Next.js website migration
Keep the look. Lose the framework.
Next.js is a strong tool for large web apps. For a business website it means a big framework to keep updated, security patches to apply, a build to run for every change, and a developer for every edit. I turn your site into plain, fast Redline pages with the same look and words, and nothing left to upgrade. Enter your address to see what your move would involve.
Typical level
Move + some custom work, including sites where people sign in. Big sites are a redesign and move.
Typical price
$2,800–4,000 for most Next.js sites, $4,000–6,000 for big ones. Hosting and care is $150 a month.
Time
Usually 2–3 weeks. Your current site stays live until the new one is ready.
After the move
Edit your pages yourself in a simple editor, no developer or deploy needed, or let me: an hour of edits a month is included.
What a Next.js site costs you to keep
To be fair to Next.js: it can send complete pages, so many Next.js sites are readable by search engines. The cost is in everything around the pages:
- A framework to keep current. Next.js has a major release most years, and moving between them often means code changes and testing by a developer.
- A lot of code for a few pages. Each page still ships a bundle of JavaScript to every visitor, which slows phones and adds nothing a plain page needs. In my own test, one landing page built with common npm packages shipped about 11 times the code of the same page in plain HTML: 151KB against 14KB.
- Hosting that bills by use. Many Next.js sites run on usage-billed platforms, where a busy month or a burst of bots can raise the bill.
- Every edit is a code change. Fixing a typo means editing code, building and deploying, usually by a developer.
- Some pages may still be drawn in the browser. Parts built to load in the visitor's browser can be invisible to AI assistants, which mostly don't run JavaScript.
The free check above shows how your pages are sent today. On Redline every page is plain HTML, with no framework, build or packages to maintain.
What moves over
Comes over
- Every page, with your words and images.
- Your design: same layout, colors and fonts, as plain HTML and CSS.
- Your domain, every page address, and the redirects you already have.
- Logins and free members-only pages: Redline supports sign-in and different access levels.
Needs a closer look
- Pages behind a login, and who is allowed to see each one.
- API routes and server code that do more than send a form.
- Blog posts kept in Markdown files or a headless CMS: I look at where they live and quote each case.
- Interactive tools such as calculators, configurators or dashboards.
- Payments, paid memberships and online stores, which aren't covered yet.
For sites with logins, I work with whoever built your site to list every page behind the login and who can see it. Each is tested before we switch over.
How the move works
- Check your siteEnter your address above. You'll see the level, and I'll reply with a fixed price.
- I rebuild itI work from your live site. Access to the repository helps with redirects, API routes and content kept in files.
- You review itYou see the new site before anything changes, and I test that every old address still works.
- We switch overI point your domain at the new site. Then you can close the old hosting account.
If you ever leave, here's what you take with you
Your website
As standard HTML, CSS and JavaScript files that any web host can run.
Your data
If your site keeps records such as members, bookings or form entries, you get a complete copy in a format other tools can read.
Your code
Anything built just for your business is yours. I don't own it and I won't keep it.
Your domain
It was always yours, and it goes wherever you go.
The Redline engine stays with me. Everything else goes with you. Your files, data and code are always handed over free. If you'd like help setting them up somewhere else, that's billed at my normal rate.
Questions about moving from Next.js
Next.js already does SEO. Why move?
Next.js can send complete pages, and many sites built with it are readable by search engines. The reasons to move are the upkeep, the code each page sends, usage-billed hosting, and needing a developer for every edit. A plain Redline site keeps the search benefits without any of that.
How much work is it to keep a Next.js site up to date?
More than most owners expect. Next.js has a major release most years, plus security fixes in between, and the site's outside packages need updates too. Each upgrade can mean code changes and testing by a developer. Redline sites have no framework to upgrade.
Can I move off Vercel?
Yes. Your site moves to Redline hosting at a flat $150 a month, or $1,500 a year, with an hour of edits a month included. There's no usage billing, so traffic spikes don't change the price.
How much does it cost to move a Next.js website?
Most Next.js sites are $2,800–4,000 and take 2–3 weeks. Big sites, or ones with several tools or API routes to rebuild, are $4,000–6,000. The free check on this page shows your site's level.
What happens to my blog and its content?
It depends on where your posts live, such as Markdown files or a headless CMS, so I look at your setup and quote each case. Every post's address keeps working, and after the move you write and edit posts in Redline's editor, with no code or deploy.
Can my site keep its logins?
Yes. Redline supports sign-in and different access levels. Because pages behind a login can't be seen from outside, I work with whoever built your site to map every one and who should see it, then test each before we switch over. Paid memberships, where people pay for access, aren't covered yet.
Will my domain and links stay the same?
Yes. Your domain stays yours, every page address keeps working, and the redirects you already have come over too. I test each one before we switch over.
Who's behind this
I'm Brad Simon, and Coder B Dev is my one-person studio. I've been writing software for more than 30 years: enterprise systems, web applications and SaaS platforms, for companies from startups to large enterprises. Redline is the platform I built so small business sites can get that same engineering without the upkeep. I take on a small number of sites at a time, so each one gets my full attention.
I'd rather you stay because you want to. I've seen too many business owners stuck with a platform because leaving meant losing their site. I don't work that way. Your words, images and data are yours, and so is any code written for your business: I don't claim any rights to it. If you ever decide to move on, I'll hand you your site as standard files, a full copy of your data and all of your own code, with no runaround. The only thing I keep is the Redline engine itself.