Have Compared three Exchange Migration Tools which can be used for Cross forest Exchange migrations .
This review is completely based on my thoughts.
| Exchange Migration Tools | Binary Tree | Quest | MigrationWiz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Infrastructure |
Need to build migration infrastructure |
Need to build migration infrastructure |
Complete web based migration |
| Cost per Mailbox |
High(worth it) | Medium | Low |
| Hardware Requirements |
Physical/VM are required. |
Physical/VM are required. |
No Physical/VM are required |
| Time Duration |
Depends on Migration Server Performance |
Depends on Migration Server Performance |
Approx 2 hours for migrating 1 GB mailbox |
| Source Environment Configuration |
The tool will act as integrator from the Source Environment |
The tool will act as integrator from the Source Environment |
Service account requires permissions. |
| Post Migration Action |
Outlook re-configures automatically using auto-discover |
Outlook re-configures automatically using auto-discover |
Outlook Re-Configuration needs to be done manually |
| Rollback Plan in case of failures |
Available | Available | Available |
| Co-existence Tool |
Available | Available | Not available |
| Support | Available | Available | Available |
| Migration Performance |
High performance | Low compared to Binary Tree |
Medium |
| Back-end Tasks |
Naming conversion, folder formatting happens automatically. |
Naming conversion, folder formatting happens automatically. |
Naming conversion, folder formatting happens automatically. |
| Throttling Policy |
Can migrate 1 mailbox per server at a time | Can migrate upto 8 mailboxes per server at a time | No limit |
| Preservation of Existing OST file for Outlook |
Available | Not available | Not available |
| Directory Synchronization Tool |
Available | Available | Not available |
| Public Folder Migration Support |
Available | Available | Available |
| Supported Source Platforms |
Exchange 2003 – 2019 |
Exchange 2003 – 2019 |
Exchange 2003-2019 |
| Additional Source Platforms |
None | None | Office 365 Google Apps Gmail Groupwise LotusNotes Zimbra IMAP/POP |
| Destination Platform (Skipped legacy Platforms) |
Exchange 2010-2013 |
Exchange 2010-2013 |
Exchange 2010-2013 |
| Additional Destination Platforms | Not available in this product |
Not available in this product |
Office 365/Google Apps/Gmail |
Overall Review –
Binary Tree –
Cross forest Exchange to Exchange migrations happens with Ease .
OST Preservation is Unique.
It can provide rich Co-existence. (Note: This review covers only E2E (Exchange to Exchange Migration product from binary tree)
Quest –
It can does the job perfectly for Exchange to Exchange migrations.
Lacks in user friendly interface but fits within the criteria for migration.
Migrationwiz –
Can be used only for data migration.
Pre and Post migration activities needs to be taken care manually.
Best Suitable solution for Service Providers and Small/medium businesses who can do a Cutover Migration
(Same tool can be used for many platforms)
Very Good One
Thank you Sathish
Thank you for the perfect information share for the exchange community.
Thanks & Regards
Qayoum Sharpyade.
Thank you
Hello There,
Is there an article for Domino to Exchange migration with either quest or Binary tools.
I am really new to Notes and i want to get some idea about notes to Exchange 2010 or 2013 Migration.
Thank you.
Regards,
Sachin
I don’t have an article. Contact quest . they will share some. if you are going to buy it .