Site of the Year 2025
It's time for a standing ovation for our 2025 Site of the Year winners! From migrations with new, AI-driven tools to upgrades with full UX redesigns; 2025's winners and honorable mentions show what true innovation looks like with Xperience by Kentico. Get the behind-the-scenes details and see how the winning sites set the stage for scalable success with their new digital experiences.
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B2B
LeShuttle Freight
LeShuttle Freight operates 24/7 with 35-minute crossings between the UK and France. With a high demand and a tight schedule, a digital experience that can keep up with their services is a necessity. In collaboration with Crafted, they redesigned their website to better support drivers and logistics partners who rely on their speed and efficiency. Their winning site was redesigned in Xperience by Kentico with a strong focus on performance, accessibility, and multi-language support in English, French, German, and Spanish. Highlights from their customer-centered updates include their new, real-time service status on their homepage to keep drivers informed. Together with their loyalty program, helpful booking features, FAQs, and detailed parking information; their new site brings customer care to a new level. The clear customer journey for logistics partners, drivers, and customers ensure they can always find exactly what they need.
URL: www.leshuttlefreight.com
Implemented by Crafted
ZAG Interactive
Westsport
Commerce
Translink
Translink led the way as the first organization to upgrade from Kentico 12 to Xperience by Kentico. Partnering with MMT, they overhauled their infrastructure and built a custom e-commerce solution to support over 1.5 million passengers. With a primary goal of maintaining PCI compliance and modernizing their platform, the project required significant investment, adaptation to roadmap changes, and multiple design iterations. Their new site includes a fully custom e-commerce engine and a new, headless-ready content foundation to support their operations. Translink and MMT successfully created a winning site that’s easy for travelers to navigate, complete with in-depth information to make commuting stress-free whether you’re a local or a tourist.
URL: www.translink.co.uk
Implemented by MSQ DX
Rhythm Japan
Elkov Elektro
Consumer Goods and Services
MND Energie
MND Energie is one of the largest independent suppliers of gas and electricity in the Czech Republic. The company focuses on transparent pricing, customer-first services, and sustainable energy options like solar power. The new website, developed by Bluesoft, brings customers a more user-friendly digital experience with Xperience by Kentico. The project involved a migration from two content management systems into a unified platform with Xperience by Kentico. The new site has a hybrid-headless architecture with the Content Hub as a single source of truth. Helpful integrations include a plug-and-play backend integration for electricity and gas price lists, CookieBot and ReCaptcha for compliance and security. The new site brings extra convenience with a member portal, a Google login, online contract signing, and energy calculators. From instant price calculations to modern integrations, the platform supports households and businesses in managing their energy needs every step of the way.
URL: www.mnd.cz
Implemented by Bluesoft
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Contact Energy
Education & Careers
ROC van Amsterdam & Flevoland
ROC van Amsterdam & Flevoland is a vocational education provider offering more than 300 programs in the Netherlands. Guided by a mission to invest in people and build pathways to work, they needed to migrate from an end-of-life CMS and rebuild their platform to realize their impact digitally. ROC van Amsterdam & Flevoland collaborated with TrueLime to redesign and rebuild their two major websites on Xperience by Kentico. Their new site incorporates integrations to create a custom experience with Eduarte, BlueConic, Spotler, and more. They also implemented persona-based content for improved personalization, streamlined sign-up flows, and a member portal to help elevate engagement with improved customer journeys. With a clean UX, strong filtering and search tools; it’s now easier than ever for students to explore over 300 programs. Their stable performance and intuitive navigation strengthen one of the region’s most important student recruitment channels.
URL: www.rocva.nl
Implemented by TrueLime
Join Blakes
The Gordon Institute of Tafe
Entertainment, Hospitality & Tourism
Bob W.
Bob W. is a tech-focused hospitality brand known for their high-quality furnished apartments available across 17 European cities, with plans to expand to 19 more. Partnering with IDHL, Bob W. upgraded their existing platform on Xperience by Kentico to bring their refreshed brand identity to life online. The upgrade focused on redesigning their UX and translating the evolved ‘Bob’ character into a distinctive digital experience, while improving search, adding comparison tools, and streamlining content delivery to better support curated customer journeys and future growth. This winning site brings charm and character to their customers with a highly engaging experience, thanks to their brand personality and thoughtful UX design. Smart filtering, orchestrated guest journeys, and reusable content come together to deliver personalized experiences. The result of these updates is a distinctive site that reduces friction for both guests and internal teams, supporting Bob W.’s long term plan of continued expansion across Europe.
URL: www.bobw.co
Implemented by IDHL
Aurora Expeditions
LA Opera
Financial Services
Oppenheimer
Operating for over 140 years, Oppenheimer is a brokerage and investment bank trusted around the world. To improve their efficiency while maintaining the quality they're known for, Oppenheimer teamed up with Sagepath Reply for a migration from CrownPeak to Xperience by Kentico, executed in only five months. One of their main objectives for the migration was to optimize their content operations to guarantee that publication was possible across multiple digital channels from a single platform. Their new site achieves this goal, with single-source content management across multiple microsites and other digital channels. To further support marketing efforts, the site utilizes new AI-driven tools for marketing and content optimization. A new portal also offers “Client Access Login” for secure member access. Their bold, animated design reflects their forward-thinking approach to finance. Paired with helpful, in-depth multichannel content, this site wins at helping clients find solutions to achieve their financial goals.
URL: www.oppenheimer.com
Implemented by Sagepath Reply
Atomic Credit Union
United Federal Credit Union
Government & Municipal
Cleveland Metroparks
Cleveland Metroparks is the oldest park district in Ohio, created in 1917 with the goal of creating a chain of parks to provide outdoor recreation spaces for their community. They needed a new site that would improve their digital services, so they collaborated with Americaneagle.com to rebuild their website and create a winning digital experience using Xperience by Kentico. The focusing on easier content management, improved UX, and better navigation. Through an in-depth discovery phase, key pain points were addressed to determine a scalable solution with dynamic content, member access, and external shop integration. The Content Hub and permissions model have empowered the Metroparks team to easily manage diverse assets across divisions like Parks, Zoo, and Golf. With custom migration for contacts and newsletter lists, SSO via OneLogin, and integrations with platforms like Shopify, Mapbox, and RecTrac; the new site is tailored to their expansive digital needs.
URL: www.clevelandmetroparks.com
Implemented by Americaneagle.com
Réseau de transport de Longueuil
Great Parks
Healthcare
Liva Nova
LivaNova, a UK-based medical device company specializing in cardiac surgery and neuromodulation, partnered with BlueModus to modernize their global web presence and create an improved foundation for growth. With the help of the Kentico Migration Toolkit, they upgraded from multiple Kentico 13 sites to Xperience by Kentico, unifying their digital ecosystem for improved scalability and editorial control. During the upgrade, they ensured SEO continuity across the platform in addition to adding a redirect module. Their new site is multilingual and able to reach the multiple regions around the globe that rely on their products and services. During the upgrade, they ensured SEO continuity across the platform in addition to adding a redirect module. It’s a well-organized, content-rich website that brings together information and services in one place.
URL: www.livanova.com
Implemented by BlueModus
Integris Group
Hatch Private Maternity
Manufacturing
Pierret.net
Pierret, a Belgian manufacturer specializing in doors and windows, teamed up with Delaware Consulting SCRL to launch a new website using Xperience by Kentico as part of a broader growth strategy tied to the opening of a new factory in 2026. Launching the site before the summer holidays was key to ensuring SEO performance would peak by September, helping attract new customers ahead of their new business expansion. The ambitious schedule put considerable pressure on both the project timeline and SEO results, but the team delivered a strong digital foundation to support Pierret’s next phase of growth. This brand-new site was built using .NET, Typesense, Azure, and React/TypeScript. Pierret’s new website stands out as a winner thanks to their customer-focused design and smart strategy. Available in French with translations, it features a catalog request form, showroom map, helpful FAQs, and a blog with tips like how to recognize a good window. With a strong technical foundation, Pierret is ready to shine in new markets.
URL: www.pierret.net
Implemented by Delaware Consulting SCRL
Nichicon
Renson
NGO and Associations
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
The American Society of Landscape Architects has represented landscape architects since 1899 with over 16,000 members active today. The goal of their migration was to consolidate ASLA.org and LandscapeArchitectureMagazine.org, to create a unified multisite experience built on Xperience by Kentico. Partnering with Blue Modus, ASLA replaced their fragmented legacy CMS platforms with one, scalable solution designed to support complex editorial needs, improve content governance, and create consistency for members, students, and the public. They opted for Kentico SaaS hosting, to further support scalability and performance. Their new site also includes support from an AI assistant, with a foundation set for further AI-readiness. The new platform provides a strong digital foundation for long-term growth, future innovation, and AI-driven experiences. For visitors, Rich news, insights, and event content is easy to explore thanks to a helpful menu and a strong filtering system. Clearly defined focus areas highlight key topics and guide visitors to the content that matters most, making ASLA’s new digital experience both intuitive and informative.
URL: www.asla.org
Implemented by BlueModus
National Association of Independent Schools
Eat Pecans
About the contest
The Kentico Site of the Year contest honors partners and clients who craft remarkable digital experiences and excel in providing exceptional user journeys through their websites or apps. These winners showcase excellence in creativity, innovation, content strategy, and technological implementation.
Industry award winners are determined by the Kentico committee based on the highest number of votes garnered.
The Community Choice award winner is chosen via public vote on LinkedIn, selected from winners of the industry awards.