CodeTwo Exchange Migration vs Microsoft Cross-tenant User Data Migration

CodeTwo Exchange Migration8.3Visit MCMicrosoft Cross-tenant User Data Migration8.2Visit

Higher score CodeTwo Exchange Migration #4 in Email Migration Software 8.3/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 7 features Visit CodeTwo

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MC Microsoft Cross-tenant User Data Migration #5 in Email Migration Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 7 features Visit Microsoft

• CodeTwo Exchange Migration fits best

  Exchange administrators needing staged workflows

• Microsoft Cross-tenant User Data Migration fits best

  Microsoft 365 cross-tenant migrations

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Side by side

Feature	CodeTwo Exchange Migration 8.3/10 Visit ↗	MCMicrosoft Cross-tenant User Data Migration 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.3	8.2
Ranking	#4 in Email Migration Software	#5 in Email Migration Software
Best for	Exchange administrators needing staged workflows	Microsoft 365 cross-tenant migrations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud
Support	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CodeTwo Exchange Migration 6/7 · Microsoft Cross-tenant User Data Migration 5/7
Calendar migration	✓	✓
Contacts migration	✓	✓
Tenant-to-tenant moves	—	✓ (best)
Staged migration	✓	✓
Microsoft 365 support	✓	✓
Google Workspace support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
IMAP support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Exchange, Microsoft 365, IMAP, and Google Workspace migrations Handles mailboxes, public folders, archives, calendars, and contacts Includes staged, hybrid, delta, cross-forest, and cross-domain workflows	Cross-tenant Exchange migration with phased batches Moves email, contacts, calendars, tasks, and notes Includes OneDrive plus Teams chats and meetings migration
Cons	Runs on Windows as a self-hosted application Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migration is handled by a separate product The trial allows a maximum of 10 items per folder	Requires a per-user, one-time migration license Pricing requires contacting sales API and PowerShell workflows require administrator involvement
Our verdict	CodeTwo Exchange Migration is a locally installed Windows application for moving mailbox and public-folder data to on-premises Exchange Server. It is intended for Exchange administrators managing migrations from Microsoft 365, on-premises… Read the review →	Microsoft Cross-tenant User Data Migration is a Microsoft 365 add-on for moving user data between separate tenants. It fits organizations handling mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or reorganizations where Exchange Online data must move… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CodeTwo Exchange Migration — where it wins

  • Supports Exchange, Microsoft 365, IMAP, and Google Workspace migrations
  • Handles mailboxes, public folders, archives, calendars, and contacts
  • Includes staged, hybrid, delta, cross-forest, and cross-domain workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Runs on Windows as a self-hosted application
  • Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migration is handled by a separate product
  • The trial allows a maximum of 10 items per folder

• Microsoft Cross-tenant User Data Migration — where it wins

  • Cross-tenant Exchange migration with phased batches
  • Moves email, contacts, calendars, tasks, and notes
  • Includes OneDrive plus Teams chats and meetings migration

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a per-user, one-time migration license
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • API and PowerShell workflows require administrator involvement

• CodeTwo Exchange Migration8.3/10 · 30-day trial

  A Windows-based migration tool for staged, hybrid, and cross-environment Exchange moves.

  Visit CodeTwoFull verdict →
• MCMicrosoft Cross-tenant User Data Migration8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused Microsoft 365 migration add-on for phased, cross-tenant data moves.

  Visit MicrosoftFull verdict →