Services for the whole application

Maintain, modernize and develop your Rails application

From taking over an existing codebase to shipping the next feature, we handle the work that keeps your product dependable and moving forward. Rails is our specialty; the rest of your stack is part of the job.

Rails services: maintenance, upgrades, performance, development, infrastructure and integrations

Technical ownership from handover to ongoing development

A clear path forward

Take over. Stabilize. Maintain. Improve

Start with what your application needs today. Build a long-term plan around your customers and business priorities.

  1. 01

    Take over

    Understand your codebase, infrastructure and business priorities. Map the risks and agree on a practical handover so you know who owns what.

  2. 02

    Stabilize

    Resolve production issues, slow queries, unreliable background jobs and fragile deployments. Give your team a dependable foundation.

  3. 03

    Maintain

    Keep Ruby and Rails up to date, monitor the application and look after security and integrations. Stay ahead of problems with ongoing technical ownership.

  4. 04

    Improve

    Ship new features, modernize the architecture and develop the web or mobile experience. Help your product evolve as your business grows.

Beyond individual tickets

Looking for a long-term technical partner?

We take ownership of your Rails application's health, priorities, and ongoing development, not just the next task.

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Core Rails services

The work your existing application needs

Start with the priority in front of you: a handover, production issue, overdue upgrade or feature backlog. We can take on a focused project or provide ongoing maintenance and development.

PostgreSQL performance consulting

Investigate slow SQL, execution plans, indexes, locks and connection pressure in your existing application.

  • Workload and query analysis
  • Index and locking investigations
  • Prioritized fixes and before-and-after validation
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Rails application rescue

Restore a troubled application with recurring crashes, stalled jobs, broken integrations or unreliable releases.

  • Root-cause diagnosis and incident priorities
  • Production stabilization and validated recovery
  • Monitoring, regression checks and recovery runbooks
  • A follow-up plan to prevent repeat incidents
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Rails application takeover

Give your existing product a technical owner. We learn the codebase, map the infrastructure and plan the transition with your team.

  • Codebase and dependency review
  • Hosting, access and deployment handover
  • Risk assessment and first priorities
  • Documentation and ownership responsibilities
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Maintenance & production support

Keep the application dependable while the business keeps moving. We handle recurring problems and the ongoing work that makes changes safer.

  • Production bug diagnosis and fixes
  • Application and job monitoring
  • Dependency and security updates
  • Tests, operational documentation and support
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Ruby & Rails upgrades

Bring an aging stack forward through manageable steps. We review compatibility and protect existing behavior as dependencies change.

  • Ruby, Rails and gem upgrades
  • Deprecated code and dependency fixes
  • Regression tests for critical workflows
  • Staged releases and rollback planning
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Performance & reliability

Find what is slowing your application down or interrupting your customers. Address the underlying bottlenecks and measure the result.

  • PostgreSQL queries and database tuning
  • Background queues and failed jobs
  • Memory usage, caching and response times
  • Timeouts, error handling and observability
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Feature development & modernization

Keep improving the product your customers already use. We own features from clarifying the requirement through frontend and backend implementation, verification, deployment and production monitoring.

  • Rails features, APIs and business workflows
  • React and Next.js interfaces
  • AI-assisted implementation with code review and critical workflow checks
  • Deployment, monitoring and gradual modernization
See a redesign with zero downtime

Infrastructure & deployment

Make the path from code to production easier to trust. We look after the infrastructure and tooling around your Rails application.

  • AWS, Heroku and Docker environments
  • CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
  • PostgreSQL, Redis and job infrastructure
  • Monitoring, backups and recovery planning

Connected to your product

Capabilities beyond the Rails backend

Your application is part of a larger system. We also build the interfaces, integrations and new experiences your customers and team need.

Payment & accounting integrations

Connect your Rails application to the systems your business depends on, with reliable data flow and visibility into failures.

  • Stripe and PayPal payment workflows
  • Subscriptions and webhook processing
  • Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and Clearbooks
  • Data reconciliation and integration monitoring
See how we fixed Stripe consistency

Mobile application development

Extend your product to mobile while keeping the Rails backend and existing integrations working together.

  • React Native applications
  • Native iOS and Android development
  • Rails API integration and authentication
  • Product releases and ongoing maintenance
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AI integrations

Add AI where it serves a clear product or workflow need. Connect agents, assistants and chatbots to your existing application.

  • OpenAI and Claude integrations
  • Assistants connected to business data
  • Workflow automation and customer support
  • Integration with your APIs and permissions

New products & MVPs

Have a new product or an adjacent idea to launch? We can build a focused first version and continue developing it after release.

  • Scope and product priorities
  • Rails backends and web interfaces
  • Mobile experiences where needed
  • Testing, deployment and ongoing development
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Technical consulting & leadership

A practical plan for the next stage of your product

Need help deciding what to fix, upgrade or build first? We review your architecture and delivery process, explain the tradeoffs and connect technical decisions to your business priorities.

  • Architecture reviews and modernization roadmaps
  • Performance audits and upgrade planning
  • Fractional CTO and solutions architecture support
  • Technical guidance alongside hands-on development
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Choose the right kind of partnership

Three ways to work with WideFix

You do not need to hire a full-time team to get help with an existing Rails application. We start with the current problem and agree on scope, responsibilities and availability.

Take over an application

Transition away from an unavailable developer or agency, review the codebase and clarify ownership.

How takeover works

Maintain a live product

Address production bugs, upgrades, integrations and reliability through ongoing technical support.

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Maintain and keep building

Combine application stewardship with feature development, modernization and business priorities.

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Your application. A clear next step.

Let's talk about your Rails application

Tell us where the project stands today. We'll help identify the risks, priorities and a practical way to take it over.

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