Guides for specific software problems · Cutting CMS costs
The CMS update costs more than your website is worth?
Your TYPO3 is running out of support and the upgrade quote has five figures. Or your WordPress needs updates, plugin licences and security patches every month — for a website you change twice a year. For a long time there was no alternative. With AI-assisted development, there is now.
Does this sound familiar?
- Your TYPO3 version will soon stop receiving security updates.
- The upgrade quote is higher than building the website cost back then.
- Plugins or extensions are outdated and block updates.
- You pay monthly for maintenance but rarely change content.
- The website is slow, and nobody knows exactly why.
Why this happens
A CMS is a software product of its own
You're not just running your website, but an entire system with a database, back end, extensions and its own update cycle.
Upgrades affect everything
In a major TYPO3 upgrade, extensions, templates and the PHP version all have to move along. At its core, that's a small rebuild project.
Plugin dependencies
Every WordPress plugin is third-party code. If one is no longer maintained, it blocks updates or becomes a security hole.
Built for editors, used by nobody
A CMS pays off when many people maintain content every day. For most company websites that isn't the case.
What to do now
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Count honestly
How often was content changed last year, and by whom? With only a few changes a year, you're mainly paying for the CMS itself.
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Compare total costs
Add up upgrades, maintenance, hosting and licences over three years — and compare that with a rebuild without a CMS.
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Secure content and SEO
Export all pages, images and the URL structure. When switching, old URLs must be kept via redirects, otherwise you lose rankings.
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Think about accessibility from the start
Since June 2025 the European Accessibility Act applies to many websites. A rebuild is the cheapest moment to implement it properly.
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Decide: upgrade or rebuild
If you really need daily editing, workflows and permission management, the upgrade is right. Otherwise a lean website is usually cheaper, faster and more secure.
How we help
We maintained TYPO3 and WordPress systems for years — and today we build websites without a CMS for most companies: fast, multilingual, without plugin baggage. You simply send us content changes as an instruction.
- An honest assessment of whether an upgrade or a rebuild pays off for you
- Multilingual website without a CMS, built with AI and reviewed by senior developers
- Transfer of all content and redirects so rankings are preserved
- No plugins, no database updates, a much smaller attack surface
- Changes via instructions in your account instead of in a back end yourself
Frequently asked questions
How do I change my content without a CMS?
You tell us what should change — as an instruction in your account. We implement it, review it and put it live. For most companies, that's faster than their own back end.
We publish new content every day. Does this still fit?
Then a CMS is often the right choice, and we'll tell you so. We also maintain existing TYPO3 and WordPress systems.
Will I lose my Google rankings by switching?
Not if old URLs are redirected properly and content is carried over. Faster load times usually even have a positive effect.
What does a website without a CMS cost?
Building and maintaining run through a plan: a fixed base fee plus actual hours. No upgrade project every few years.