Azure Migrate vs AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service)

Azure Migrate9.4Visit AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service)8.7Visit

Higher score Azure Migrate #1 in Cloud Migration Tools 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Azure Migrate

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AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service) #6 in Cloud Migration Tools 8.7/10 90-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit site

• Azure Migrate fits best

  End-to-end Azure migration planning and execution

• AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service) fits best

  Rehosting servers to Amazon EC2

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Migrate 9.4/10 Visit ↗	AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service) 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Cloud Migration Tools	#6 in Cloud Migration Tools
Best for	End-to-end Azure migration planning and execution	Rehosting servers to Amazon EC2
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	90-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure Migrate 4/4 · AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service) 3/4
Discovery & assessment	✓	✓
Dependency mapping	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Continuous replication	✓	✓
Database migration	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Both	Saas
Included workload limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Agentless discovery, readiness checks, rightsizing, and Azure cost estimates Dependency visualization, replication, testing, and cutover workflows Integrated tools for servers, databases, web apps, and offline data transfer	Continuous block-level replication supports migration with minimal downtime Orchestrates testing and cutover for controlled migration waves Supports physical, virtual, cloud, Windows, and Linux source servers
Cons	Server migration licensing is $25 per instance monthly after 180 days Azure storage, transactions, and data transfer can add replication costs Some dependency visualization uses agents and may incur separate charges	Targets Amazon EC2 rather than a broad range of destination platforms Agent-based replication applies to supported Windows and Linux servers EC2 and EBS charges can apply during replication, testing, and cutover
Our verdict	Azure Migrate is Microsoft’s cloud migration service for organizations moving on-premises infrastructure, applications, databases, web apps, and workloads from other public clouds to Azure. It combines workload discovery, readiness… Read the review →	AWS Transform MGN is a managed service for rehosting applications and servers to Amazon EC2. It is designed for migrations from physical, virtual, or cloud infrastructure, including on-premises workloads, other public clouds, and moves… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure Migrate — where it wins

  • Agentless discovery, readiness checks, rightsizing, and Azure cost estimates
  • Dependency visualization, replication, testing, and cutover workflows
  • Integrated tools for servers, databases, web apps, and offline data transfer

  Where it doesn't

  • Server migration licensing is $25 per instance monthly after 180 days
  • Azure storage, transactions, and data transfer can add replication costs
  • Some dependency visualization uses agents and may incur separate charges

• AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service) — where it wins

  • Continuous block-level replication supports migration with minimal downtime
  • Orchestrates testing and cutover for controlled migration waves
  • Supports physical, virtual, cloud, Windows, and Linux source servers

  Where it doesn't

  • Targets Amazon EC2 rather than a broad range of destination platforms
  • Agent-based replication applies to supported Windows and Linux servers
  • EC2 and EBS charges can apply during replication, testing, and cutover

• Azure Migrate9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad Azure migration workspace with free assessment tools and time-limited server migration licensing.

  Visit Azure MigrateFull verdict →
• AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service)8.7/10 · 90-day trial

  A focused AWS service for orchestrated server rehosting with replication, testing, and cutover.

  Visit siteFull verdict →