Modernize Legacy Software with AI. Stop Maintaining Dead Code.

Your COBOL, VB6, Classic ASP, or Delphi codebase isn't a death sentence. Our AI agents read, document, and reverse-engineer your entire legacy system — then a focused team of senior engineers rebuilds it on a modern stack in weeks, not years.

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70%

Faster than manual rewrites

100%

Code & IP Ownership

Zero

Vendor lock-in

The AI-Agentic Re-development Pipeline

AI Ingestion & Analysis

AI parses COBOL, VB6, or Delphi codebases to extract business rules in days.

Agentic Code Generation

AI auto-generates 70% of database schemas, API endpoints, and UI views.

Human-in-the-Loop Hardening

Senior architects audit code, resolve edge cases, and secure integrations.

Modernization Savings & ROI

70% Faster

Accelerated Delivery

Completed in 3 to 6 months compared to a 24+ month traditional manual rewrite.

$0 Seat Fees

No SaaS Seat Traps

Rebuilt on serverless open-source stacks. Pay only for actual cloud hosting.

100% IP

Full Source Code Ownership

Complete source code and database ownership with zero ongoing license costs.

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AI Code Analysis

AI agents read, map, and document your entire legacy codebase automatically.

Before a single line of new code is written, our AI agents ingest your entire legacy codebase — regardless of language or age. They produce comprehensive documentation: entity-relationship diagrams, API dependency maps, business-rule extraction, and data-flow analysis. What used to take a team of analysts six months of manual archaeology is completed in days. Your tribal knowledge is no longer trapped in the heads of retiring developers; it is captured, structured, and ready to inform the rebuild.

AI reads and documents COBOL, VB6, Delphi, FoxPro, PowerBuilder, Classic ASP, and more

Automated extraction of business rules buried deep in decades-old procedural code

Entity-relationship and data-flow diagrams generated without manual effort

Dependency mapping identifies every integration point before migration begins

Tribal knowledge captured and structured

no more single points of human failure

Agentic Redevelopment

Small focused teams use AI to rewrite modules on modern tech stacks.

With the legacy system fully documented, our senior architects design a clean, modern target architecture. Then, agentic AI takes over the heavy lifting — generating database schemas, API endpoints, authentication flows, and UI scaffolding at machine speed. Human engineers focus exclusively on translating your unique business logic, handling edge cases, and hardening security. The result: a complete rewrite that would have taken 20 engineers two years is delivered by a focused squad of 5 in three to six months.

AI generates 70% of boilerplate

APIs, CRUD, auth, and UI scaffolding

Senior engineers focus on complex business logic and edge-case handling

Module-by-module rewrite allows incremental validation and deployment

Modern architecture: microservices, event-driven, cloud-native from day one

A team of 5 delivers what traditionally required 20 engineers over 2 years

Zero-Loss Data Migration

Phased migration with dual-run pipelines — no downtime, no data loss.

Data migration is the highest-risk phase of any modernization project. We eliminate that risk with automated ETL pipelines that extract data from your legacy database, transform it into the new schema using AI-assisted mapping, and load it into the modern system with byte-level validation. Dual-write pipelines let both systems run in parallel, so departments transition sequentially with zero operational downtime. Only when data integrity is proven at 100% is the legacy system decommissioned.

Automated ETL pipelines handle extraction, transformation, and validation

AI-assisted schema mapping translates legacy data structures to modern formats

Dual-write parallel operation ensures zero operational downtime during cutover

Department-by-department phased rollout minimises disruption

Byte-level data validation guarantees zero loss of historical records

Full Ownership & Handover

You own 100% of the modernized code, documentation, and infrastructure.

When the modernization is complete, we transfer 100% of the intellectual property to your organisation. You receive the full source code, comprehensive technical documentation, architecture decision records, and deployment runbooks. Your internal team can maintain, extend, and evolve the system independently. There is no vendor dependency, no recurring licensing, and no single point of failure. The modernized system is your asset — built on standard, well-documented, open-source technologies that any competent engineering team can work with.

Full source code, documentation, and architecture records transferred at launch

Built on standard open-source technologies

no proprietary lock-in

Your internal team can maintain and extend the system independently

Comprehensive runbooks and deployment guides included

Zero recurring licensing fees

the modernized system is your permanent asset

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Why MetaDesign

Hire the team that's been doing this for 20 years.

We've shipped over 200 projects across BFSI, healthcare, SaaS, and edtech. Our people won't be learning the first-call delivery model.

AI-Powered Analysis

Our AI agents read and document legacy codebases in days, not months — capturing business rules no human remembers.

70% Faster Delivery

Agentic AI generates boilerplate at machine speed, letting engineers focus on your unique business logic.

Zero-Downtime Migration

Dual-run pipelines and phased rollouts ensure your operations never skip a beat during the transition.

Total IP Ownership

You own 100% of the modernized code. No vendor dependency, no licensing, no lock-in — ever.

What we ship

Capabilities, end to end.

Retire

COBOL
VB6
Classic ASP
Delphi
FoxPro
PowerBuilder

Modernize

Next.js
React
.NET 8
Python
Node.js
Go

Gain

Cloud-native
Full ownership
Modern UX
API-first

Tech stack

What we use, fluently.

COBOLVB6Classic ASPDelphiFoxProPowerBuilder

Next.jsReact.NET 8Python Node.jsGo

PostgreSQL SQL Server Redis MongoDB

AWS AzureGCPDockerKubernetes

How we work

Four engagement shapes.

Find the one that matches your size and cadence

Fixed-scope projects

Start-to-finish delivery. Total cost, timeline, and scope agreed upfront. Best for well-defined builds.

BEST·New product launches

Dedicated team

A ring-fenced squad with PM, leads, and engineers — fully managed by us.

BEST·Long-running platforms

Staff augmentation

Plug engineers into your existing team and workflows. You manage, we deliver.

BEST·Capacity gaps & sprints

Build-Operate-Transfer

We build the team, run it, and transfer ownership to you when ready.

BEST·Setting up a GCC

Approach

6 stages. No surprises.

Legacy Audit

AI scans and documents the entire legacy codebase — extracting business rules, dependencies, and data flows.

Architecture Design

Senior architects design the modern target architecture: cloud-native, modular, and built to scale.

AI-Accelerated Rewrite

Agentic AI rewrites modules while human engineers review, refine, and harden every component.

Data Migration

Automated ETL pipelines safely migrate all historical data with byte-level validation.

Parallel Testing

The new system runs alongside the legacy system for validation before any cutover.

Launch & Handover

Deploy to your cloud environment and transfer 100% of the IP, docs, and runbooks to your team.

By the numbers

400+

Engineers worldwide

200+

Active clients

20yr

Pure-play software

94%

Client retention

Featured work

Recently shipped.

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Finance

Financial Services Firm

Migrated a 20-year-old VB6 trading platform to a modern .NET 8 + React application, reducing maintenance costs by 80%.…

80% cost reduction

Public Sector

Government Agency

Replaced a COBOL-based benefits processing system with a cloud-native Python + PostgreSQL solution.…

10x faster processing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Enterprise

Modernized a Delphi-based inventory system into a Next.js + Node.js web application with real-time analytics.…

Real-time dashboards

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They quietly replaced a critical platform under us in eighteen months. We didn't lose a single customer in the cutover. That's the highest compliment I can pay an engineering partner.

Director of engineering

SaaS, post-merger — $50 ARR

FAQ

Asked first, every time.

Don't see yours here? Send us the question — a principal engineer will reply within 24 hours.

How does AI read legacy code?

Our AI agents ingest the full codebase regardless of language — COBOL, VB6, Delphi, FoxPro, Classic ASP — and produce structured documentation including entity-relationship diagrams, business-rule extraction, and dependency maps.

What legacy languages can you migrate from?

We handle COBOL, VB6, Classic ASP, Delphi, FoxPro, PowerBuilder, Oracle Forms, legacy Java EE, old .NET Framework applications, and more.

How long does a typical migration take?

A focused module typically takes 3–6 months. Full enterprise migrations can be phased over 6–12 months with incremental go-lives, so you see value immediately.

Do we get to keep the modernized code?

Yes — 100% IP ownership is transferred to your organisation upon completion. You are never locked in to us or any vendor.

What about our historical data?

We build automated ETL pipelines that migrate every record with byte-level validation. Dual-write pipelines ensure zero downtime during the transition.

Can we do this in phases?

Absolutely. We recommend a module-by-module approach — start with the highest-pain system, prove the model, then expand. This reduces risk and delivers ROI faster.

Ready to build something exceptional?

Tell us about your project. Our team will respond within 24 hours with a tailored approach and team recommendation.

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