Migration Check

Replit site migration

Your business site doesn't need to run like an app.

Replit's Agent builds a full app, with a server, a database and code that draws each page in the visitor's browser. That's a lot of moving parts for a site that mostly shows information, and search engines and AI assistants often see an almost empty page. I rebuild your site on Redline as plain, fast pages that look the same, load instantly and are easy to find. Enter your address to see what your move would involve.

I look at your public pages and page list, the same way a visitor would. Nothing is saved unless you ask for a quote.

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 Replit sites, $4,000–6,000 for big ones. Hosting and care is $150 a month.

Time

Usually 2–3 weeks. Your Replit site stays live until the new one is ready.

After the move

Edit your pages yourself in a simple editor, with no code or Agent, or let me: an hour of edits a month is included.

Why a Replit app is a hard way to run a website

Replit is a great place to build software. A website that brings in customers has different needs: it should load instantly, be easy for search engines to read, and cost little to keep running. An app built by Replit's Agent usually works against all three:

  • Search engines see an empty page. The pages are usually drawn by React in the browser. The tools behind ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity mostly don't run that code, and Google runs it late and not always. When I built the same site six ways, the React, Vue and Angular versions showed these tools one generic title and none of the content, on every page.
  • You pay for a server. A running app is billed for its compute and database, even when all it does is show the same pages to everyone.
  • Every change is a code change. Updating your hours or a photo means asking the Agent or a developer, then checking nothing else broke.

The free check above shows whether your pages are drawn by code. On Redline every page is sent complete and fast, with its own title, description and words.

What moves over

Comes over

  • Every page, with your words and images.
  • Your design: same layout, colors and fonts, rebuilt as plain pages.
  • Contact and sign-up forms, set up again in Redline.
  • Your domain, and every page address you have now.
  • 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.
  • Data in the app's database beyond simple form entries.
  • Calculators, dashboards, scheduled jobs or other tools the app runs.
  • Payments, paid memberships and online stores, which aren't covered yet.

I can't see pages behind a login from outside, so for sites with logins I work with whoever built your site to list every one and who can see it. Each is tested before we switch over.

How the move works

  1. Check your siteEnter your address above. You'll see the level, and I'll reply with a fixed price.
  2. I rebuild itI work from your live site. If it has tools or saved data, access to the Repl helps me get those right.
  3. You review itYou see the new site before anything changes, and I test that every old address still works.
  4. We switch overI point your domain at the new site. Then you can shut down the deployment and stop paying for it.

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 Replit

Why isn't my Replit site showing up in Google?

Sites built by Replit's Agent are usually React apps, so each page arrives almost empty and the words are drawn by code in the browser. Google runs that code late and not always, and AI assistants mostly don't run it at all. Plain pages, each with its own words and search details, fix that.

Will I still need to pay for Replit?

Not for the website. Once your domain points at Redline, you can shut down the deployment. Hosting and care on Redline is $150 a month, or $1,500 a year, with an hour of edits a month included. Keep your Replit account if you use it to build other things.

How much does it cost to move a Replit site?

Most Replit sites are $2,800–4,000 and take 2–3 weeks. Big sites, or ones with several tools to rebuild, are $4,000–6,000. The free check on this page shows your site's level.

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.

What if my Replit project is really an app, not a website?

Then I'll say so. If people mainly use it as a tool, it may be better where it is. Often the public pages, the ones that bring in customers, can move to Redline on their own while the app stays on Replit.

Will my domain and links stay the same?

Yes. Your domain stays yours, and every page address you have now keeps working. 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.

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