ShareGate is the verb for Microsoft 365 content migration

ShareGate migrates both content and users to Microsoft 365. On the content side: SharePoint (on-premises 2010 to Subscription Edition, or another tenant), Teams, file shares, Box and Google Workspace, including Gmail, calendar, contacts and Drive. On the user side, between tenants: Entra ID users, guests and groups, Exchange Online mailboxes and OneDrive. You can also reorganize sites and Teams inside your own tenant. Not every capability is in every plan, so check pricing.

Pick a tool that tells you what won't make it before the copy runs, and proves what landed after. ShareGate tests every copy first with Source analysis and Pre-check, keeps permissions, metadata, version history and authors once your users are mapped, and re-runs only what changed until cutover. Every copy ends in a report that explains any item that didn't land. And because ShareGate only copies, your source stays untouched.

Yes. ShareGate preserves them, with a few differences depending on the source. SharePoint sites keep their permissions, metadata, version history and authors, as long as your users exist at the destination and are mapped. File shares keep authors, dates and the permissions set directly on files and folders. They have no version history to bring. Google Drive files keep authors, dates and mapped permissions, but not version history. Sharing links never migrate from any source, so owners share again.

Most limits are Microsoft's, not ShareGate's: SharePoint Online accepts files up to 250 GB and file paths up to 400 characters. ShareGate checks your content against them before the move and flags anything that won't fit. A few things don't come across. From file shares, rules that explicitly block someone from a folder don't carry over, because SharePoint has no way to block access, only to grant it. Hidden and system files are skipped. From SharePoint, sharing links don't move, workflows need to be rebuilt, and classic pages stay classic. For both, create your users in Microsoft 365 before you copy, so ShareGate can match each file's permissions and authors to the right person.

With ShareGate, your original content is still there. ShareGate only copies, so the source stays exactly as it was, and you can cancel a copy that's running. Every copy ends with a report that explains anything that didn't copy successfully. Support is included with every subscription: weekdays, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. your time, with a reply within 24 hours on business days. The top plan adds 24/7 support. Agents speak English and French, and ShareGate's AI assistant answers in most languages.

No. Everyday migrations run in ShareGate's desktop app, no scripts required. PowerShell is there when you need scale or more control: moving hundreds of OneDrives at once from a CSV, bringing up to 500 Teams channel posts across as live posts, or migrating Teams private chats between tenants, which only works through PowerShell today. PowerShell isn't in every plan, so check pricing.

ShareGate puts no limit on users or data. Microsoft's speed limits apply to every migration tool, and ShareGate follows Microsoft's retry rules, so the migration keeps going. To get through a big project sooner, use machine activations: each one lets you run migrations on one more computer at the same time. Plans include 1, 5 or 25 activations, and you can add more on the largest plan.

Yes. ShareGate's free trial lasts 15 days, includes every feature and needs no credit card. One catch: it skips some files and list items at random, so you can't use it for a real migration. Pricing is one yearly price per plan, with unlimited users and data. No charge per user, per GB or per migration. See the pricing page for plans and what each includes.