Migration
What is ShareGate?
Quick answer
ShareGate is an independent software vendor product for Microsoft 365 migration and management. Teams commonly use it for SharePoint and Teams content migration, pre-migration inventory and assessment reporting, and day-to-day administration such as permissions cleanup. It complements rather than replaces planning: assessment findings still need IA decisions, wave plans, and validation sign-off. Evaluate the current edition, licensing, and source-system coverage against your program before committing — vendor capabilities change frequently.
Key takeaways
- Third-party migration, assessment, and admin product.
- Strong fit for SharePoint and Teams administrator-led moves.
- Verify edition, coverage, and licensing against your scenario.
Detailed Explanation
ShareGate is an independent software vendor product for Microsoft 365 migration and management. Teams commonly use it for SharePoint and Teams content migration, pre-migration inventory and assessment reporting, and day-to-day administration such as permissions cleanup. It complements rather than replaces planning: assessment findings still need IA decisions, wave plans, and validation sign-off. Evaluate the current edition, licensing, and source-system coverage against your program before committing — vendor capabilities change frequently.
How it works
Run inventory and assessment reports first to surface long paths, large lists, and permission sprawl. Remediate blockers, migrate pilot libraries, validate counts and permissions with owners, then proceed in departmental waves with exception reports until deltas reach zero.
Limitations and considerations
Tooling never substitutes for cleanup, IA design, and validation. Confirm source and target coverage plus licensing for your exact scenario with the vendor’s current documentation.
For broader context, see the Migration Hub — it collects the guides around this topic.
When to use it
Shortlist ShareGate for administrator-led SharePoint and Teams migrations where assessment reporting and straightforward moves matter most.
Practical example
A 10,000-file file-share program runs ShareGate’s inventory report first, discovering the long-path blockers that shape the remediation sprint before any migration wave.