices, and a customer billing portal
  • Admin dashboard for accounts, revenue, and support
  • Staging and production environments with automated deployment
  • Error tracking, uptime monitoring, and security headers
  • Marketing site, pricing page, and onboarding flow with SEO, AEO, and GEO setup
  • Documentation and handover, with code and accounts in your name
  • 30 days of post-launch fixes, then optional support

How It Works

  • Week 0: free 20-minute scoping call, then a written scope, fixed price, and launch date
  • Weeks 1โ€“2: user flows, clickable prototype, data model, and architecture you approve before the build
  • Weeks 3โ€“8: build in two-week sprints, each ending with a demo on a working staging link (larger products add sprints)
  • Weeks 9โ€“10: billing tests, security review, performance checks, and a beta with real users
  • Launch: production cutover, monitoring switched on, marketing site live
  • After launch: 30 days of fixes, then support and new features on a retainer or hourly

Standards we build to

Who This Is For

  • First-time SaaS founders in New Jersey and New York
  • Businesses turning an internal tool or a service into a product
  • Founders with a Cursor, Bolt, v0, or Claude Code prototype
  • Funded startups that need a senior team for the first version
  • Consultants and agencies productizing their expertise
  • Companies replacing spreadsheets or legacy software

Read before you buy

Frequently Asked Questions

A first version (MVP) with sign-in, a database, Stripe billing, an admin dashboard, and a marketing site costs $25,000โ€“$45,000 and takes 8โ€“10 weeks. A fuller product with integrations, permissions, and reporting runs $45,000โ€“$80,000. Platforms with AI features, data pipelines, a public API, or a marketplace model run $80,000โ€“$120,000 or more. You get a fixed price after a free 20-minute scoping call.

Ready to get started?

Tell us what you want to build on a free 20-minute call and get a fixed price with a timeline. We respond within minutes during US business hours.