Gentle Giant Moving Company — NYC Moving Company Review
Researching Gentle Giant Moving Company? Before you hire any NYC mover directly, see how a protected booking compares: with Movd you pay the platform — not the crew — your price is approved up front from your full inventory, and your mover is paid after the move is done.
✓ Pay Movd, not the crew • ✓ Balance charged after your move • ✓ Price approved up front • ✓ Volume buffer included • ✓ $2,500 Move Guarantee
Trusted by 1,000+ NYC movers
- Years in Business
- 46
- DOT License
- ✓ Verified
- Fleet Size
- 500+ trucks nationwide
- Customer Rating
- 4.9/5★
What to Know About Gentle Giant Moving Company
Gentle Giant is a nationally recognized moving company with deep resources and a strong reputation built since 1980. Their strength is clearly in long-distance and corporate relocations, where their tracking systems, insurance coverage, and standardized processes justify the premium pricing. For a New York-to-California move or a corporate office relocation, they're a top-tier choice. Where they're less compelling is for routine NYC local moves — their national overhead means you're paying for infrastructure you don't need when moving from the East Village to Park Slope. Their booking process is more rigid than local operators, and minimum charges can make a simple studio move unreasonably expensive. For NYC-specific moves, Movd's hyper-local approach is more efficient: real-time matching with the closest available DOT-licensed crew means faster response times, lower costs, and crews who know your specific neighborhood's building quirks. Save Gentle Giant for when you're leaving New York — and use Movd when you're staying. Hiring any moving company directly means you vet the crew, negotiate the price, and pay them yourself on move day. Booking through Movd instead is a protected transaction: your price is approved up front from your full inventory, and your payment is held by Movd until after your move.
Services Offered by Gentle Giant Moving Company
Local Moving
Long Distance
Commercial Moving
Storage
Packing Services
Specialty Items
Specialties:
Service Areas
Service radius: Nationwide
Gentle Giant Moving Company's Reported Strengths
National infrastructure with 500+ trucks across multiple states
Excellent for long-distance and cross-country relocations
Comprehensive valuation coverage and insurance options
Rigorous crew training program produces consistent quality
Real-time shipment tracking for long-distance moves
Points to Consider
Premium pricing reflects national brand overhead
Corporate booking process is slower than local movers
Minimum charges make small NYC apartment moves overpriced
Local NYC knowledge can't match borough-specialist companies
Less flexible with scheduling changes once booked
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How Movd Protects Your Move
With Gentle Giant Moving Company — or any moving company you hire directly — you vet the crew, you negotiate the price, and you pay them yourself. With Movd, the transaction itself is protected:
You pay Movd — not a crew on your doorstep
Book with a $50 deposit. Your card is pre-authorized before the move, the balance is charged only after your move is complete, and Movd releases your mover's payout after the job is done. No cash handoffs, no doorstep renegotiation.
A price you approve before anyone lifts a box
Your quote is computed from your full inventory and building access up front, and every package includes a built-in volume buffer so small misses don't change your price — backed by the $2,500 Move Guarantee.
No negotiation, no sales pressure
Input-based and approval-based: enter your move, review the computed price, book it. No phone haggling, no bait-and-switch, no on-site renegotiation.
A vetted, accountable crew
Every Movd fleet partner is pre-vetted, DOT-licensed, and insured, and Movd handles the Certificate of Insurance paperwork with your building — someone stands behind the move besides the crew itself.
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Why NYC Movers Choose a Protected Move
Real Movd customers on booking a price-approved, payment-protected move
"We had a gap between closings, so the Stress-Free package was perfect — they packed everything and held our things in storage until the new place was ready. Hands-off and stress-free."
Jessica W.
Financial District, Manhattan • Move + storage
"Our flat rate was locked in up front and came in about 30% under our DIY estimate. Nothing was damaged, and the digital inventory tool kept us organized the whole way. Zero surprise fees on move day."
Sarah T.
Upper West Side, Manhattan • Local move
"The Preferred package included 10 free boxes and the crew packed our fragile kitchen items. I had my exact price in about a minute — no phone tag, no in-home estimate."
Priya K.
Astoria, Queens • Preferred package
Common Questions About Gentle Giant Moving Company & Movd's Package System
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Input your move, approve a computed flat price with a built-in volume buffer, and book a vetted, DOT-licensed crew — with your payment held by Movd and released to your mover after the move.
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