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Railsware was founded in 2007 by Yaroslav Lazor,.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3gTHKORM0Q |title=State of Software Houses: Railsware Growth Strategies |date=2024-05-28 |last=MAN DIGITAL |access-date=2024-11-20 |via=YouTube}} who later became the company's CEO. The company's name reflects its initial focus, blending "Rails" from Ruby on Rails—a pivotal framework in Railsware's early projects{{Cite web |title=Ярослав Лазор, Railsware: «Конкуренция на рынке низкой цены — это гонка к нулю» |url=https://dou.ua/lenta/interviews/yaroslav-lazor-railsware/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=DOU |language=ru}}—and "ware" from software. At that time, Railsware was among the early adopters, with some of its developers having experience in Ruby since those earlier days, making them well-positioned to harness its potential as it matured in the industry

In 2009, Sergiy Korolov joined Railsware as Managing Partner, helping shape the company's strategic direction.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpqYab6dAqs |title=Engineer to Manager #19: Sergiy Korolov and his 15 years in Railsware {{!}} Inspiration, AI, Leadership |date=2024-04-13 |last=Engineer to Manager |access-date=2024-11-20 |via=YouTube}}

In the early 2010s, Railsware decided to change its business model, moving away from software development outsourcing towards software consultancy and creating its own tech products, labeling the new approach as a 'product studio'.{{Cite web |title=Outsourcing vs software consultancy: как поднять рейты до 75 USD/час |url=https://dou.ua/lenta/columns/software-consultancy/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=DOU |language=ru}}

Railsware began studying successful Silicon Valley product companies, which inspired some of the company's practices in product management and development.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acoA3WpTdbQ |title=Outsourcing is a dead-end. Practical steps ... {{!}} Sergey Korolev {{!}} ITEM 2018 Dnipro Ukraine |date=2018-10-27 |last=ITEM |access-date=2024-11-22 |via=YouTube}} In 2012, Railsware's collaboration{{Cite web |title=Ярослав Лазор, Railsware: «Конкуренция на рынке низкой цены — это гонка к нулю» |url=https://dou.ua/lenta/interviews/yaroslav-lazor-railsware/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=DOU |language=ru}} with industry leaders like Pivotal Labs introduced advanced methodologies such as inception for product discovery and pair programming. These integrations, along with the launch of Railsware's first profitable project, allowed the formation of a dedicated product team and materialized the company's transition from consulting to product studio.{{Cite web |title=121 Yaroslav Lazor - Inventing Roles and Igniting Vision for Peak Performance Leadership - SaaS Fuel |url=https://saasfuel.captivate.fm/episode/121-yaroslav-lazor-inventing-roles-and-igniting-vision-for-peak-performance-leadership |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=saasfuel.captivate.fm |language=en}}

Railsware functions as a product studio. Among others, Railsware contributed to the development of Calendly. Railsware has been supporting Calendly.{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Amy |title=Nigeria-Born Tope Awotona Poured His Life Savings Into Calendly. Now He's One Of America's Wealthiest Immigrants |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2022/04/06/nigeria-born-tope-awotona-poured-his-life-savings-into-calendly-now-hes-one-of-americas-wealthiest-immigrants/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

In 2024, Railsware entered the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies with a 323% 3-year growth.{{Citation |title=Railsware Products Studio is a 2024 Inc. 5000 honoree |url=https://www.inc.com/profile/railsware-products-studio}} Railsware didn't attract external funding as it reinvests its profits into the growth of its own products.{{Cite web |title=«Аутсорс — це коли тобі приносять воду, цибулю, буряк і кажуть приготувати борщ». Розмова з топом української продуктової студії, яка запустила «єдинорога» Calendly |url=https://dev.ua/news/autsors-tse-koly-tobi-prynosiat-vodu-tsybuliu-buriak-i-kazhut-pryhotuvaty-borshch-rozmova-z-topom-ukrainskoi-produktovoi-studii-iaka-zapustyla-iedynoroha-calendly |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=dev.ua |language=uk-UA}} In 2023, the company announced it invested $10 million into its set of productivity tools, TitanApps.io.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Українська Railsware інвестує $10 млн у застосунки для управління проєктами Titan Apps — Forbes.ua |url=https://forbes.ua/news/ukrainska-railsware-investue-10-mln-zastosunkiv-dlya-upravlinnya-proektami-titan-apps-18122023-17961 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=forbes.ua |language=uk}}

Railsware has created three SaaS products that have over four million users in total.

• Mailtrap.io (started in 2011) is an email delivery platform with over a million users.{{Cite web |title=Через факапи до зірок. Як у межах одного продукту створити супутній і завоювати довіру користувачів |url=https://dou.ua/forums/topic/49428/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=DOU |language=uk}}
• Coupler.io (started in 2020) is a no-code data integration platform with over 830K users and offers more than 500.{{Cite web |title=Coupler.io - Google Workspace Marketplace |url=https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/couplerio/532272210531 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=workspace.google.com}}
• TitanApps.io (started as Smart Checklist for Jira in 2017) is a set of productivity tools with over 2.2 million users.{{Cite web |title=Продуктова студія Railsware інвестує $10 млн у TitanApps — застосунки для управління проєктами |url=https://dev.ua/news/produktova-studiia-railsware-investuie-10-mln-u-titanapps-zastosunky-dlia-upravlinnia-proiektamy-1702902984 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=dev.ua |language=uk-UA}} It aims to improve task management within the Atlassian and monday.com ecosystems.{{Cite web |title=Atlassian Marketplace |url=https://marketplace.atlassian.com/vendors/1213126/titanapps-railsware |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=marketplace.atlassian.com}}

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