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Forecast Your Drupal 7 to 10 Migration Costs with our Cost Estimator

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With a January 5, 2025 end-of-life date, now is the time to map out your Drupal 7 to 10 migration journey. Get data that informs the planning and budgeting processes specific to your site.

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How to use the cost estimator

There are 3 Parts to the Migration Cost Estimator*:

  • Part 1: Fillable Items - Fill in the requested fields as they pertain to your site (e.g., how many content types you have).
  • Part 2: Fix Items - No changes needed.
  • Part 3: Submit your work email address to view, download, and print your Migration Cost Estimation.
  • ℹ️ : LOE = Level of Effort, QA = Quality Assurance

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Migration cost estimator

Part 1: Fillable items
Content Type
Per View (Only add required views, Default views can be ignored)

  • Scripted migration: 1hr
  • AMA: 1hr
Per field Group

  • Scripted migration: 6-8hr
  • AMA: 6-8hr
Per Module (average complexity)

  • Scripted migration: 8-10hr
  • AMA: 8-10hr
Per Module

  • Scripted migration: 0.5-2hr
  • AMA: ~0.2 or total 2hrs for up to 20 modules 
Part 2: Fixed Items
All vocabularies (up to 10)
  • Scripted migration: 2-4hr
  • AMA: 1hr
All URLs (up to 5,000)

  • Scripted migration: 2-2.5hr
  • AMA: 1hr
All Users and Roles (up to 100 Users, up to 5 Roles)
  • Scripted migration: 4hr
  • AMA: 1hr
All User profiles (up to 100)
  • Scripted migration: 6-8hr
  • AMA: 1hr
All files (up to 1,000 files—images, pdf)
  • Scripted migration: 8-10hr
  • AMA: 4-8hr

Extra Efforts

Part 4: LOE & Pricing (View, Download, Print)
LOE (# of hours)
With scripted migration
25% of total dev efforts
20% of total dev efforts
Pricing
(Based on ave. hourly rate of $155)
(Based on ave. hourly rate of $155)
(Based on ave. hourly rate of $155)
(Based on ave. hourly rate of $155)

Part 3: Submit your Email

How can this cost estimator help with my migration?

  • Accurately forecast your Drupal 7 to 10 migration costs through a detailed breakdown of common migration tasks and their associated time and cost requirements.
  • Plan your budget more effectively for development, QA, and project management costs.
  • Identify the specific components of your website that will impact migration costs, such as the number of content types, views, custom modules, and files.
  • Prioritize migration tasks based on their estimated time and cost.
  • Identify potential areas for cost savings by highlighting which aspects of your site are the most resource-intensive to migrate.
  • Justify migration budgets to stakeholders by presenting a comprehensive, itemized cost estimate based on industry-standard rates.
  • Evaluate whether your internal team can handle the migration or if you need to outsource, based on the estimated developer hours required.

 

Frequently asked questions

What is a Drupal Certified Partner and why do I need one?

These organizations are verified by the Drupal Association as Drupal Certified Partners on Drupal.org. Having the title of Certified Partner means that the agency has applied itself, earned the highest standard of Drupal Association’s stamp approval, and has continued to qualify annually.

And yes, we are a Drupal Certified Partner and a Drupal Migration Partner.

 

Where can I learn more about migrations to Drupal 10?

Here are a few to get you started:

Read: How Much Does it Cost to Migrate from Drupal 7 to 10 →

Read: Transformative Approach to Drupal Migration →

Read: How to Prepare Your TEAM for a Drupal Migration →

Read: On a 1-10, How Important is Your Website?→ 

Read: The Ultimate Guide to Drupal Migration for Higher Education →

 

What will happen next once my site is migrated?

Dive into "Beyond the Build" and learn the five key factors to optimal site performance.

 

 

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