# Your website, built on Umbraco

> Umbraco is the trusted software that runs your website behind the scenes — open, secure, and yours to keep. The same platform careful, well-known brands rely on every day.

Canonical page: https://www.nubisdigital.com/umbraco

750,000+ websites run on Umbraco.

## So what is Umbraco?

Think of your website as a building. Umbraco is the foundation and frame underneath it — the part you never see, but everything depends on. A strong one means a site that’s fast, safe, and easy to change.

- **The engine, not the paint** — Umbraco runs your site behind the scenes. Your look, words, and brand sit on top — Umbraco keeps it all loading fast and staying online.
- **Yours to keep — no rent** — Umbraco is open-source and free to license. No yearly platform fees, no vendor holding your site hostage. You own it.
- **Easy to update yourself** — A friendly editor lets your team change text, images, and pages — without calling a developer for every small thing.

## Brands that run on Umbraco

Umbraco powers over 750,000 websites — from local businesses to names you’ll recognise. A few of them: Carlsberg, Domino’s Pizza, Renault, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Thames Water, NHS, Royal Navy, Aardman, Bristol Airport.

_All public Umbraco case studies — source: umbraco.com. Logos belong to their respective owners._

## Why Umbraco is a smart, safe bet

- **No license fees** — Open-source means you don’t pay to use the platform — your budget goes into your actual site, not software rent.
- **Seriously secure** — A strong security record and a dedicated team watching for issues — it matters when your site carries your reputation.
- **Fast and reliable** — Built on modern Microsoft .NET — quick for visitors and stable when traffic spikes.
- **You stay in control** — Your content, your data, your choice of hosting. No lock-in to one vendor’s rules.
- **Grows with you** — From a simple site to a large multi-language one, Umbraco scales without starting over.
- **Big, friendly community** — Thousands of developers worldwide — so help, add-ons, and talent are always easy to find.

## Switching to Umbraco is painless

We handle the move end to end — and your current site stays live the whole time.

1. **We map your current site** — Every page and piece of content, and exactly what needs to carry over.
2. **We rebuild it on Umbraco** — Faster, more secure, and easy for your team to edit.
3. **We switch you over** — No downtime — visitors never notice the change, except that it’s quicker.

## Want a site built to last on Umbraco?

Tell us about your business — we’ll show you what’s possible. https://www.nubisdigital.com/#contact