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Google Cloud Migration Center
Mountain View, California, USA
What it is
Google Cloud Migration Center is a platform for planning moves from on-premises systems and other cloud environments to Google Cloud. It estimates future Google Cloud costs from the size and configuration of existing resources, and inventories servers and Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases through automated scanning or manual upload. Assessments can calculate total cost of ownership, map application and network dependencies, and recommend destinations based on technical fit. Planning tools provide migration guidance, including rehost, replatform, and refactor strategies. Infrastructure information can be collected once automatically, continuously, or by manual import. Documented discovery methods cover AWS assets, Azure virtual machines in preview, and on-premises servers and virtual machines. The discovery client can create offline assessment reports without uploading sensitive data. Cost estimates and assessments have no extra charge; other Google Cloud products may incur charges. Discovery and dependency mapping are supported, but continuous replication and database migration are not.
For and against
For
- Estimates future Google Cloud costs from existing resources
- Inventories servers and three database types
- Maps application and network dependencies
- Supports one-time, continuous, and manual data collection
- Offers offline assessment reports without uploading sensitive data
Against
- Continuous replication is not supported
- Database migration is not supported
- Installed discovery client runs only on Windows
- Other Google Cloud products may incur charges
The verdict
Migration Center combines cost estimates, discovery, assessment, and planning for moves to Google Cloud. Its limits on replication and database migration matter for teams seeking those capabilities.
Who it suits
It suits organizations assessing infrastructure and planning a move to Google Cloud. Teams needing offline reports can use the discovery client, though its installed version runs only on Windows and does not discover databases.
Plans and prices
Migration Center
Cost estimates and assessments at no extra cost; other Google Cloud products may incur charges
Read 28 Sep 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
On the record
- Assessment
- Assessments can report total cost of ownership, identify application and network dependencies, and suggest Google Cloud destinations based on technical fit.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Asset discovery
- It can inventory servers and Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases through automatic scanning or manual data upload.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Cloud sources
- Documented discovery methods cover AWS assets and Azure virtual machines in preview, as well as on-premises servers and virtual machines.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Collection options
- Infrastructure data can be collected through automated one-time collection, automated continuous collection, or manual import.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Cost estimates
- It provides rapid estimates of future Google Cloud costs based on the size and configuration of existing resources.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Data collection privacy
- Migration Center says it does not collect application or file-storage data, and, apart from IP addresses, does not collect PII or data subject to PCI or HIPAA compliance requirements.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Discovery client limits
- The installed discovery client runs only on Windows machines, scans Windows and Linux devices, and does not support database asset discovery.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Migration planning
- The platform provides migration planning tools, best practices, and recommendations on what to migrate and how.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Migration strategies
- Migration tools support strategies including rehost, replatform, and refactor.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Offline assessment
- The discovery client CLI runs on Linux and Windows hosts and can create offline assessment reports without uploading sensitive data to Google Cloud.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Preview feature
- Quick TCO Estimator is a Gemini-powered preview for automated TCO estimates and is available in four listed Google Cloud regions.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Google Cloud Migration Center is a unified platform for moving from on-premises or other cloud environments to Google Cloud.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Security
- Discovery client communication to Google Cloud is authenticated with a service account and encrypted using SSL/TLS; collected PII, SPII, and secrets are encrypted at rest with AES128_GCM and Windows DPAPI.docs.cloud.google.com · read 28 Sep 2026
