Services · Ruby on Rails Development

Rails development, with an AI layer if you want one.

Whether you're starting a new Rails application or your existing one needs an AI capability added without a rewrite, we work inside the framework you already trust.

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$6k+
AI-layer additions, starting price
$12k+
New builds, starting price
0%
Hourly billing
The problem

Adding AI shouldn't mean
rewriting a business that already works.

Rails applications run real businesses with real users and real data — but adding modern AI capability often gets treated as a reason to rewrite in a newer stack. That's an expensive, risky detour most teams can't afford, and most of the time, it isn't necessary.

The rewrite instinct

Treat AI as a reason to start over.

A perfectly working Rails app gets shelved because "AI needs a modern stack" — months of risk for a capability that didn't require it.

  • Months of migration risk on a system that already works
  • Team has to relearn a new stack mid-project
  • Existing data and integrations have to be rebuilt
Adding AI to Rails

Extend what's already working.

AI capability layered into the existing app — new service objects, background jobs, an agent layer — without touching what already works.

  • Existing models, data, and integrations stay intact
  • Your team keeps working in the framework they know
  • Ships in weeks, not months
What we build

New Rails applications,
or AI added to your existing one.

We add AI capability — smart search, document processing, an agent layer — directly into your existing Rails app, or build a new one the same way from day one.

Deliverables
  • Rails application build, or an AI-layer integration into an existing app
  • Test coverage for anything touched
  • Deployment pipeline setup or handover
  • Documentation for your in-house team
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Process & pricing

Codebase review first,
then a fixed number.

For existing Rails apps, a short codebase review during discovery is what makes the fixed price accurate.

01Discovery call — free, 30 minutes. We map what you're adding and what already exists.
02Codebase review — for existing projects, before we quote a number.
03Scoped proposal — fixed price and timeline, within 5 business days.
04Build, with weekly demos — on real data, in a staging environment you can access.
05Deploy + hypercare — 2 weeks of tuning after launch, optional retainer after that.
$6,000
AI-layer addition, starting price
$12,000
New Rails build, starting price
$2,500/mo
Optional retainer
FAQs

Questions before
the call.

Yes — a codebase review during discovery tells us what's involved before we scope any upgrade or new-feature work.
In most cases yes — AI capability is usually added as a new layer (a service object, a background job, a new controller) rather than rewriting core models.
Yes, on a monthly retainer starting at $2,500/month, with response expectations agreed upfront.
If you already have a Rails codebase, extending it is almost always cheaper and faster than a rewrite. For a brand-new product with no existing codebase, we'll recommend based on your team's familiarity and the product's needs.
We only take on a small number of builds at a time, so if we can't meet your timeline, we'll tell you honestly on the discovery call and point you to someone we trust rather than overcommit. Ongoing support runs on a monthly retainer with response expectations agreed upfront.
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