Your migration from Sitecore to Sitefinity
When does it make sense to switch from Sitecore to Sitefinity?
Switching from Sitecore to Sitefinity is rarely a purely gut decision; rather, it depends on your specific system environment and requirements. Typical situations where it’s worth considering the switch:
End of support or a transition to SitecoreAI is imminent: Support for older Sitecore versions is expiring, and Sitecore is strategically focusing on SitecoreAI (formerly XM Cloud). If a major migration is already on the horizon, this is the right time to evaluate Sitefinity as the target platform.
Licensing and operating costs are under scrutiny: A comparison of total cost of ownership (TCO) over several years will show whether Sitefinity is more cost-effective for your needs.
Your instance has become difficult to maintain: Customizations accumulated over the years make every change time-consuming. In Sitefinity, you can create your own content types using the Module Builder without the need for custom development.
Multiple brands, countries, or languages need to be managed centrally: Sitefinity manages all sites and language versions from a single instance.
Business departments need to maintain content themselves: In Sitefinity’s visual page editor, editors build pages using approved widgets and preview them beforehand.
New integrations are needed: For connections to CRM, PIM, or e-commerce systems, the Sitefinity Integration Hub offers low-code connectors to over 1,000 applications, such as Salesforce or HubSpot.
Content should be delivered to multiple channels: As a hybrid headless CMS, Sitefinity delivers content via APIs to websites, apps, and other systems, while the editorial team continues to work visually.
Your team is comfortable working in the .NET environment: Since Sitefinity is also based on .NET, your Sitecore team can largely apply their existing knowledge, which lowers the barrier to switching.
What we consider during the Sitecore-to-Sitefinity migration
Migrating from Sitecore to Sitefinity involves more than just transferring content. Existing structures, integrations, editorial processes, and SEO requirements must all work together to ensure the migration is technically seamless and that your team can continue working productively afterward. At the same time, we keep future requirements such as multilingual support or multisite structures in mind.
Our experience with Sitefinity projects
Whether it’s a corporate website, a multisite platform, or integration with SAP and other systems: We’ve been implementing Sitefinity-based projects for many years. This experience directly informs your migration, from the target architecture to the integration of your existing systems.
Ensuring SEO and visibility when switching CMS
Changing your CMS always affects your existing visibility in search engines. For this reason, SEO isn’t an afterthought, it’s an integral part of the migration planning process from the very beginning. Existing URLs are identified and redirected to their new Sitefinity counterparts using a clean redirect strategy, ensuring that users and search engines can continue to find the correct pages.
We also handle metadata, canonical tags, and your internal linking with care, rather than simply setting them up anew during the migration. Before and after the go-live, we additionally check indexability, the XML sitemap, and technical tracking to detect early on if anything isn’t working as expected. No reputable provider can guarantee that rankings will carry over exactly as they were, but with this meticulous approach, you’ll significantly reduce the risk of unnecessary losses in visibility.
FAQ: Frequently asked questions about switching from Sitecore to Sitefinity
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