The following table summarizes the differences between Migrate for Compute Engine version 5.0 and version 4.x:
| Feature | Version 5.0 | Version 4.X |
|---|---|---|
| Data migration technology | Replication | Streaming |
| Connectivity requirement from source | HTTPS to Google Cloud and Container Registry APIs | VPN |
| vSphere source | ||
| AWS source | ||
| Azure source | ||
| Physical servers | ||
| OS support | See OS Support matrix | See OS Support matrix |
| Linux PAYG license support | ||
| Linux BYOL license support | ||
| Windows PAYG license support | ||
| Windows BYOL license support | ||
| Target Google Cloud regions | Available regions | All |
| Sole tenant targets | ||
| Mass migrations | VM Groups | Migration Waves |
| Utilization report |