Migration software
Migrate Guru
Suggested in one of our migration playbooks, mainly for Websites and ecommerce. Here is what it handles, how it treats key settings, and other tools for the same jobs.
What does Migrate Guru handle?
The limits of the built-in tools that Migrate Guru gets around, as covered in our playbooks.
How to migrate a WordPress site to a new host without downtime
- Migration plugin imports go through the new host's upload limit and PHP time limits, so large sites can fail part-way.Runs the migration on its own servers rather than the live site, handles sites up to 200 GB and does a serialised-safe search and replace.
How does Migrate Guru handle key settings?
From the settings checklists in our playbooks: what Migrate Guru carries across.
| Setting | How it handles it | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Copy method and site size | Runs the migration on its own servers rather than the live site, and handles sites up to 200 GB. | How to migrate a WordPress site to a new host without downtime |
| URL replacement | Does a serialised-safe search and replace as part of the migration. | How to migrate a WordPress site to a new host without downtime |
| Settings outside WordPress | What it leaves behind: not stated in Migrate Guru's documentation: test it in your pilot. | How to migrate a WordPress site to a new host without downtime |
| Content freeze and final sync | A top-up copy: not stated in Migrate Guru's documentation: test it in your pilot. | How to migrate a WordPress site to a new host without downtime |
Which tools do the same jobs as Migrate Guru?
Other tools our playbooks suggest for the same migrations.
We write these notes from the vendor documentation cited in each playbook. Tools cannot pay to be included or to change them. Check the vendor's current documentation and terms before you buy.