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Dhanushka Vithanage's avatar
Dhanushka Vithanage
Brass Contributor
Mar 15, 2017

Migrate file shares to sharepoint online

Hello All,   Firstly I may be asking an age old question but during my search, I was not able to find any related posts so her I go.   We have a client with a number of file shares running on a S...
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Dhanushka Vithanage's avatar
Dhanushka Vithanage
Brass Contributor
Mar 21, 2017

Thanks to everyone who posted their feedback.

 

Seems like shareGate is a popular solution so I have a few questions on that.

 

1. Licensing for 1 user is over $ 3000 per year.  If we buy a single license then can we use it to migrate any client data or it is restricted to a single client?

2. Does ShareGate support delta syncs (similar to Exchange online) when it comes to file server migrations to Sharepoint online?

 

Thanks again,

Dhanushka

 

  • JaredMatfess's avatar
    JaredMatfess
    Iron Contributor
    Mar 21, 2017

    I believe there is a consultant license for just a little more money that would cover mulitple clients. Also in terms of delta syncs, you can re-run the tool and then set what to do if the files on the server are newer than the ones in SharePoint. (replace those, maybe leave the ones with the same date stamp)

    • John Condron's avatar
      John Condron
      Brass Contributor
      May 09, 2018

      I just spoke with someone at Sharegate and it appears this is no longer the case.  She told me that I would need to purchase the license which would then remain at the client after the project.  Seems a bit excessive to have an additional $4k cost for every migration.

      • AWeber's avatar
        AWeber
        Copper Contributor
        Apr 12, 2019
        It really is not cheap. A perpetual license for DMS-Shuttle on the other hand costs about 169 euro. For students and some NGO's the tool is free.
      • Myles Jeffery's avatar
        Myles Jeffery
        Brass Contributor
        Mar 22, 2017

        Another migration tool to consider is http://www.thinkscape.com/SharePoint-Online-File-Migration-Tool/ which is a dedicated file migration tool for Office 365. Files To Go supports incremental file migrations. Disclaimer: I work for the company that develops Files To Go

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