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Design System Build Cost
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Estimate the cost of building a new design system from scratch.

How we calibrated this
Calibrated on design-system engagements.
Inputs

Tell us about your project.

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Number of components

Range: 10–150 components · Default: 30 components

Platforms to support
  • Web only1×
  • Web + mobile1.6×
  • Web + iOS + Android native2.2×
Documentation rigor
  • Minimal (Figma library only)0.6×
  • Storybook only0.85×
  • Storybook + written docs1×
  • Enterprise (versioning, governance, training)1.5×
How it's calculated

The formula.

Base USD 35,000 × components × platforms × docs

Output

Estimated cost

Total cost.

Output

Timeline

Weeks from kickoff.

Output

Team

Designers, engineers, doc-writers.

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