ShareGate
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What is ShareGate
ShareGate is a Microsoft 365 management and migration tool used to move, restructure, and govern content across SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and OneDrive. It is commonly used by IT administrators and Microsoft 365 specialists for tenant-to-tenant migrations, reorganizations, and ongoing administration tasks such as permissions and lifecycle management. The product combines guided migration workflows with reporting and governance features focused on Microsoft 365 workloads rather than general-purpose cloud data movement.
Microsoft 365-focused migrations
ShareGate is purpose-built for SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive scenarios, including tenant-to-tenant moves and reorganizations. It supports common Microsoft 365 objects and structures (for example, sites, libraries, and Teams-related content) with workflows designed around Microsoft administration patterns. This focus can reduce the need for custom scripting compared with more generic file-transfer or cloud-sync tools.
Admin reporting and visibility
ShareGate includes reporting to help administrators understand inventory, permissions, and usage patterns across Microsoft 365. These reports support planning and validation during migrations and can also be used for ongoing operational oversight. The reporting emphasis differentiates it from tools that primarily optimize transfer speed or handle only one-off moves.
Governance and lifecycle controls
The product provides governance-oriented capabilities that help manage sprawl and standardize how Microsoft 365 workspaces are created and maintained. It supports administrative controls that align with day-to-day Microsoft 365 operations, not just migration execution. This can be useful for organizations that want migration and post-migration management in the same toolset.
Limited beyond Microsoft 365
ShareGate is centered on Microsoft 365 workloads and is not designed as a broad cloud data integration platform across many SaaS applications. Organizations needing cross-application ETL-style integration or non-Microsoft content pipelines may require additional tools. It is also less aligned with infrastructure-level storage replication use cases.
Not optimized for bulk file transfer
For scenarios where the primary requirement is high-throughput transfer of very large datasets across heterogeneous storage endpoints, ShareGate may not be the best fit. Its value is in Microsoft 365 object-aware migration and administration rather than transport acceleration. Teams that prioritize transfer performance above Microsoft 365 governance features may prefer a different approach.
Microsoft platform dependencies
Capabilities and coverage depend on Microsoft 365 APIs and service behaviors, which can affect feature availability and edge-case handling. Changes in Microsoft services, throttling, or permission models can influence migration speed and reliability. Administrators may still need Microsoft 365 expertise to troubleshoot identity, permissions, and information architecture issues.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Migrate — Essentials | $5,995 (starting) | Migration engine + planning & validation; 1 machine activation; workloads: SharePoint, Teams, Planner, OneDrive, File Shares, Box; migration validation reporting. |
| Migrate — Pro | $9,995 (starting) | Up to 5 machine activations; supports Exchange Online mailbox migration, Google Workspace (Drive, Gmail, Calendar), Box; Microsoft Purview sensitivity label migration; environment discovery & validation reporting. |
| Migrate — Enterprise | $17,995 (starting) | >5 (up to 25+) machine activations; 24/7 prioritized support; scaled for large/complex migrations; contact sales for larger activation counts. |
| Protect (governance & security) | Per-user pricing — price not listed on public pricing page (contact sales) | SaaS governance priced per licensed Microsoft 365 user; no minimums; one tenant per subscription; includes unified tenant visibility, bulk actions, governance risk assessment. |
Notes: Prices shown on ShareGate's official pricing page are listed in USD and labeled as "Starting at" amounts for the Migrate tiers. Protect is described as a simple per-user plan on the pricing page but the per-user dollar rate is not published; the page directs to contact sales or start a free trial.
Seller details
ShareGate (Workleap)
Montreal, QC, Canada
2009
Private
https://sharegate.com/
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