Proven upgrade experience
Why enterprises choose Growcreate for Umbraco upgrades
Upgrading Umbraco shouldn’t be a risk. We deliver ISO-aligned, low-risk migrations that protect uptime, data, and business continuity.
- No downtime cutovers – blue-green deployment and smoke testing
- Zero content freeze – editors continue publishing throughout migration
- SEO & analytics preserved – full 301 redirect mapping and tracking continuity
- Faster site performance – caching, query tuning, and media optimisation
- Integrated systems – Dynamics, HubSpot, Salesforce and more
- Certified assurance – ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, Microsoft Partner, Umbraco Platinum Partner
Common upgrade challenges we eliminate
| Risk | How we solve it |
|---|---|
| Downtime during go-live | Blue-green deployment, load balancing, automated rollback |
| Broken URLs & lost rankings | Full 301 mapping, canonical checks, sitemap validation |
| Data or media corruption | Automated content migration scripts with checksum validation |
| Integration breakage | Contract testing for CRM, ERP, and API connections |
| Slow editorial workflows | Modern Block Grid editor, validation rules, UX streamlining |
We’ve delivered upgrades for Mortgage Advice Bureau, Watson Fuels, and Flagstone, ensuring seamless transitions and measurable performance gains.
Your Umbraco upgrade options
| Upgrade Path | Best for | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Full rebuild on the latest Umbraco | Legacy CMS or major UX overhaul | Modern, secure foundation with new editor tools and architecture |
| Content migration + front-end reuse | Stable front-end, just backend uplift | Cost-efficient upgrade, faster delivery, lower risk |
| Parallel run (shadow environment) | Complex integrations or high-traffic sites | Zero downtime, live testing, and phased rollout |
Talk to a solution architect – we’ll recommend the safest and most efficient route for your upgrade.
Our enterprise upgrade process
Weeks 0–2: Discovery and planning
– Technical audit, risk register, content & URL inventory
Weeks 2–6: Development and migration
– Environment setup, migration scripts, CI/CD pipelines
Weeks 6–8: Integration, QA, and UAT
– Contract testing, SEO & analytics validation, accessibility review
Week 9: Rehearsal and go-live
– Blue-green release, rollback tested, hypercare support enabled
SEO and analytics continuity
Your upgrade shouldn’t cost you rankings. We ensure your SEO and analytics footprint is preserved and improved.
- Full 301 redirect matrix validated pre-launch
- Meta, schema and hreflang parity maintained
- Google Analytics 4 and Search Console continuity
- Post-launch crawl and log audit with fix-forward actions
Azure or Umbraco Cloud deployment
We deploy your new platform to Microsoft Azure or Umbraco Cloud, depending on your governance, performance and scalability needs.
| Criteria | Azure Hosting | Umbraco Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime | 99.99% SLA, geo-redundant failover | Managed high availability |
| Compliance | Full data residency, VNET, private endpoints | Azure-backed compliance |
| Performance | Elastic scaling, CDN, Redis cache | Optimised defaults, managed performance |
| Cost | Rightsizing, reserved instances | Fixed tiers, predictable billing |
| DevOps | Custom CI/CD, blue-green deployment | Built-in Deploy & ContentFlow |
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Umbraco upgrade FAQs
We use blue-green deployments and smoke tests to transition traffic seamlessly between environments.
No. We validate 301s, maintain schema and metadata, and ensure full GA4 continuity.
We assess your technical debt, UX goals, and performance needs to define the safest and most cost-effective option.
Typically 8–10 weeks for full delivery, depending on integrations and site complexity.
Yes. We run contract and sandbox tests to ensure integrations (Dynamics, HubSpot, Salesforce, etc.) continue to function.
Start your Umbraco upgrade
Your CMS deserves a safe, modern foundation.
Upgrade with zero downtime, protected SEO, and a faster platform for the future.
