NetApp Data Migrator vs Komprise Elastic Data Migration

NetApp Data Migrator9.4Visit Komprise Elastic Data Migration9.2Visit

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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Komprise Elastic Data Migration #2 in Storage Migration Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Komprise

• NetApp Data Migrator fits best

  Free enterprise NAS migrations

• Komprise Elastic Data Migration fits best

  Large heterogeneous file migrations

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Side by side

Feature	NetApp Data Migrator 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Komprise Elastic Data Migration 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Storage Migration Software	#2 in Storage Migration Software
Best for	Free enterprise NAS migrations	Large heterogeneous 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	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Enterprise
Features NetApp Data Migrator 4/4 · Komprise Elastic Data 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	NFS, SMB, S3/object, NAS, Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, AWS FSx, Azure Blob, Azure Files, Azure NetApp Files, Google Cloud Storage, IBM Cloud Object Storage, NetApp ONTAP, NetApp StorageGRID, Nutanix Files, Pure Storage FlashBlade, Pure Storage FlashArray, Qumulo, VAST Data Platform, Wasabi, Windows Server, Cloudian, Scality
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	Parallelizes NFS, SMB, and S3/object migrations Preserves metadata, permissions, and access controls Supports continuous or zero-cutover migration with 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 a sales conversation Enterprise scope may exceed lightweight migration needs Migration planning spans many storage and access dependencies
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 →	Komprise Elastic Data Migration is an enterprise platform for moving file and object data across NAS, data centers, clouds, and object storage. It is designed for large migration programs involving heterogeneous environments, 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

• Komprise Elastic Data Migration — where it wins

  • Parallelizes NFS, SMB, and S3/object migrations
  • Preserves metadata, permissions, and access controls
  • Supports continuous or zero-cutover migration with reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Enterprise scope may exceed lightweight migration needs
  • Migration planning spans many storage and access dependencies

• NetApp Data Migrator9.4/10 · Free plan

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

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• Komprise Elastic Data Migration9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise platform for complex file and object migrations across hybrid storage.

  Visit KompriseFull verdict →