Surge Migrate compared with other ways to migrate AEM
Every comparison says plainly when the other option is the better choice. For the full table of all four approaches, see migration options compared.
- Surge Migrate vs a large systems integratorA large systems integrator suits an AEM migration that is one part of a bigger transformation programme. Surge Migrate suits a defined AEM 6.5 to Cloud Service move: a free scan finds every blocker first, and the fixes arrive as small pull requests a senior engineer has approved.
- Surge Migrate vs your own team with Adobe's free toolsAdobe's free tools each fix or report individual patterns, and a strong in-house AEM team can migrate a small estate with them. Surge Migrate uses the same tools and adds estate-wide fact collection, a reviewed plan, pull requests per pattern and an audit trail.
- Surge Migrate vs a specialist AEM agencyA specialist AEM agency is the right choice when you want a long-term partner for design and build as well as the move. Surge Migrate is built for the defined migration itself, and agencies can run it for their own clients through the partner programme.
Last updated 1 November 2026 · by Venu Gopal Reddy Muvva, founder