Simple, Transparent Pricing
Monthly care plans, flat-rate emergency help, and project-based work — pick the engagement that fits your Rails app.
Rails Care Plans
Ongoing maintenance and support on a predictable monthly retainer, priced by your app's size and complexity.
Foundation
For small apps with simple hosting setups
Includes:
- Bug Fixes
- Feature work: Priced per project
- Monthly gem & patch-level updates
- 1 major Rails upgrade per year
- Security patching & dependency scanning
- Uptime & error monitoring
- Quarterly system health report
- Email support
- Support SLA: 48h Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm Eastern.
🧠 Perfect for stable apps running on modern platforms that just need to stay healthy.
Growth
For medium-size apps or apps with custom infrastructure
Includes everything in Foundation, plus:
- Feature work: Includes enhancements to existing features
- Upgrade roadmap & milestone tracking
- Deployment pipeline support
- Infrastructure config troubleshooting
- Support SLA: 1 business day (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm ET)
- Monthly strategy call
Optional Add-On:
🧠 The best fit for most apps—custom hosting, legacy Rails, and ongoing guidance.
Partner
For large apps, high-risk or high-complexity systems
Includes everything in Growth, plus:
- Full DevOps management (AWS, CI/CD, infra monitoring)
- Fractional CTO advisory
- Architecture & rebuild planning
- Unlimited strategy calls
- Technical vendor coordination
- Support SLA: 1–2 hour response for P1 issues (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm ET)
- Weekend Emergency Support included
🧠 For mission-critical apps that can't afford downtime ever.
Emergency Support
Flat-rate emergency response — no hourly surprises. One-off incident response when your app is down — no retainer required.
Minor Incident
Clear root cause, resolved same day.
Major Incident
Multi-layer failures, up to 2 days to stabilize.
Critical Incident
Catastrophic failures requiring full recovery — scoped after triage.
Note: Nights and weekend emergencies include a surcharge of $1,000 - $2,000 (tier based) for immediate response.
Confirmed security breaches are scoped and quoted separately.
Project-Based Services
One-time upgrades, audits, rescues, and feature work are scoped and quoted per project. Book a consultation for a tailored quote.
Rails Upgrade Express
Quoted per project
Safe, staged Ruby and Rails version upgrades with test fixes and compatibility work.
Learn more →Rails Tech Audit
$3,000 flat
Fixed price for a typical single-app SaaS. Running something larger or multi-app? We'll tailor a quote — just ask.
A deep technical review of your app with a prioritized risk and improvement roadmap — including a team process review to surface bottlenecks.
💡 The full $3,000 is credited toward a Care Plan or project engagement if you start within 30 days.
Learn more →Rails Rescue Kit
Flat project rate
Diagnose and stabilize a broken or failing legacy Rails app, fast.
Learn more →Feature Development
Monthly engagement or scoped build
Senior-led feature delivery inside your existing Rails app — no hiring required.
Learn more →Fractional CTO
Monthly retainer
Technical leadership — architecture, hiring, and strategy — without a full-time hire.
Learn more →🤔 Still Deciding? Here's Why SaaS Teams Choose Rails Fever
Choosing a long-term maintenance partner is a big decision — especially when your app is core to your business. Here's what sets Rails Fever apart:
Transparent Pricing That Reflects Your App's Complexity
Most dev agencies don't publish pricing — and when they do, it's vague or hourly.
At Rails Fever, our pricing is clear and based on objective criteria like:
- Lines of code (LOC)
- Deployment complexity
- Support expectations
You'll know exactly what you're paying and why. No surprises. No bloated retainers. Just predictable, business-aligned pricing.
Not Just Maintenance — Actual Support
We're not just running bundle update and sending you a report.
We provide:
- Real-world support when something goes wrong
- Bug fixes and code improvements
- Emergency response coverage with weekend SLA add-ons
Our incentive is the same as yours: fewer incidents. So we naturally invest in hardening your app, fixing brittle areas, and proactively monitoring risk.
We don't just maintain your Rails app — we make it stronger over time.
Senior Engineering, No Junior Hand-Offs
Rails Fever is led by a senior engineer with over 25 years of experience. You won't get passed to a junior dev after the sale. We handle:
- Legacy systems with care
- Upgrade paths with real-world constraints
- Infrastructure across Heroku, AWS, and custom stacks
We specialize in Rails. We live and breathe it. You won't have to explain what's behind that 500 error — we already have your logs and alerts set up before you even email us.
Designed for Teams Without In-House Devs
If you're a SaaS company without a dedicated development team, Rails Fever is built for you.
We don't just patch code — we act like your fractional rails team, giving you:
- Technical stability
- Strategic input
- Developer-level confidence without full-time dev overhead
We Grow with You
Whether your app is small and stable or legacy and complex, we've structured our tiers to match where you are now — and where you're going.
Start with the right plan, and scale up when your app (or your risk) does.
Questions?
Ready to get started or need help choosing the right plan? Schedule a consultation to discuss your Rails app's specific needs.