Posted by: James Dimmer
26 August 2025
Tailored Umbraco solutions drive measurable performance
Small and mid-sized businesses need digital platforms that fit, not frameworks that fight back. The real advantage of Umbraco is how it adapts to your business, not the other way around. With the right approach, customisation capabilities for Umbraco solutions translate into faster delivery, lower cost and higher ROI.
If your platform is slowing you down, it’s time to see customisation as a performance tool — not a luxury.
At a glance
- What we mean by customisation – extending Umbraco to match business goals through modular architecture, API integrations and tailored workflows.
- Why it matters – businesses using tailored Umbraco builds report faster updates and 30 % lower maintenance cost.
- How we work – Growcreate applies its Support → Enhance → Evolve framework to align performance, scalability and governance.
- What you get – a faster site, cleaner integrations and measurable commercial value.
- The difference – customisation creates efficiency; templates create compromise.
What customisation means for Umbraco
Every business is different. A retail site needs fast product updates; a financial firm needs secure workflows. Umbraco’s open architecture makes both possible.
Through customisation, you control how content, data and integrations behave. That might mean automating member onboarding, personalising dashboards or connecting CRM data straight into your CMS. Each tailored function removes friction and saves cost over time.
Why it matters
Standard builds rarely match business reality. They demand work-arounds, manual updates and developer time. Over months, those inefficiencies add up.
- Lower cost of ownership – streamlined admin and automation cut ongoing cost by up to 25 %.
- Faster delivery – reusable components accelerate launches and iterations.
- Higher ROI – performance gains compound through efficiency and uptime.
- Reduced dependency – custom modules mean less reliance on third-party plugins that break after upgrades.
In short, customisation turns Umbraco into a growth engine.
How Growcreate builds performance through customisation
We use our Support → Enhance → Evolve model to turn flexibility into value.
Support – start with a full discovery and technical audit. Define business goals, user journeys and content needs before writing code.
Enhance – design and build custom modules, integrations and automation flows that improve productivity and consistency.
Evolve – embed monitoring, analytics and upgrade paths to maintain performance and keep your platform future-ready.
This framework ensures every customisation is measurable, maintainable and aligned to business performance.
Outcomes
| Outcome | Impact |
|---|---|
| Speed | Development cycles up to 40 % faster |
| Efficiency | 30 % lower maintenance cost through automation |
| Scalability | Modules adapt to new services without rebuilds |
| Engagement | Personalised experiences drive stronger retention |
A membership organisation increased productivity by 28 % after replacing third-party plugins with custom Umbraco modules built on Azure.
Tailored vs template builds
| What you care about | Tailored Umbraco (Growcreate) | Template build |
|---|---|---|
| Speed of change | Modules deploy quickly | Manual updates |
| Cost control | Lower TCO, no plugin fees | Recurring licence costs |
| Performance | Optimised for business goals | Generic performance profiles |
| Scalability | Built for growth | Limited by template architecture |
Tailored builds reduce waste and increase agility.
Third-party validation
Independent research backs the business case for customisation.
- Gartner – customisable CMS platforms deliver higher agility and lower maintenance cost.
- Forrester – 72 % of digital leaders say platform flexibility improves ROI.
- Umbraco – highlights its open API and headless capabilities for integration and scalability.
Growcreate is:
These credentials prove our solutions are secure, scalable and built for performance.
Who benefits
- Managing Director – reduced cost and a platform that scales with the business.
- Head of Digital – faster delivery and custom workflows for teams.
- IT Lead – secure architecture with built-in upgrade paths.
- Marketing Manager – greater flexibility to launch campaigns without developer delay.
When your platform fits your business, every team performs better.
Build performance into every Umbraco project
A tailored Umbraco solution turns technical capability into commercial value. Growcreate helps you customise for speed, security and sustainability — so your platform grows with you.
FAQs
It’s the process of building modules and integrations that match your business needs, not just installing plugins.
No. It reduces long-term cost by cutting manual work and licence fees.
When built properly, custom modules align with LTS versions for smooth migration.
Quite the opposite — it makes future changes faster and safer.
Because we combine Umbraco expertise with Azure engineering to build platforms that perform and last.