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Database Migration Assessor
Assess the complexity, estimate the effort, and identify risks for your database migration — whether moving between engines, cloud providers, or on-premise to cloud.
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Total size of the database being migrated
Includes stored procedures, functions, triggers, and views
Applications, APIs, or services that connect to this database
Migration Complexity Matrix — Source vs Target
| Source → Target | SQL Server | PostgreSQL | MySQL | MongoDB | Oracle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQL Server | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Moderate |
| Oracle | Moderate | Moderate–High | High | Very High | Low |
| MySQL | Moderate | Low–Moderate | Low | High | Moderate |
| PostgreSQL | Moderate | Low | Low–Moderate | High | Moderate |
| MongoDB | High | High | High | Low | High |
| Other | High | High | High | Very High | High |
Complexity ratings assume moderate schema complexity and standard data types. Stored procedures, triggers, and custom types increase complexity significantly. Talk to our migration team
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