Migration to Teams from Google Chat with Direct Messages
Are you an enterprise planning to perform Google Chat to Teams migration? For easier business collaboration, ensure to transfer direct messages during migration to Teams from Google Chat.
In this blog post, we have discussed the working of DMs in Google Chat and methods of migrating DMs from Google Chat to Teams. With this, we have provided insights on how our migration tool helps with direct messages migration.
How Google Chat’s Direct Messages Work?
You can send direct messages to people within or outside your organization. You can DM outside your organization if they use their personal Google account and both your enterprises allow it. An “External” badge shows near the external user’s name when you chat with them.
One cannot add people outside your organization to group DMs. When you add people to a direct message, you can find suggestions. If there are 2 or more people in the DM, you can turn a DM into a space. If you are sending a DM for the first time, they need to accept your message request before you can chat with them.
Different Methods of Migrating Google Chat DMs to Teams
Discussed here are methods to perform migration to Teams from Google Chat with Direct messages:
| Methods | Description | Cons/limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Manual Copy-Paste | Manually copy DMs from Google Chat and paste in Teams chats. | Suits only for small volume of DMs. |
| Export & Import Files | Export Google Chat DMs using Google Vault or Takeout. Then, upload as reference files in Teams. | Preserves conversation history but DMs remain as static files. |
| Scripted Migration using APIs | Use Google Chat API to extract DMs and Teams Graph API to import them. | Requires custom scripting and may be limited by API throttling. |
| Third-Party Migration Tools | Using a migration tool to migrate direct messages. | No limitations. |
Our Microsoft Teams migration tool helps you tackle Google Chat to Teams migration challenges with DMs and other necessary metadata such as attachments, pinned messages, user mentions in DMs, threads for DMs/Channels etc. through complete replication.
How CloudFuze Tool Helps in Migration to Teams from Google Chat with DMs?
With our advanced Teams migration tool, businesses can:
- Perform initial transfer of DMs from Google Chat to Teams during one-time migration
- Transfer only the incremental changes in DMs since the last migration through delta migration
- Migrate threads (reply messages) in DMs as new/ separate messages during transition to Teams
- Migrate user mentions within direct message conversations with accuracy
- Migrate one-on-one DMs and Group DMs
- Migrate timestamp in DMs
Here’s an Overview of our Migration Tool:
Migration Success Stories
With over 12 years of experience, we at CloudFuze have successfully performed cloud migrations for 10,000+ customers with full replication and no downtime. Here is a February 2025 Gartner review from a customer, who migrated with our advanced cloud migration tool.
According to the review, the customer benefited from partnering with us, which included a great experience and helpful, expert teams that facilitated a smooth migration.
Migrate Direct Messages Accurately from Google Chat to Teams with CloudFuze
Move all your Direct Messages along with necessary file features during migration to Teams from Google Chat using our enterprise-grade cloud migration tool. Experience the most convenient and successful migration journey with us.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I migrate Google Chat to Microsoft Teams?
Using a secure cloud migration tool like CloudFuze Migrate, you can migrate Google Chat to Microsoft Teams. Our tool helps you transfer Google Chat data along with necessary metadata such as spaces, channel members etc. with accuracy.
2. Is Google Chat better than Teams?
Companies can choose the best platform among Google Chat or Teams based on their business environment requirements. If you have smaller teams, you can opt for Google Chat. For a large managed enterprise, you can opt for Teams that comes under Microsoft 365 cloud suite.
3. Can you turn a chat into a channel?
Yes, Google Chat allows you to turn a chat into a channel. If there are 2 or more people in Google Chat direct message, you can turn the DM into a space.
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