Before migrating to cloud, you need to know what you have, what it costs, and what it will cost on the target cloud. Azure Migrate and AWS Migration Hub both answer these questions — but differently.
What is Azure Migrate?
Microsoft's free, comprehensive migration assessment platform providing discovery, assessment, dependency analysis, cost estimation, and migration execution for VMware, Hyper-V, and physical servers.
What is AWS Migration Hub?
Amazon's central tracking and orchestration service that integrates with specialised tools (AWS MGN, DMS, Migration Evaluator) rather than being a full assessment platform itself.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Azure Migrate | AWS Migration Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Agentless discovery | ✅ Excellent VMware support | ⚠️ Limited |
| Performance-based sizing | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Via Migration Evaluator |
| Cost estimation | ✅ Azure pricing | ✅ AWS pricing |
| Dependency visualisation | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Multi-cloud comparison | ❌ Azure only | ❌ AWS only |
| Price | Free | Free |
When to Use Azure Migrate
- Target cloud is Azure
- Migrating VMware vSphere or Hyper-V environments
- You want a single integrated platform from assessment to execution
- Microsoft-heavy workloads where Hybrid Benefit will be significant
When to Use AWS Migration Hub
- Target cloud is AWS
- Complex multi-wave migration with many teams and tools
- Physical server migrations beyond VMs
The Best Approach: Use Both + TCOIQ
- Deploy Azure Migrate for deep VMware/Hyper-V discovery
- Export the assessment report (Excel format)
- Upload to TCOIQ Pro for AI-powered multi-cloud comparison
- Get a unified TCO report covering Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI
This gives you the best discovery data from Azure Migrate combined with multi-cloud comparison that neither tool can provide alone.
TCOIQ reads Azure Migrate and AWS Cost Explorer reports directly. Upload your export and get a full multi-cloud TCO comparison in minutes.
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