Google Cloud Migration Center

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Score7.1

Rank#2 of 23

PriceFree

Free planYes

Runs onAPI, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows

Summary

Google Cloud Migration Center helps plan moves from on-premises systems or other cloud environments to Google Cloud. It can estimate future Google Cloud costs from existing resource sizes and configurations, and inventory servers and Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases. Assessments can report total cost of ownership, map application and network dependencies, and suggest Google Cloud destinations based on technical fit. Planning tools offer migration guidance and support rehost, replatform, and refactor strategies. Infrastructure data can be collected automatically once or continuously, or imported manually. Documented discovery methods include AWS assets, Azure virtual machines in preview, and on-premises servers and virtual machines. Its Linux and Windows discovery client can create offline assessment reports without uploading sensitive data; the installed client itself runs only on Windows and does not discover databases. Migration Center says it does not collect application or file-storage data. Cost estimates and assessments are available at no extra cost, though other Google Cloud products may incur charges.

Who it is for

Migration Center suits organizations assessing servers, databases, costs, and dependencies before moving workloads to Google Cloud. It is relevant to teams planning rehosting, replatforming, or refactoring.

What is good

Estimates future Google Cloud costs from existing resources.
Assesses total cost of ownership and dependencies.
Offers manual and automated infrastructure collection.
Offline reports can be created without uploading sensitive data.
Cost estimates and assessments have no extra charge.

What to know first

Continuous replication is not supported.
Database migration is not supported.
Installed discovery client runs only on Windows.
The installed client does not discover database assets.

Verdict

Migration Center provides discovery, assessment, and planning for moves to Google Cloud, with cost estimates and assessments at no extra cost. Its scope is planning rather than database migration or continuous replication.

Google Cloud Migration Center plans and pricing

All plans

Migration Center Free Cost estimates and assessments at no extra cost; other Google Cloud products may incur charges docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026

Compared on cloud migration tools

Free plan: Yescloud.google.com
Discovery & assessment: Yescloud.google.com
Dependency mapping: Yescloud.google.com
Continuous replication: Nocloud.google.com
Database migration: Nocloud.google.com
Deployment model: bothcloud.google.com

Facts

Purpose: Google Cloud Migration Center is a unified platform for moving from on-premises or other cloud environments to Google Cloud.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Cost estimates: It provides rapid estimates of future Google Cloud costs based on the size and configuration of existing resources.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Asset discovery: It can inventory servers and Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases through automatic scanning or manual data upload.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Assessment: Assessments can report total cost of ownership, identify application and network dependencies, and suggest Google Cloud destinations based on technical fit.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Migration planning: The platform provides migration planning tools, best practices, and recommendations on what to migrate and how.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Migration strategies: Migration tools support strategies including rehost, replatform, and refactor.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Collection options: Infrastructure data can be collected through automated one-time collection, automated continuous collection, or manual import.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Cloud sources: Documented discovery methods cover AWS assets and Azure virtual machines in preview, as well as on-premises servers and virtual machines.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Offline assessment: The discovery client CLI runs on Linux and Windows hosts and can create offline assessment reports without uploading sensitive data to Google Cloud.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Discovery client limits: The installed discovery client runs only on Windows machines, scans Windows and Linux devices, and does not support database asset discovery.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Security: Discovery client communication to Google Cloud is authenticated with a service account and encrypted using SSL/TLS; collected PII, SPII, and secrets are encrypted at rest with AES128_GCM and Windows DPAPI.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Data collection privacy: Migration Center says it does not collect application or file-storage data, and, apart from IP addresses, does not collect PII or data subject to PCI or HIPAA compliance requirements.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026
Preview feature: Quick TCO Estimator is a Gemini-powered preview for automated TCO estimates and is available in four listed Google Cloud regions.docs.cloud.google.com · 28 Sept 2026