Migration Resources for ArcGIS Web AppBuilder

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ArcGIS Web AppBuilder is retiring, and this document shares the timelines and migration resources with you. 

Below is current as of October 2025 and content will be updated when new resources are available. 

Timelines: 

• The ArcGIS Web AppBuilder developer edition is retired in July 2024, coinciding with the retirement of ArcGIS API for JavaScript version 3.x.   
• The final release of ArcGIS Web AppBuilder in ArcGIS Enterprise is included in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5. This version will be supported according to the ArcGIS Enterprise product lifecycle.  ArcGIS Web AppBuilder as part of Enterprise is considered deprecated as of the retirement announcement.  
• ArcGIS Web AppBuilder in ArcGIS Online will be retired in the second quarter of 2027 with the following phases:
  • Q1 2026 - Creating new Web AppBuilder apps will no longer be possible.
  • Q2 2027 - Existing Web AppBuilder apps will be retired and will no longer function.

See the ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Roadmap for Retirement for more information. While your ArcGIS Web AppBuilder apps that you have built will continue to work until Q2 2027, Esri’s recommended path for taking advantage of new capabilities in ArcGIS as well as for staying abreast of the changes in browser technology is to migrate applications to ArcGIS Experience Builder.  

Resources: 

1. Identify which WAB features currently are, will soon be, or will not be available in ExB 

• Individual Widget Functionality Matrix Between Web AppBuilder and Experience Builder (Blog post) 

• Detailed functionality matrix and migration paths for unplanned widgets (Documentation)

• Functionality matrix for Web AppBuilder and Experience Builder (Blog post)  

• Identify equivalent widgets from Web AppBuilder to Experience Builder using a Python script

• Experience Builder FAQ (Help documentation) 

2. Discover Experience Builder and how it's different from WAB 

• Introduction to ArcGIS Experience Builder (Video)  
• ArcGIS Experience Builder, FedGIS Plenary (Video) 
• ArcGIS Experience Builder, UC Plenary (Video) 
• ArcGIS Experience Builder, DevSummit Plenary (Video) 
• ArcGIS Experience Builder overview and concepts (Blog post) 

 3. View helpful resources specifically about moving from WAB to ExB 

• Modernize ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Apps Using Experience Builder (Video) 
• From the Smart Editor to Smart Forms (Blog post) 
• Migrating from Web AppBuilder (Help documentation) 

4. Get hands-on experience with Experience Builder 

• Try ArcGIS Experience Builder (Step-by-step tutorials)
• Building Web Apps with ArcGIS Experience Builder (Instructor-led)
• ArcGIS Experience Builder: Advanced Techniques (Instructor-led)
• Developer edition tutorials (Step-by-step tutorials) 
• Tips and tricks blog posts 
  • Filter multiple layers at once 
  • Work with layer visibility 
  • Use screen groups on a scrolling page 
  • Sync 2D and 3D apps 
  • Fill an app template with your own data 
  • Manage your branched versions 
  • 25 Experience Builder Tips and Tricks for UC 2025

5. Connect with developers and users 

• ArcGIS Experience Builder on Esri Community
  

6. Deepen your knowledge of Experience Builder 

• Experience Builder documentation 
• Experience Builder developer edition documentation Experience Builder resources 
• Experience Builder gallery 
• Experience Builder videos 
• Esri Academy courses 

Other:

• Explore apps built with ArcGIS Experience Builder on our Gallery Page and submit your app to be showcased.
• FAQs
• The Experience Builder Widget Book (Web app) 

Contact Us:

• experiencebuilder@esri.com  
• Product Manager: Jianxia Song | jsong@esri.com  
• Product Marketing Manager: Sarah Jane O'Keefe | sokeefe@esri.com