Migrate from Googledrive to SharePoint Online

[charlotteJo]

Hi
I am sesrching for a way to migrate a huge data from Googledrive to SharePoint Online directly , I did a search and the found methods are paid and expensive.
Also I found some tools like Goodsync, Gs Richcopy 360 and CloudFuze , all look good but I don't have experience with any of it !
Any advice please

 

[fisicx]

It’s expensive because it’s not easy. Sharepoint is complicated and unless you really know what you are doing everything can come crashing down.

I created an api to upload documents to sharepoint for a client and it took weeks to get it working properly. Sharepoint is that complicated.

 

[Nico Albrecht]

The reality​

Google Drive and OneDrive are equivalents.
Both are cloud drives for personal and team files, with syncing and sharing.


SharePoint is not the same thing.
It isn’t a “drive replacement.” It’s a collaboration platform built around sites, document libraries, permissions, and workflows.

How Microsoft actually structures this​

• OneDrive is the personal drive and the sync mechanism
• SharePoint is where team data lives, organised into sites and libraries
• OneDrive can sync SharePoint libraries locally, but that doesn’t make them the same product

What migrations actually mean​

• Google Drive → OneDrive makes sense. That’s a straight, like-for-like move.
• Google Drive → SharePoint only works if you first redesign structure, permissions, and usage.
  Otherwise you’re just dumping files into a system that’s meant to be structured.

Bottom line​

You don’t really “migrate Google Drive to SharePoint.”


You either:

• move Drive into OneDrive as a storage replacement, or
• redesign how the organisation works and rebuild it properly in SharePoint, with OneDrive acting only as the sync layer.

 

[Toprated]

Small amount of data (manual method)​

Best if it’s a one-off or under ~20–30 GB.


Steps

1. Download files/folders from Google Drive (as ZIP).
2. Extract locally.
3. Upload to SharePoint document library via browser or OneDrive sync.

Pros

• Free
• Simple

Cons

• Loses sharing permissions
• Time-consuming
• Not ideal for large teams

---

Medium to large data (recommended – migration tools)​

Best for business use, shared drives, permissions, and structure.

Microsoft Mover (Free, Microsoft-owned)​

Most common choice


Supports

• Google Drive → SharePoint / OneDrive
• Shared Drives
• Folder structure
• Scheduled migrations

How it works

1. Sign in to Mover with Microsoft 365 admin
2. Connect Google Workspace admin account
3. Select source (Google Drive)
4. Select destination (SharePoint site / library)
5. Run migration

Note: Google Docs/Sheets are converted to Office formats.

 

[Mathew87]

Gs Richcopy 360 and CloudFuze are great