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## Options for customers migrating from self-managed GitLab to GitLab.com



- Self-service [UI migration of groups and projects by direct transfer](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/group/import/index.html#migrate-groups-by-direct-transfer-recommended). Please pay attention that migrating projects by direct transfer is a **Beta** feature. This is the recommended way to migrate groups and projects between GitLab instances within capabilities of GitLab application. We are working towards reaching General Availability for migrating projects by direct transfer.

- Self-service [UI migration of groups and projects by direct transfer](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/group/import/index.html#migrate-groups-by-direct-transfer-recommended). Migrating by direct transfer became generally available in July 2025 (see [blog post here](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/migrating-by-direct-transfer-is-generally-available/)). This is the recommended way to migrate groups and projects between GitLab instances within capabilities of GitLab application.

- Self-service API based [group or project migration by direct transfer](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/bulk_imports.html).

- Self-service UI based migration using [group import/export](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/settings/import_export.html), however that has been deprecated. [Project import/export](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/settings/import_export.html#project-importexport) is not deprecated.

- Self-service UI based migration using [Group import/export](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/settings/import_export.html) was available, but has now been deprecated. [Project import/export](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/settings/import_export.html#project-importexport) is not deprecated.

- API based migration using [group import/export api](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/group_import_export.html) and [project import/export api](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/project_import_export.html)

- Professional services automated migration using the [Congregate Automation Tool](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/professional-services-automation/tools/migration/congregate)