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Migration planner: plan your move to a new platform in two minutes

Tell us what you’re moving and what has to survive the move. You get a recommended approach, a phase-by-phase timeline, a realistic downtime target and the risks we would plan for. Email it to us for a price range.

01What are you moving?

Pick the closest match.

02What is it on today?

The platform or system you are moving off.

03Where should it go?

Not sure? We’ll recommend the best fit after the audit.

04How big is it?

Roughly, in pages.

05How much downtime can you accept?

Less downtime means more rehearsal and a longer side-by-side period.

06What must survive the move?

Pick all that apply.

7 weeks · rehearsed cutover with syncSee plan ↓

Why migrations go wrong

Most failed migrations fail for the same reasons: an old URL nobody redirected, a scheduled job nobody knew about, a field that was silently truncated, or a cutover weekend with no way back. None of these are technical mysteries. They are planning gaps.

The planner asks the questions that expose those gaps early: how big the move is, how much downtime the business can accept, and which things must survive, from search rankings to order history and staff workflows.

Three ways to switch over

A single planned cutover moves everything in one rehearsed window. It is the simplest option when a few hours of downtime overnight is acceptable.

A rehearsed cutover with sync copies data ahead of time, so the final switch takes minutes. It suits most websites and stores.

A phased, side-by-side migration runs old and new together and moves one section or batch at a time. It is the safest route for large systems and anything that cannot go offline, such as a Web Forms application moving to modern .NET.

What happens after you send the plan

We review it, ask the questions the planner cannot, and reply with a price range. A detailed quote follows a short audit of the real system.

Methodology

  • Each type of move has a baseline timeline from typical projects of that kind.
  • Size scales the timeline; lower downtime targets add rehearsal and side-by-side time.
  • Each thing that must survive the move adds planning and verification work.
  • Phases split the timeline into audit, mapping, build and rehearsal, cutover and 30 days of hypercare.
  • Results are estimates for planning, not quotes. Your quote follows an audit.

Last updated October 2026.

Migration planner: questions, answered

Will we lose search rankings when we migrate?
A short dip is common while pages are re-indexed. With every indexed URL redirected and content preserved, rankings usually recover within weeks.
Can the old system stay live during the migration?
Yes. Choose “Zero downtime” and the planner switches to a side-by-side approach, where old and new run together until everything has moved.
Do you store my answers?
No. The planner runs in your browser. Your answers are only sent to us if you email the plan.

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