The Cost to Switch CMS

How much does a migration from a free, open-source CMS to a proprietary CMS cost? Here’s the breakdown:

• Deliver 5 HTML pages based on provided mockups: $32,000
• Implement a homepage, a landing page, a content page: $21,000
• Implement 2 additional custom-page templates: $11,600
• Implement events calendar: $10,000
• Implement and customize employee directory: $9,600
• Implement Google Custom Search and a sitemap: $4,000
• Migrate pages from current CMS: $28,000
• Import catalog: $20,000
• Post-implementation support: $8,000
• CMS license: $20,000 a year
• Production servers: $20,000 a year

The total migration costs $184,200. CMS license, servers, and support could cost $60,000 a year. Even with so many great open source alternative, proprietary CMS is still a lucrative business.