| Tool | License | Use Case | |------|---------|----------| | StarWind V2V Converter | Free | Hyper-V to VMware, local only | | Disk2vhd (Sysinternals) | Free | Windows to VHD/VHDX, then convert | | Clonezilla | Free | Offline disk cloning to VMware | | Carbonite Migrate | Paid | Live P2V/V2V with orchestration |
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