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Should I use ShareGate?

Simplify Microsoft 365 migrations & governance - sharegate.com

Depends. Buy if you're an IT team or MSP facing a real SharePoint, Teams, or tenant-to-tenant migration or M365 governance sprawl. Skip if you're a small org moving a few folders — Microsoft's free Migration Manager covers that.

Confidence

High. Based on 20+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, official pages, and vendor comparisons.

Ratings

Value for money
Ease of use
Feature depth
Support quality
Security posture

Pricing

Migrate

Not published in sources reviewed

ModelNot disclosed

Monthly feesNot disclosed

HardwareNot disclosed

ProtectNot published in sources reviewed

Best for

M365 tenant-to-tenant migrations
File-server to SharePoint Online moves
IT teams drowning in M365 sprawl
MSPs migrating client tenants

Not for

Google Workspace or non-Microsoft shops
Small one-off folder moves — free Microsoft tools exist
Buyers wanting transparent published pricing
Anyone migrating non-Microsoft data (CRMs, Slack)

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

License transfers have rules — check terms before reorgs or offboarding

medium

MSP licensing differs from in-house licensing; confirm before quoting client work

medium

Migrate and Protect are separately priced products; budget for both

low

Four pricing plans per G2; compare tiers before committing

Pros

Users call it the answer for OneDrive migrations
Handles tenant-to-tenant Microsoft 365 migrations well
Unlimited data, users, and workloads on plans
Support is praised by Reddit users
4.8/5 across aggregated customer reviews

Cons

Licensing costs drive some IT teams to alternatives
Guess: file-server moves draw 'great, but…' caveats
Free Microsoft Migration Manager covers simpler SharePoint moves
Protect governance module faces tough Orchestry comparisons

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/27/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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Key capabilities

4.8/5 — Customer rating (FeaturedCustomers aggregate)

58 — Gartner reviews (ShareGate Migrate reviews)

4 — Pricing plans (listed on G2)

Unlimited — Data limits (data, users, workloads)

Value for money: 3/5. Licensing costs push some users elsewhere

Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers call it very user-friendly

Feature depth: 4/5. Migration plus governance, scales to enterprise

Support quality: 4/5. Users praise support responsiveness on Reddit

Security posture: 4/5. Published encryption docs; no public incidents found

What to use instead

Microsoft Migration Manager — Free built-in Microsoft option for simpler SharePoint moves https://centricconsulting.com/blog/a-comparison-of-migration-manager-and-sharegate/

AvePoint — Enterprise-grade rival for complex tenant-to-tenant migrations https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1t4e64r/m365_tenant_to_tenant_migrations_sharegate_vs/

Movebot — Simpler migration tool positioning itself against ShareGate https://movebot.io/compare/movebot-vs-sharegate

Syskit Point — Governance-focused alternative to ShareGate Protect https://www.syskit.com/solutions/sharegate-alternative

Sources

1.ShareGate Reviews 2026 — G2 https://www.g2.com/products/sharegate/reviews

2.ShareGate Migrate Reviews — Gartner https://www.gartner.com/reviews/product/sharegate-migrate

3.ShareGate 4.8/5 rating — FeaturedCustomers https://www.featuredcustomers.com/vendor/sharegate/case-studies

4.Sharegate (OneDrive Migration) — Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/sharepoint/comments/1v1ubgo/sharegate_onedrive_migration/

5.M365 tenant-to-tenant: ShareGate vs AvePoint — Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1t4e64r/m365_tenant_to_tenant_migrations_sharegate_vs/

6.Alternatives to Sharegate (licensing costs) — Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/sharepoint/comments/9ymy9p/alternatives_to_sharegate/

7.ShareGate Pricing — official https://sharegate.com/pricing

8.ShareGate M365 governance — official https://sharegate.com/microsoft-governance

9.ShareGate Migrate encryption and security https://help.sharegate.com/en/articles/10236093-sharegate-migrate-encryption-and-security

10.ShareGate Security Rating — UpGuard https://www.upguard.com/security-report/sharegate

11.Migration Manager vs Sharegate — Centric Consulting https://centricconsulting.com/blog/a-comparison-of-migration-manager-and-sharegate/

12.Movebot vs ShareGate https://movebot.io/compare/movebot-vs-sharegate

13.ShareGate Protect vs Orchestry — RFP.wiki https://www.rfp.wiki/it-security/microsoft-365-governance-tools/sharegate-protect/orchestry-platform

14.Syskit Point as ShareGate alternative https://www.syskit.com/solutions/sharegate-alternative

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