CMS migration cost

How much does a CMS migration cost?

Migranetix launch packages start at $199 for a supported, straightforward migration. Final cost depends on the entities, content model, relationships, media, access, destination readiness, validation, and cutover requirements—not page count alone.

The price starts with the work your archive needs

A site with 600 posts can contain hundreds more records once you count images, authors and categories. A package limit applies to the agreed combined total. List those groups before choosing a starting package.

Then look at the exceptions. Ten unusual content types, an incomplete export or a new destination field can change the work more than another batch of consistent posts. The mapping worksheet helps make those requirements visible before the quote.

Current launch pricing

CMS migration pricing at a glance

Launch — $199

A candidate for one supported source and destination, a straightforward model, and up to 1,000 records in total. Includes one dry run, validation report, cutover, and 7 days of support.

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Growth — $399

A candidate for up to 5,000 records with media and file transfer, taxonomies, SEO metadata, preserved slugs, 301 redirects, controlled cutover, and 14 days of support.

Assess Growth fit →

Scale — $699

A candidate for up to 15,000 records with custom fields, multilingual data, advanced relationships, two dry runs, reconciliation, delta migration, launch coordination, and 21 days of support.

Assess Scale fit →

Custom — from $999

For unsupported systems, custom adapters, subscriptions or recurring data, ERP and CRM integrations, regulated constraints, or scope beyond standard package limits.

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Included delivery

What the package price covers

Inventory

Review the agreed source entities, fields, relationships, assets, URLs, access method, volume, and destination requirements.

Mapping

Define source-to-target content types, field transformations, taxonomies, authorship, relationships, metadata, URLs, and fallbacks.

Dry run

Load representative records into staging before production changes and correct systematic mapping problems.

Validation

Reconcile totals, inspect representative records, test relationships, assets, links, metadata, and document exceptions.

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Controlled cutover

Use an approved final or delta plan with launch checks, ownership, acceptance criteria, and rollback conditions.

Stabilization support

Provide package-specific post-launch support for agreed migration defects and validation findings.

Estimate factors

What changes CMS migration cost

Entity volume

Primary records, revisions, comments, users, taxonomy terms, files, and relationship tables can each affect extraction, loading, and reconciliation effort.

Content-model complexity

Custom types, fields, nested structures, references, multilingual variants, product models, and plugin-owned records require more mapping rules.

Source access

A complete API or database path is more predictable than restricted endpoints, partial exports, public scraping, or inaccessible legacy systems.

Data quality

Duplicate identifiers, missing required fields, broken media, inconsistent markup, invalid dates, and encoding problems create exceptions and remediation work.

Destination readiness

The target types, fields, taxonomies, templates, permissions, upload limits, and integrations must exist and accept migrated records.

Media handling

Remote files, large libraries, private assets, image rewriting, filenames, MIME restrictions, alt text, and failed downloads increase validation paths.

SEO and URLs

URL inventory, metadata, internal-link rewriting, redirect mapping, sitemap checks, canonical rules, and post-launch monitoring add controlled deliverables.

Cutover constraints

Active publishing, freeze windows, delta migration, DNS or application changes, launch timing, rollback requirements, and support coverage affect scope.

Security and compliance

Sensitive records, private content, least-privilege access, data residency, retention, audit evidence, and deletion requirements may require extra controls.

Indicative fit only

Example migration cost scenarios

Straightforward editorial site

Around 800 consistent posts and pages with standard metadata, one source, and a prepared destination may fit Launch. Transferring media moves the project to Growth, and media files count toward the record limit.

Site with media and SEO rules

Around 3,000 records with media, taxonomies, changed URLs, preserved slugs, and 301 redirect requirements fit Growth. Custom fields or metafields move the project to Scale.

High-volume active publication

A site approaching 15,000 records with custom fields, multilingual variants, relationships, multiple dry runs, reconciliation, and delta cutover may fit Scale if the platform path remains supported.

Unsupported or application-heavy system

Custom databases, multiple sites, commerce, memberships, subscriptions, ERP or CRM integrations, proprietary plugins, or destination development begin with Custom scope.

Separate workstreams

What is not automatically included

Design and templates

Theme, component, template, responsive-layout, interaction, animation, and page-builder reconstruction are destination implementation work.

Application development

Forms, search, checkout, memberships, authentication, integrations, workflows, and custom business logic are quoted separately.

Paid third-party services

Licences, hosting, platform plans, storage, translation, premium plugins, external APIs, and specialist tools remain customer or proposal costs.

Unsupported entities

Records outside the approved platform adapter or export path need separate feasibility review, extraction, transformation, and validation.

Scope above package limits

Additional items, properties, languages, dry runs, environments, launch windows, or support periods require an adjusted proposal.

Source-data repair

Large-scale editorial cleanup, deduplication, missing-data reconstruction, media recovery, and unrelated source maintenance are not assumed migration tasks.

Dynamic estimate and standard plans

How to estimate your migration price

1. Calculate migration scope

Select your systems, enter volumes and supported options in the application calculator, and review the estimate.

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2. Review technical fit

Separate standard automation, transformation, manual review, destination development, exclusions, assumptions, and open questions.

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3. Define acceptance

The proposal identifies deliverables, package limit, dry runs, validation evidence, exception handling, cutover responsibilities, support, and payment terms.

Review methodology →

4. Approve before work

No migration begins until scope, price, timing, access, customer responsibilities, and acceptance criteria are documented, accepted, and the package is paid.

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Commercial terms

Payment, changes, and budget control

One-time payment

Launch, Growth, and Scale are standard plans for one migration. Online payment activation is being prepared; billing and plan activation use a separate onboarding process. Complex scopes receive a dynamic estimate.

Scope changes

New entities, integrations, environments, languages, destination work, or constraints are assessed before they change price or timing.

Lowest suitable package

The assessment recommends the lowest package that covers the reviewed scope instead of increasing price based only on visible page count.

Schedule basis

See how package ranges, project phases, readiness, approvals, dry runs, and cutover constraints shape delivery time.

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