Describe your users' connectivity
Pick whether your users are always connected, intermittent, or offline-heavy.
OFFLINE SUPPORT CHECK
Offline Scope Evaluator
Decide whether offline support belongs in your MVP now or can wait, based on your users' connectivity, whether the core workflow needs real-time sync, and your tolerance for data loss.
- Uses your inputs in a transparent calculation
- Instant result with practical next steps
- No signup required
Planning guidance only. Validate important decisions with customer evidence and your delivery team.
YOUR INPUTS
Build your result
Complete every field. The result updates only when you choose Calculate.
How it works
Answer two follow-ups
Say whether the core workflow needs real-time sync, and how much data loss you can tolerate.
Get a build-now-or-later verdict
A rule-based score tells you whether offline support is urgent, worth planning for, or safe to defer.
Continue learning: Scoping technical requirements for an MVP
Frequently asked questions
Why not just build offline support for every MVP?
Offline-first architecture adds real complexity — local storage, sync queues, conflict resolution. It's only worth that cost when connectivity risk and data-loss stakes are actually high.
What if real-time sync and offline support are both needed?
That's the hardest combination — you'll need a conflict-resolution strategy, not just a sync queue. The tool flags this explicitly in its next steps.
Can I revisit this decision later?
Yes — this is meant to be a lightweight, re-runnable check. If your user base shifts toward more offline usage, re-run it.
How is the score calculated?
Points are added based on connectivity (offline-heavy scores highest), data loss tolerance (none scores highest), and a smaller addition if real-time sync is required. It's transparent rule-based scoring, not a hidden model.
What does 'plan for offline, build later' mean?
It means don't build offline support in the MVP, but avoid architectural choices that assume constant connectivity, so you can add it later without a rewrite.
How We Compare
| Feature | MVPHub | Notion | Linear |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structured offline-need evaluation | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Instant rule-based verdict | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Flags conflict-resolution complexity | Included | Not included | Not included |
| No setup required | Included | Included | Included |
Notion and Linear are general planning tools; neither has a structured way to evaluate whether offline support is justified for a given MVP.
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