KENTICO TO WORDPRESS MIGRATION SOLUTIONS Kentico EOL is coming. Time to start your WordPress migration
Kentico Xperience 13 reaches the end of life December 31, 2026. From January 2027, all support stops entirely. If you’re evaluating a replatform, start discovery now. Our AI-accelerated delivery makes enterprise migrations fast. We keep your content, SEO and integrations, while letting you leave the endless replatforming cycles behind.
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KENTICO TO WORDPRESS MIGRATION SOLUTIONS Kentico EOL is coming. Time to start your WordPress migration
Kentico Xperience 13 reaches the end of life December 31, 2026. From January 2027, all support stops entirely. If you’re evaluating a replatform, start discovery now. Our AI-accelerated delivery makes enterprise migrations fast. We keep your content, SEO and integrations, while letting you leave the endless replatforming cycles behind.
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Sounds familiar?
If you’re on Kentico Xperience 13, you’ve probably experienced at least one of these:
Every major upgrade approaches the cost of a full migration
Content scheduling fails…you find out when the page doesn’t publish
Your marketing team waits on developer tickets for changes they should own
The admin UI was already dated three years ago
You’re now being told XbyK is the “upgrade path” but it’s missing features you rely on
You’re leaving Kentico for the right reasons.Here’s what a bad migration puts at risk
83% of enterprise data migrations fail or exceed their budgets. Here are the three biggest risks in Kentico to WordPress migration, and how we prevent each one.
SEO performance
You’ve built ranking authority over years. Without proper URL mapping and redirect chain validation, none of that equity transfers.
How we prevent SEO deterioration
URL mapping audits, redirect chain validation, metadata field-by-field checks, and crawl simulations – all completed before DNS switch.
Content integrity
Bulk exports drop taxonomy relationships, media associations, and editorial metadata. Content arrives on WordPress editorially broken.
How we prevent content loss
Field-by-field migration planning from discovery. Every content object validated and tested against source before go-live.
Team productivity
Kentico’s publishing tools were built around Kentico’s constraints. The goal is to replace them with something that works much better than the previous setup.
How we prevent adoption failure
We map your team’s actual publishing operations and build around that. Live training and 30 days of Hypercare are standard.
VinSolutions migrates fromKentico to WordPress VIP multisite with 48% better performance improvement
rtCamp has helped our organization in so many ways! Their incredible wealth of knowledge and experience around the WordPress platform has brought peace-of-mind to our teams and leadership.
Randall Benson
Senior Manager, Marketing Operations.
- 48% improvement in Core Web Vitals
- Centralized multisite management across business and CRM properties
- Marketing team empowered with no-code editing
- SEO preserved through permalink mapping and legacy URL redirects
If you’re on Xperience 13, you’re replatforming either way.Here’s what each destination gives you
A practical comparison for teams evaluating Kentico to WordPress migration services while building the internal business case.
WordPress
Kentico XP13
Xperience by KenticoAnnual platform costZero licensing. You invest in what you build, not what you’re bundled.Licensing fees + upgrade costs + developer-dependent customization.Subscription licensing. Recurring costs replace one-off fees, but specialist dependency remains.Migration scopeFull migration. Same effort, done once, on open-source infrastructure.You’re here.Full replatform. Kentico’s own docs require content restructuring, API rewrites, and custom code rebuilds.Feature parityNo feature ceiling. Plugin ecosystem covers most needs; custom development covers the rest.Your current feature set.Built-in e-commerce and several KX13 modules not carried over. You may arrive with less than you left with.Security postureOpen-source core with continuous community security releases. WordPress VIP adds FedRAMP Moderate authorization, SOC 2 attestation, and automated vulnerability scanning.Security-only mode since January 2026, All support ends December 31, 2026.Security patches ship only for the latest XbyK release. Older versions stay exposed, the security depends on vendor’s release cadence.Editorial independenceGutenberg gives editors a block-based builder with on-brand components. No developer tickets for content changes.Page builder functional but rarely implemented well. Marketing teams recreate layouts manually.Same editor paradigm. Workflow limitations follow the platform.Talent availability500,000+ developers globally.Small developer community. Hiring is slow and expensive.Same specialist pool. Demand increases as the KX13 EOL deadline forces migrations industry-wide.Time to deploy changesFaster deployments supported by a mature plugin and tooling ecosystem.Complex configuration, environment setup, and deployment cycles.Architectural changes require the same developer overhead.OwnershipOpen source. You own every line of code and control your own roadmap.Vendor-controlled roadmap. You’re on their release schedule.Vendor-controlled roadmap. A new platform, the same dependency.
Both paths cost roughly the same to migrate. Only one of them ends here.
What you gain on WordPress
On WordPress, you own the infrastructure, control the roadmap, and your team can publish without waiting on developers.
Owned infrastructure
No licensing fees. Your codebase is yours. You can fork it, extend it, or change partners without replatforming.
Editorial independence
Gutenberg blocks give marketing teams an on-brand page builder. You can edit, publish, and update pages without developer tickets.
Composable architecture
Connect the best-of-breed tools you choose — analytics, CRM, ad tech, personalization — without buying a bundled vendor ecosystem.
The largest talent pool in CMS
50,000+ WordPress developers globally. WordPress VIP adds enterprise hosting, security, and support.
AI readiness Make your replatform count for AI
Kentico EOL forces a migration, and Xperience forces another vendor-controlled roadmap. WordPress gives you a platform where AI capabilities are yours to build on. We assess what your new platform is capable of across the 5 AI Dimensions:
AEO implementation
Rebuild your content architecture for where discovery is going instead of only optimizing your site for Google.
AI-led editorial
The workflow your team lands on after Kentico is already AI-capable, built into the Gutenberg implementation.
AI-led personalization
The Kentico personalization add-on you never fully deployed, replaced by infrastructure you actually own.
WordPress as AI-integrated platform
Open integration layer means you decide which AI tooling connects, not your DXP vendor.
AI-accelerated development
AI across our engineering workflow keeps the build on pace without compressing governance.
Learn more about rtCamp’s approach to AI on WordPress
Our Kentico to WordPress migration service: how we do it
Our approach draws from 300+ enterprise migrations. Five phases, no big-bang launches. All engagements start with 20 hours of free discovery.
Migrate fromKentico to WordPress
Discovery
Discovery and content audit
We audit your Kentico setup, including page types, content trees, custom fields, integrations, taxonomy structures, and SEO baseline. You get a detailed migration roadmap before any development begins.
- Platform audit report
- Content and taxonomy inventory
- Integration mapping
- SEO baseline and URL audit
- Risk mitigation plan
- Migration roadmap with timelines and budget
Architecture
WordPress architecture design
Custom post types mapped to your content model. Gutenberg blocks built for your publishing workflows. Theme architecture matched or improved. Hosting infrastructure scoped with WordPress VIP or your preferred managed host.
- Information architecture document
- Custom post type and taxonomy schema
- Gutenberg block specifications
- Theme and design system plan
- Hosting and infrastructure recommendation
Content Migration
Content migration
Every content object migrated field by field (not bulk exported). Automated scripts handle volume. Manual review catches edge cases. Taxonomy relationships, media assets, and editorial metadata validated at each stage.
- Field-by-field content validation reports
- Media library migration with deduplication
- Taxonomy and author record mapping
- Redirect map (every legacy URL accounted for)
- Staged migration with checkpoint reviews
QA
Integration rebuild and QA
CRM, analytics, marketing automation, forms — every integration rebuilt and tested against production conditions. Performance testing simulates your peak traffic. Editorial workflow testing puts your actual publishing team through their daily operations on the new platform.
- Integration test results
- Performance benchmarks against Kentico baseline
- Editorial workflow testing with your team
- Security and accessibility audit
Launch
Launch and hypercare
Blue-green deployment with zero downtime. Your Kentico environment stays available for rollback. Post-launch, you get 30 days of dedicated Hypercare where we monitor your platform, provide bug fixes, and optimizations.
- Zero-downtime deployment with rollback capability
- Post-launch performance monitoring
- 30 days of dedicated Hypercare support
- Technical documentation
- Editorial documentation and live training
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- Discovery
- Architecture
- Content Migration
- QA
- Launch
Everything that matters, protected
Every migration puts six things at risk. We engineer against all of them.
SEO equity preserved
Maintain your ranking authority across every URL
URL mapping audits, redirect chain validation, metadata field-by-field checks, and crawl simulation — all completed before DNS switch.
Content integrity validated
Transfer every piece of content without loss
Field-by-field migration planning, taxonomy and media relationship mapping, and checkpoint reviews at every stage of the process.
Editorial workflows rebuilt
Publish on day one without relearning everything
Gutenberg blocks and editorial tools designed around how your team actually works, not generic templates adapted after launch.
Integrations maintained
Keep your existing tools connected and working
CRM, analytics, ad tech, and marketing automation rebuilt and tested against production traffic before go-live.
Zero downtime deployment
Launch without taking your site offline
New platform built in parallel. Blue-green deployment with instant rollback capability. Your Kentico environment stays available until you’re ready.
Team enablement included
Operate the platform independently from day one
Our standard deliverables include technical and editorial documentation, live training sessions, and 30 days of dedicated Hypercare support.
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Why choosertCamp as your Kentico to WordPress migration agency
We have proven enterprise WordPress development expertise.
Known for complex WordPress migrations
300+ enterprise CMS migrations. We moved Cox Automotive’s 8 brand sites from Kentico and AEM to WordPress with 103% more engagement, and up to 80% design reuse.
We’ll tell you if you don’t need us
If a simple Kentico upgrade fixes your problem, we’ll say so. Vendors that oversell create the problems we spend most of our time fixing.
WordPress VIP Gold agency
Core contributors for 34 consecutive WordPress releases. 200+ engineers in-house. SOC 2 compliant. 96% client repeat rate.
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Why enterprises trust rtCamp
17+
Years in business
500+
Enterprise engagements
96%
Client repeat rate
6+
Years of average client partnership
17+
Years in business
96%
Client repeat rate
500+
Enterprise engagements
6+
Years of average client partnership
What ourclients say
We started off young, back in 2011, with an idea that evolved into a big company.
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rtCamp has helped our organization in so many ways! Their incredible wealth of knowledge and experience around the WordPress platform has brought peace-of-mind to our teams and leadership. Not only have they built us sustainable enterprise-class WordPress sites, but they have also helped streamline our go-to-market process with the solutions they have helped us architect.
Randall Benson
Senior Manager, Marketing Operations
Turnaround time for our article publication has been significantly reduced, with the added benefit of my team being able to put together content much quicker and more consistently, meaning my job as editor is made easier.
Mikey Bautista
Director of Everyday Carry Operations
Planning to move from Kentico to WordPress?
Book a free consultation and we’ll recommend the right approach.
Check outour resources
Handbook
Kentico vs WordPress comparison guide
Handbook
Kentico to WordPress migration guide
case study
VinSolutions case study
Frequently asked questions
Talk to Kentico migration experts
1. Should I migrate to Xperience by Kentico or WordPress?
Xperience by Kentico is a full replatform, not a version upgrade. Kentico’s own documentation says so. It requires content restructuring, API rewrites, and custom code rebuilds. You also stay on a proprietary roadmap, with a small developer pool and subscription licensing. WordPress requires the same migration effort once, then gives you open-source infrastructure, backward compatibility, and hundreds of thousands to millions of WordPress developers. Most teams making this decision find the migration cost is nearly identical; what differs is where you end up.
2. How much does a Kentico to WordPress migration cost?
It depends on site complexity, content volume, number of integrations, and customization requirements. Most first engagements range from $50K–$250K. We start every project with up to 20 hours of free discovery to map your architecture and scope the work — before any contract is signed.
3. How long does the migration take?
A typical enterprise Kentico migration takes 3-6 months depending on content volume, number of integrations, and editorial workflow complexity. We deliver in phases so your live site is never at risk.
4. Will I lose my SEO rankings during migration?
Not if the migration is handled correctly. We audit every URL before migration begins, validate redirect chains, migrate metadata field by field, and run a crawl simulation before DNS switch. Cox Automotive’s migration with rtCamp improved Core Web Vitals by 2X.
5. Can I keep my existing design?
Yes. We can recreate your current Kentico design pixel-for-pixel on WordPress, or you can use the migration as an opportunity to redesign. Either way, the visual transition is seamless.
6. How do you handle custom functionalities during migration?
We map every Kentico feature, including forms, workflows, integrations, custom modules to WordPress equivalents during discovery. Some are handled by existing WordPress plugins, others require custom development. You’ll know exactly what’s being rebuilt and how before development begins.
7. Will there be any downtime during migration?
No. We build the new WordPress platform in parallel while your Kentico site stays live. At launch, we use a blue-green deployment with DNS switch and instant rollback capability. Your Kentico environment remains available as a fallback.
8. Can our internal team maintain WordPress after migration?
Yes. Documentation, live training, and 30 days of Hypercare support are standard deliverables. Most enterprise teams are fully self-sufficient within weeks. If you need ongoing support, we offer maintenance packages and growth retainers.
9. Is WordPress secure enough for enterprise use?
WordPress is fully secure with the right implementation. Security comes from right architecture, hosting, access control choices, and operational discipline. WordPress VIP provides FedRAMP compliance, DDoS protection, and 24/7 security monitoring. rtCamp is SOC 2 & ISO27001 compliant and enforces controlled plugin governance on every project.
10. How do I choose the right Kentico to WordPress migration agency?
Look for a company with documented enterprise migration experience. Other key signals are: a planned discovery process and a team well-versed in content migration, SEO preservation, and integration rebuilds. rtCamp has completed 300+ enterprise CMS migrations, maintains a 96% client repeat rate, and starts every engagement with up to 20 hours of free discovery.