SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) or Tauri Migration?
SPMT is free and does very well what it was built for: bringing on-premises content into Microsoft 365. It does not take SharePoint Online as a source, and that is where the two tools part ways.
Short answer
Choose SPMT to migrate SharePoint Server 2010 to 2019, or a file share whose NTFS permissions must be kept. Choose Tauri Migration to move from one Microsoft 365 tenant to another, migrate OneDrive accounts between tenants or restructure SharePoint Online.
The comparison
| Tauri Migration | SharePoint Migration Tool | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €250 per seat per month, excl. VAT | Free |
| SharePoint Server 2010 to 2019 as a source | No | Yes |
| SharePoint Online as a source (tenant to tenant) | Yes | No |
| OneDrive to OneDrive in another tenant | Yes | No |
| File share to SharePoint or OneDrive | Yes | Yes |
| NTFS permissions kept | No | Yes |
| SharePoint to file share | Yes | No |
| Version history | Yes | Yes, configurable |
| Re-runs | Incremental, unlimited, target re-checked | Up to 5 automatic re-runs per task |
| Term store across tenants | Yes | No |
| SharePoint 2010 and 2013 workflows | No | Yes, from SharePoint Server |
| Bulk planning | Excel template checked before import | CSV or JSON file, PowerShell |
SPMT features taken from the Microsoft Learn documentation listed under Sources, updated August 2026.
When SPMT is the right choice
- Your content sits on a SharePoint Server farm: Tauri Migration does not take it as a source.
- You are migrating a file share and must keep NTFS permissions exactly.
- The budget is zero and the need is a one-off move into Microsoft 365.
When SPMT cannot help
- Your sites are already in SharePoint Online and must change tenant.
- OneDrive accounts must move from one tenant to another.
- An internal restructure must move libraries with their columns, versions and permissions.
- You need to bring files back from SharePoint to a file share.
Both together
Nothing stops you combining them on one project: SPMT for the SharePoint Server farm moving to the tenant, Tauri Migration for the sites already in Microsoft 365 that change tenant or structure.
Frequently asked questions
Can SPMT migrate from one tenant to another?
Why pay for a tool when SPMT is free?
Test it on your own tenant
The 14-day trial migrates 10% of every library, with versions, metadata and permissions. After you subscribe, an incremental run migrates the rest.