Azure Data Box vs. VirtaMove

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Data Box
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Azure Data Box is a series of hardware appliances, devices that move data to Azure when busy networks aren’t an option. Data Box users can move large amounts of data to Azure when they are limited by time, network availability, or costs, using common copy tools such as Robocopy. All data is AES-encrypted, and the devices are wiped clean after upload, in accordance with NIST Special Publication 800-88 revision 1 standards.
$345
one-time fee Service fee + Standard shipping fee
VirtaMove
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
VirtaMove (formerly AppZero), offers the eponymous VirtaMove Migration Intelligence Suite allowing the user to move legacy apps to modern, secure servers.N/A
Pricing
Azure Data BoxVirtaMove
Editions & Modules
Data Box Gateway
$125
per month per unit
Data Box
$345
service fee (10 days included) + standard shipping
Data Box Heavy
$5,500
service fee (20 days included) + standard shipping
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Data BoxVirtaMove
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Azure Data BoxVirtaMove
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User Ratings
Azure Data BoxVirtaMove
Likelihood to Recommend
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(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Data BoxVirtaMove
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
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VirtaMove (formerly AppZero)
Best suited for applications where installing from scratch is not an option or a very difficult one. Migrating applications that you are familiar with, you have support for or have done in the past, via AppZero, in my experience, may become more time/resource consuming. In my environment it makes little sense for example to migrate an Office Suite via AppZero. Good at collapsing tiers (e.g. old application whose demand has waned and it no longer needs to serve large number of users). The score is awarded is a bit misleading, AppZero is invaluable when you have no other choice but for mainstream applications its value drops.
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Pros
Microsoft
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VirtaMove (formerly AppZero)
  • When documentation regarding the implementation of an application is missing (e.g. old versions and support is prohibitive to obtain, or in case of homegrown applications) it becomes the tool available to perform the migration.
  • There is always a back-out option, and different approaches/attempts can be made.
  • Will provide you insight on what otherwise would be a "blackbox" application.
  • Allows you to consolidated multi-tiered applications into fewer/single tiers.
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Cons
Microsoft
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VirtaMove (formerly AppZero)
  • I'd like to see a more streamlined migration of applications relying on SQL.
  • I'd like to see better documentation, or perhaps labs/examples available.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
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VirtaMove (formerly AppZero)
I have not use any other application for this purpose. I've selected AppZero based on peer recommendation and found it to fulfill the functionality I was looking for.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
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VirtaMove (formerly AppZero)
  • It has certainly proved to be a worthwhile investment. There were cases where to migrate an application several versions behind with lapsed support would've been a many zeroes expense. Done via AppZero, it was a LOT cheaper.
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