# ShareGate: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 22 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sharegate

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Microsoft 365 management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/microsoft-365-management/index.md) | 2% | 11 | 9% | 22 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you are dealing with messy permissions in Teams/SharePoint, ShareGate is the industry leader." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, M365 management)
- "Is it Teams/SharePoint chaos and guest management? Look at ShareGate or Rencore." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, M365 management)
- "ShareGate dominates in migration capabilities and user experience." (MiniMax M2.5, M365 management)
- "ShareGate provides exceptional value for those prioritizing migrations and SharePoint/Teams governance" (MiniMax M2.5, M365 management)

## And against it

- "ShareGate - has a high negative rate (28%) and is considered a criticized challenger." (Llama 4 Maverick, M365 management)
- "While popular, it has shown varying negative rates (8-28%) depending on the use case, with some users reporting issues." (MiniMax M2.5, M365 management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ShareGate, from 74 of the 81 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 61
- microsoft.com: 61
- gane.ai/index: 39
- expertinsights.com: 36
- learn.microsoft.com: 31
- guideflow.com: 26
- coreview.com: 19
- admindroid.com: 18
- msp.toolsinfo.com: 17
- sourceforge.net: 13

### Pages cited

- https://expertinsights.com/it-management/the-top-microsoft-365-management-tools: 36
- https://g2.com/categories/microsoft-365-management-tools/small-business: 26
- https://guideflow.com/blog/office-365-management-tools: 26
- https://g2.com/categories/microsoft-365-management-tools/enterprise: 24
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-enterprise: 23
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-plans-and-pricing: 21
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/microsoft-365-management/enterprise: 20
- https://g2.com/categories/microsoft-365-management-tools: 19

## In its own words

What ShareGate's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Your migration and governance solution for Microsoft 365 (https://sharegate.com/)
- For: IT teams (https://sharegate.com/)
- Price stated: ShareGate Migrate is a downloadable tool with flat-rate annual plans based on machine activations. Essentials (1 machine activation): starting at $5,995 USD/year, Pro (up to 5 machine activations): starting at $9,995 USD/year, and Enterprise (up to 25 machine activations, 24/7 prioritized support): starting at $17,995 USD/year. ShareGate Protect is a SaaS tool with simple per-user pricing. (https://sharegate.com/)
- Starting price: $5,995 USD/year (https://sharegate.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Both products include a full-featured 15-day free trial (https://sharegate.com/)
- Customers named: Adepteq, CDW, STIHL, Lallemand, Baytex Energy, Compeer Financial, IDEMIA Identity and Security, HSDC

## What it publishes

Every page sharegate.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 5562 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 326 pages, 96 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-04
- case study: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-20
- webinar or virtual event: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-01-23
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-12-13
- report or ebook: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-12-13
- comparison: 17 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-04
- template or tool: 9 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-15
- glossary or explainer: 55 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-04
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-10-04 blog: Sharepoint permissions best practices 2 ways to manage https://sharegate.com/blog/sharepoint-permissions-best-practices-2-ways-to-manage
- Recent: 2026-10-04 blog: Sharepoint migration tool user mapping and permissions metadata https://sharegate.com/blog/sharepoint-migration-tool-user-mapping-and-permissions-metadata
- Recent: 2026-10-04 blog: How to use microsoft teams to improve collaboration https://sharegate.com/blog/how-to-use-microsoft-teams-to-improve-collaboration
- Recent: 2026-10-04 glossary or explainer: What is microsoft viva insights https://sharegate.com/blog/what-is-microsoft-viva-insights
- Recent: 2026-10-04 blog: Building a sharepoint migration plan https://sharegate.com/blog/building-a-sharepoint-migration-plan
- Recent: 2026-10-04 blog: Build the perfect sharepoint permissions report https://sharegate.com/blog/build-the-perfect-sharepoint-permissions-report

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.