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SharePoint, a collaborative Office 365 application launched in 2001, helps to manage large amounts of data in its sites, lists, libraries, etc. SharePoint is available for on-premises deployment as well as a cloud-based subscription. In the latest versions, there are many new features that facilitate efficient content management.
More and more organizations are moving towards SharePoint from traditional platforms like file servers and Google Drive. This trend is only going to increase in the coming years. For quick and safe migrations, many organizations or SharePoint users prefer professional migration tools, which is surely a smart choice. Before we learn about the best-performing migration tools, let’s see why and how to choose a migration tool.
Many organizations use SharePoint to create internal teams and communication sites to streamline their business operations and improve coordination among their teams. If you’ve set up your SharePoint environment and are planning to migrate content to it, rather than choosing a manual approach, you should go for an automated tool. A SharePoint content migration tool will make the transition smooth and trouble-free for you.
The first SharePoint migration tool (SPMT) was provided by Microsoft to serve the requirements of all MS 365 users. Nevertheless, there are some other tools that are more featureful and efficient than Microsoft’s SPMT.
There are multiple tools in the market, and it would be difficult and time-consuming to find an appropriate migration tool. Here are some considerations that will help you pick the best tool for your migration project.
We are listing 5 premium SharePoint migration tools, their links, and crucial features. These tools are selected based on certain factors like ease of use, migration features, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency.
It is an advanced migration tool that facilitates migration from multiple sources, including SharePoint, Office 365, Google Drive, and One Drive migration from a single dashboard. It supports all versions of on-premises SharePoint, including 2019, and SharePoint Online (O365). It performs SharePoint to SharePoint, public folder to SharePoint, and File Server To SharePoint. Kernel Migration for SharePoint incorporates an interactive interface and migrates complete SharePoint data, including lists, libraries, documents, etc. The SharePoint Migration tool offers pre-migration analysis, filters, and CSV based bulk migration.
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The ShareGate migration tool performs both on-premises (oldest to newest versions) and SharePoint Online migrations. It migrates everything from files and documents to sites, subsites, lists, libraries, etc. It is a good tool for migrating huge volumes of data as there is no limit on data size for migration. It also supports the migration of Nintex workflows. It generates post-migration reports for migration analysis. The technical support team is efficient and provides online sessions, too.
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Fly migration tool from AvePoint performs content migration along with many other tasks. The tool pre-scans the data, selectively migrates using advanced filter options, user mapping, and scheduling. The tool also monitors the migration project.
The Fly migration tool also assist with bulk migration using CSV formatting, migrates permissions, metadata, and offers drag and drop facility. It also shows real-time migration status for updates.
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Vyapin SharePoint tool is a great solution due to its promising and intelligent features. The advanced tool migrates all sorts of lists, content, sites and more. The tool offers support to all SharePoint versions, including SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, & file shares. Its features such as planning of migration, facility to restructure metadata, replacement of illegal characters, batch migration, workflow migration, incremental migration, and migration status reports helps in streamlining the migration process.
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Cons: Need to support more sources.
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Quest SharePoint solution is designed specifically for migrating SharePoint server data. Supports content migration to on-premises SharePoint and SharePoint Online environments. It includes a pre-migration assessment feature to plan smooth migration by knowing any flaws in migration beforehand. The solution also offers post-migration synchronization.
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Here, we discussed the 5 most promising SharePoint content migration software that you can try in the year 2024/2025. We discussed the facilities, features, and functions of the tools along with the scope for improvement. All the mentioned tools are capable of migrating SharePoint data but offer different options and features to achieve the migration.
It is the sole responsibility of the organization to choose the best tool for SharePoint data migration, keeping all important aspects in mind.
I tried all the demo software of above said tools, but found only Kernel, ShareGate and Quest software efficient. But apart from it, Kernel Migrator tool was simple, easy to use and do the process of data migration quickly.