Surge Migrate vs a specialist AEM agency
A 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.
| A specialist AEM agency | Surge Migrate | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | Specialist AEM engineers | Agents for repetitive changes, senior AEM engineers for design and review |
| Price | Varies | Scan free; portal free for 3 months, then server actions at our cost; Readiness Audit US$2,500 (first 2), then US$4,900 |
| Fact collection | Varies | Deterministic scan: 33 code rules, 31 BPA codes |
| Every change reviewed by a person | Depends on your contract | Yes, each pull request approved by a named engineer |
| Audit trail of AI changes | Varies | Hash-chained, exportable |
When to pick them instead
Pick a specialist agency if you want one long-term AEM partner for new features, design and content work as well as the migration.
When to pick Surge Migrate
Pick Surge Migrate if you want a defined migration with a fixed scope and speed, and to keep your current agency for everything else; they can review our pull requests in your repository.
Questions
We are an AEM agency. Can we use Surge Migrate for our clients?
Yes, through the partner programme: you run our pipeline for your AEM clients, and pull requests land in the client's repository where you review them.
Will Surge Migrate replace our agency?
It does not have to. Invite your agency to the workspace; they see the scans, the Blueprint and every pull request.
See your own blockers first
The readiness scan is free and runs in your browser. The portal is free for 3 months.
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Last updated 1 November 2026 · by Venu Gopal Reddy Muvva, founder