AvePoint Fly Pricing vs Managed Migration

• Last updated: 25 September 2026
• Migration
• Editorial Team

Unlike BitTitan and ShareGate, both of which list their prices in plain view on their websites, AvePoint does not publish a self-serve rate for Fly. There is no pricing page with numbers on it, just a form to request a custom quote. That is not automatically a red flag, AvePoint sells Fly through a partner network and positions it for larger, more complex environments, but it does change how you need to shop for it and budget around it.

This breakdown covers exactly how AvePoint Fly is priced, why the model works the way it does, and what a managed migration adds on top of whatever quote you end up with.

• Key takeaway: AvePoint Fly has no published price list. Every quote is custom, requested through AvePoint or one of its partners.
• Key takeaway: Fly is licensed either per user or per migrated object. User-based licensing is generally the more cost-predictable choice for typical mailbox and file migrations.
• Key takeaway: Fly is available as a SaaS product or as Fly Server, a self-hosted option, and the deployment choice affects both cost and infrastructure requirements.
• Key takeaway: The quote process itself is a cost, in time and negotiating leverage, that a managed migration removes by handling procurement as part of the engagement.

How Is AvePoint Fly Priced?

AvePoint Fly is priced through a custom quote rather than a published rate card, with two licensing models to choose from: user-based, where one license covers everything being migrated for a single person, and object-based, where one license covers a single migrated item regardless of its size. Which model fits your project depends on how your data is structured, not just how many people you are migrating.

User-based licensing is what most reviewers and partners recommend for standard mailbox, OneDrive, and Teams migrations, since one license per person covers everything tied to that person regardless of how many individual items they own. Object-based licensing can look appealing for narrow migrations, moving a single SharePoint site or a handful of shared drives, but it adds up quickly for anyone with a typical mix of mailbox, files, and chat data, since each object needs its own license.

AvePoint also offers Fly as either a SaaS platform or Fly Server, a self-hosted version you install and run in your own environment. Self-hosted deployments shift some infrastructure cost and management onto your team in exchange for keeping data movement inside your own network, which matters for organizations in regulated industries or those with strict data residency requirements.

Why Doesn’t AvePoint Publish Self-Serve Pricing?

AvePoint sells Fly primarily through a reseller and partner network rather than direct self-service, and quote-based pricing is standard for tools positioned at larger, more complex migrations where the right configuration varies significantly by customer. This is a legitimate business model, not a red flag on its own, but it does shift work onto the buyer that a published price list would otherwise handle.

Reviewers on independent platforms describe AvePoint Fly as moderately priced and broadly comparable to tools like BitTitan, with some noting confusion over minimum license quantities during the buying process. Without a published number to anchor against, it is harder to know whether a given quote is competitive, which is exactly the gap a partner who has bought this tool before can close.

What Does the Quote Process Not Include?

Requesting a quote gets you a license price. It does not get you a migration plan, a recommendation on which licensing model fits your environment, or anyone to run the project once you have signed the contract. The DIY gap here starts earlier than it does with a published-price tool, since even getting an accurate number requires someone to understand your environment well enough to ask AvePoint the right questions.

• Choosing the right licensing model. Getting user-based versus object-based wrong before you sign can mean paying for licenses you do not need or being underlicensed partway through the project.
• Choosing SaaS versus self-hosted. Fly Server requires provisioning and maintaining infrastructure that the SaaS version does not, a decision that needs to happen before quoting, not after.
• Running and monitoring the migration. As with any migration tool, Microsoft and Google throttling still applies, and large or complex migrations still need batching, scheduling, and active monitoring.
• Troubleshooting errors. Permission mismatches, metadata issues, and failed items during large transfers, reviewers specifically flag long file paths and large-scale migrations as areas requiring careful pre-migration assessment, still need someone experienced to resolve.
• Post-migration validation. Confirming data, permissions, and metadata carried over correctly is a manual step regardless of which tool moved the data.

What’s Included in an Apps4Rent Managed AvePoint Fly Migration?

An Apps4Rent managed migration handles the quote and licensing decision alongside the full project, planning, execution, error remediation, and validation, so you are not negotiating a custom contract for a tool you have never used before while also trying to run the migration itself.

• Licensing model recommendation. An assessment of your environment to determine whether user-based or object-based licensing, and SaaS or Fly Server, fits your migration before any quote is requested.
• Quote and procurement handling. Apps4Rent manages getting an accurate quote and procuring the license as part of the engagement.
• Pre-migration assessment and batching. Environment review and a migration plan built around what that review surfaces, particularly for complex file paths and large-scale data that reviewers flag as risk areas.
• Full execution and monitoring. Migrations scheduled and watched by engineers experienced with AvePoint’s tooling specifically, not learning it for the first time under deadline pressure.
• Post-migration validation. Data, permissions, and metadata checked and signed off before any source environment is decommissioned.

This kind of managed approach is part of a broader Microsoft 365 tenant migration practice at Apps4Rent, where AvePoint Fly is one of several tools brought in depending on which fits a given environment, alongside per-user tools for smaller or more straightforward projects.

AvePoint Fly Pricing vs. Managed Migration: Side by Side

Cost Factor	DIY with an AvePoint Quote	Apps4Rent Managed Migration
Getting an accurate price	Self-navigated sales process, no published anchor	Handled by a team that has priced this tool before
Licensing model choice	Risk of over- or under-licensing without guidance	Assessed and recommended before you commit
SaaS vs. self-hosted decision	Internal research and infrastructure planning	Recommended based on your environment and requirements
Execution and monitoring	Internal IT time, learning curve on first run	Handled by engineers who run this regularly
Post-migration validation	Often skipped or rushed	Standard part of every engagement
Accountability if something breaks	Falls entirely on your internal team	Single point of contact, 24/7 support

When Does DIY AvePoint Fly Actually Make Sense?

A self-run AvePoint Fly migration makes sense for organizations with an existing relationship with an AvePoint partner, a clear sense of their licensing needs, and an IT team comfortable navigating an enterprise procurement process on top of the technical migration work. Larger IT departments with prior AvePoint experience, often from using other products in the AvePoint Confidence Platform, are typically well positioned to buy and run Fly independently.

Where DIY carries more risk is for teams evaluating AvePoint for the first time, without a clear read on whether user-based or object-based licensing fits their environment, or without the internal bandwidth to manage both a vendor negotiation and a live migration project at the same time.

How Do You Choose Between Requesting an AvePoint Quote and a Managed Migration?

Base the decision on whether your team can confidently evaluate a custom quote and licensing model on its own, since that evaluation step is where an inexperienced buyer is most likely to overpay or under-provision. A few questions worth asking first:

• Do you know whether user-based or object-based licensing fits your specific mix of mailboxes, files, and Teams data?
• Have you compared an AvePoint quote against what a per-user tool like BitTitan or a flat-rate tool like ShareGate would cost for the same project?
• Does your migration need the self-hosted Fly Server option, and if so, do you have the infrastructure and team bandwidth to support it?
• Has anyone on your team negotiated an enterprise software quote and run a large-scale migration at the same time before?

If the honest answer to more than one of these is uncertain, a managed migration removes both the pricing guesswork and the execution risk in one engagement.

For organizations weighing AvePoint Fly against a standard Microsoft 365 migration rather than a tenant-to-tenant move, Apps4Rent’s migration team can also advise on whether a full third-party tool is even necessary for the scope involved.

FAQs About AvePoint Fly Pricing

1. Does AvePoint Fly have published pricing?

   No. AvePoint Fly does not list per-user or per-object prices publicly. Pricing is provided through a custom quote requested from AvePoint or one of its resellers, and can vary based on licensing model, deployment type, and project scope.

2. Is AvePoint Fly licensed per user or per object?

   Both models are available. User-based licensing covers everything migrated for a single person under one license and is generally the more cost-predictable choice. Object-based licensing charges per migrated item, which can cost more for users with a typical mix of mailbox, file, and chat data.

3. What is the difference between AvePoint Fly SaaS and Fly Server?

   Fly is available as a SaaS platform hosted by AvePoint, or as Fly Server, a self-hosted version installed within your own environment. Self-hosted deployment shifts infrastructure setup and maintenance onto your team in exchange for keeping data migration activity inside your own network.

4. Is there a minimum license purchase for AvePoint Fly?

   Users have reported minimum purchase quantities in their AvePoint quotes, though this is not published as a fixed policy and can vary by deal size and partner. Confirming minimums before budgeting is part of what a managed migration provider typically handles during the quoting process.

5. Is AvePoint Fly more or less expensive than BitTitan or ShareGate?

   There is no direct comparison available since AvePoint does not publish list pricing the way BitTitan and ShareGate do. Independent reviewers describe AvePoint Fly as moderately priced and broadly comparable to BitTitan in practice, but an accurate comparison requires getting an actual quote for your specific environment.

6. Can Apps4Rent help get an accurate AvePoint Fly quote?

   Yes. Apps4Rent’s migration engineers can assess your environment, recommend the right licensing model and deployment type, and manage the quoting and procurement process as part of a fully managed migration engagement.