ForensiT User Profile Wizard vs PickMeApp

ForensiT User Profile Wizard configures an existing Windows user profile for a new account while keeping its data and settings in place. The in-place migration does not move, copy, or delete data, and the tool supports local, Active Directory, hybrid, and Entra ID/Azure AD accounts. It also supports Active Directory and Samba domains, including moving a computer from a domain back to a workgroup. The free Personal Edition is GUI-only. Professional Edition costs $149.95, paid once, billed per technician, and provides a perpetual license for GUI migrations one computer at a time, without automation or scripting. Corporate Edition costs $3.50 a year, billed per seat for a one-year subscription, with a 50-license minimum; it adds automated migrations, scripting, command-line use, automatic script generation, and secure execution of additional code. Professional and Corporate push migrations require File and Printer Sharing and discoverable machines. A Deployment Kit can create a single executable for rollout through Group Policy or desktop management software. The tool does not migrate profiles between computers. Windows downloads are listed for Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, and Windows XP.

PickMeApp packages applications and their settings from a Windows PC so they can be installed on another PC. PickMeApp Pro manages discovery, installation, upgrades, removal, capture, and transfer; its command-line commands can automate those functions. PickMeApp Installer works with MSI, EXE, and PAD packages as well as proprietary TAP and TAD formats, and can create collections from a list of 20,000 software titles. The software can work offline with local repositories of custom software. Pro supports Windows XP and later and manages 32-bit and 64-bit programs on either 32-bit or 64-bit Windows computers. The maker reports successful capture and transfer of more than 15,000 software products and versions. Relocator moves installed applications between drives on the same computer; some moves need a restart and another run. Transfers to another PC depend on compatibility with its operating system. Free Relocator and Installer plans have no license count or expiration and contain no adware. Light costs $10 a year; Pro costs 30.00 USD once.