NetApp Data Migrator vs Datadobi DobiMigrate

NetApp Data Migrator9.4Visit Datadobi DobiMigrate8.6Visit

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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Datadobi DobiMigrate #6 in Storage Migration Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Datadobi

• NetApp Data Migrator fits best

  Free enterprise NAS migrations

• Datadobi DobiMigrate fits best

  Auditable file and object cutovers

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Side by side

Feature	NetApp Data Migrator 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Datadobi DobiMigrate 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Storage Migration Software	#6 in Storage Migration Software
Best for	Free enterprise NAS migrations	Auditable file and object cutovers
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
Compliance	2FA	SOC 2
Integrations	7 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Enterprise
Features NetApp Data Migrator 4/4 · Datadobi DobiMigrate 4/4
Metadata preservation	✓	✓
Access preservation	✓	✓
Cutover orchestration	✓	✓
Migration reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Workload scope	File	Not checked yet
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	SMB/CIFS, NFSv3, S3, AWS, Dell EMC ECS, Dell EMC VNX, Dell EMC Isilon, NetApp StorageGRID, NetApp SnapLock, Cloudian HyperStore
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	Tracks changes iteratively and supports planned cutovers with rollback. Validates migrations with checksums and chain-of-custody reporting. Supports SMB, NFS, object storage, REST API access, and VM deployment.
Cons	Runs on user-managed virtual machines and worker nodes Destinations focus on NetApp cloud storage services Professional services are priced separately	Pricing follows a contact-sales model. The product is proprietary rather than open source. Its focus is file and object migration, not block storage workloads.
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 →	Datadobi DobiMigrate is enterprise software for moving file and object data between heterogeneous storage platforms, including on-premises and cloud environments. It is suited to organizations managing complex NAS, object-storage, and… 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

• Datadobi DobiMigrate — where it wins

  • Tracks changes iteratively and supports planned cutovers with rollback.
  • Validates migrations with checksums and chain-of-custody reporting.
  • Supports SMB, NFS, object storage, REST API access, and VM deployment.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing follows a contact-sales model.
  • The product is proprietary rather than open source.
  • Its focus is file and object migration, not block storage workloads.

• NetApp Data Migrator9.4/10 · Free plan

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

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• Datadobi DobiMigrate8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A strong fit for auditable file and object cutovers across heterogeneous storage.

  Visit DatadobiFull verdict →