ShareGate, the leading Microsoft 365 migration and governance platform trusted by over 100,000 IT professionals, has announced the launch of Entra ID migration for Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant scenarios. For the first time, ShareGate Migrate users can manage the entire migration sequence in a single tool under a flat-rate subscription with unlimited users and data.
Until now, teams relied on manual PowerShell scripts, hand-built user lists, or separate identity tools. With this release, they can manage the full sequence in one place: identity first, then mailbox, then workloads including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.
Streamlined Migration Process
Before execution, teams can review and adjust user and group mappings, identify conflicts, and validate identities before any mailbox or file is moved. The result: permissions follow, content reaches the right users, and employees are productive on day one.
“I’ve seen many tenant-to-tenant migrations run into trouble before a single mailbox or workload moves. Identity conflicts surface mid-run, and suddenly, you’re making decisions under pressure with users already affected. Having Entra ID, mailbox, and workloads in one tool means you resolve those conflicts during planning, with full visibility into what will be created, updated, or skipped before anything runs. That’s the difference between a migration you control and one that controls you,” said Richard Harbridge, Principal Industry Advisor at ShareGate.
Key Capabilities
The addition expands ShareGate’s support across critical stages of Microsoft 365 migrations, enabling teams to:
- Migrate user accounts, security groups, Microsoft 365 groups, and group memberships
- Assign licenses via CSV
- Detect conflicts before execution
- Validate identity mappings deterministically
- Safely re-run migration waves as projects evolve
- View all identity decisions in one place, with conflicts flagged before execution
- Override automated matches and map identities manually when needed
Industry Feedback
“We tested Entra ID Migration before it was widely available, and it’s already changed how we think about tenant migrations. Identity is handled before we ever touch a mailbox. That’s not something we could say before,” said Nebojsa Prokic, Cloud Architect at SoftwareOne.
“Anyone who’s worked through a tenant-to-tenant migration knows the data move is only part of the challenge. The real work is understanding identities, permissions, and dependencies before cutover. ShareGate’s Entra ID Migration gave us visibility into those relationships early, which meant fewer surprises and a lot more confidence when it was time to execute,” said Kevin Meija, Project Engineer at Kite Technology Group.
