Automated migration
A plugin or transfer system with application and size boundaries.
Contract guide · checked 17 July 2026
Hosting migration policies compared
Free migration may exclude email, DNS, complex applications, final synchronization or rollback.
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Plain language
Terms that change the outcome
Managed migration
Provider staff move an eligible site within a defined scope.
Final synchronization
Copying data created after the initial migration before DNS cutover.
Buyer checklist
What the contract must answer
- 01Number and size of sites
- 02Files and database scope
- 03Email and DNS inclusion
- 04Final sync for changing data
- 05Rollback ownership and support
Common traps
What the headline leaves out
- 01Free may exclude email, DNS and complex applications.
- 02The initial copy can miss orders or submissions created later.
- 03The provider may not configure the final domain or SSL.
- 04A migration without rollback is an irreversible cutover.
Evidence worksheet
Capture the policy before checkout
Save a dated copy or screenshot because the provider can revise public terms.
Record
Commercial terms
- Product
- Exact plan and billing term
- Trigger
- Event that creates eligibility
- Deadline
- Time to request or claim
- Remedy
- Cash, credit, extension or restore
Record
Operational terms
- Exclusions
- Products, events and customer actions omitted
- Procedure
- Required cancellation, ticket or evidence
- Data effect
- What can be overwritten or deleted
- Escalation
- Support and appeal path
Primary evidence
Read the current provider terms
Terms change. The linked provider document governs the purchase.
Official termsDreamHost migration services
Use this source for the provider-specific rule; do not transfer its terms to another product.
Open source ↗Official termsSiteGround automatic migratorUse this source for the provider-specific rule; do not transfer its terms to another product.
Open source ↗Official termsKinsta migrationsUse this source for the provider-specific rule; do not transfer its terms to another product.
Open source ↗Official termsWP Engine migrationUse this source for the provider-specific rule; do not transfer its terms to another product.
Open source ↗Policy questions
How to use this comparison
Does a longer guarantee prove better service?
No. It defines a contractual remedy. Quality requires observed evidence and the remedy still has exclusions.
Can support chat override published terms?
Ask for written confirmation, but assume the governing agreement controls unless the provider formally amends the order.
When should the policy be captured?
Immediately before payment, again before the deadline and whenever the product renews or changes.