Sample Connect app

5 modules and 4 platform items · prepared by Winnow Tools · 2026-10-05

Straightforward, with a few caveats noted below.

7move as-is

2with caveats or in Preview

0no Forge equivalent

0to check manually

Two ways to get there

1 · Connect on Forge first

Wrap the current app in a Forge app (connectModules) and declare the migration with core:connectToForgeMigration. Your backend and screens stay as they are. A stepping stone, not the end state: the Connect modules inside still need to be replaced.

10–20 h

$450–$900 at $45/h

2 · Full migration to Forge

Every module replaced by its Forge equivalent, screens bundled into Forge, backend calls through Forge Remote or moved into Forge functions. Nothing left on Connect.

37–87 h

$1,650–$3,900 at $45/h

Module by module

Connect	Forge	Status	Estimate
`webSections`	`grouping only — no module needed`	Moves as-is	1–1 h
`adminPages`	`jira:adminPage / confluence:globalSettings`	Moves as-is	4–12 h
`jiraProjectPages`	`jira:projectPage`	Moves as-is	4–12 h
`jiraEntityProperties`	`jira:entityProperty`	Moves as-is	1–3 h
`dialogs`	`Modal (UI Kit or Custom UI)`	Moves as-is	2–6 h

Platform

Area	Forge	Status	Estimate
Install / enable events	`avi:forge:installed:app, avi:forge:upgraded:app`	Moves as-is	2–4 h
Uninstall event	—	Moves with caveats No direct Forge equivalent yet (FRGE-1246). A small change: cleanup moves to data-retention handling.	2–6 h
Backend authentication (Connect JWT)	`Forge Remote (keep your backend) or Forge functions`	Moves with caveats Calls to the backend move from Connect JWT to Forge Remote tokens; UIs are bundled into Forge instead of being served from your server.	8–20 h
Scopes: READ, WRITE, DELETE, PROJECT_ADMIN	`Granular Forge scopes`	Moves as-is	1–3 h

How the estimate is built

Modules			12–34 h
Platform: lifecycle, authentication, scopes			13–33 h
Forge app setup, manifest, migration declaration			6–10 h
Testing and staged release (development → test site → production)			6–10 h
Full migration			37–87 h

What this estimate cannot see

The size of your backend. If it stays where it is behind Forge Remote, the platform line above covers it; if it moves into Forge functions, that is quoted separately after a code review.
How much data has to move — app properties, custom field values, macro bodies.
Whether the source code is available. Without it, screens are rebuilt from scratch and the module estimates move toward the upper bound.

We turn this into a fixed price after a short look at the code — usually within two business days.