Technology: Classic ASP

What does it cost to migrate a Classic ASP application?

The honest answer: a serious estimate is only possible after a look at your application. That is why we do not sell flat rates, but clear fixed-price entry points: Future-Check 749.00 € with results guarantee, Modernization Report 3,499.00 €, Workshop 7,499.00 €, Proof of Concept from 3,499.00 €, then the migration in stages with an exit after every stage. All prices net plus VAT, credited toward each other.

The starting point

Classic ASP runs. And that is exactly the risk.

Classic ASP dates from the years 1996 to 2002, and the fact that your application still runs in production with it today speaks for the work that was done back then. Often these are business-critical intranet and portal applications that carry entire departments. A few facts belong honestly on the table nonetheless:

  • Classic ASP has not been developed further for over two decades, there are no new language or security features
  • The application runs exclusively on IIS under Windows Server, modern hosting and cloud options stay locked away
  • Hardly any developers on the job market still master VBScript, every change hangs on a few knowledge carriers
  • Current security requirements like modern authentication can only be retrofitted with contortions
  • Precisely because the applications are business-critical, every year of delay gets more expensive, not cheaper

The goal is clear: ASP.NET Core and Blazor on modern .NET. The only question is which path, and there is one that manages without standstill and without a big bang.

The paths

Big bang or page by page? Honestly compared.

Path 1: Everything new at once

The complete application is rebuilt in parallel and switched over at some point. It sounds clean, but in practice it often fails: the target keeps moving, the legacy application still has to be maintained, and the cut-over day becomes a major risk for ongoing operations.

Path 2: Migrate page by page

The new ASP.NET Core application takes over individual pages and modules bit by bit, while the remaining Classic ASP pages keep running. Every package is self-contained, testable and goes live on its own. Your users keep working throughout, and the operational risk stays small. This is how we work.

Proof instead of a promise: for an insurance company we have been migrating business-critical Classic ASP applications in exactly such self-contained packages for years.

The path with Quality Bytes

Step by step, with fixed prices and crediting.

You never buy a pig in a poke: every step is bookable on its own, every one is credited toward the next, and you buy the migration in stages with an exit after every stage. All prices net plus VAT.

Orientation

Legacy Future-Check

A structured questionnaire plus a 90-minute strategy conversation with André Krämer or one of our senior architects: a traffic-light assessment, an honest recommendation and a 2-page management summary as a basis for decisions.

749.00 €Fixed price ✓ A clear recommendation – or you pay nothing Fully credited toward the report
Analysis

Modernization Report

One day of remote review of your Classic ASP application, together with someone from your team. The result: a written report with risks, quick wins, a rough roadmap and an effort indication, plus a debrief.

3,499.00 €Fixed price 1,499.00 € credited toward the workshop
Strategy

Legacy to Innovation Workshop

Two days: architecture analysis, rethinking processes and a dedicated module on your business model. The result: your prioritized migration roadmap with packages or stages including an effort estimate.

7,499.00 €Fixed price · 2 days 25 % (1,875.00 €) credited toward stage 1
Proof

Modernization PoC: “Stage 0”

Your most important page or a complete process step, rebuilt in Blazor or ASP.NET Core: a working proof before you invest heavily. Three tiers: Mini PoC 3,499.00 €, Compact PoC 7,999.00 €, Full PoC 14,999.00 €.

from 3,499.00 €three tiers, fixed price
Delivery

Delivery in stages

We migrate for you, stage by stage: Classic ASP → ASP.NET Core and Blazor. Every stage has a defined scope and ends with working software in operation. Exit possible after every stage, with no loose ends.

per stageindividually calculated Workshop credit toward stage 1
Ongoing

And then: accompanied or fully taken care of

After the migration you choose: architecture sparring (“Your team modernizes, we accompany you”) for 999.00 € to 2,999.00 € per month, or the .NET maintenance contract (“We keep it running”) for 498.00 € to 1,499.00 € per month. Both without a long commitment.

from 498.00 €per month

The crediting at a glance

The Future-Check (749.00 €) is fully credited toward the Modernization Report, the report with 1,499.00 € toward the workshop, the workshop with 25 % (1,875.00 €) toward your first stage. Anyone who goes the whole way effectively gets the entry point for free, and at the start there is the results guarantee.

Frequently asked questions

Answered clearly.

What does it cost to migrate a Classic ASP application?

A serious answer is only possible after a look at your application, which is why we sell stages instead of flat rates. The entry points are fixed prices: Future-Check 749.00 €, Modernization Report 3,499.00 €, Workshop 7,499.00 €, Proof of Concept from 3,499.00 € (all net plus VAT, credited toward each other). After the workshop you know your roadmap including an effort estimate per stage.

Can you even still read Classic ASP and VBScript?

Yes. Classic ASP, alongside VB6, WinForms and WebForms, is one of the starting technologies of our modernization projects, and for an insurance company we have been migrating business-critical Classic ASP applications in self-contained packages for years. More important than reading the code is understanding the domain behind it anyway, and that we work out together with your team.

Do we have to switch off the Classic ASP application before the new one is finished?

No. We migrate page by page or module by module: the new ASP.NET Core application takes over individual areas bit by bit, while the remaining pages keep running. Your users keep working throughout and only notice the improvements from the rebuild.

Have you done a migration like this before?

Yes. For an insurance company we have been migrating business-critical Classic ASP applications to ASP.NET Core, Blazor and Angular for years, delivered in self-contained packages. Exactly this package principle is also part of our stage model: a defined scope, a working result, an exit possible after every stage.

How long does it take to migrate a Classic ASP application?

That depends on the scope of your application, and every serious answer starts with a look inside. That is why we work in stages: each has a defined scope and ends with working software, and the roadmap from the workshop names an effort estimate per stage. You see from the start how the project spreads out over time, and you decide anew after every stage.

Free self-test

How deep is your Classic ASP application stuck in the maintenance trap?

12 questions, about three minutes: you see your score and the most critical findings right away. The Future-Check is the logical next step afterwards, but only when you want it.

Start the self-test
The first step

Let’s talk about your Classic ASP application.

30 minutes, free, no obligation. You talk to someone who understands your software. In the end you will know whether we are the right ones for your project. If not, we will tell you openly.

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+49 2633 4899 430 · info@qualitybytes.de

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