Rails is an open source framework that doesn’t by default come with any commercial support. What you see is what you get. But if you would like to jump-start your development team on Rails, you could do a lot worse than hiring one of the firms below.

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Consultants

• Barbary Codes and Data is a San Francisco-based consulting and development shop focusing on RoR for Web 2.0. Fast turnaround and competitive rates for high-volume, consumer-facing websites, packaged enterprise software, custom Linux-based appliances, and intranet applications.

• Integrum Technologies is one of the largest groups of Rails developers working under one roof. Specializing in custom applications delivered on time and budget, Integrum is ready to put together a solution for you.

• ShoreWood is a small software development company specializing in ruby on rails.

• Florian Weber is a freelance software developer and active contributor to Rails. He has worked for numerous big international clients such as Vodafone, Nivea, Mini/BMW, Greenpeace, Universal Music, Sony, and Saturn. He is interested in consulting and development work.

• Binary Orange LLC is a provides Rails consulting from NW Oregon. We have over 8 years of experience deploying LAMP-based solutions, and have been providing Rails development services since late 2004. Recent work has included development work for ThirdWay and extranet applications work for eQuest and Gallucci’s Catering in Seattle.

• C2 Global Technologies provides ruby on rails consulting, development, hosting, and maintenance. Small or large projects, we provide fast and efficient service. Great portfolio.

• Atomic Object is a custom software and consulting company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan . We’ve been practicing Agile techniques since our beginning in 2000. Our customers are nationwide, and we’ve gained a reputation for ridiculously good custom software. Our work covers everything from embedded software to web applications in the health care, automotive, distribution, financial, E-commerce, and aerospace markets. Rails is our preferred web application framework. We have completed numerous Rails applications and have contributed several Rails plugins in the process. Contact us or read about our Rails practices .

• Kreeti Technologies:http://www.kreeti.com/about/about does consulting on web related software and applications. Our primary strength and focus is on providing text mining, classification, and other Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning solutions for web applications.

• Leetsoft is an Ottawa, Canada based consulting firm run by TobiasLuetke . Tobi has been working on web-applications since the web became dynamic and has dedicated himself to rails development almost since rails was released. As a frequent contributer to the rails source, he has become very familiar with its internals, reflected in various open source applications which he has released. Hieraki and Planet were both developed by him as well as the rails powered e-commerce platform which can be seen at www.snowdevil.ca . Tobi is available for consulting, tutorial and workshop sessions at fair rates in Canadian dollars.

• CircleSource is a custom software development company based in Birmingham, AL and Banglore, India. We have a few Rails applications of medium complexity under our belt. Contact us to get an attractive quote for quality development time.

• wdn is a web design and development agency based in San Francisco, CA. We launched the first Global 2000 Rails website.

• Rails Studio Featuring Agile web development with RubyOnRails located in Cincinnati Ohio.

• Eferi is a custom application and software development company in Johnson City, TN. Our goal is ultimate customer satisfaction. We have completed many Rails and PHP applications that exceed client expectations. Contact us to get a quote for quality web development .

• Collaboraid has developed web applications for MIT, Greenpeace International, and others. We are currently building an intranet for a large NGO on Rails.

• Niveon Technology is the wild child of Jorgen Hahn (see: Hari Seldon?), a Rails aficionado and “best-practices” fiend. He’s currently looking for opportunities to develop awe-inspiring standard-compliant web-applications.

• Primalgrasp by Biro Eszter and Dee Zsombor is a team of highly skilled software developers, building practical solutions tailored to your needs. We believe in active community participation: sharing will make all of us stronger.

• Aktagon is a small privately held Finnish IT consultancy (founded by Christian Hellsten) that builds standards-compliant software using the best tools for the job and lightweight methodologies.

• At Fingertips we design and develop clean, simple, and easy to use web applications.

• Steinberg Computing is the formal business entity run by Dave Steinberg. Specializing in rapid development with Rails, SC always strives for the most sublime solution to problems in technology. SC also offers customizable hosting services via our GeekISP products.

• Interface TI is the brazilian company where Demetrius Nunes? (aka dema) works as the chief architect and software engineer/developer. Although he and his team has full enterprise software expertise using .NET, they now prefer developing new projects using Ruby on Rails, as it gives them superpowers for building web applications faster, better and cheaper.

• O’Design is a Finnish webshop run by Jarkko Laine . We provide both Rails-based solutions, Ruby and Rails training and technical consultancy.

• Mike Clark offers consulting, training, mentoring, and custom Rails development through his company, Clarkware Consulting , based in Denver, CO. Using his extensive experience with Java and J2EE, he’ll help you understand the benefits Rails can offer your project and, when appropriate, help you pragmatically migrate your J2EE project to Rails.

• Free Range Data prefers riding the Rails over walking through the muck that covers much of the enterprise systems landscape. Our vast experience with the traditional architectures whose bloat lead to the Rails revolution has made us very appreciative of what Rails has to offer. We love to provide new development, refactoring, and strategic consulting services featuring Rails.

• MuraveyLabs Russian Web-development company provides various Ruby on Rails services for a reasonable rate

• Eastern Suns provides consulting and software development for medium sized companies. Ruby/Rails is the preferred tool to use, but also have a wide range of experience with Java, perl, PHP, and C.

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  PLANET ARGON is the premiere Rails development , consulting and hosting firm. They are located in Portland, Oregon. The core team consists of Robby Russell , Founder and Executive Director, Allison Beckwith, Creative Director, Jeremy Voorhis , Lead Architect, David Gibbons , Lead Systems Administrator, Jason Watkins , Lead Product Developer, and Peat Bakke , Project Director. PLANET ARGON specializes with Enterprise and Legacy applications, test-driven development, refactoring, and training . Jeremy and Robby are currently working on a top-secret project called Refactoring Rails and Robby is finishing his book Programming Rails for the leading technical publisher, O’Reilly Media . Contact PLANET ARGON today to discuss your project. Call now at 503.351.4730! PLANET ARGON == The PostgreSQL + Rails experts! NEWS: Both Jeremy and Robby are speaking at Canada on Rails!

• Futuremint is Dave Woodward’s company that offers Rails-based custom application development. Current projects consist of an appointment management application and a magazine publishing tool.

• ThoughtWorks is a worldwide leader in agile software development and has many consultants available who like to talk about Ruby. “Ruby at >ThoughtWorks

• EastMedia – A Web Design and Development firm based in New York City, offering full-scale development, hosting and consulting services for new Rails development and migration from existing architectures.

• The Velocipedist is a Chicago-based web development concern focused on small- to medium-sized applications for content management, multimedia publishing, e-commerce and whatever else floats your boat. In addition to Ruby on Rails and PHP-MySQL development platforms, we’re big fans of standards-based, accessible design paired with usability so solid your grandmother will get it. For more information visit our website or e-mail contact@velocipedist.net.

• Redgreenblu – The consultancy of Scott Raymond, who has been developing professional web applications for ten years. Redgreenblu focuses solely on Rails development, and obsessive excellence therein. Most recently, RGB developed Blinksale.com, the easiest way to send invoices online. Get in touch for work samples or to talk about your project.

• LAAGA Limited provides development services for Rails in Hong Kong and China. We have a strong emphasis on both Internet and Mobile applications using Rails, we particularly excel in Entertainment Industry, we also welcome other industries who are interested in applying Rails applications to their systems. Contact David Wong at davidwong2005@gmail.com for more details. THIS COMPANY IS ONE OF THE WORST RAILS DEVELOPERS I HAVE EVER DEALT WITH. THEY DO NOT MEET DEADLINES, THEY TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN, THE FOUNDERS ARE LIARS AND CHEATERS. (AKA TRIPLEPLAY COMMUNICATIONS LTD.). DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM, YOU WILL REGRET IT.

• turing is a media production company: we do web applications, ui design, film & video production, dvd design/authoring/encoding and brand work. We’re busy migrating all of the good ideas from binarycloud to rails.

• Web Style Media – Web Style Media, LLC offers Web Design and Web Development in Ruby, Perl, PHP, ASP and others languages, CPA and PPC Internet Marketing, Search Engines Optimisation (SEO) and Promotion, Internet Advertising services.

• 80beans is an application development firm based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The focus used to be completely on Java (Spring/Hibernate), but Ruby on Rails has been a part of the toolkit for a while now and it’s being used for most new web projects nowadays. Hosting is optionally included for application development clients. (The site is written in dutch at the moment, email at “info@80beans.com” for more info).

• HighGroove Studios develops powerful applications and elegantly simple interfaces using the Ruby on Rails framework. Also experienced with J2EE. Based in Atlanta, GA.

• inlet media – based in Hamburg, Germany – has Rails experts and some real world Rails applications online. Contact Norman Timmler, who can tell you something about the development of bellybutton one of the first shops made with Rails.

• Sus4 – has Rails, PHP, Interchange, and Perl experts. Focuses on delivering custom web applications tailored to the clients needs.

• AgileEvolved develops and manages state of the art web applications. We use a customer centric approach to development and are heavily into Agile methods. We focus primarily on Ruby on Rails, but also offer Java application development as well. Oh and we’re based in the UK.

• Pharm2Phork Project provides consulting and development services to Agricultural oriented companies requiring web based applications. We specialise in design and development of systems to assist in compliance with EU178/2005 regulations.

• topfunky corporation provides top-notch Rails development at affordable prices for individuals and small to medium size businesses. Authors of the popular sparklines graphing library for Ruby, we specialize in dynamically generated graphics and internationally-aware web applications. Based in Seattle with clients all over the world, including France, Taiwan, and Great Britain.

• SpinBits is a Web2.0 consultancy company and a Rails shop based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  Established by Cloves Carneiro Jr. the author of Beginning Rails and Rida Al Barazi.

• Exinos Technologies is a consulting and development company located in Toronto, Canada. We offer a wide range of development, and consulting services, and really really love Ruby and Rails.

• “STONECUTTER”http://www.stonecutter.com – Rails projects include “Got Milk?”http://www.gotmilk.com and “Peerworks”http://www.peerworks.org contact info@stonecutter.com

• OCS Solutions provides custom web development with Ruby on Rails and PHP. We approach web apps from a standpoint of extreme visitor usability, with a heavy emphasis on search engine friendly design. In business for 8 years, with hundreds of satisfied customers in our extensive portfolio.

• Ionist is the Rails shop of core developers MarcelMolinaJr and SamStephenson. Marcel is the co-author of the upcoming Pragmatic Rails Recipes along with Scott Barron, published by the Pragmatic Programmers and Sam is the author the Prototype Javascript library, which is the core of the Rails Ajax implementation.

• Black Ant Media – Columbus, Ohio-based web development firm. Strong visual design skills in addition to backend programming. Primarily working on client projects, but also moving towards development of hosted web applications. Get in touch if you need web development work or if you’d like to chat about getting involved with an exciting company in Columbus.

• Chariot Solutions is a Philadelphia-based software development firm with strong roots in the open source and enterprise Java spaces. In the last year, we’ve put together a team of highly skilled, passionate Ruby on Rails and AJAX developers who are taking rapid web application development to the next level. We love shattering claims like “you can’t do that on the web” or “there’s no way you can build this in six weeks”. Contact Erin Mulder at emulder@chariotsolutions.com to learn more.

• JB Solutions LTD Sofia, Bulgaria full service Internet development company. The main areas of activity are development of complete Internet solutions, software and web design and development. Contact us at info@jbsol.com. Ours rails blog http://blog.bgonrails.com

• Slantwise Design is nearing completion of its eighth Rails project. These include an e-commerce site integrated with Verisign, an order manager used by a high-end boat manufacturer, online calendars, a directory of boutique hotels, etc. Slantwise is based in Minneapolis, MN.

• flexcode is a brazilian company specialized on ruby on rails. We have done some rails applications, most of them for american and european companies.

• Gloscon – Global Software Consulting is a vancouver, canada based company specializing in ruby on rails and drupal cms. We offer 24×7 Ruby on Rails and Drupal Development Services and are the world’s largest Drupal Development house.

• qDevel is an IT consulting company specialized in developing web applications based on Free Software and Open Standards. Our continuous technological commitment and the combination of design with state-of-the-art technologies is our main distinctive characteristic.

• River Networks like to design and deliver software that makes our clients smile. This generally means building stuff that works well and doesn’t cost too much. We used to try and do it with php; now we do it with rails!

• Reflex Digital design and develop web applicationss on Rails. Recently delivered an app which is being used by a $20billion tech firm with over 120,000 employees.

• InVisible GmbH is a Zurich, Switzerland based company with experience in intranet application for large corporations. We have developed seversal Rails projects (time & billing, network monitoring)

• Art & Logic has been developing custom software for clients in a variety of industries since 1991. We have been hired to design and implement software for over 200 clients including Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Yamaha, Harcourt, and 20th Century Fox. Areas of expertise include web applications (using open source tools), databases, cross-platform Windows & Mac OS X applications, drivers, and multimedia software.

• eFaber develops innovative database-backed Web services ranging from ecommerce sites to corporate intranets and knowledge management systems. Based in Spain, eFaber is experienced in multilingual and multicultural environments.

• thoughtbot, inc. A full-service information technology consulting firm located in Boston and New York City, providing web development, custom application development, and technical support – offering development and hosting with Rails.

• Tanrei Software is an Ottawa, Ontario, Canada based web development/consulting company run by Petro Verkhogliad and Thomas Wisniewski.
  Our primary focus is Ruby on Rails and Python (TurboGears) development/consulting.

• Inimit Innovations, based out of Vancouver, BC, Canada, provides a full range of web design and development services. We have been in business providing technical solutions for our clients since 1998. Out core services include eCommerce, Custom Ruby on Rails and PHP Application Development, Content Management System. You can find out what we have been up to by viewing our latest news releases Inimit has published.

• Enomaly, Open Source Consultants Using a diverse service approach, enomaly offers a wide range of strategic advisory services including Ruby on Rails application development, information/content management, open source content migration support. Offices in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles. > Learn More

• Reality Engine develops custom web applications and server systems that help small and mid-sized companies and organizations do the best at what they do, as invisibly as possible. Offering a full range of development, consulting and support services, we specialize in agile practices and develop exclusively on open source platforms, particularly Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL.

• Web Development and Consultancy. With a focus on simplicity and agile development, Inspirix delivers high-grade, scalable, performance-tuned, and maintainable Web 2.0 applications and component solutions. We utilize a full stack of open-source technologies which allows our clients to experience EDGE technologies without licensing costs.

• Quality Humans, Inc. is a consulting, staffing, and recruiting company with people spread across the USA. We have solid, experienced people in DC, Chicago, Sacramento, Seattle, and other cities. Our core group of consultants are all very experienced in most things involving computers and business since our late teens (approx 1988). We enjoy working with interesting technologies and interesting people, which led some of our best guys to pursue RoR in early 2005. Most of our experience in the past few years is in putting the right people where customers need them, usually for weeks or months, sometimes nearing a year on-site. We’re very comfortable in large corporate and gov’t environments, familiar with security clearance processes, procurement processes, and generally have a good structure in place for providing the right people in the right place and keeping everything organized. Customers include Amazon, Accenture, Safeway, Army, Navy, Secretary of Defense, etc. Click this link to watch our top RoR consultant talk about why he LOVES RoR. Or call us at (800) 880-4040. Thx!

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  We are a spanish company focused on providing business consulting and global solutions based on Open Source Software and Linux platforms.
  We offer customers and partners our high quality services, from OSS integration to low level C/C++ developments, thanks to our special skills, 24×7 support capability, and our own or third-party open technologies.
  OPEN Sistemas We are Linux experts.

• Dabne-Tecnologías de la información is a spanish company focused on digital libraries and web development.All our solutions are based on op

• RailsFactory , based out of India, provides budget Rails Development in
  ECommerce and Web Marketing, XML and Web Services, Internationalisation ( I18N ) and Localisation ( L10N ), SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) & Website Optimization, User Tracking and Analytics, Geotargetting and Geocoding, Travel(online airline ticket booking), Scalability

• Magnet Technologies is one of the leading web-solution providers from India.
  Recently Red-Herring has rated us among the top 20 open-source startups in the world. You can see our RIA portfolio at:http://ria.magnet-i.com

• Dakic OnLine LLC is Zeljko Dakic’s Rails consultancy. It provides full service software development, planning and management also current trendy design for your projects.

• Vermonster LLC is a Boston-based consulting firm offering enterprise Rails software and product development, design and implementation services.

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  CBlackburn Consulting, Inc We add value to web properties and projects, creating and enhancing internet-based solutions to solve business problems. We integrate solutions into useful and manageable web applications for our clients. We use Ruby on Rails to build solutions because it allows us to deliver stable and highly maintainable web applications much faster than other frameworks and languages, and that makes us and our clients happy. We are a service oriented company. We work hard and are not satisfied until our clients are are. We are serious and passionate about our work. We love what we do. We write books about Ruby on Rails, publish gems and plugins. Our people spend an average of 12 hours each day at work, but we are not stuffy and arrogant. After our clients are happy, we play hard too. We are located in Overland Park, KS, a beautiful suburb of Kansas City. Our clients mean everything to us. Some of our clients: GE, Sprint/Nextel, Lee Jeans… let us work for you.

• Yucca Intelligence Development is a custom software development company, specialized in Ruby on Rails, based in middle east.

• Nedforce is your premier Ruby on Rails solution provider operating worldwide from the Netherlands. Since 1998 we have delivered web enabled, premium quality software to improve and grow your business.

• Tschitschereengreen is a Germany based consulting and development company. They focus on VC-backed StartUps requiring extreme speed, high complexity and top-of-the-edge User Experience.

• TheWebFellas is a UK based “full stack” Rails consultancy and development firm.

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  Solutionwise Consulting
  Web 2.0 Solutions for your business. – Solution provider for Agile Ruby Projects. Solid experience and a broad knowledge in Software Development Projects, specialized in Ruby-related projects.
  Hands-on, real-project instructor, check our Ruby On Rails Training Course
  Experienced in Java platform, Enterprise Integration for Ruby Projects.
  Contact us at sales at solutionwise dot ca

• NibiruTech
  NibiruTech is the leading Ruby on Rails development service provider in China. With very attractive price we help small & medium companies to leverage the power of ruby on rails and have access to the incredibly large talent pool in China.

• RailsHouse is a “full service” Rails consultancy and development firm. It is a division of “BPO Canada Global Services Corporation” :http://www.bpocanada.com a leader in Web 2.0 development.

• Travel 2.0 | Strategy Business
  The Travel 2.0 | Strategy Business’ development team specializes in consultancy for the travel industry vertical using the Ruby On Rails (RoR) framework. Using RoR framework allows our client to develop and deploy travel automation in less time and less number of codes with cleaner codes compare to any software languages with an eye-popping AJAX based web interface. RoR framework is ideal solutions for Web 2.0 mashups development initiatives such as incorporating social networking (as most platforms are being built today) into travel products and services component, to tag travel offers into certain keyword phrases and demographic profile to increase look-to-book ratio.