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Build a membership platform

A membership platform that truly supports your association.

Spreadsheets for member administration, separate tools for newsletters, another system for subscription management — Paceline Software builds one platform that brings it all together, custom-made for your association.

Why “Paceline”?

A paceline is a group of riders taking short turns at the front: high pace, faster together than anyone alone. That's how we build software — short iterations, visible progress every week.

Tap the riders for an attack

Member administration and subscription management

Register new members, collect subscriptions via direct debit or iDEAL, overview by department or age group — everything in one clear system.

Communications and news

Send targeted emails to selections of members, publish news on the platform and let members update their own details. Less manual work for the membership secretary.

Roles and permissions per section

Board members, committee members and regular members each see a different part of the platform. Paceline builds a role structure that matches the way your association is organised.

Services

Everything a web application needs

From first sketch to a running production environment — under one roof.

Custom web applications

Complete Rails applications that do exactly what your process needs — from a sleek web app to full-fledged business software. Not an off-the-shelf package that almost fits, but software that grows with your organisation.

Payments & webhooks

Stripe, iDEAL and Bancontact, including webhooks that process payment status reliably. From one-off payments to recurring invoicing flows.

Member & content platforms

Web applications with roles and permissions: from a coaching academy to a client portal. Everyone sees exactly what is meant for them.

Integrations & APIs

Connections with calendars (iCal), maps, PDF generation or your existing systems. Data flows automatically to where it's needed.

Hosting, deploys & maintenance

Docker containers on European servers — your data stays within the EU, no US cloud. With monitoring, updates and daily cloud backups that keep 30 days of snapshots, so your database is always safe — and changes go live in minutes, not months.

Websites & restyling

Got a site that feels dated? We bring it right back up to speed with a fresh, modern restyling built to the latest web standards — fast, accessible and pixel-sharp on every screen.

Modern UX without heavy frameworks

Fast, accessible interfaces built with Hotwire (Turbo + Stimulus). The smoothness of an SPA, without the complexity and maintenance burden.

Web shops & e-commerce

Full-fledged web shops in Rails: a product catalogue with variants and stock, a smooth cart and a secure checkout. Including a gated admin backend with two-factor authentication — from storefront to order fulfilment.

AI & MCP integrations

Make your data securely available to AI systems. Alongside classic REST APIs we build MCP servers (Model Context Protocol), letting assistants like Claude, Copilot and ChatGPT work directly with your application — under your control, with your roles and permissions.

Portfolio

Work that's live

No demos or mockups — from our own business software to websites for clients, all really in production.

MeSyncFlow
Business software

MeSyncFlow

Business support software you configure yourself

Ruby on Rails Hotwire Multi-tenant Workflows
View case: MeSyncFlow View live

20+

years proven, future-proof

Full-stack

from database to interface

100%

built and managed in-house

Approach

Four turns to production

Clearly scoped, steady pace, always in sight of where we stand.

  1. 1

    Getting to know you

    Free and without obligation. All the room to go through your ideas, wishes and process — and explore together where software can make the difference.

  2. 2

    Scope & quote

    A clear scope with a fitting quote: a fixed price where possible, an honest time estimate where bespoke work needs room. You know upfront where you stand.

  3. 3

    Building in short turns

    Short iterations with visible results every week. Course corrections are always possible — keeping the direction sharp.

  4. 4

    Launch & maintenance

    Deploy to production, monitoring and further development. One point of contact, also after launch.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of associations do you build membership platforms for?

Paceline builds for sports clubs, cultural associations, trade associations, foundations and hobby clubs. Every platform is custom, tailored to the structure and needs of your organisation.

Can members update their own details?

Yes. We build a member portal where members manage their own profile, handle registrations and view payments. The administrator always retains oversight and control.

How does subscription collection work?

Mollie is integrated for iDEAL payments and direct debit. You can set subscriptions per membership type, send reminders and export payment overviews.

Can you take over or extend an existing membership platform?

Yes. Paceline takes over existing applications, starting with a technical analysis so you know the state of the current system and what it costs to continue building.

About Paceline

Why work directly with the developer?

Paceline Software builds custom web applications from Someren, in the Eindhoven region — from modern websites to complex ERP and maintenance-planning (MJOP) systems — and brings that experience together in its own products like MeSyncFlow and RouteFrame. Small and independent, with deliberately few layers between you and the code.

Paceline Software

Software for the long run, built at pace.

  • Direct contact

    You talk directly to the developer who builds your software. No account managers, no translation layers, no noise.

  • Proven technology

    Ruby on Rails and Hotwire: mature, maintainable technology that has been running production for twenty years — and will be ten years from now.

  • One point of contact

    From first pixel to deploy: one steady point of contact who oversees the whole project and is accountable for the result — no handoffs between departments.

Contact

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Prefer to email directly? info@pacelinesoftware.nl