ReCom × RenovaLabs
50 apps. 700,000 lines of code. $6,000 a month.
We turned that into one service, 40,000 lines, and a $2,000 bill.
AI-augmented refactoring with 3 developers. This is exactly what we did, and it is the same modernization playbook we bring to every engagement.
Source: ReCom internal modernization metrics, 2024–25.
A system that had grown beyond itself.
ReCom had grown into something unmanageable. Fifty disconnected applications, each with its own infrastructure and maintenance overhead. A codebase that had ballooned to 700,000 lines. A monthly operational bill that kept climbing. And a security posture with 35 critical vulnerabilities sitting unresolved.
Shipping a bug fix took up to 10 days. Onboarding a new client took up to a month. The team was not slow. The system was.
3 developers. AI as the force multiplier.
We did not rewrite everything from scratch. We refactored intelligently, using AI as a force multiplier, with a team of just 3 developers running our proven modernization playbook.
The goal: consolidate 50 applications into a single multi-tenant, cloud-native service. Eliminate the bloat. Close the security gaps. And make the system fast enough that the team could actually move again.
The numbers are the case study.
The engagement reduced the codebase, consolidated the estate, lowered recurring infrastructure spend, accelerated delivery, and removed every critical and high-severity vulnerability.
Cost & Infrastructure
3 metrics| Metric | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codebase size | 700,000 lines | 40,000 lines | 94% smaller |
| Applications | 50 separate apps | 1 unified service | 50→1 consolidation |
| Monthly cost | $6,000 | $2,000 | 75% savings |
Speed & Delivery
3 metrics| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Bug fix turnaround | 5–10 days | 2–3 days |
| Feature delivery | 2–3 weeks | 3–4 days |
| New client onboarding | 3–4 weeks | 3–4 days |
Security
4 metrics| Severity | Before | After | Reduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical | 35 | 0 | −100% |
| High | 50 | 0 | −100% |
| Medium | 70 | 40 | −43% |
| Low | 45 | 15 | −67% |
reduction in monthly operational cost
Same team size. Same business outcomes. A system that finally works the way it should.
Legacy systems do not fail overnight. They accumulate.
Every disconnected app, every workaround, every skipped refactor adds weight until the whole thing becomes a liability.
ReCom's transformation was not magic. It was a structured process, applied with precision, by a small team with the right tools. The same outcomes are achievable for your stack, regardless of how deep the technical debt runs.
This is what modernization looks like when it is done right.
If you are running fragmented systems, mounting infrastructure costs, or a codebase that has outgrown its original design, we can help you understand the path from liability to leverage.
Source: ReCom internal modernization metrics, 2024–25.