Rethink Client-Server Delivery Without Rewriting a Single Line of Code

For too long, delivering client-server apps meant shipping servers, installing clients, and sending IT teams on-site. But if you’re still doing that in 2025, you’re not just burning budget, you’re holding your business back.

Here’s the truth: software vendors that rely on hardware delivery models are stuck in a cycle of friction, cost, and delay. And in a world that demands speed and security, that model doesn’t scale.

The Old Way Is Breaking Down

Let’s be blunt: shipping infrastructure is a liability.

• Customers are pushing back. Increasingly, enterprises and regulated industries won’t accept on-prem deployments citing security, compliance, and IT overhead concerns.
  
• Deployments drag on. What should take hours takes weeks, delaying revenue recognition and frustrating your customers and sales teams.
  
• Support scales poorly. Managing servers, laptops, and endpoint updates across dozens or hundreds of customer locations isn’t just costly, it’s operational quicksand.

And yet, many vendors feel stuck. Rewriting or refactoring a legacy application is expensive, risky, and time-consuming. Moving to SaaS sounds great but can take years.

There’s Another Option (And It Doesn’t Involve Rewriting Your App)

Sonet.io offers a radically simpler path: keep your app. Just change how it’s delivered.

We provide browser-based access to your legacy apps, no matter where they’re hosted, without any code changes. That means:

• No more device shipping.
• No VPNs, proxies, or RDP clients.
• No more on-site installs or maintenance windows.

Your users log in via a secure, zero-trust browser session. You maintain control over the backend. We make the delivery invisible, fast, and secure.

Real-World Impact: From Weeks to Hours

One pharmacy software vendor serving over 30% of U.S. locations transitioned their legacy Windows application to browser delivery using Sonet.io. The results?

• Eliminated all customer-site hardware and associated logistics.
• Cut deployment time from 3 weeks to 3 hours.
• Reached security-sensitive clients who previously rejected on-prem installs.
• Slashed support costs by removing the need to manage laptops and servers.
  

All without changing a single line of application code.

This Isn’t Just Easier, It’s Smarter

With Sonet.io, you don’t have to choose between maintaining legacy systems and leaping into a full rewrite. You get the freedom to modernize on your terms:

• Deliver your app via browser. Just stream it securely—no local install, no footprint.
• Architect however you want. Keep your current setup, migrate to cloud infrastructure, or adopt a hybrid model. Whether you're hosting on-prem, in AWS, Azure, or across both, Sonet.io supports your environment today and wherever you take it tomorrow.
• Move at your own pace. Modernize based on your business priorities, not the limitations of your delivery stack. No pressure. No forced timelines.
• Enforce zero-trust access. Built-in MFA, DLP, and session recording.
• Manage users in minutes. Provision and de-provision contractors, partners, and employees instantly.
• Run on any device. BYOD-friendly, with no endpoint configuration needed.
  

Legacy Apps Aren’t Going Anywhere—But Hardware Should Be

According to ESG analyst, Gabe Knuth, 97% of organizations still rely on at least one Windows application. And even though some plan to migrate, most will fall short. “If we could have migrated these apps, we would've done it by now,” he told a EUC World audience. “These things are not gonna move at that kind of rate. So Windows apps are gonna be in our future for a very long time.”

That doesn’t mean we have to keep delivering them the same old way.

Sonet.io gives vendors a better path—one that cuts out on-prem installs, hardware dependencies, and deployment delays. Keep your app. Stream it to a browser. And give your customers access in seconds, not weeks.

Stop Shipping Servers. Start Shipping URLs.

If you’re still mailing laptops or provisioning servers, it’s time to ask yourself: what are we really solving for? Complexity doesn’t impress customers. Speed, simplicity, and security do.

Modern application delivery is possible without the migration headaches.