Vue.js consultant for teams facing a framework-major migration
Written migration plan with work-package estimates, risks, regression-test strategy. Vue 2 to 3, Vuex to Pinia, Nuxt 2 to 3.
Who this is for
Engineering lead on a Vue application planning a Vue 2 to 3 migration, a Vuex to Pinia move, or a Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 upgrade.
The pain today
- The team has never executed a framework-major migration.
- Leadership wants risk reduced before committing a quarter of engineering time.
- Vue 2 end-of-life is a real date and the clock is running.
- The last attempt stalled because no one wrote a plan.
The outcome you get
- A written migration plan with phases, hours, and risks.
- A regression-test strategy tied to the migration phases.
- A go or no-go recommendation based on codebase size and team capacity.
- Optional implementation follow-up at the Applications rate.
What the Vue audit covers
A Vue migration audit reads the whole codebase: component inventory (Options API vs Composition API), state architecture (Vuex modules, Pinia stores, local state), routing (Vue Router version, typed routes), SSR shape (Nuxt version, deployment target), build tooling (Vue CLI vs Vite), testing coverage on critical flows, and the hard-to-migrate corners (custom directives, filters, third-party Vue 2 plugins with no Vue 3 equivalent). The output is a written plan: phases, hours per phase, risks, regression-test checklist, and a rollback decision tree.
Cuez as the Vue migration reference
At Cuez by Tinkerlist I shipped Vue.js plus Laravel plus TypeScript in production broadcast SaaS. The same engagement included the API rescue (3 seconds to 300ms, 10x faster) and roughly 40% infrastructure cost reduction. Vue pattern decisions made there — Composition API everywhere, Pinia over Vuex, typed stores, Vue Router 4 — are the defaults I bring to migration audits today. A Vue audit is not theoretical; it is grounded in a real production codebase.
Sample Vue 2 to Vue 3 migration plan
Three-to-five phase plan, sized for a typical 50-component app. Phase 1 (1 week): install @vue/compat, fix breaking changes, green the test suite. Phase 2 (2 to 4 weeks): migrate Vuex stores to Pinia one domain at a time, keep old stores in parallel until tests pass. Phase 3 (2 to 4 weeks): convert Options API to Composition API, start with shared mixins (the worst offenders). Phase 4 (1 to 2 weeks): remove @vue/compat, update build to Vite, tighten TypeScript. Phase 5 (optional, 1 week): Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3. Total: 6 to 12 weeks.
Pricing and deliverable
Advisory engagement at $4,500 per month (pro-rated for 1 to 4 week scope). You get a written audit and migration plan, a 60-minute debrief call, and a follow-up two weeks later. If you want me to execute, the Applications subscription at $3,499 per month covers implementation. Most teams do the audit first.
Recent proof
A comparable engagement, delivered and documented.
Rescued a slow API that was blocking user growth
Refactored the backend architecture, making the system far more responsive and scalable for the growing user base.
Frequently asked questions
The questions prospects ask before they book.
- Is Vue 2 really dead?
- Yes. Official end-of-life was December 31, 2023. Extended LTS runs via paid support. If you are on Vue 2 in 2026 the migration is not optional — it is scheduled or unscheduled.
- How long does the audit take?
- 1 to 4 weeks depending on codebase size. A 30k-line Vue 2 app takes about 2 weeks. A larger Nuxt monolith with plugin dependencies takes 4.
- Can you do the Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 piece too?
- Yes. Nuxt 3 is a near-rewrite versus Nuxt 2, so the audit explicitly models that cost and decides whether a parallel Nuxt 3 app (incremental migration) or a rewrite is cheaper.
- What if the audit recommends we stay on Vue 2?
- Rare. It can happen for apps on Vue 2 end-of-life with paid LTS coverage, planned to sunset inside 12 months. In that case the audit says 'sunset on LTS, no migration' and gives the sunset runbook.
- Do you cover Nuxt plus Pinia plus TypeScript strict mode?
- Yes. That is the default Vue 3 stack I recommend and ship. The audit includes the strict-mode readiness check as part of the plan.
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