Migration Evaluator (formerly TSO Logic)

Name: Migration Evaluator (formerly TSO Logic)
Brand: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Est 2006|Valuation $2560B|1 Ref Customers

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MarketsCloud Management & FinOps

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01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

#### Feature differentiation - Migration Evaluator emphasizes TCO/business case, EC2 instance selection/right-sizing, and licensing options (BYOL vs License Included) via AWS modeling. - Azure Migrate provides a broader hub approach for discovery/assessment/migration tracking; pricing is more explicitly described in the vendor’s pricing documentation. - Third-party tools (Cloudamize/Device42) often compete on discovery depth, reporting flexibility, or ongoing CMDB/discovery needs. #### Pricing comparison - Migration Evaluator is offered without charge for the assessment itself, but the real cost is commonly in people and services. - Azure Migrate: Vendor documentation indicates core assessment can be free, but replication/migration components and related storage/transfer can incur charges after usage or time thresholds; there may also be per-unit/usage fees depending on the service. - Cloudamize: Pricing is contract/term-based per vendor listings. #### Market adoption signals - Migration Evaluator is frequently referenced in AWS migration frameworks and Prescriptive Guidance, suggesting it is a standard component of AWS’s enterprise migration motion. - Independent market-share style metrics were not located for Migration Evaluator specifically.

	Amazon Migration Evaluator	Microsoft Azure Migrate	Cloudamize (assessment tool)
Starting Price	Offered without charge for the assessment itself under AWS guidance; implementation and partner services may incur costs	Core assessment is published as free; some migration components may incur charges after usage thresholds or time limits	Paid (varies by contract/terms; vendor/marketplace listings indicate contract-based pricing)
Primary Use Case	AWS-bound migrations needing an AWS-aligned TCO, rightsizing, and licensing scenarios	Azure-bound migrations needing discovery/assessment plus integrated migration tracking	Organizations wanting third-party assessment tooling (often used for AWS planning)
Key Strength	Native mapping to AWS services and scenario modeling; integrates into AWS migration motions (e.g., MAP)	Integration with the Azure ecosystem; vendor documentation outlines pricing mechanics for some components	Often positioned for deeper modeling/analytics; vendor focus on assessments
Key Weakness	Less cloud-neutral; limited independent reviews; outcomes depend on assessment team and input data	Some features can incur extra costs (e.g., logging/analytics changes); learning curve	Cost/contract overhead; vendor lock-in to tooling; quality depends on implementation

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Feature differentiation

Migration Evaluator emphasizes TCO/business case, EC2 instance selection/right-sizing, and licensing options (BYOL vs License Included) via AWS modeling.
Azure Migrate provides a broader hub approach for discovery/assessment/migration tracking; pricing is more explicitly described in the vendor’s pricing documentation.
Third-party tools (Cloudamize/Device42) often compete on discovery depth, reporting flexibility, or ongoing CMDB/discovery needs.

Pricing comparison

Migration Evaluator is offered without charge for the assessment itself, but the real cost is commonly in people and services.
Azure Migrate: Vendor documentation indicates core assessment can be free, but replication/migration components and related storage/transfer can incur charges after usage or time thresholds; there may also be per-unit/usage fees depending on the service.
Cloudamize: Pricing is contract/term-based per vendor listings.

Market adoption signals

Migration Evaluator is frequently referenced in AWS migration frameworks and Prescriptive Guidance, suggesting it is a standard component of AWS’s enterprise migration motion.
Independent market-share style metrics were not located for Migration Evaluator specifically.

	Amazon Migration Evaluator	Microsoft Azure Migrate	Cloudamize (assessment tool)
Starting Price	Offered without charge for the assessment itself under AWS guidance; implementation and partner services may incur costs	Core assessment is published as free; some migration components may incur charges after usage thresholds or time limits	Paid (varies by contract/terms; vendor/marketplace listings indicate contract-based pricing)
Primary Use Case	AWS-bound migrations needing an AWS-aligned TCO, rightsizing, and licensing scenarios	Azure-bound migrations needing discovery/assessment plus integrated migration tracking	Organizations wanting third-party assessment tooling (often used for AWS planning)
Key Strength	Native mapping to AWS services and scenario modeling; integrates into AWS migration motions (e.g., MAP)	Integration with the Azure ecosystem; vendor documentation outlines pricing mechanics for some components	Often positioned for deeper modeling/analytics; vendor focus on assessments
Key Weakness	Less cloud-neutral; limited independent reviews; outcomes depend on assessment team and input data	Some features can incur extra costs (e.g., logging/analytics changes); learning curve	Cost/contract overhead; vendor lock-in to tooling; quality depends on implementation