Azure Storage Mover vs Peer Global File Service
| Azure Storage Mover | Peer Global File Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Free trial | Yes | |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | self-hosted, Web | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Workload scope | file | file |
| Migration mode | batch | both |
| Metadata preservation | Yes | Yes |
| Access preservation | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | SMB 2.x/3.x, NFS 3/4, AWS S3, AWS FSx SMB, GCS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, NAS, servers, workstations | Windows File Servers, Linux File Servers, NetApp, Nutanix Files, Dell PowerScale, Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity, Dell PowerEdge, Amazon FSx for ONTAP, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, S3, Azure Blob |
| Cutover orchestration | Yes | Yes |
| Migration reporting | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | hybrid | |
| Global namespace | Yes | |
| Local caching | Yes | |
| Supported protocols | SMB, NFS v3, NFS v4 | |
| Cloud storage targets | Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, NetApp StorageGRID, Nutanix Objects | |
| Edge synchronization | Yes |
Listed together in Best Storage Migration Software