Cloud Migration Costs: Complete Calculator & Planning Guide

9/18/2025

Cloud migration costs vary widely. Plan accurately with this comprehensive guide.

## Migration Cost Components - Assessment: $10K-50K - Migration tools: $5K-20K/month - Professional services: $150-300/hour - Training: $5K-20K

## Ongoing Costs - Compute: $0.02-0.50/hour - Storage: $0.02-0.12/GB/month - Network: $0.08-0.12/GB transfer - Support: 3-10% of spend

## Cost Optimization - Reserved instances: Save 30-70% - Spot instances: Save 60-90% - Right-sizing: Save 20-40%

## ROI Calculation - Reduced infrastructure: 30-50% - Improved agility: 20-30% - Reduced downtime: 40-60%

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