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AWS Snowball vs OpenText Migrate​ comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

AWS Snowball
Ranking in Cloud Migration
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Data Migration Appliances (1st)
OpenText Migrate​
Ranking in Cloud Migration
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Migration Tools (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of AWS Snowball is 2.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Migrate​ is 4.2%, down from 6.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Migration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Migrate​4.2%
AWS Snowball2.1%
Other93.7%
Cloud Migration
 

Featured Reviews

Kevin-Davis - PeerSpot reviewer
Global CTO AWS Business Group at Eviden
Seamless data transfer and efficient migration with customizable storage sizes
I like that I can take data and send it straight to S3 when it loads in. The interface for getting my data onto the Snowball is so streamlined. I don't know if you've ever seen it before. It's really cool. I connect them to the backplane of our existing network. I'm able to address it quickly and move the data quickly inside my customers' data centers. There's a little screen on it, which changes the UPS codes and all that stuff. The label and everything AWS electronic, so I don't have to deal with shipping issues. It makes it super simple and easy to use from end to end.
Ludovik DOPIERALA - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Service Line at ARTEMYS INVEST
Migration projects have become faster and have saved significant time on complex workloads
OpenText Migrate is our primary tool. I know they have a lot of other products like DNS and tools from cybersecurity, but we don't use it at this time. On Demand Recovery, for recovery, we use another tool from OpenText. It's C2C. It's a product to back up the mailbox. I don't know what I can find at this time. So maybe yes, but the last time I used it was a few months ago. It does the job, so I don't have an opinion on this currently. They don't have a lot of marketing actions. We know this product because we are an OpenText partner for the C2C. But it's another division. It's another part of the company. So we don't have a lot of information. So, I think they can improve the communication for the end-user because a lot of customers do not know OpenText, and they don't know they can provide this type of tool. My overall rating for this product is 9.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The interface is great! It's user-friendly."
"The support team's awesome, and they've always been very responsive."
"I like that I can take data and send it straight to S3 when it loads in."
"The solution is elastic."
"The way the data is moved is very clever. Also, the interface is very simple and user-friendly."
"We are a very large company with around 20 million users that include architects, developers, and admin staff, and it's a very nice service we would highly recommend."
"AWS helps save time and costs, being a managed cloud provider with evolving services."
"The flexibility of AWS Snowball is valuable. Its security allows for the ability to move and secure data without concern if the device is lost and the option to trace it back to AWS data centers."
"Carbonite Migrate is helpful on an infrastructure level."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"It is a good third-party migration tool because it can be used with clients who have heterogeneous environments."
"OpenText Migrate is a very good product because it is an older product and they have a lot of tools, and they have a lot of experience on the migration tools."
"Carbonite Migrate works well in Windows platform migrations and in the case of a VML platform. The migration is smooth in Windows environments."
 

Cons

"It would be helpful if Snowball provided more kinds of connectivity. That will make it easier to add and move data."
"It's not cheap."
"It does have room for improvement. The ability to better ingest some of the big data."
"There's always room for improvement as you use the service more and gain expertise. Some challenges I've faced include the time factor (data transfer can be time-consuming), data validation after the transfer, risks associated with physical handling and shipping of the device, and ensuring data security during transit."
"The stability of the solution isn't ideal and should be improved."
"Snowball is not interesting and is a pain to deal with."
"24/7 support is more expensive on AWS compared to Azure."
"If AWS Snowball is intercepted, there is a potential risk of unauthorized access to the data."
"Migration in RHEL and Linux environments can be improved."
"We find it very difficult to use these tools in a multi-cloud environment"
"Migration in RHEL and Linux environments can be improved. During RHEL migration with multiple data areas, you have to create a similar source environment at the destination. This can be challenging because you have to install it, create the VM, install over it, and mount it at the mount point. Only then can you do the migration."
"The pricing for the customer is always too expensive."
"Carbonite failed when moving GIS data."
"If we had to move 100 applications across a multi-cloud environment, then this solution would not work."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's not a cheap solution, but the price is right for the product."
"The tool's pricing depends on the type of Snowball device you choose, the amount of data you need to transfer, and the service fees involved. There’s a standard price for larger data transfers and a flat job fee, which includes the first ten days of on-site usage. Typically, there are no additional data transfer fees."
"The licensing costs are really high."
"In terms of pricing, I think it's an expensive tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
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Questions from the Community

Which is better - Microsoft Azure Data Box or AWS Snowball?
Microsoft Azure Databox is a 45-pound, super rugged, tamper-resistant, human-managed hardware appliance that can transfer up to 100TB of data capacity to copy, store, then send to the Azure cloud. ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Snowball?
Depending of what is your priority; UseAWS Snowball if you are heavily invested in AWS or need edge computing features Choose Azure Data Box for smooth integration with Azure and potentially lower ...
What needs improvement with AWS Snowball?
It's difficult to make a comparison and it depends on the customer. When analyzing costs, I must see how the customer uses AWS, Azure, or Google. Google is particularly interesting, for example, fo...
What needs improvement with Carbonite Migrate?
C2C is OpenText. It's Carbonite. It was a backup for the mailbox and Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, or similar applications. We don't use it. The only tools that we use to encrypt data are the legacy...
What is your primary use case for Carbonite Migrate?
I use this project because I work for an IT company in France and we perform a lot of migration work, and we often use OpenText Migrate. We perform a lot of migration of Microsoft Active Directory,...
 

Also Known As

Amazon AWS Snowball, Amazon Snowball, Snowball
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Sample Customers

Wazee Digital, Craftsy, Live Nation, Essess
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