Pricing

Get access today with a one-time payment and get 12 months of free updates and improvements. Sjabloon has everything you need added and set up to get started quickly and easy with your next product.

Frequently asked questions

I collected some questions that are asked most often. If you have a question not answered here, send me an email.

• This is a one-time payment?
  Yes, you pay once and then get access to the current template and all updates and improvements for the next 12 months. You won't be billed automatically after those 12 months.
• Do you also accept something else than credit card for payment?
  Shoot me a short email and I'll see what's possible.
• What's up with the early bird price? Why this huge discount?
  Since Sjabloon is only recently launched, I offer it at a discounted price as I actively add more features to it. With every new big feature added, I'll raise the price as the value increases too.
• What if I don't like Sjabloon? What's you refund policy?
  If Sjabloon is not what you expected or if you want a refund for any other reason, let me know. You get a full refund up to 7 days after purchase.
• What are the requirements?
  Sjabloon is built and tested for Ruby on Rails 5.2+, PostgreSQL on MacOS. If you run any other development environment, eg. Linux/Windows, please get in touch first.
• I am new to Rails is Sjabloon for me?
  Sjabloon is not built with total beginners in mind. Read more to learn if Sjabloon is for you.
• What exactly is a Rails template?
  Application templates are simple Ruby files containing DSL for adding gems/initializers etc. to your freshly created Rails project or an existing Rails project. To read more about it, head over to the Rails Guides.
• What do I get? How does it work?
  After payment you can customise the template to match your needs. It can have many different options (authentication, SMTP set up, default rails --flags) enabled or disabled. You can use and reuse a template as many times as you like.
• Can I (re-)apply a template to an existing template?
  No, not right now. It is something I am considering though.
• What kind of UI components are included?
  All the UI components are built with Tailwind's Css utilities. Included are form/input elements, buttons and navigation (including the one you are looking at now!). Check out this overview for more.
• Do you have discounts for students?
  Send me some proof of this and I'll happily send you a discount code.
• Why use these exact tools (eg. Webpack, Tailwind, etc.)?
  Ruby on Rails is a fantastic base, but it comes with some defaults you as an solo maker don't need. At the same time it doesn't come with a lot of stuff you do want: user authentication, common UI components, custom error pages, snippets for analytics, error monitoring and so fort.

  Why Webpack?

  Webpack is the way forward to add in great and modern tools. That's why Sprockets is removed by default.

  Why Stimulus?

  Often many (technical) makers dive deep into the latest and greatest Javascript framework. While these certainly have their place, more often than not is this not the case for an early version of your new product. Stimulus is a modest framework that provides just enough to write clean and maintainable sprinkles of Javascript. Check out the navigation toggle for this site on smaller screens: done using Stimulus!

  Why Tailwind?

  Tailwind is an amazing set of Css utilites with a standardised naming convention. Wrapped together with PostCss you can create good-looking web UI real fast.

  Why PostCss?

  PostCss is the (next big) thing for Css. It chains a bunch of (Javascript plugins) together allowing you to do nearly infinite things with your Scss. Sjabloon does not use SASS/SCSS, but gives you the same options you love about these post-processors: variables, nesting, and more.

• Is there an OSS version of Sjabloon?
  I released a very slimmed down version, called Sjabloon LITE. It provides you with a sane starting point to use modern front-end tools like PostCss, Tailwind and Stimulus. Check it out at GitHub.
• But I can *just* do this all myself!
  Most certainly. Sjabloon is built with open-source tools available to everyone. That's not the thing you buy though—you buy the huge amount of time you gain by not doing these repetitive tasks you have to do for every project you create. Leaving you with loads of time to spend on your core product.
• If you use only free/open-source tools and code why is this paid?
  In order to provide constant updates and improvements, new good-looking UI components, more intergrations and to make Sjabloon even more complete over time, I need to spend a good amount of time on it. Time is not free. I am a solo-/indie maker that needs to eat too!