Migrating to Appeon PowerBuilder 2025
Effortless Upgrade from Older PowerBuilder Versions
PowerBuilder 2025 builds upon the SAP PowerBuilder 12.6 product, ensuring strong backward compatibility. Customers on legacy releases (PB 6–12.6) can migrate directly with minimal code changes. Upgrading unlocks the latest features added by Appeon—including:
Revamped IDE with a new-generation code editor
Ultra-fast compiler
Automatic REST API creation
Codeless UI modernization
Cloud app deployment
Enhanced security
Support for the newest Windows OS and database platforms
Migration Assistant Makes It Easy
Upgrading to PowerBuilder 2025 is straightforward, with direct migration supported from older versions. The Migration Assistant flags deprecated and discontinued features that require remediation, such as enabling Unicode, replacing the SOAP client, and updating the PFC framework. After making these changes, a full build and test readies your app for modern platforms.
Migration Instructions
Free resources here are helping you migrate to PowerBuilder 2025 as quickly and easily as possible:
Complete documentation for upgrading from older versions.
Step-by-step video guide to kick off your migration.
Step-by-step guide to convert your 32‑bit apps to 64‑bit.
Answers to common questions about Migration.
What Customers Are Saying?
"I have just migrated a V11.5 PFC application to V2019. The migration was smooth and running in a day."
Stan Zihlman
Project Leader, Intek Systems Pvt Ltd
"The migration from PB12.5 to PB 2019 R3 was painless, with very little to worry about."
David Peace
Technical Director, Powersoft Computer Services Ltd
"We migrated a large inventory of PB 12.5 apps to PB 2017 by simply opening the apps and confirming the migration prompt."
Andrew Barnes
Supervising Information Technology Engineer
Need Help with Migration?
Consulting Partners
Appeon has a network of authorized consulting partners worldwide that can assist you with your migration project, training, or other consulting needs you may have.
Technical Q&A
Get answers from the Appeon Community—your go-to source for peer support from fellow developers and Appeon MVPs.
Subscription License
PowerBuilder is available exclusively by annual subscription. Each license includes:
Access to all supported product versions, major versions co-exist on same machine
Unlimited updates and bug fixes
Standard support for product defects
Online license management
User-based licensing: install on multiple machines; one active login at a time