Application Modernization Services

Investing too much time and money in maintaining and adding new functionality to 20-year-old software systems drains resources and limits your business growth. Sombra’s application modernization services transform your software on time and within budget without disrupting your business or forcing unnecessary technologies.

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What are application modernization services?

Legacy application modernization services refer to updating outdated systems with modern technologies. Making changes to an app’s infrastructure to improve performance, security, customer experience, and reduce maintenance costs.    

The longer your outdated application remains monolith, the harder (or even impossible) it will be to scale and grow your business. 

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Are these issues holding your business back?

  • Encountering long time-to-market for an app
  • Struggling with time-consuming new feature implementation or bug fixing
  • Managing legacy systems and technical debt inefficiently
  • Neglecting poor user experience
  • Tackling performance issues and slow-working app
  • Experiencing security vulnerabilities
  • Worrying about high infrastructure costs
Budget pressure and stakeholder skepticism kill more modernization projects than bad code quality ever does. We learned early that the only way to keep both in check is to tie every technical decision to a visible business outcome — and to show progress in weeks, not quarters. That’s what shapes how we work with legacy app modernization.
Mykhailo Voitovych, Head of Engineering
Mykhailo Voitovych, Head of Engineering

Our application modernization approach

The workflow of getting things done fast, right, and with your goals in mind.

System assessment

Software development

Maintenance

How AI accelerates every step of your modernization

Modernization strategies explained

We realize that not every application needs the same fix. Our assessment step identifies the right modernization path for your specific architecture and business goals, because the wrong choice drives up costs, delays delivery, and creates the exact problems you’re trying to solve. Here are the seven most common strategies application modernization companies go for. 

Replacing

Retiring the existing application and substitute it with a new or third-party solution. For example, your app's core limitations are too deep to fix; rebuilding on the same foundation would cost more than starting fresh.

Refactoring

Restructuring and optimizing existing code without changing its external behavior. For example, you have a significant technical debt, which is slowing delivery or performance, but the application's core functionality still serves the business well.

Rehosting

Moving the application to a new infrastructure, physical, virtual, or cloud, with minimal changes to the code. For example, you need faster cloud migration with low disruption risk and no immediate need for architectural changes.

Replatforming

Migrating to a new platform while making targeted optimizations, without redesigning core features. Can be applied for switching cloud providers or runtime environments such as, moving from Azure to AWS, to reduce costs or improve performance.

Rearchitecting

Redesigning the application's underlying architecture and rewriting code to fit the new structure. A great approach for monolithic systems that can no longer scale or integrate with modern services without fundamental structural change.

Rebuilding

Rewriting the application from scratch while preserving its original scope and specifications. Can be applied when the existing codebase is beyond repair, but the product logic and requirements are sound and worth carrying forward.

Retaining

Keeping the application as-is, with no modernization effort. The system still delivers value, meets compliance requirements, and modernization cannot be justified within your current budget or priorities.

Application modernization solutions we offer

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Benefits of legacy modernization services

Why choose Sombra for partnership

Customer-First Approach

  • 4 years average client engagement

  • Sombra’s Leadership works side by side with you

  • Net Promoter Score of 70

Laser-Focused Delivery

  • 98% of projects delivered on time and within scope

  • Industry-specialized solutions that drive real impact

  • Precision execution

Efficiency at its Best

  • 10–20 minute response time for urgent requests

  • Flexible scaling and descaling options

  • Money-back guarantee for risk-free engagement

Expert Problem Solvers

  • 78% of clients praise our proactive approach

  • Access to a global talent pool with rare technical expertise

  • Proven methodologies for breaking down complex challenges

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Industry-specific modernization solutions

Legacy app modernization service engagement models

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