# How to Migrate Exchange 2010 to Microsoft 365? Effortlessly
**Summary:** In this article, you will learn how to migrate Exchange 2010 to Microsoft 365. You will also find the reasons that motivated you to migrate from 2010 to Office 365. Different solutions will be discussed so that you can choose any one according to your ease.

As you already know Microsoft discontinued the services of Exchange 2010 in 2020. Because of the discontinuity of the Exchange, regular updates were shut down and it became difficult to handle the large data on the Exchange 2010. Microsoft provides its Office 365 which is integrated with several services. You can directly shift to Microsoft 365 without any error.

# Reasons to Migrate Mailbox From Exchange 2010 to Office 365
As per the Office 365 services, there are enormous reasons to use Office 365 instead of Exchange 2010.
* **Cloud Services** - Office 365 uses the cloud infrastructure, that provides cloud support for emails.
* **Easily Accessible**- Using Office 365, you can access all of your data easily with the help of the Internet at any location.
* **Additional Tools** - You will also get additional tools such as SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and so on to provide other functionalities that make the tasks easier.
* **Better Security** - The data on the cloud will be safe and secure because of the advanced encryption algorithms.
* **Continuous Updates** - Regular updates will be executed to improve the performance and come out with better results.
* **Reduce Costs** - It works on the subscription model, which makes it more beneficial in terms of expenses on IT, Infrastructure, and maintenance.

These are the major benefits that you can achieve just by choosing Office 365 over Exchange 2010. Let’s get into the solution for Exchange.

> Also Read: How to [**Migrate Exchange 2013 to Office 365**.](https://www.freeviewer.org/blog/migrate-ms-exchange-2013-to-office-365/)

# Different Methods to Migrate Exchange 2010 to Microsoft 365
To migrate Exchange 2010 to Office 365, there are different methods that you can choose. Each one is having their own limitations. Let’s get explore them.
requirements.

1. Cutover Migration
2. Staged Migration
3. IMAP Migration
4. Hybrid Migration
5. Professionally Migration

Let’s uncover each method in a detailed manner to help you out for the best one.

**Method 1: Cutover Migration to Migrate Mailbox From Exchange 2010 to Office 365**
1. You can only migrate the 2000 mailboxes.
2. There is a chance that the data is corrupted or lost during the migration.
3. During the migration, no one can access the data till the migration is completed.
4. If the migration is stopped in between due to any fault, then there is no rollback option to get the data back.
5. It becomes expensive because it needs a proper plan and resources to execute.

**Method 2: Staged Migration to Migrate Exchange 2010 to Office 365 Step By Step**
1. It is only applicable to the 2003 or 2007 version.
2. It is also difficult to plan and execute over the cutover migration.
3. Migrate only the user's mailboxes and resource mailboxes.
4. The process is complex and time-consuming for the large data.

**Method 3: IMAP Migration to Migrate Exchange 2010 to Microsoft 365**
1. Migrate the emails only.
2. Not able to migrate the contacts, calendars, or tasks.
3. It allows the migration of the 50,000 mailboxes.
4. Emails can be migrated that have 35 MB of maximum size.
5. Time-consuming for the large items in the mailboxes.

**Method 4: Hybrid Migration to Migrate Mailbox From Exchange 2010 to Office 365**
1. You cannot migrate the deleted mailboxes from the old system.
2. Not able to migrate the mailboxes that are in another format which is not supported by Office 365.
3. Not suitable for large Organizations, because it takes too much time for migration.

**Method 5: Professional Method to Perform Migration From Exchange 2010 to Office 365**
After analyzing all the above methods, we come to the extract that these methods are not fruitful for you to perform migration. The Professional method which is recommended by the experts uses the **SysTools** [Exchange to Office 365 Migration Tool](https://www.systoolsgroup.com/exchange-to-office365-migrator.html).

It is easy to operate and provides you the better results without any errors. There are several advanced features that help you to migrate Exchange 2010 to Microsoft 365. Use the below steps to get the expected output.

1. After **downloading** the tool, select Exchange as the source and Office 365 as the Destination.
3. You can select the **categories from emails, contacts, and calendars to perform migration.**
4. Use the **Date Filter** to select the required data only for migration and Next.
5. Fill in the details for the **Exchange server version, Admin Email, Admin Password, Active Directory IP, and Exchange Server IP, and check the checkbox on Sub Domain, Validate,** and **Next**.
6. In the Destination,** Enter the required details like Admin Email and Application ID**. Then, click on **Validate** and **Next**.
7. After setting up the whole thing, you can choose the users from **Fetch Users, Import Users, and Download template options.**
8. In the end, Click on **Start Migration.**

# Conclusion
Now, you are aware of why you should migrate Exchange 2010 to Microsoft 365. Different methods are discussed to perform the migration. Because of the limitations of the manual methods they are not suggested to perform migration. The Professional uses the tool to do migration with the step-wise approach, therefore it is recommended to use it to get the task done efficiently.

> Also Read: How to [**Migrate Exchange 2016 to Office 365**](https://www.emaildoctor.org/blog/migrate-exchange-2016-to-office-365/) in some easy steps.