Migration software
Movebot
Suggested in 6 of our migration playbooks, mainly for Google Workspace and Files and collaboration. Here is what it handles, how it treats key settings, and other tools for the same jobs.
What it handles
The limits of the built-in tools that Movebot gets around, as covered in our playbooks.
Dropbox, Box and Egnyte to SharePoint and OneDrive migration
- Use the 50-row limit to plan wavesDaily scheduled runs with Always Use Delta copy only what changed, and a transfer window pauses data movement outside a start and end hour. The window is set in UTC, so convert from AEST or AEDT, and it does not start a migration by itself.
- Export Dropbox Paper and check Box Notes firstLists Dropbox Paper export (as HTML) and Box Notes export, with SharePoint Online as a destination. Paper documents arrive as files, not as editable Paper documents.
- Migration Manager: Dropbox does not let it export Paper documents, and Box Notes lose preview, table of contents and annotations.Exports Dropbox Paper (as HTML) and Box Notes, with SharePoint Online as a destination. Paper documents arrive as files, not editable Paper.
- Migration Manager runs at most 50 cloud task rows at once, including scans, and a schedule runs a task once rather than repeating.Runs a delta migration every day at a set time and pauses outside the hours you choose. The window is set in UTC, so convert from AEST or AEDT.
File server to SharePoint migration
- Run bulk passes out of hours and finish with deltasDaily scheduled runs with Always Use Delta, plus a start and end hour (set in UTC) outside which the transfer pauses. The window does not start a migration by itself.
- Large copies compete with users for bandwidth, and Microsoft 365 throttles (slows down) heavy traffic.Repeats delta runs daily inside a transfer window (set in UTC) and pauses outside it. The window does not start a migration by itself.
Google Workspace to Google Workspace migration (mergers guide)
- Know that the data import tool moves email onlyMoves mailboxes, calendars, contacts and personal and shared drives between tenants, with permissions and delta passes for changed files.
- Data import moves email only, up to 1,000 users per import. Drive, shared drives and Calendar need another tool.Moves mailboxes, calendars, contacts and drives between tenants, with permissions and delta passes.
How it handles key settings
From the settings checklists in our playbooks: what Movebot carries across.
| Setting | How it handles it | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| File versions | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Dropbox, Box and Egnyte to SharePoint and OneDrive migration |
| Sharing links and external collaborators | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Dropbox, Box and Egnyte to SharePoint and OneDrive migration |
| Dropbox Paper, Box Notes, web links and shortcuts | Exports Dropbox Paper (as HTML) and Box Notes, with SharePoint Online as a destination. Paper documents arrive as files, not editable Paper. | Dropbox, Box and Egnyte to SharePoint and OneDrive migration |
| Created and modified dates and authors | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Dropbox, Box and Egnyte to SharePoint and OneDrive migration |
| Task size, concurrency and scheduling | Runs a delta every day at a set time with Always Use Delta, and a transfer window pauses data movement outside the hours you choose. The window is set in UTC, so convert from AEST or AEDT. | Dropbox, Box and Egnyte to SharePoint and OneDrive migration |
| Incremental passes and renaming | Always Use Delta copies only what changed on each scheduled run. | Dropbox, Box and Egnyte to SharePoint and OneDrive migration |
| Scheduling and throttling | Repeats delta runs daily inside a transfer window (set in UTC, so convert from AEST or AEDT) and pauses outside it. The window does not start a migration by itself. | File server to SharePoint migration |
| Incremental passes and reruns | Always Use Delta copies only what changed on each scheduled run. | File server to SharePoint migration |
| File versions | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Google Drive to OneDrive migration with Migration Manager |
| Sharing with outside people | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Google Drive to OneDrive migration with Migration Manager |
| File versions | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Google shared drives to SharePoint and Teams |
| Which tool moves what | Moves mailboxes, calendars, contacts and personal and shared drives between accounts, with permissions and delta passes. | Google Workspace to Google Workspace migration (mergers guide) |
| File versions (revisions) | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Google Workspace to Google Workspace migration (mergers guide) |
| Sharing permissions and comments | Moves drives with permissions. | Google Workspace to Google Workspace migration (mergers guide) |
| Modified dates and authors | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Google Workspace to Google Workspace migration (mergers guide) |
| Contacts | Lists contacts among the items it moves between accounts. | Google Workspace to Google Workspace migration (mergers guide) |
| File versions | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 migration |
| Sharing with outside people | Not stated in Movebot's documentation: test it in your pilot. | Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 migration |
Tools for the same jobs
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.