When WeWeb still makes sense
If your app works well and your team can make the changes it needs, staying on WeWeb may be the best choice.
Move your WeWeb app to React.
We document how your app works, then rebuild its pages, forms, workflows and permissions in React. The result is code your development team can review, test and maintain.
Is a rebuild worth the cost?
WeWeb helps teams launch quickly and keep initial costs down. AI can now reduce the cost of custom development too. A migration is still only useful if it solves problems with your current app.
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When to consider code
A rebuild is worth considering when the app is hard to change or test, and you need more control over how it works.
Stay on WeWeb or move to code?
Base the decision on what your app and team need.
Stay on WeWeb if
- The product is stable, the roadmap is modest and the current setup isn’t slowing the team down.
- The visual builder still gives you enough speed to outweigh the long-term tradeoffs.
- The main difficulty is deciding what to build, rather than limitations in WeWeb.
- You want a codebase, but cannot point to a problem it would solve.
Move to code if
- You plan to maintain and develop the app over several years.
- Important logic is spread across variables, workflows, collections and plugins that are difficult to understand or change.
- Your team needs direct control over routing, authentication, data fetching, forms and permissions.
- You need better ways to test the app, investigate errors and maintain the code.
- You have time and budget to rebuild and test the app.
Use the export to understand your app.
The export shows us what your app does and how its parts connect. We use it to document the requirements for the new app.
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How the export works
WeWeb’s runtime reads page definitions, routes, collections, variables, workflows and plugins to run your app. These need to be understood before rebuilding.
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Why direct conversion is not enough
Converting generated Vue files directly into React can leave you with the same hard-to-follow logic. We reorganize the code around the app’s features.
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What we keep
We document pages, user roles, workflows and the data each feature needs. That gives us a checklist for rebuilding and testing.
How we plan the rebuild.
We start with how the app really behaves: routes, roles, data flows, form submissions, workflow triggers and integration points.
We agree on which features and rules to keep, then decide how to organize them in the new codebase.
Each part of the app has a defined role, so developers can find and change the code they need.
What the migration process looks like
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Audit the WeWeb export and document what the app actually does from the user’s point of view.
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Agree on which features and rules the new app must preserve.
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Plan the routes, features, data models, form validation and permissions.
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Rebuild in React, with separate modules for the different parts of the app.
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Use the documented behavior as a test checklist for the new app.
What usually changes when WeWeb moves to React.
The new code gives your team direct control over these parts of the app.
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Page navigation and access
- Code that defines each page and its URL
- Defined checks for login and user permissions
- Code for reading and updating filters and other state in the URL
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Data and workflows
- Typed API functions for fetching and updating data
- Named functions for business rules and workflows
- Data queries and updates grouped with the features that use them
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Forms and user interface
- Defined validation rules for each form
- Reusable components for consistent pages
- Separate handling of page state, server data and saved preferences
Our tool helps document your WeWeb app.
We built a skill for Cursor and Claude Code that reviews WeWeb code and documents its pages and behavior. We use that analysis to estimate the work and prepare tests.
How it helps
- Faster page-by-page analysis of functionality before any rebuild starts
- Feature lists that help estimate the migration work
- A test checklist that includes important workflows
- Less time digging through generated files just to understand what the app does
Before you rebuild.
The questions teams usually ask before deciding whether to rebuild.
Should we migrate our WeWeb app to custom code now?
If the app works well and your team can make the changes it needs, staying on WeWeb may be sensible. Consider migration when you plan to keep developing the app and the platform makes changes difficult, risky or expensive.
Is a WeWeb migration just a frontend rewrite?
It involves more than redrawing the screens. The export also contains routes, variables, workflows, data collections and plugin logic. We document how those parts work together, then rebuild them in the new codebase.
Why do teams often move from WeWeb to React?
React gives developers direct control over the user interface, state and component structure. That can make the app easier to test and change, without having to trace how WeWeb runs each feature.
How do you organize the new React app?
We group code by feature and separate routing, API calls, forms and state management. We convert the behavior documented in WeWeb into functions and components the team can review and test.
What role does your WeWeb migration skill play?
It helps us review the WeWeb code and document each page, action and workflow. We use that document to estimate the work and check that the new app behaves as expected.
Do you help with planning and testing too?
Yes. We can help you decide whether to migrate, plan the work, design and build the new app, and test it before and after the switch.
Thinking about moving beyond WeWeb?
We can help you decide whether to migrate and plan the rebuild.
JurajCEO, QikBuild
You leave the call with
- What we would build first
- A rough price range
- Whether custom software makes sense for you
Or write to hello@qikbuild.com