Cigati Email Migrator vs CloudM Migrate

Cigati Email Migrator transfers PST and OST files and IMAP mailboxes to file formats and email platforms. It supports single and bulk migrations, including importing IMAP accounts in batches from a CSV file. Destinations include PST, PDF, Office 365, IMAP, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365/Outlook; IMAP migrations also support additional export formats. The product says it preserves folder structure, email properties, attachments, contacts, calendars, and tasks. Users can filter by date range and folders, and PST/OST jobs can also filter by item type. Duplicate detection compares subject, sender, recipient, CC, and body, while an option skips items transferred earlier. Migration reports list successful, skipped, and failed items. PST/OST migrations can export contacts as VCF and calendars as ICS, and split output PST files by a user-defined size. Preview is available for a single selected PST/OST file and for IMAP mailboxes after a successful connection. The free demo transfers only the first 100 emails per folder; the page does not state a time limit. For Microsoft 365 IMAP migration using modern authentication, administrator consent is generally required, though user-level credentials may work where supported. Cigati says its products process data locally.

CloudM Migrate moves users, mail, files and shared data to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. It handles mailboxes, folders, attachments, contacts and calendars, and supports more than 20 source platforms, including on-premises servers, Zimbra, Box and Dropbox. Before migration, discovery scans mailbox volumes, item counts, folder depth and potential issues. Pilot, bulk and delta passes support phased moves and data catch-up through cutover; reporting, audit logs and service logs help track progress and diagnose issues. Customers can choose CloudM-hosted deployment or run Migrate in their own infrastructure. In self-hosted deployments, migration content stays within customer-controlled infrastructure, is encrypted in transit, and temporary files use AES-256 encryption. Each license includes a 12-month migration license and unlimited catch-up runs during that period. Document version history is supported for Microsoft 365 destinations, while Google Workspace receives only the latest document version. CloudM offers serviced migration options, including planning, execution, go-live and post-migration support. Pricing is on request, with license options priced per user or data volume and serviced migration available by quote.