Kentico 13 EOS: Support ends Dec 31, 2026
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Kentico Migration Services
Most Kentico migrations don’t slow down because of the amount of content. The real challenges lie beneath the surface. We assess the scope before migration starts, so your team moves to Xperience by Kentico without inheriting a new layer of technical debt in place of the old one.
Kentico migration specialists for complex, business-critical platforms
As a certified Kentico partner led by former Kentico MVP Roman Hutnyk, Bits Orchestra delivers Kentico 13 to Xperience by Kentico migrations for multi-site, multi-brand, and integration-heavy platforms. Ranked among the Top 3 Kentico vendors in Eastern Europe, we have delivered 65+ Kentico websites across direct and confidential white-label engagements, including work for Shaw Industries, KONI, TimeOutdoors, and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Our Kentico projects have earned six Site of the Month wins and two Site of the Year finalist recognitions.
years of Kentico experience
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Trusted by startups, growing businesses, and industry leaders
Kentico 13 end of support is December 2026 — What it means for your platform
Support deadlines create growing technical and security risks as older Kentico environments become harder to maintain and scale. Kentico's official support lifecycle confirms December 31, 2026 as as the support cutoff for Xperience 13.
Security and support risks increase
When Kentico 13 leaves support, your team loses vendor patches, compatibility updates, and a clear path for resolving platform issues. That creates more exposure in security reviews, especially for regulated organizations that need a defensible audit trail and a current, supported environment.
Legacy customizations become more expensive to maintain
Old Kentico implementations tend to collect custom code, one-off fixes, and undocumented dependencies over time. That makes every change slower and more expensive, with more QA effort, more developer involvement, and more friction each time the site needs to move.
Integrations and infrastructure become harder to scale
As the platform ages, it becomes harder to support new channels, modern integrations, and flexible content operations without touching core architecture. That limits scalability, personalization, and omnichannel delivery, while making future modernization more disruptive than it should be.
Why investing in Kentico migration services before support ends matters.
Enterprise migrations take 6–12 months. Q3/Q4 2026 start dates leave no runway for a controlled rollout.
Who we migrate Kentico for
Kentico migration projects where we have delivered cases and verifiable results.
Multi-brand product catalogues, dealer portals with ERP pricing, distributor B2B platforms. Complex integration continuity across migration.
Membership platforms, content governance at scale, accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1 AA), and regulated publishing environments.
High-SKU catalogues, real-time inventory integrations, dealer tiers, QuickBooks, and ERP connections that must stay live through migration.
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Government & public sector
Portal Engine to XbyK two-stage migrations. Zero-downtime cutover requirements. Full accessibility compliance before go-live.
Agency teams bringing us in as migration partners for client migrations they can't resource internally. NDA-ready, white-label capable.
Financial services
Regulated environments with audit trail requirements, SSO integration, data protection standards, and compliance review before launch.
Not sure how complex your migration really is?
We identify migration dependencies, integration risks, infrastructure limitations, and modernization gaps before implementation starts.
Case studies
See how enterprise teams improved scalability, integrations, and content operations through our Kentico modernization projects.
Kentico 13 support ends on
December 31, 2026
From January 1, 2027, Kentico will no longer provide product updates, security hotfixes, or technical support for Xperience 13. For complex, integration-heavy platforms, assessment, rebuilding, testing, and controlled cutover can take several months—so the planning window is narrowing.
Migration planning window is closing
An assessment identifies dependencies, migration scope, risks, and a realistic delivery timeline.
Why organizations choose Bits Orchestra for Kentico migration services
Choosing the right Kentico developers for hire is your chance to build a robust and scalable website.
12+ years working with Kentico
We have worked with every major Kentico version since version 8 and understand the architectural and operational patterns that usually create migration complexity over time.
Modern Xperience by Kentico implementations require strong .NET engineering capability beyond CMS configuration alone. Our developers work across APIs, integrations, deployment pipelines, Azure infrastructure, and enterprise application ecosystems.
Flexible engagement models
Some organizations need a full migration partner, while others need architecture guidance, dedicated Kentico developers, Kentico integration services for ERP, CRM, and commerce connections, or support for internal engineering teams.
How we migrate Kentico 13 to Xperience by Kentico
Successful Kentico migrations rely on strong planning, early dependency validation, and risk mitigation before delivery begins.
Migration assessment
We review your KX13 version and hotfix level, MVC 5 or ASP.NET Core codebase, page types, Page Builder, forms, media libraries, custom modules, integrations, search, workflows, roles, marketing features, and commerce setup.
You receive a feature-level migration map, technical risks, scope, timeline, and target architecture.
Target architecture and migration plan
We map KX13 page types to Xperience content types and define what belongs in website channels, Content Hub, Page Builder, and reusable field schemas.
We also plan media conversion, URLs and redirects, permissions, environments, deployment, integrations, acceptance criteria, final data transfer, and rollback.
Parallel build & migration
(6–20 weeks depending on complexity)
We build the new ASP.NET Core solution while your KX13 site remains live.
Kentico’s Migration Tool transfers supported structured content, Page Builder content, objects, and files. Widget code, custom modules, administration interfaces, forms, integrations, and unsupported features are adjusted or rebuilt for the new architecture.
Testing and controlled cutover
We run the migration several times before launch and verify relationships, language variants, assets, Page Builder content, permissions, redirects, metadata, and integrations.
After user acceptance testing and a production rehearsal, we complete the final data migration, switch traffic, run launch checks, and retain a documented rollback path.
Stabilization and handover
For 30–60 days after launch, we monitor errors, performance, indexing, redirects, integrations, analytics, scheduled processes, and editorial workflows.
We resolve migration-related issues and hand over technical documentation, deployment and recovery procedures, and training.
Ready to turn Kentico migration into a cleaner platform upgrade?
Talk with Bits Orchestra to plan the work, reduce delivery risk, and move forward with a migration built for stability and long-term growth.
Our migration guides and technical insights
Explore our practical migration resources, including how to upgrade Kentico Xperience 13, migration planning frameworks, architecture considerations, and our Kentico 12 to Xperience 13 upgrade guide for organizations preparing modernization projects.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a Kentico migration take?
It depends on site size, integration complexity, content volume, and how much custom functionality needs to be modernized. Smaller migrations can move quickly – 4–8 weeks, while enterprise projects with multiple systems and SEO requirements usually take longer – 6–12 months – because they often run across 3–6 phases.
What affects Kentico migration services cost?
Cost is driven by custom code volume, integration scope, and migration complexity.
- $15k–$40k — version upgrade, limited integrations
- $40k–$120k — content restructuring, multiple integrations, SEO work
- $120k–$300k+ — enterprise modernization, custom code, multi-site
We scope against the actual project after a dependency audit — not against an optimistic estimate.
Can Kentico migration preserve SEO rankings?
Yes, but only if redirects, URL mapping, metadata, structured data, and launch validation are handled carefully. A migration can protect search performance, but weak planning often causes ranking drops, crawl issues, or broken analytics continuity.
What is the difference between a Kentico upgrade and a migration to XbyK?
An upgrade moves along the same platform path with limited architectural change. A migration to XbyK involves content model redesign, frontend rebuild, and integration revalidation — XbyK's Content Hub is fundamentally different from KX13 Page Types. Most K13-to-XbyK projects are migrations, not upgrades, regardless of how the Kentico documentation describes them.
Does migrating to Xperience by Kentico require rebuilding the entire site?
Not always. Some organizations can reuse portions of the existing implementation, while others benefit from restructuring architecture, content models, or frontend components during modernization.
When should we start planning?
Now. Kentico 13 support ends December 31, 2026. Enterprise migrations require 6–12 months. The dependency audit — which defines actual scope, cost, and timeline — should happen before the implementation contract is signed, not after.
Do you handle Portal Engine to Xperience by Kentico migrations?
Yes. Portal Engine requires a two-stage approach — Portal Engine to MVC first, then MVC to XbyK. We've delivered this for government and enterprise clients. Both stages are scoped as a single engagement with one shared discovery phase.
Do you offer Kentico consulting services without a full migration?
Yes. Our Kentico consulting services can run as a standalone engagement: dependency audits, target architecture and content model design, code review, and guidance for your in-house team. Many clients start here and then decide whether to continue with us for delivery.
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