NetApp Data Migrator vs Atempo Miria for Migration

NetApp Data Migrator9.4Visit Atempo Miria for Migration8.5Visit

Higher score NetApp Data Migrator #1 in Storage Migration Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit NetApp

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Atempo Miria for Migration #7 in Storage Migration Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Atempo

• NetApp Data Migrator fits best

  Free enterprise NAS migrations

• Atempo Miria for Migration fits best

  Cross-platform media and file migrations

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Side by side

Feature	NetApp Data Migrator 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Atempo Miria for Migration 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Storage Migration Software	#7 in Storage Migration Software
Best for	Free enterprise NAS migrations	Cross-platform media and file migrations
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Compliance	2FA	GDPR
Integrations	7 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features NetApp Data Migrator 4/4 · Atempo Miria for Migration 4/4
Metadata preservation	✓	✓
Access preservation	✓	✓
Cutover orchestration	✓	✓
Migration reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Workload scope	File	File
Migration mode	Both	Both
Supported platforms	Any NAS server, including Dell Isilon, ONTAP, Vanilla Linux, Windows, and Cloud Volumes ONTAP; destinations include Azure NetApp Files, Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, and Cloud Volumes ONTAP; protocols include NFS 4.1/3.0 and SMB 3.1/3.0/2.0	GPFS, Lustre, Isilon, StorNext, Panasas, DDN, Qumulo, Huawei, Windows, macOS, Linux, cloud and object storage
Our review
Pros	Supports NFS and SMB migrations with incremental synchronization Preserves permissions, ACLs, identities, and file timestamps Provides cutover workflows and checksum-validated custody reports	Supports cloud, object, NAS, and shared-file migrations Preserves ACLs and user/group information during migration Provides scheduling, cutover, and detailed progress reporting
Cons	Runs on user-managed virtual machines and worker nodes Destinations focus on NetApp cloud storage services Professional services are priced separately	Pricing requires contacting Atempo Designed for large, complex storage migration projects Configuration spans many storage platforms and migration controls
Our verdict	NetApp Data Migrator is software for moving unstructured file data from on-premises or third-party NAS storage to NetApp cloud storage services. It supports NFS and SMB workloads, including sources such as Dell Isilon, ONTAP, Vanilla… Read the review →	Atempo Miria for Migration moves and synchronizes large unstructured file datasets across heterogeneous storage environments. It is suited to organizations handling file migrations across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid storage, including… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• NetApp Data Migrator — where it wins

  • Supports NFS and SMB migrations with incremental synchronization
  • Preserves permissions, ACLs, identities, and file timestamps
  • Provides cutover workflows and checksum-validated custody reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Runs on user-managed virtual machines and worker nodes
  • Destinations focus on NetApp cloud storage services
  • Professional services are priced separately

• Atempo Miria for Migration — where it wins

  • Supports cloud, object, NAS, and shared-file migrations
  • Preserves ACLs and user/group information during migration
  • Provides scheduling, cutover, and detailed progress reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Atempo
  • Designed for large, complex storage migration projects
  • Configuration spans many storage platforms and migration controls

• NetApp Data Migrator9.4/10 · Free plan

  A free, migration-focused option for enterprise NAS moves into NetApp cloud storage.

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• Atempo Miria for Migration8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad migration tool for moving and synchronizing files across cloud, object, NAS, and shared storage.

  Visit AtempoFull verdict →