Mover vs. SharePoint Migration Tool.
Any cloud, either direction, priced first.
Comparison · SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT)
Microsoft's SharePoint Migration Tool is free, and it moves SharePoint Server sites and file shares into Microsoft 365 from a Windows machine. Mover moves files between any two of 20+ clouds and on-premises shares, into Microsoft 365 or out of it, with a free dry run that prices the exact job before it starts and a log that states the disposition of every file. SPMT is the tool for SharePoint Server to SharePoint Online. Mover is the tool for everything else that has to land in SharePoint, or leave it.
One destination versus any destination.
A price and a file count before you start.
Why teams pick Mover for the migrations SPMT was not built for.
SPMT does the SharePoint Server job it was built for. These are the migrations where its shape runs out.
Every cloud as a source or a destination.
S3 and every S3-compatible store, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, SharePoint, SFTP, and on-premises shares through the Agent. SPMT lands content in Microsoft 365; it does not move data out of it or between other clouds.
The job priced before it starts.
The dry run returns the byte count and the exact pack price, plus an estimate of the source provider’s egress, before any data moves. It is free and repeatable as the plan changes.
A service, not a desktop application.
Mover runs in the cloud from a web dashboard; the migration does not depend on a Windows machine staying on and connected for the duration. On-premises sources connect through the Agent, a service that runs on Windows, Linux, or macOS and connects outbound.
A per-file log with a disposition for every file.
Transient failures retry and never bill; persistent failures are listed by file, and a re-run picks up exactly those. Pause, resume, and cancel are in the dashboard.
Compliance evidence out of the box.
SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA BAA available, GDPR DPA available, and a per-object audit log exportable as CSV or JSON, on the same engine Files.com runs for 4,000+ organizations.
What each does that the other doesn’t.
If the source is SharePoint Server and the destination is SharePoint Online, SPMT. For everything else landing in SharePoint, or leaving it, Mover.
It is free.
SPMT costs nothing. The smallest Mover pack is $99 for 400 GB.
SharePoint Server to SharePoint Online, with the site carried over.
Site structure, document versions, and permission mappings from SharePoint Server 2013 and later move to SharePoint Online in a way a file-level migration does not reproduce. Mover moves files and folder structure.
Microsoft supports it.
SPMT is Microsoft’s tool, documented and supported by Microsoft inside the Microsoft 365 admin experience.
Any cloud, either direction.
Into Microsoft 365 from Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, S3, or a file server, and out of it to any of them. SPMT moves in one direction.
The exact price first.
A free dry run counts the files and prices the pack before the migration starts.
Runs as a service.
No Windows workstation left running for a week. The Agent handles on-premises sources and connects outbound.
A disposition for every file.
Per-file run logs, retries that never bill, and re-runs that target only the failures.
Mover vs. SPMT, answered.
Most teams launch their first migration in under 15 minutes. The dry run is free, every time.
SPMT is Microsoft’s free tool for moving content into Microsoft 365. It migrates on-premises SharePoint Server sites and libraries and file shares into SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams, runs from a Windows machine with access to the source, and supports incremental passes so a migration can run in stages. It moves data into Microsoft 365; it does not move data out of it or between other clouds.
When the source is SharePoint Server and the destination is SharePoint Online. SPMT carries site-level structure, versions, and permission mappings from one SharePoint to the other in a way a file-level tool does not, and it costs nothing. If that is the whole job, it is the tool.
Yes, and companies do: SPMT for the SharePoint Server sites, Mover for the file servers, the Google Drive and Dropbox accounts, and the S3 buckets that also need to land in Microsoft 365, or that need to leave it.
See your SharePoint migration before a byte moves.
Connect SharePoint and the source, and run a free dry run. Mover counts the files, sums the bytes, and prices the exact pack. The migration starts when you say so.