Powersoft is Europe’s most trusted PowerBuilder consultancy — over 30 years of legacy modernisation, enterprise development, and Appeon-approved expertise. Known as “The PowerBuilder Experts,” we deliver PowerBuilder support, upgrades, migrations, and modernisation services across Europe, the UK, and the USA.
We work closely with Appeon, contributing to the ongoing development of the PowerBuilder product. This ensures our clients benefit from the latest innovations and long-term platform stability. Powersoft is recognised as the European centre for Appeon PowerBuilder consultancy and support.
Trusted by leading organisations in Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, Legal, and Local Government, we deliver secure, compliance-focused modernisation strategies. Our consultants help safeguard and future‑proof mission‑critical PowerBuilder systems.
If your systems are written in PowerBuilder, you do not need to redevelop them from scratch. We can migrate your applications to the latest PowerBuilder versions, modernise the UI, enhance performance, and extend the life of your investment — saving time, cost, and risk.
We migrate and modernise every generation of PowerBuilder.
Legacy Versions: PB6, PB7, PB8, PB9, PB10, PB10.5, PB11, PB11.5, PB12, PB12.5, PB12.6
Appeon Versions: PB2017, PB2017 R2/R3, PB2019 R3, PB2022 R3, PB2025
Application Servers: EAServer 5 & 6
Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, SQL Anywhere, PostgreSQL
Legacy PB → 2025 Upgrades
We specialise in upgrading all versions of PowerBuilder applications to Appeon PowerBuilder 2025. Our migration services include code refactoring, replacing deprecated features, improving performance, and ensuring compatibility with Windows 10/11 and modern deployment models.
Whether you need a full upgrade or targeted remediation, we deliver predictable, low‑risk migration outcomes.
Customer‑Focused Delivery
From any legacy version straight to a modern, supported PowerBuilder platform.
You do not need to step through every historical release of PowerBuilder. Whether you are on PB6, PB7, PB9, PB10.5, PB12.6 or anything in between, we can take your application directly to the latest Appeon PowerBuilder release in a single, planned migration project.
As part of this, we address all of the underlying changes that have accumulated over the years: deprecated features, obsolete APIs, runtime and framework changes, database driver updates, Unicode handling, and Windows platform compatibility. Where required, we also manage the move from 32‑bit to 64‑bit, ensuring your external DLL calls, database connectivity and integrations continue to work as expected.
Our approach combines automated analysis with targeted refactoring and thorough testing. The result is a smooth, low‑risk upgrade that preserves your business logic while delivering a modern, stable, and fully supported PowerBuilder application on current 64‑bit Windows platforms.
Extend the Life of Your Mission‑Critical Systems
We modernise legacy PowerBuilder applications with UI/UX refreshes, codebase refactoring, performance tuning, API enablement, .NET/Java integration, and modern deployment options such as MSIX and CI/CD pipelines.
Deploy PowerBuilder Applications to the Cloud
We help organisations assess, prepare, and migrate PowerBuilder applications to PowerServer, resolving compatibility issues and deploying to Azure, AWS, or private cloud environments.
Clear answers to common questions about PowerBuilder migration and modernisation.
No. In most cases, a full rewrite is unnecessary. We migrate your existing codebase to PB2025, modernise the UI, and extend functionality — reducing cost and risk.
It depends on system size, version gaps, and deprecated features. Most migrations range from a few weeks to several months. We provide a detailed assessment upfront.
Yes. We have migrated every version from PB6 onwards, including EAServer deployments and legacy database drivers.
Yes. We offer UI/UX modernisation, updated controls, improved layouts, and Windows 10/11 compatibility.
Yes. We support SQL Server, Oracle, SQL Anywhere, PostgreSQL and can upgrade schemas, drivers, and stored procedures.
Yes. After assessment, we can provide fixed‑cost proposals with clear deliverables and timelines.
Yes. We support customers across the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, New Zealand, and beyond.
Whether you need a developer, an upgrade, or a full migration, we’re here to help. Contact us today to discuss your requirements.
Below are some of the projects that we have worked on. We have many others in Financial Services, Property Management, Online Retail and General Businesses.
Western University needed business logic extracted from a large PowerBuilder system. We delivered full documentation on time and within budget.
A critical PB/EAServer system required database upgrades, Windows platform updates, and Office integration fixes. We delivered a successful migration and long‑term support.
We migrated a PB7 system, built a dynamic translation tool, and modernised the UI to support international teams and modern Windows platforms.
We migrated SQL Anywhere → SQL Server, built a .NET web front end, and enabled real‑time integration for global money transfers.