The answer is: it depends on your business goals, growth plans, and current challenges, but for many medium to large-sized businesses, the move to Adobe Commerce Cloud can definitely be worth it.

When it is worth it:

• If you're spending too much time or money managing infrastructure, hosting, or troubleshooting performance issues, the cloud offloads all of that to Adobe. That’s time and resources back in your pocket.

• Adobe Commerce Cloud is built to scale. If your store is growing, or you expect major traffic fluctuations (holiday sales, product launches), the cloud can handle it without the growing pains of on-premise hosting.

• Adobe prioritizes updates and new capabilities on the cloud version first. That includes performance enhancements, AI tools like Adobe Sensei, and integrations with other Adobe products.

• Adobe handles security updates, patches, and compliance standards like PCI. For stores without a big IT/security team, this is a huge win.

When it might not be the right time:

• If your store is stable and not growing rapidly, and your current on-prem setup is cost-effective and easy to manage, you might not see immediate ROI from the move.

• If you have highly custom infrastructure needs or integrations that might be harder to port over to the cloud, there may be short-term complexity or cost in migrating.

If you’re aiming to grow, streamline operations, and want to tap into Adobe’s wider ecosystem, moving to Adobe Commerce Cloud is usually a smart investment. But if your current setup is running smoothly, and you're not planning to scale quickly, you might be fine holding off a bit longer.

If you're interested in Moving to Adobe Commerce Cloud you've come to the right place as we're one of Adobe's strategic partners in their 'Move to Cloud' program. You can read more about what the migration looks like in our blog post. Drop us a line if you're interested in more information.