Buyer Guide
How Much Does a Cloud Migration Cost?
Most cloud migration cost isn't the migration itself — it's the discovery work of figuring out everything the current setup actually depends on, which is usually undocumented. This guide covers what drives cost once a migration is the right call, and what the real cost blind spot tends to be.
What drives cost up or down
Infrastructure dependencies are undocumented and need discovery first↑ Pushes higher
Current setup is already well-documented and containerized↓ Pushes lower
Stateful services (databases, file storage) with real migration risk↑ Pushes higher
Mostly stateless services that can be redeployed cleanly↓ Pushes lower
A specific, named capability gap driving the move (e.g. needing a service only one provider offers)↓ Pushes lower
Vague dissatisfaction with no specific target requirement↑ Pushes higher
Timeline
- —A small, stateless, well-documented setup can often migrate in 2-4 weeks.
- —Anything involving stateful data migration or undocumented dependencies typically runs 6-10+ weeks, most of it in discovery and staged cutover, not the move itself.
- —A migration done without a documented rollback plan is a common source of unplanned downtime — budget for that plan explicitly.
FAQs
Is migrating cloud providers usually worth it?
Only for a specific, named reason — cost, a genuine capability gap, or a real ecosystem shift. See our Decision Hub entry on migrating cloud providers for the honest factors before pricing anything.
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