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Enterprise CMS

Headless CMSComposable ArchitectureWCAG 2.1 AA

Enterprise CMS Development

Your WordPress VIP Bill Hits $240K Before You Ship A Single Feature

$0/yr

CMS License

Payload CMS open source vs Sitecore $40-200K/yr or AEM $250-500K/yr

$250-500K/yr

AEM / Sitecore Cost

Enterprise CMS license + managed services -- replaceble with $540/yr stack

8-16wk

Build Timeline

Enterprise headless CMS with multi-site, workflows, i18n

Languages Supported

i18n via next-intl at $22/language batch translation cost

What Enterprise CMS Development Actually Replaces — And What It Costs

Your WordPress VIP invoice lands every month — $2K minimum, $20K if you're running at scale. That's $240K a year just to keep the platform running, before your team writes a line of custom code or fixes a single plugin conflict. Headless architecture decouples your content layer from the frontend entirely. Your editors manage structured content in Sanity or Payload. Your developers build presentation layers in Next.js or Astro. No monolithic core, no plugin supply chain to audit every quarter, no render-blocking themes killing your Core Web Vitals. Three-year TCO typically runs $60K–$200K total — hosting, CMS licenses, and build included. WordPress VIP? That same window costs $200K–$800K+, and you're still patching plugins every Tuesday.

Waar projecten falen

WordPress VIP hosting starts at $2K/month and can hit $20K That's up to $240K a year just to keep the lights on — before a single developer writes a line of code.

Plugin supply chains are a constant liability One compromised dependency can expose customer data and put you on the wrong side of SOC 2 or FERPA compliance. The patching never stops.

Want to expand into 30+ language markets? With monolithic WordPress, every new locale multiplies your plugin conflicts, theme overrides, and QA cycles Market entry slips by months.

Traditional agencies quote legacy CMS rebuilds at $100K-$1M Then the timeline stretches to 12-18 months, and you're paying for two platforms at once while the migration drags on.

Bloated themes and render-blocking plugins destroy Core Web Vitals scores Google notices. Publishers and universities that depend on organic traffic feel that drop immediately.

Content teams get stuck in rigid page builders with no real content modeling underneath Editors build workarounds that quietly break design systems, and every layout tweak needs a developer.

Compliance

SOC 2 Compliant Architecture

Production infrastructure runs on SOC 2 Type II certified platforms with no shared hosting attack surface. Deployments are immutable — there's no runtime code execution on your production servers.

WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility

Every component gets built and tested against WCAG 2.1 AA from the start. Accessibility testing is wired directly into CI/CD pipelines, so regressions get caught before they ever deploy.

Zero Plugin Supply Chain

No plugin ecosystem means no third-party code running loose in your production environment. Every dependency is audited, pinned, and bundled at build time. That's it.

Edge-Deployed Performance

Static and ISR pages serve from 300+ edge nodes worldwide. Sub-100ms TTFB whether your users are in London or Singapore, and whether it's a quiet Tuesday or enrollment day.

Structured Content Modeling

Content lives as structured data — not HTML blobs locked inside database rows. That means you can push it anywhere: web, mobile apps, digital signage, AI interfaces. The content works harder.

Real-Time Analytics & SEO Monitoring

Publishers and universities get built-in Core Web Vitals tracking, structured data validation, and sitemap generation. You can see exactly how every page performs in search, not just guess.

Wat we bouwen

Decouple content management from presentation so editors never wait on developer cycles to publish

Swap any tool in your stack without a full replatform — your CMS, hosting, and commerce layers stay independent

Eliminate plugin supply chains that create SOC 2 audit failures and FERPA compliance gaps

Give editors real-time visual previews that work like Figma, not like guessing what a shortcode will render

Replace $2K–$20K/month WordPress VIP hosting with edge delivery that costs 90% less

Launch 30+ language markets without multiplying plugin conflicts or blowing up your QA cycles

Remove render-blocking themes and bloated page builders that tank your Lighthouse scores

Publish content changes in milliseconds using incremental regeneration — no full-site rebuilds, no stale cache complaints

Escape rigid layout systems where every design tweak requires a developer ticket

Ship approval workflows and scheduled publishing that live in your CMS, not in a plugin someone abandoned in 2021

Stop paying two platforms during 12–18 month migrations that legacy agencies can't finish on time

Migrate from WordPress, Drupal, or any legacy platform in 90 days with automated ETL pipelines and full redirect mapping

Ons proces

Architecture & Content Audit

Here's how it actually goes: first, we map your existing content model, integrations, and editorial workflows. You get a migration plan with exact page counts, URL mappings, and a real TCO comparison — not estimates pulled from thin air.

Week 1-2

Content Modeling & CMS Setup

Then we design your structured content schemas in Sanity or Payload, configure roles and permissions, and build an editorial experience your team will actually want to use. That part matters more than most clients expect.

Week 3-4

Frontend Development & Integration

The frontend gets built component-by-component in Next.js or Astro with full accessibility testing at every step. Search, analytics, auth — third-party integrations wire in at the API layer, cleanly.

Week 5-8

Content Migration & QA

Automated migration scripts move your content with full fidelity. Every URL gets redirected, every image optimized, every page tested against Lighthouse and WCAG benchmarks before anyone signs off.

Week 9-10

Launch & Handoff

DNS cutover is zero-downtime with rollback capability if anything looks wrong. Your team gets recorded training, documentation, and 30 days of post-launch support included.

Week 11-12

Next.jsAstroSanityPayload CMSContentfulVercelCloudflare

Veelgestelde vragen

Hoeveel kost enterprise CMS development in vergelijking met WordPress VIP?

De cijfers: headless builds kosten meestal $15K-$40K met hosting van $20-$150/maand. WordPress VIP builds variëren van $100K-$1M met hosting van $2K-$20K/maand. Driejaars TCO voor headless bedraagt $60K-$200K versus $200K-$800K+ voor WordPress VIP. Dat is een besparing van 60-75% — en je krijgt nog betere prestaties bovendien.

Kan een headless CMS 30+ talen aan?

Ja, meertaligheid wordt volledig ondersteund. We hebben productiesites in meer dan 30 talen gelanceerd met behulp van gestructureerde content modellen met locale-aware routing, vertaalde URL-slugs en RTL-layout ondersteuning. Sanity verwerkt meertalige content van nature. Er is geen WPML, geen Polylang, geen van de plugin-conflicten die WordPress meertalige setups zo lastig maken.

Is een headless CMS moeilijker voor content editors te gebruiken?

Eerlijk gezegd zijn moderne headless CMS platforms gemakkelijker voor gestructureerde content werk dan WordPress. Sanity's Presentation layer en Payload's Live Preview geven editors real-time visuele feedback. Content wordt gemodelleerd rond hoe je redactionele team daadwerkelijk werkt — niet rond wat een generieke page builder kan doen. Teams publiceren sneller, maken minder layoutfouten en hebben niet voor elke wijziging een developer nodig.

Hoe migreer je van WordPress zonder SEO-rankings kwijt te raken?

Migratie wordt afgehandeld met geautomatiseerde content extractie, volledige URL-mapping en 1:1 omleidingsregels voor elke pagina. Gestructureerde data en meta-tags worden behouden. We valideren alles tegen je bestaande sitemap en controleren Search Console 30 dagen na lancering op indexeringsproblemen. De meeste clients zien eigenlijk ranking-verbeteringen zodra Core Web Vitals scores omhoog gaan.

Hoe zit het met beveiliging zonder WordPress plugins?

Beveiliging verbetert dramatisch omdat je je geen zorgen hoeft te maken over de plugin supply chain. Geen PHP-runtime op je productieserver — pagina's zijn pre-rendered statische bestanden die vanuit een CDN worden bediend. De CMS draait op geïsoleerde infrastructuur met op rollen gebaseerde toegangscontroles. Vergeleken met een WordPress-installatie met 20-40 plugins daalt het aanvalsoppervlak met een orde van grootte.

Welke headless CMS moeten we kiezen — Sanity, Payload of Contentful?

De juiste CMS hangt van je situatie af. Sanity is de sterkste keuze voor redactionele teams die real-time samenwerking en visueel bewerken nodig hebben. Payload is logisch wanneer je volledige code-eigenaarschap en self-hosting voor compliance-redenen nodig hebt. Contentful past bij organisaties die al diep in zijn ecosysteem zitten. We doen aanbevelingen op basis van je teamgrootte, compliance-vereisten en integratiebehoeften — niet op basis van welke vendor een beter partnerprogramma heeft.

Enterprise CMS from $15,000

Fixed-fee. 30-day post-launch support. 3-year TCO typically 70% less than WordPress VIP.

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