Rising hosting and licensing costs on XP
Your on-premise or IaaS Sitecore XP infrastructure is getting more expensive every year. Between hosting fees, patching, and scaling, costs keep climbing while Sitecore’s roadmap moves toward SaaS.
Sitecore XM Cloud Migration Services
Your Sitecore XP instance served you well, but rising hosting costs, aging MVC code, and limited composability are holding you back. We guide your migration to XM Cloud end-to-end, from assessment and component mapping to content migration, integration updates, and go-live.
Stuck on Sitecore XP with no clear path forward
MVC codebase blocking modern development
Your Sitecore XP site relies on Razor views, MVC controllers, and Scriban templates. Developers struggle with slow build times, tightly coupled code, and an architecture that doesn’t support modern headless or composable patterns.
Content editors frustrated with the old UI
The Experience Editor in Sitecore XP is slow and unintuitive. Content authors waste time fighting the interface instead of publishing. XM Cloud’s Pages editor offers a modern, visual editing experience they actually want to use.
Can’t adopt composable or headless architecture
You want to integrate best-of-breed tools for search, personalization, and commerce. But your monolithic XP instance makes it nearly impossible to decouple and connect to modern composable services.
Scared of migration risk and downtime
A platform migration feels massive. You worry about content loss, broken integrations, SEO regression, and extended downtime. Without a proven methodology, the risk feels too high to start.
No clear XM Cloud migration roadmap
Sitecore’s documentation covers the product, but not your specific migration path. You need a tailored roadmap that accounts for your custom components, integrations, content volume, and team capacity.
A proven migration methodology from XP to XM Cloud
01
Assess your current Sitecore XP instance
We run a comprehensive Sitecore audit that inventories your templates, renderings, custom modules, and integrations. This assessment identifies what migrates cleanly to XM Cloud, what needs to be rebuilt, and what can be retired. You get a clear scope and realistic timeline before any work begins.
02
Map and convert components to React and Next.js
Every MVC controller rendering and Scriban template gets mapped to its XM Cloud equivalent. We rebuild your front-end components in React using the Sitecore JSS SDK and Next.js, preserving your design system and content editor experience while unlocking headless delivery and modern tooling.
03
Migrate content and media assets
We use Sitecore’s serialization tools and custom migration scripts to move your content tree, media library, and multilingual data to XM Cloud. Every item is validated for integrity: no orphaned references, no missing fields, no broken links. Your content editors verify the results before we proceed.
04
Update integrations and external systems
XP-era integrations, such as xConnect, EXM, custom pipelines, and third-party connectors, need to be rearchitected for XM Cloud’s composable model. We reconnect your CRM, marketing automation, search, and analytics tools using modern APIs and SaaS-native patterns.
05
Test, go-live, and optimize
We run end-to-end testing across all pages, components, and integrations. SEO redirects are validated. Performance is benchmarked. Then we execute a zero-downtime cutover to XM Cloud. Post-launch, we monitor and tune the platform to ensure everything runs at peak performance.
What you won’t get from us
- A lift-and-shift that dumps XP code into XM Cloud without rearchitecting
- Vague timelines and scope that keeps expanding without your approval
- Junior developers learning Sitecore on your project
- Content migration shortcuts that leave orphaned items and broken references
- Vendor lock-in recommendations that serve Sitecore’s roadmap instead of yours
- Go-live without SEO redirect validation and performance benchmarks
Everything you need for a successful migration
- Sitecore XP assessment with component inventory and migration scope
- Component mapping document: MVC/Scriban to React/Next.js equivalents
- Content migration with full integrity validation and editor sign-off
- Integration rearchitecture for CRM, search, analytics, and marketing tools
- SEO redirect map and post-migration ranking preservation plan
- XM Cloud environment setup with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- End-to-end testing and zero-downtime go-live execution
- Post-launch monitoring, performance tuning, and team training
XM Cloud migration explained
How long does XM Cloud migration take?
A typical Sitecore XP to XM Cloud migration takes 3 to 9 months, depending on the complexity of your implementation. Key factors include the number of custom components, the volume of content, the number of integrations, and the availability of your team for testing and validation. After the initial assessment, we provide a detailed timeline tailored to your specific environment.
What is the cost of migrating to XM Cloud?
Migration costs depend on the scope of your current Sitecore XP implementation. A smaller site with standard components and minimal integrations will cost significantly less than an enterprise instance with dozens of custom renderings, multiple languages, and complex third-party connectors. We start every engagement with a Sitecore audit that produces a realistic budget range before you commit to the full migration.
Can I migrate Sitecore XP to XM Cloud?
Yes. Sitecore officially supports migration from XP to XM Cloud, and it is the recommended upgrade path for XP customers. However, XM Cloud is a fundamentally different architecture: SaaS-based, headless, and composable. This means your MVC renderings and Scriban templates need to be rebuilt as React/Next.js components, and XP-specific features like xConnect and EXM require replacement with composable alternatives.
What is the difference between XP and XM Cloud?
Sitecore XP is an on-premise or IaaS-hosted monolithic platform that bundles CMS, personalization (xConnect), email (EXM), and analytics into a single deployment. XM Cloud is Sitecore’s SaaS-native CMS that decouples content management from delivery. It uses a headless architecture with React/Next.js front-ends, offers a modern Pages editor, and integrates with Sitecore’s composable DXP products (Personalize, CDP, Send, Search) as separate services. Learn more on the Sitecore platform page.
Do I need to rebuild all my components?
In most cases, yes, but not from scratch. XM Cloud requires front-end components built with the Sitecore JSS SDK (React/Next.js), which means MVC controller renderings and Scriban templates cannot be used as-is. However, your content data model, information architecture, and design system carry over. We create a component mapping document that translates every existing rendering to its XM Cloud equivalent, so nothing gets lost in the transition.
Will my content be preserved during migration?
Absolutely. Content preservation is a core part of our migration methodology. We use Sitecore’s serialization tools (SCS/CLI) and custom migration scripts to move your entire content tree, media library, and multilingual data to XM Cloud. Every item is validated against the source to ensure field-level integrity. Your content editors review and sign off on the migrated content before we proceed to go-live.
Ready to move to XM Cloud?
Let’s assess your Sitecore XP instance, map a clear migration path, and get you running on XM Cloud with zero content loss and zero downtime.
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