Oracle Cloud Migrations vs AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service)

Oracle Cloud Migrations8.8Visit AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service)8.7Visit

Higher score Oracle Cloud Migrations #5 in Cloud Migration Tools 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Oracle Cloud

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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

• Oracle Cloud Migrations fits best

  Free VMware and AWS migrations to Oracle Cloud

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

  Rehosting servers to Amazon EC2

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Side by side

Feature	Oracle Cloud Migrations 8.8/10 Visit ↗	AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service) 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Cloud Migration Tools	#6 in Cloud Migration Tools
Best for	Free VMware and AWS migrations to Oracle Cloud	Rehosting servers to Amazon EC2
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free	90-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Oracle Cloud Migrations 2/4 · AWS Transform MGN (formerly AWS Application Migration Service) 3/4
Discovery & assessment	✓	✓
Dependency mapping	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Continuous replication	✓	✓
Database migration	—	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Saas	Saas
Included workload limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free migration service with no additional service cost Discovery, replication, recommendations, cost estimates, and deployment in one workflow REST API and CLI access alongside the OCI Console	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	Focused on VMware and AWS source environments Database migration is not supported OCI resources used during and after migration cost extra	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	Oracle Cloud Migrations is an OCI-managed service for organizations moving virtual machine workloads from VMware and Amazon Web Services into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. It covers external asset discovery, migration projects, migration… 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

• Oracle Cloud Migrations — where it wins

  • Free migration service with no additional service cost
  • Discovery, replication, recommendations, cost estimates, and deployment in one workflow
  • REST API and CLI access alongside the OCI Console

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on VMware and AWS source environments
  • Database migration is not supported
  • OCI resources used during and after migration cost extra

• 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

• Oracle Cloud Migrations8.8/10 · Free plan

  A free OCI service for discovering, planning, replicating, and launching VM workloads.

  Visit Oracle CloudFull 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 →