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AWS Application Migration Service vs Nutanix Move comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Application Migration S...
Ranking in Cloud Migration
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Nutanix Move
Ranking in Cloud Migration
6th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of AWS Application Migration Service is 3.5%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Move is 3.7%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Migration
 

Featured Reviews

Dieudonné-Nsabimana - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration with other services has improved migration efficiency
A valuable feature is the schema conversion tool, which allows me to migrate databases, for example, from Oracle to Postgres. The service is fully managed by AWS, which makes it better to use the migration services. It is beneficial to enable phased migration, and the service offers easy integration with other AWS services. The integration of AWS Application Migration Service with AWS makes it a good tool for working with AWS services.
Joel Amate - PeerSpot reviewer
Can migrate workloads in just a click
The automated migration feature is the most effective. It automates the whole process, like installation from VMware to Nutanix AHV cluster. It retains the IP and MAC addresses of VMs and cleans up migrated VMs by removing VMware tools from the source. The automated migration is seamless - when we do the cutover, Nutanix Move powers off the source VM and automatically powers on the virtual machine on the Nutanix cluster. There's also a manual method for workloads that can't be migrated automatically, like Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, which might not have the required PowerShell version. In these cases, we can still migrate using data migration only, but the engineer has to do more work, like reassigning IP and MAC addresses.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product is reasonably priced."
"Live Migration's best feature is that it's free."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the solution's support a ten out of ten."
"AWS Application Migration Service allows us to perform migrations with minimal downtime, which is crucial for our operations."
"The most valuable feature is the live, block-to-block replication."
"I rate AWS Application Migration Service a nine out of ten overall."
"The CloudEndure feature is most valuable because it is user friendly and very simple."
"The solution is stable."
"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"We can change the hypervisor without any downtime."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Move is its simplicity."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Move is how simple it is and the benefit of what it does."
"The automated migration feature is the most effective. It automates the whole process, like installation from VMware to Nutanix AHV cluster. It retains the IP and MAC addresses of VMs and cleans up migrated VMs by removing VMware tools from the source. The automated migration is seamless - when we do the cutover, Nutanix Move powers off the source VM and automatically powers on the virtual machine on the Nutanix cluster."
"The easy migration is the most valuable feature."
 

Cons

"I do not see any improvements required for the CloudEndure."
"I think it is important to have more logs, and more details would be great because we have just logged on the client's side, but there weren't many details on the cloud."
"There are some features in the Migration Factory that could be integrated directly into AWS Application Migration Service."
"One drawback to using CloudEndure is that the default is to give one small, lightweight server, which is created in the cloud."
"Live Migration has some issues with target setups."
"The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps."
"We would like to have a disaster recovery feature included in this solution."
"They should have some tools to migrate the workload from another Nutanix platform."
"The most valuable feature is the automation. The solution will clone the data that you want to migrate, shut down the virtual machine, disconnect it from the network and start the clone virtual machine inside the solution's platform."
"I think Nutanix Move could be improved by adding a way to retry failed migrations. Sometimes when seeding fails, there's no way to redo it without recreating the whole migration plan. I'd like a button to restart the process without creating a migration plan."
"We'd like Nutanix to be more flexible in the future."
"We can migrate from Hyper-V to Acropolis, but we can't move from Acropolis back to Hyper-V. However, we do not have customers who want to, but if we could reassure them that it was possible it would be better. Having our Hyper-V customers have a two-way option that may help. A customer would like to hear that if they do switch they can switch back. I know it's a limitation on Hyper-V but not a limitation on VMware."
"We cannot use the solution to move a machine from Nutanix to other hypervisors."
"Nutanix Move could be made more scalable, so you could do more instead of taking five or ten VMs at a time."
"When you have regular questions, like how do I do something in the tool or when you want to know when can I do anything in the product, the solution's support team can take around three to four days to give you an answer, or they may even sometimes take more time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Live Migration's price is good."
"For me, the price of the tool is cheap and very good. It is flexible pricing since you pay just for what you use."
"It is a free tool."
"The tool is bundled as part of the Nutanix license."
"The product is available for free."
"The solution is open-source."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
21%
Healthcare Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Insurance Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CloudEndure Live Migration?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the solution's support a ten out of ten.
What needs improvement with CloudEndure Live Migration?
The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps. Furthermore, I noticed that performance can vary with the source and t...
What is your primary use case for CloudEndure Live Migration?
For the moment, I am using AWS Application Migration Service for database migration. The first use case involves moving from on-premise to EC2 hosts. Additionally, I have worked with multi-region r...
What do you like most about Nutanix Move?
The easy migration is the most valuable feature.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Move?
I think Nutanix Move could be improved by adding a way to retry failed migrations. Sometimes when seeding fails, there's no way to redo it without recreating the whole migration plan. I'd like a bu...
 

Also Known As

CloudEndure Live Migration
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Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, The Home Depot, JetBlue, Cape Coral, City of Westfield, Cloud Comrade
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