Rebuild, host, or migrate your CMS.
Move from WordPress, Drupal, or another CMS to Esteemed Curate: our AI-first, JavaScript-based content system with performance, integrated AI, and expert support built in.
Trusted by IEEE, Alvernia University, Cambridge Redevelopment Authority.
Three things change when you move
You stop waiting on your agency
Right now, every change to your site takes a ticket, a queue, and a markup. After migration, you make changes by talking. Your designer is still there when you need real design work — but you don't pay them to update your hours.
Your site does work for you
Add Social Manager and it drafts posts in your voice. Add Blogger and it writes newsletters that sound like you. Add Marketer and it runs email campaigns on autopilot. None of this comes with a WordPress agency.
One bill, one team, one platform
Hosting, support, edits, AI features — all from us. Nothing to install. Nothing to update. Nothing to break.
Two paths, clear boundaries
We assess the current site
You give us your URL. We identify whether a free Create rebuild or paid CMS migration is the right commercial path.
Free rebuild path
For many simple sites, we build a plain React/Node/Next site and attach it to Managed Hosting with a 12-month term.
Paid CMS migration path
For CMS-driven sites, we migrate content, media, redirects, and workflows onto Esteemed Curate at a fixed public package price.
You run on the right product
Hosting customers pay for Hosting. CMS migration customers pay for Curate. You do not pay both for the same site.
The free rebuild is not a CMS migration. Paid migrations land on Esteemed Curate.
Managed Hosting with optional $0 rebuild
For sites that do not need a managed CMS. The included rebuild is a plain Create-built site, not a CMS migration.
Managed Essential
Done-for-you hosting for one site with two support hours per month and a 5-page Create rebuild allowance.
2 support hrs/mo included
Managed Growth
Managed hosting plus five support hours per month and a 12-page Create rebuild allowance.
5 support hrs/mo included
Managed Business
Managed hosting plus ten support hours per month and a full standard-site Create rebuild.
10 support hrs/mo included
Support overage is billed at market rate beyond included hours.
Paid CMS migration to Esteemed Curate
One-time migration packages for WordPress, Drupal, and other CMS sites. A paid migration results in an Esteemed Curate subscription: an AI-first, performant JavaScript CMS built on Payload without the enterprise pricing model, plus expert integrated support from our team.
Care
$399/mo
subscription
Managed bridge on your current platform while you decide when to migrate.
SMB Migration — Standard
$6,500
one-time
Up to 50 pages onto Curate.
SMB Migration — Plus
$9,500
one-time
Up to 150 pages, commerce, or membership onto Curate.
Mid Migration — Pro
$18,500
one-time
Up to 500 pages and multilingual support onto Curate.
Mid Migration — Pro+
$32,500
one-time
Up to 1,500 pages plus WCAG 2.2 AA work onto Curate.
Enterprise Discovery
$7,500
one-time
Refundable against an enterprise migration project.
Enterprise Migration
Custom from $75,000
one-time
Complex enterprise migration scoped through discovery.
Esteemed Curate subscription after migration
Starter
$49/mo
1 site, ~3 editors
Pro
$299/mo
up to 5 sites, ~10 editors
Enterprise
Custom
dedicated cloud
Add real intelligence when you're ready
Most customers add Social Manager first because the ROI is immediate — consistent posts in your voice across every platform.
AI Receptionist — +$99/mo
Answers calls, captures intent, and routes follow-up.
Social — +$129/mo
Repurposes approved content for social channels.
Blogger — +$149/mo
Drafts posts, articles, and newsletters in your voice.
Marketer — +$149/mo
Creates campaign drafts and campaign operations.
Recruiter — +$149/mo
Sources and engages talent in your voice.
Publicist — +$149/mo
Manages public communications drafts in your voice.
Custom / multi-agent bundle — $199/mo
All four bundled. Save $/mo vs a la carte.
Custom Agents — From $199/mo
Our team builds the agent with you. Tell us what your business needs done; we design, build, train, and maintain it.
We've been doing this for 15 years
Esteemed App has been building, hosting, and supporting websites since 2011, when our founder Chris McGrath started Celebrate Drupal — the company that supported Washington State Veterans Affairs and a generation of state and nonprofit websites. The Drupal Jobs board the community uses today is still operated by us, as a service to the community.
Today we host and support sites for IEEE, Alvernia University, and the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority. The team that builds your migration is drawn from Esteemed Colleagues, our network of 35,000 vetted IT professionals.
When you migrate to Esteemed App, you're not hiring a freelancer who might disappear in 18 months. You're moving onto infrastructure that powers research institutions and government agencies, supported by a team that has been here for 15 years and isn't going anywhere.
Honest answers to the questions you're going to ask
Is the migration really free?
The Tier-2 free rebuild is a $0 Create build bundled with a 12-month Managed Hosting agreement. It is not a paid Curate migration and it does not create a CMS-backed Curate site.
What does paid migration buy?
Paid migration moves your site from WordPress, Drupal, Squarespace, Wix, Joomla, or custom systems onto Curate. After migration, you carry a Curate subscription.
Can I host without migrating?
Yes. Hosting, Curate, Acquire, and Migration are independent. You can host a site with us without migrating it to Curate.
What if I want to leave later?
You can. We give you an export of your content and help you move to wherever you're going. We don't believe in lock-in through hostage data.
Will my SEO survive the migration?
Yes. We map every old URL to a new one with proper 301 redirects, preserve your meta tags, your structured data, your alt text, all of it.
Can I still have a designer make custom changes?
Yes. Managed Hosting support hours and Colleagues experts can handle brand work, custom illustration, and implementation that needs a human eye.
What happens to my domain and email?
Your domain stays yours. Your email stays where it is. We only host your website.
WordPress or Drupal — which do you handle?
All of them. WordPress (any version), Drupal 7 through 11, plus older custom CMSes.
How long does a migration take?
Most small business sites: 1-3 weeks. Larger sites: 4-8 weeks. We'll give you a real timeline after the free assessment.
What's the catch?
There are two separate motions: free rebuilds attach to Managed Hosting, while paid migrations attach to Curate. We keep those boundaries explicit so you do not pay twice for the same site.
The 15-minute call
Book a 15-minute call. Send us your current site URL ahead of time. We'll come to the call with an honest assessment. If we're not a fit, we'll tell you that too.
We respond within one business day. We don't share your information.