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Sitecore migration & upgrade services From XP 8.x to 10.5 — or to SitecoreAI

Upgrade what you have, move to SitecoreAI, or find out which is right for you — starting with a two-week, fixed-fee Sitecore Exposure Review.

Sitecore XP to SitecoreAI specialists

Sitecore’s investment is going into SitecoreAI (formerly XM Cloud), its SaaS platform. For many XP estates it is the right destination — but not for all, and not always now. We are one of the few SitecoreAI certified partners in the UK, and we recommend starting with an Exposure Review before committing to a migration.

  • It might not cost as much as you think
  • We can do it faster than you think
  • We can do it with limited input from your team if needed
  • Sitecore periodically offers incentives to help fund migration — we will tell you what is available when you are ready to decide
  • Total cost of ownership is usually lower after the move

Sitecore XP Upgrade Specialists

Need to upgrade to a later version of Sitecore Experience Platform (XP)?

We can help you upgrade from version 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x to the latest version (10.4 or 10.5). We can collaborate with your current Sitecore partner, your in-house team or do it all for you – we can adapt to your needs.

As a long time Sitecore Platinum Partner, we have worked with scores of clients over the last 18+ years on 100s of Sitecore XP implementations to help them maximise their investment in whatever version of Sitecore they have.

Our approach has won awards and helped us to build long term partnerships with clients, with some of those partnerships lasting for over 10 years with Sitecore. By working with so many clients over so many years this would in turn make us Sitecore upgrade specialists.

Why Upgrade Sitecore?

There are many reasons to upgrade, but we always start with your business objectives. That said, the technical case has changed sharply in 2026:

  • Support has become a cost. Since 1 June 2026, security fixes and incident support for any version in Extended Support (10.0–10.3) are a separate paid arrangement. Extended Support for 10.0 and 10.1 ends on 31 December 2026. Versions 9.3 and earlier receive no security patches at any price.
  • Integrations. Older XP versions cannot use the current Sitecore portfolio or many third-party martech tools.
  • AI. Sitecore’s AI capability now lives in SitecoreAI. Staying on an old XP version means standing still while the platform moves on.

Not sure which version you are on? Our free version snapshot will tell you what is visible from the outside within two working days.

What can you do next?

Every Sitecore XP implementation is bespoke, so the work involved in upgrading varies enormously. Reliable estimates need a proper look at your estate first. That is what the Sitecore Exposure Review is for.

In two weeks, for a fixed fee of £4,950, we confirm your version and patch level, map your security exposure, hosting dependencies and licence position, score the complexity of your customisations and integrations, and give you three costed options — upgrade in place, move to SitecoreAI, or re-platform — with a clear recommendation and a board-ready summary. The fee is credited in full against any follow-on work.

Where the review points to a specific route, two deeper modules follow on from it:

  • Smoke-test upgrade — we run a straightforward upgrade of your Sitecore application to expose the issues that would occur when doing it for real, so timelines and budgets can be committed with confidence.
  • SitecoreAI readiness assessment — a detailed evaluation of how your design, content and data move to SitecoreAI, including the headless and integration work involved.

Sitecore Upgrades FAQs

How much does a Sitecore upgrade cost?

It depends on the volume of work, which can range from weeks to months — largely driven by how old your current version is and whether it was built to best practice in the first place. That variance is why we start every engagement with the fixed-fee Exposure Review: it tells you what you are dealing with before anyone commits to a budget.

Can I upgrade from XP or XM to SitecoreAI?

Sitecore XP and XM have long been available on your own servers or as Platform as a Service. SitecoreAI (formerly XM Cloud) is SaaS only, and has been designed to make the transition as simple as possible. The Exposure Review evaluates the viability of moving your design, content and data, and the SitecoreAI readiness assessment goes into the detail.

Will I need a new Sitecore license to upgrade?

If you are simply upgrading your Sitecore XP implementation to a newer XP version, your existing Sitecore license is still valid. It might be possible (depending how old your current version is) you might need to use additional servers which would exceed your current license agreement. We can help advise on this too.

What if I already have a Sitecore partner or an in-house team?

We can collaborate with your current Sitecore partner, your in-house team or do it all for you. We are used to operating as part of a multi-agency team and can adapt to your needs.

Does it matter where we host our Sitecore implementation?

No. We have worked on Sitecore implementations hosted on-premise in private data centres, on virtual machines (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Webservices, etc.) and across all continents. Even in places like China and Saudi Arabia where access is extremely prohibited.

How do I find out which Sitecore version we are on?

Ask us for a free version snapshot. We run an external scan of your public estate and send you a one-page summary of what is visible from the outside, what it means for support, and the date that matters for you — within two working days, with no meeting required.

What happens when Extended Support ends?

Your version moves to Sustaining Support: no security patches, no hotfixes and no incident support, at any price. Every vulnerability disclosed after that point is permanent. For 10.0 and 10.1 that date is 31 December 2026; for 9.3 and earlier it has already passed.

Not sure where to start?

Book a two-week, fixed-fee Sitecore Exposure Review and get a clear, costed recommendation — or talk to one of our Sitecore MVPs.

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