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Fixed price maintenance for your Rails project

Rails LTS Active Maintenance provides continuous care for your Rails application at a fixed monthly price.

We keep your app secure, fast, and easy to change, whether you have an in‑house development team or not.

How we keep your app in shape

Every month we take care of the maintenance tasks that matter most. Our team works proactively on your app, so you don’t have to assign tickets. We always focus on improvements with the biggest impact.

We upgrade & secure dependencies
We tune performance where it matters
Minor changes are included
​We protect critical flows with automated tests
We improve code quality
We fix the most critical errors
Active maintenance by makandra

How we work

We handle your app’s maintenance so it’s one less thing for you to worry about. No extra employee to manage, no agency to brief monthly: Just a team that takes care of it for you.

If you have a development team, you’ll receive pull requests in GitHub or GitLab. Our focused changes are easy to review and deploy.

If you don’t have a team, we can deploy our changes directly to your staging or production servers.

At the end of each month, you’ll get a clear report of what we changed, why it mattered, and what’s next.

By the people behind Rails LTS

makandra maintains Rails LTS and is an active member of the Rails Foundation. Since 2010, we have supported applications across all major Rails versions: from legacy Rails 2 projects to the latest releases. Today, our 25+ Rails specialists keep more than 60 applications secure, fast, and up to date.

The same team that maintains long-term security fixes for the Rails ecosystem with Rails LTS, will take care of your application.

Pricing

Active Maintenance Plans

We offer plans for applications of every size and condition.

Essential
1900€
/ month
Workshop
3700€
/ month
Custom
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One-time setup fee

With your initial order, we charge a one-time setup fee equal to one monthly rate. We invest this fee in setting up everything needed for reliable, ongoing maintenance:

  • Documenting the essential scenarios of your application
  • Connecting to your code collaboration tools (GitHub, GitLab) or issue trackers (Linear, Jira, etc.)
  • Handing off the source code (if you have an existing development team)
  • Setting up access to your staging and production servers (if we handle deployments)
Frequently asked questions

FAQ about active maintenance

Sometimes a project is in such poor condition that it requires a focused rescue operation before it can be maintained.

Request a free app review, and we’ll let you know what’s needed to start regular maintenance.

Our maintenance service does not include on-call support. Requests are scheduled into the next available maintenance slot.

Yes. If you need an NDA, just let us know when filling out the contact form at the end of this page. We’ll be happy to provide one.

Yes. Your team can focus on feature development while we take care of upgrades, fixes, and ongoing upkeep.

No. Rails LTS Active Maintenance is completely independent of the Rails LTS gem update service.

Minor changes to existing functionality are included. Larger feature work requires booking additional time.

Yes. You can always book one or more Rails developers – already familiar with your codebase – to implement new features or bigger changes. Read more about our Rails development services.

Yes. Our developers are skilled in both frontend and backend development. We can improve your JavaScript, fix your build pipeline, or tidy up your CSS. We can implement UI/UX improvements as well if you’re unhappy with a specific screen or component.

Yes. Our dedicated DevOps team can maintain and evolve your server infrastructure. Read more about our DevOps as a Service offerings.

Start with a free app review

Every maintenance engagement begins with a free review of your source code. We’ll give you an honest evaluation of your project’s health and recommend a suitable maintenance plan.

When contacting us, please include:

  • The plan you’re interested in
  • A short description of your project
  • Any known pain points
  • Whether you need an NDA (we can provide one if required)