At a glance

Legacy sources: VB 1–6 · ActiveX · COM · VBA · VB.NET (legacy)
Modern targets: C# .NET 9 · Go (Golang) · Delphi 12 · TypeScript
Typical timeline: 6 weeks to 9 months depending on scope
Project range: $15,000–$250,000
U.S. delivery: 100% U.S. citizen workforce, U.S.-soil delivery

What to know before you modernize

Why Visual Basic Migrations?

Visual Basic applications, once the backbone of business-critical software in the 1990s and 2000s, powered client-server apps, utilities, and workflows across various industries. Despite their reliability, these applications face obsolescence due to unsupported Windows versions and outdated architectures. Modernizing them can lead to a 50% reduction in costs, double the performance, and enhanced security, providing real-time business insights through modern architectures.

Understanding the Visual Basic Ecosystem

The Visual Basic ecosystem, designed for 16-bit and 32-bit Windows environments, utilized VB-specific libraries and third-party controls like ActiveX. However, the lack of modern IDE support and limited developer expertise pose significant challenges. These applications are often incompatible with 64-bit systems and vulnerable to security risks inherent in legacy Windows versions. Our team brings unparalleled expertise across 13 verticals, focusing on preserving business logic while modernizing applications.

Obstacles in Legacy Visual Basic Applications

Legacy Visual Basic applications now face significant challenges due to their reliance on outdated hardware and software. They often run on unsupported 16-bit or 32-bit systems, making replacement parts difficult to source and increasing the risk of system failures. The lack of support poses serious security vulnerabilities, while maintenance costs rise as fewer developers possess the expertise to manage these aging systems, particularly in sectors like manufacturing and government where reliability is crucial.

Transforming Visual Basic Applications

Our comprehensive Visual Basic modernization solutions migrate applications to modern platforms such as C# .NET or Golang. This transition preserves critical business logic while enhancing security and performance, allowing applications to run seamlessly across cloud and cross-platform environments including Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, and mobile devices. We re-architect applications to align with contemporary business processes, enabling real-time insights through event-based architectures like CQRS and event-sourcing. Integration with AWS and Azure further enhances scalability and reliability.

Deliverables

Target codebase in C# .NET 9, Go, or Delphi 12
Cross-platform support (Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, mobile)
Business-logic preservation with parity testing
Event-based architecture (CQRS, event-sourcing) where useful
AWS or Azure integration for scalability