AWS Migration Evaluator vs Faddom

AWS Migration Evaluator7.9Visit Faddom7.8Visit

Higher score AWS Migration Evaluator #6 in Cloud Migration Assessment Tools 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit site

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Faddom #8 in Cloud Migration Assessment Tools 7.8/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Faddom

• AWS Migration Evaluator fits best

  Teams building an AWS migration business case

• Faddom fits best

  Teams needing agentless dependency mapping before migration

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Migration Evaluator 7.9/10 Visit ↗	Faddom 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.8
Ranking	#6 in Cloud Migration Assessment Tools	#8 in Cloud Migration Assessment Tools
Best for	Teams building an AWS migration business case	Teams needing agentless dependency mapping before migration
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request · 14-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Cloud
Support	Docs	Email, Phone
Compliance	GDPR	ISO 27001
Integrations	2 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Migration Evaluator 1/2 · Faddom 1/2
Dependency mapping	—	✓ (best)
Cloud cost estimates	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Cloud targets	AWS	Not checked yet
Discovery method	Agentless	Not checked yet
Workload coverage	Physical and virtual x86 servers; Microsoft SQL Server databases; attached block storage	Not checked yet
Report exports	CSV; JSON; Excel	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Agentless discovery or inventory and utilization file uploads Compares EC2, EBS, and operating-system license costs Business-case reports with CSV, JSON, and Excel exports	Agentless discovery maps servers, applications, cloud services, and dependencies. Real-time traffic visibility supports impact analysis and anomaly detection. Offline, DMZ, and hybrid deployment options fit constrained environments.
Cons	Assesses AWS only, not other cloud targets Dependency visualization requires AWS Migration Hub Covers specified server, storage, and SQL Server workloads	Pricing requires a sales conversation and is customized by deployment factors. Migration analysis emphasizes dependencies rather than cost estimation. Standalone virtual-appliance deployment may require infrastructure planning.
Our verdict	AWS Migration Evaluator is a managed assessment service for organizations planning to migrate on-premises workloads to AWS. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise teams that need cost estimates and a business case before committing to a… Read the review →	Faddom is an agentless infrastructure and application dependency mapping platform for IT, security, cloud, and infrastructure teams. It discovers servers, applications, software, cloud services, and dependencies across on-premises, cloud,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Migration Evaluator — where it wins

  • Agentless discovery or inventory and utilization file uploads
  • Compares EC2, EBS, and operating-system license costs
  • Business-case reports with CSV, JSON, and Excel exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Assesses AWS only, not other cloud targets
  • Dependency visualization requires AWS Migration Hub
  • Covers specified server, storage, and SQL Server workloads

• Faddom — where it wins

  • Agentless discovery maps servers, applications, cloud services, and dependencies.
  • Real-time traffic visibility supports impact analysis and anomaly detection.
  • Offline, DMZ, and hybrid deployment options fit constrained environments.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation and is customized by deployment factors.
  • Migration analysis emphasizes dependencies rather than cost estimation.
  • Standalone virtual-appliance deployment may require infrastructure planning.

• AWS Migration Evaluator7.9/10 · Free plan

  A free AWS assessment service for estimating migration costs and preparing business cases.

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• Faddom7.8/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A focused choice for agentless discovery and dependency-led migration planning.

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