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WebCenter cost comparison
Model 2026-09-16.1 · Undiscounted nominal USD · 2026-09 through 2031-08
Illustrative assumptions, not prices or a quote. This report records the current browser inputs. Replace defaults with scoped estimates and contract figures. Lowest modeled cost does not establish suitability, support entitlement or implementation feasibility.
Estate and planning window
- Current release
- 12c
- Current hosting
- On-premises
- Workloads
- AP only; full retirement assumed after replacement
- Project start month
- 2026-09
- Horizon (years)
- 5
- Start to cutover (months)
- 6
- Invoices/year (context only)
- 60000
- Engineering day rate (USD)
- $2,500.00
Cost comparison
Lowest fully priced scenario: Path B: replace AP and retire WebCenter. Incomplete scenarios are excluded from ranking.
| Scenario / status | One-time | Recurring | Base total | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain current stateIncomplete: unpriced support; excluded from ranking. | $0.00 | $136,666.72 + unpriced support | Not ranked | — | — |
| Path A: relocate to OCIIncomplete: unpriced support; excluded from ranking. | $100,000.00 | $145,666.72 + unpriced support | Not ranked | — | — |
| Path A+: upgrade to an eligible 14c releaseFully priced under entered assumptions. | $200,000.00 | $287,500.20 | $487,500.20 | $418,750.18 | $556,250.22 |
| Path B: replace AP and retire WebCenterFully priced under entered assumptions. | $150,000.00 | $336,500.16 | $486,500.16 | $422,850.14 | $550,150.18 |
| Path B+: replace AP, retain other WebCenter workloadsNo retained WebCenter workload was selected; compare B. | Not applicable | — | Not ranked | — | — |
Entered cost and support assumptions
Blank future support amounts remain unpriced. An entered strategy or reference does not independently verify eligibility. Retained support uses the current-release change month and strategy.
Current estate and relocation
- Current support/year (USD)
- $35,000.00
- Current infrastructure/month (USD)
- $1,500.00
- OCI infrastructure/month (USD)
- $1,500.00
- Current support change month
- 2028-01
- Current support after change
- Unconfirmed; not ranked after change
- Current support after change/year (USD)
- Unpriced
14c target
- 14c support/year (USD)
- $38,000.00
- 14c infrastructure/month (USD)
- $1,500.00
- 14c support change month
- 2034-01
- 14c support after change
- Unconfirmed; not ranked after change
- 14c support after change/year (USD)
- Unpriced
Replacement and retained estate
- Replacement platform/year (USD)
- $62,000.00
- Replacement infrastructure/month (USD)
- $0.00
- Retained support/year (USD)
- $14,000.00
- Retained support after change/year (USD)
- Unpriced
- Retained infrastructure/month (USD)
- $1,000.00
- Extra overlap/month (USD)
- $0.00
Sensitivity assumptions
- Low effort (% of base)
- 80
- High effort (% of base)
- 120
- Low recurring (% of base)
- 90
- High recurring (% of base)
- 110
Support assumption/reference: Not entered
Entered engineering effort (days)
| Scenario | discovery | implementation | testing | cutover | decommission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Path A: relocate to OCI | 5 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Path A+: upgrade to an eligible 14c release | 10 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 3 |
| Path B: replace AP and retire WebCenter | 8 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| Path B+: replace AP, retain other WebCenter workloads | 10 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
Low/high cases scale total effort and recurring cost independently. They are sensitivities, not probabilities, market ranges or eligibility decisions. Inputs for inapplicable scenarios remain recorded but do not enter the comparison.
Dated cash-flow summary
Annual periods start in the chosen project month. Monthly cash flows are available in the JSON download. Known costs in incomplete periods are subtotals, not a complete price.
Maintain current state
Known subtotal: $136,666.72 + unpriced support. Dual-running included in recurring: $0.00. One-time costs outside the horizon: $0.00.
| Period, inclusive | One-time | Recurring | Total / known subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 – 2027-08 | $0.00 | $53,000.04 | $53,000.04 |
| 2027-09 – 2028-08 | $0.00 | $29,666.68 + unpriced support | $29,666.68 + unpriced support |
| 2028-09 – 2029-08 | $0.00 | $18,000.00 + unpriced support | $18,000.00 + unpriced support |
| 2029-09 – 2030-08 | $0.00 | $18,000.00 + unpriced support | $18,000.00 + unpriced support |
| 2030-09 – 2031-08 | $0.00 | $18,000.00 + unpriced support | $18,000.00 + unpriced support |
Path A: relocate to OCI
Known subtotal: $245,666.72 + unpriced support. Dual-running included in recurring: $9,000.00. One-time costs outside the horizon: $0.00.
| Period, inclusive | One-time | Recurring | Total / known subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 – 2027-08 | $100,000.00 | $62,000.04 | $162,000.04 |
| 2027-09 – 2028-08 | $0.00 | $29,666.68 + unpriced support | $29,666.68 + unpriced support |
| 2028-09 – 2029-08 | $0.00 | $18,000.00 + unpriced support | $18,000.00 + unpriced support |
| 2029-09 – 2030-08 | $0.00 | $18,000.00 + unpriced support | $18,000.00 + unpriced support |
| 2030-09 – 2031-08 | $0.00 | $18,000.00 + unpriced support | $18,000.00 + unpriced support |
Phase charges: discovery: 2026-09, $12,500.00; implementation: 2026-12, $50,000.00; testing: 2027-02, $25,000.00; cutover: 2027-03, $7,500.00; decommission: 2027-04, $5,000.00.
Path A+: upgrade to an eligible 14c release
Known subtotal: $487,500.20. Dual-running included in recurring: $9,000.00. One-time costs outside the horizon: $0.00.
| Period, inclusive | One-time | Recurring | Total / known subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 – 2027-08 | $200,000.00 | $63,500.04 | $263,500.04 |
| 2027-09 – 2028-08 | $0.00 | $56,000.04 | $56,000.04 |
| 2028-09 – 2029-08 | $0.00 | $56,000.04 | $56,000.04 |
| 2029-09 – 2030-08 | $0.00 | $56,000.04 | $56,000.04 |
| 2030-09 – 2031-08 | $0.00 | $56,000.04 | $56,000.04 |
Phase charges: discovery: 2026-09, $25,000.00; implementation: 2026-12, $100,000.00; testing: 2027-02, $55,000.00; cutover: 2027-03, $12,500.00; decommission: 2027-04, $7,500.00.
Path B: replace AP and retire WebCenter
Known subtotal: $486,500.16. Dual-running included in recurring: $31,000.02. One-time costs outside the horizon: $0.00.
| Period, inclusive | One-time | Recurring | Total / known subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 – 2027-08 | $150,000.00 | $88,500.00 | $238,500.00 |
| 2027-09 – 2028-08 | $0.00 | $62,000.04 | $62,000.04 |
| 2028-09 – 2029-08 | $0.00 | $62,000.04 | $62,000.04 |
| 2029-09 – 2030-08 | $0.00 | $62,000.04 | $62,000.04 |
| 2030-09 – 2031-08 | $0.00 | $62,000.04 | $62,000.04 |
Phase charges: discovery: 2026-09, $20,000.00; implementation: 2026-12, $70,000.00; testing: 2027-02, $45,000.00; cutover: 2027-03, $10,000.00; decommission: 2027-04, $5,000.00.
Model boundaries and source
Costs are rounded to cents for each monthly period before aggregation. The baseline is a cost reference, not approval to operate without adequate support.
- Each transition uses the entered duration. The current estate runs until cutover; the target runs alongside it during transition. 14c maintenance replaces current maintenance at cutover. Add incremental overlap licensing in the extra monthly field.
- Discovery is charged at start; implementation at the midpoint; testing in the month before cutover; cutover at transition end; decommissioning one month later. Changing the horizon can exclude later phases; those amounts remain visible.
- AP retirement savings require real decommissioning and contract relief. Shared infrastructure, minimum maintenance commitments and retained Content or records belong in the retained-cost fields.
- A 14c estate is not charged for another 14c upgrade, and an estate already on OCI is not charged for moving there again. A source on 11g requires a verified intermediate upgrade path; no direct jump is assumed.
- Replacement-subscription cost is entered directly. Invoice volume is context only. There is no inferred software price, automatic maintenance multiplier or assumed reduction in human review.
- Undiscounted nominal USD. Taxes, financing, inflation, staff opportunity costs, vendor termination charges and business disruption are outside this model unless incorporated in the entered costs. Low/high cases scale cost assumptions; they do not remove an unknown support entitlement.
Support change defaults derive from the applicable 12.2.1.4 and 14.1.2 Extended Support endpoints. Confirm the exact product, release and entitlement with Oracle and your agreement. An 11g estate requires its own verified boundary; moving to cloud does not change support dates.
Oracle Lifetime Support Policy · effective 2026-04-13; checked 2026-09-16
https://www.oracle.com/us/assets/lifetime-support-middleware-069163.pdf
Questions and qualifications
Are these prices or a quote?
No. All cost and effort defaults are illustrative placeholders. Replace them with scoped engineering estimates and your contract figures. No Oracle, OCI or replacement-platform price is inferred from invoice volume, current release or an accelerator.
What happens when future support is not priced?
Any scenario using that release after the entered change month is marked incomplete and excluded from cost ranking. An unconfirmed program is never treated as available or free. Enter an agreed cost only after verifying release eligibility, coverage and commercial terms.
How does the model handle retained workloads?
AP replacement does not retire WebCenter when other workloads remain. The hybrid uses separate retained-support and infrastructure amounts entered by you, plus replacement-platform costs. Retained support follows the current-release change date and has its own later annual amount.
How are transition costs counted?
The current estate runs until the chosen cutover month. Target infrastructure or the replacement subscription runs alongside it during transition, plus any extra monthly overlap cost you enter. Discovery is charged at start, implementation at the transition midpoint, testing in the preceding month, cutover at transition end, and decommissioning one month later. Costs beyond the horizon are disclosed separately.
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