Question 1

What is MigratorXpress?

Accepted Answer

MigratorXpress is a powerful database migration tool that automates the comparison, generation, and execution of DDL scripts. It compares database objects between source and target platforms, generates migration scripts with dependency management, and supports several databases.

Question 2

Which databases does MigratorXpress support?

Accepted Answer

MigratorXpress supports PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and Netezza as sources. It can compare and migrate objects to SQL Server or PostgresSQL as targets.

Question 3

Can MigratorXpress migrate data or just schemas?

Accepted Answer

MigratorXpress migrates objects DDL and data. For data migrations, MigratorXpress uses FastTransfer under the hood, which is the underlying engine. MigratorXpress handles the structural changes: tables, indexes, constraints.

Question 4

How does MigratorXpress handle cross-platform migrations?

Accepted Answer

MigratorXpress automatically converts data types, and platform-specific features when migrating between different database systems. For example, it can translate Oracle-specific data types to PostgreSQL equivalents.

Question 5

How is MigratorXpress licensed?

Accepted Answer

MigratorXpress is licensed per company (legal entity), not per-server or per-CPU. This means you can deploy it on unlimited servers with a single license. Pricing is available here : https://migratorxpress.arpe.io/pricing

Question 6

Is there a free trial available?

Accepted Answer

Yes, MigratorXpress offers a full-featured 30-day free trial. You can request it at https://arpe.io/get-trial/?product=MigratorXpress. No credit card required.

Question 7

Does MigratorXpress work on Linux?

Accepted Answer

Yes, MigratorXpress runs on both Windows and Linux (x64).

Question 8

How does MigratorXpress compare to manual database migration?

Accepted Answer

MigratorXpress reduces migration time from days to minutes. It eliminates human errors in DDL scripts, handles complex dependencies automatically, and generates both upgrade and rollback scripts.

Question 9

Does MigratorXpress handle stored procedures and functions?

Accepted Answer

No, for the moment, we are working on it.

Question 10

What kind of support is available?

Accepted Answer

Standard plan includes email and support site access. Enterprise plan adds Teams support, priority bug fixes, and a dedicated account manager.

Question 11

Is MigratorXpress suitable for large enterprise migrations?

Accepted Answer

Yes, MigratorXpress is commonly used for major platform migrations (Oracle to PostgreSQL, SQL Server to cloud databases). It handles complex schemas with thousands of objects efficiently.

Question 12

Does MigratorXpress require any database drivers?

Accepted Answer

No, MigratorXpress comes with embedded native drivers for all supported databases. It's a single executable with no dependencies to install.

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