CRM migration

Migrate from Aritic Sales CRM to Freshsales

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Aritic Sales CRM and Freshsales. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Freshsales.

Aritic Sales CRM logo

Aritic Sales CRM

Source

Freshsales

Destination

Freshsales logo

Compatibility

58%

7 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Aritic Sales CRM and Freshsales.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Aritic Sales CRM to Freshsales addresses the 200-contact ceiling that limits teams on Aritic's Free and Professional plans, and shifts the workload onto a platform with a larger ecosystem of integrations and built-in communication channels. Aritic's relationship model lets you link any Contact to any unrelated Company, which translates into Freshsales as secondary Account associations on the Contact record. We handle that translation explicitly: contacts with multiple Account links land with the primary Account assigned and the additional relationships preserved as a custom multi-text field for manual verification. Lead score values migrate as numeric custom fields on the Contact, with the active scoring model inventoried separately for your admin to rebuild in Freshsales using Freddy AI or custom workflow rules. Workflow automations, sales sequences, and automation triggers do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory so your team can rebuild them in Freshsales Admin. File attachments that are URL-based in Aritic are downloaded to the migration bundle before re-uploading to Freshsales to avoid broken link loss.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

Aritic Sales CRM logo

Aritic Sales CRM

What's pushing teams away

  • The contact cap on the Free plan and the 200-contact ceiling for marketing automation on Professional create hard limits that trigger upgrades or migrations as teams grow.
  • Email deliverability issues have been reported in older reviews, with valid addresses bouncing and the support response being slow.
  • Social media automation features lag behind dedicated tools, and teams needing robust multi-channel orchestration outgrow the platform.
  • Reporting has occasional glitches on drip email campaign analytics, making it hard to trust campaign ROI numbers.
  • The platform lacks the advanced enterprise features that scaling teams need, pushing them toward HubSpot, Salesforce, or Zoho.

Choosing

Freshsales logo

Freshsales

What's pulling them in

  • Lowest barrier to entry among major CRMs — the free tier supports up to 3 users and includes core CRM functionality before committing to per-seat pricing.
  • Built-in chat, email, and phone reduce reliance on third-party integrations for basic sales communication and contact management.
  • Freddy AI contact scoring and deal insights are included on Pro plans at a lower price than comparable HubSpot tiers.
  • Kanban pipeline views across Contacts, Accounts, and Deals provide visual deal management without requiring custom configuration.
  • Integration with the broader Freshworks ecosystem (Freshdesk, Freshchat, Freshservice) reduces tool sprawl for teams already using Freshworks.

Object mapping

How Aritic Sales CRM objects map to Freshsales

Each row shows how a Aritic Sales CRM object lands in Freshsales, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

Aritic Sales CRM

Contact

maps to

Freshsales

Contact (with secondary Accounts)

1:1
Fully supported

Aritic Contacts map directly to Freshsales Contacts with the primary Company link assigned as the primary Account lookup. For contacts linked to multiple Companies in Aritic (reflecting deal influencers or stakeholder roles), we set the primary Company as the Account lookup and store the secondary Company names in a custom multi-text field secondary_accounts__c for manual verification post-import. Lifecycle stage from Aritic migrates to Freshsales Contact's lifecycle_stage property if present, otherwise to a custom picklist field.

Aritic Sales CRM

Company

maps to

Freshsales

Account

1:1
Fully supported

Aritic Company records map directly to Freshsales Account. Company domain from Aritic becomes the Account website field and is used as the dedupe key during import. Industry, size, address, and phone fields map 1:1. Account records are imported first to satisfy foreign-key requirements for the Contact import phase.

Aritic Sales CRM

Deal

maps to

Freshsales

Deal

1:1
Fully supported

Aritic Deals map to Freshsales Deals with the AccountId resolved to the migrated Account record, the primary ContactId resolved to the migrated Contact, and the OwnerId resolved via User email matching. Deal stage names migrate as Freshsales deal stage values within the target Sales Process. Closed-Lost and Closed-Won reasons from Aritic custom properties become Freshsales loss_reason and win_reason fields.

Aritic Sales CRM

Pipeline

maps to

Freshsales

Sales Process

lossy
Fully supported

Aritic pipelines (multiple pipelines supported on all plans) map to Freshsales Sales Processes. Each Aritic pipeline becomes a named Sales Process in Freshsales with its stage sequence preserved. Stage-specific automation triggers in Aritic do not migrate; they are documented in the workflow inventory for the customer to rebuild in Freshsales Workflows.

Aritic Sales CRM

Pipeline Stage

maps to

Freshsales

Deal Stage

lossy
Fully supported

Aritic pipeline stages map to Freshsales deal stage values within the corresponding Sales Process. Stage ordering, probability percentages, and win/loss criteria migrate from Aritic to Freshsales stage configuration. Stage-level automation triggers are flagged in the workflow inventory document and are not migrated.

Aritic Sales CRM

Task

maps to

Freshsales

Task

1:1
Fully supported

Aritic Tasks linked to Contacts or Deals migrate to Freshsales Tasks with Subject, Due Date, Assignee (resolved via User email match), Priority, Status, and Description preserved. Completed task history migrates with the original completion timestamp. Task assignment to Aritic Users without matching Freshsales Users goes to the reconciliation queue.

Aritic Sales CRM

Activity (calls, emails, meetings)

maps to

Freshsales

Activity (calls, emails, meetings)

1:1
Fully supported

Aritic Activity records (calls, emails, meetings) logged against Contacts or Deals migrate to Freshsales Activity records linked to the resolved Contact and Deal. Activity timestamp preserves the original Aritic timestamp for timeline ordering. Call disposition and duration data from Aritic migrate to Freshsales custom Activity fields.

Aritic Sales CRM

Lead Scoring

maps to

Freshsales

Custom Number Field (contact_score__c)

lossy
Mapping required

Aritic's numeric lead score value migrates as a custom number field on the Freshsales Contact record. The active scoring rule logic (rule conditions, weights, triggers) is not portable. We deliver a scoring-rule inventory sheet during migration scoping so the customer's Freshsales admin can rebuild the model using Freshsales Freddy AI or custom workflow conditions, typically 1-2 hours per complex scoring rule.

Aritic Sales CRM

File and Attachments

maps to

Freshsales

Attachment

1:1
Fully supported

Aritic File Manager documents, images, and deal-related files export as individual downloads and are bundled into the migration payload organized by Contact and Deal ID. We download URL-based attachments before migration to avoid broken links on cutover. Files re-attach to Freshsales Contact, Account, or Deal records via the Freshsales Attachments API.

Aritic Sales CRM

User / Owner

maps to

Freshsales

User

1:1
Fully supported

Aritic User records map to Freshsales User records by email match. User name, email, and role migrate. Inactive Aritic Users are preserved as read-only User records in Freshsales to maintain historical assignment accuracy on Deals and Tasks. Users without an email match go to the reconciliation queue for manual provisioning.

Aritic Sales CRM

Custom Fields

maps to

Freshsales

Custom Fields

lossy
Mapping required

Custom fields added on Aritic Contacts, Companies, or Deals are enumerated during scoping. We create matching custom fields in Freshsales before migration, using equivalent field types (text, number, date, picklist, multi-select). Picklist-type custom fields in Aritic require Freshsales picklist value creation before data import. Formula-type behaviors in Aritic custom fields are flagged for manual Freshsales formula configuration post-migration.

Aritic Sales CRM

Tag

maps to

Freshsales

Tag / Label

lossy
Fully supported

Tags applied to Aritic Contacts and Deals export as a comma-separated list and map to Freshsales Tags on the Contact or Deal record. Segmentation rules built in Aritic do not export; the tag inventory is provided separately for the customer to rebuild Freshsales dynamic lists if needed.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

Aritic Sales CRM logo

Aritic Sales CRM gotchas

High

Contact cap is a hard migration boundary on Free and Professional

High

Workflow automations do not export and must be rebuilt manually

Medium

Relationship linking creates non-standard Company-Contact associations

Medium

Lead scores export as static values, not active models

Low

Invoice and quote attachments may be URL-based rather than stored files

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Freshsales gotchas

Medium

Freddy AI is Pro-tier only despite heavy marketing

High

Post-migration emails and sequences are disabled

Medium

Bot session credits are a one-time 500-session allocation

Medium

Phone credits charged per minute with no cap

Low

File storage limits scale with plan tier

Pair-specific challenges

  • Aritic relationship linking translates to secondary Account associations

    Aritic's flexible relationship model allows a Contact to link to any unrelated Company, which many CRMs restrict to a parent-account hierarchy. When migrating to Freshsales, contacts with a single Company link map directly to the Account lookup. Contacts with multiple Company links have the primary Company set as the Account lookup and additional Company associations stored in a custom field for verification. We flag every Contact with more than one associated Company during migration prep so the customer can verify the intent of each relationship before finalizing in Freshsales.

  • Workflow automations do not export and must be rebuilt in Freshsales

    Aritic stores sales workflow automation rules, triggers, and sequence logic in a proprietary format that does not export via API or CSV. We document every active workflow during the discovery phase and provide a workflow inventory with trigger conditions, actions, and recommended Freshsales Workflow equivalents. The customer rebuilds automations in Freshsales Admin after migration. Failing to capture this leaves your new CRM without the automated routing and follow-up sequences that drive your existing sales process.

  • Lead scores export as static values, not active scoring models

    The numeric lead score and the scoring rule logic are separate in Aritic. We export the score value at migration time so it lands in Freshsales as a custom number field. The active scoring model (rules, weights, triggers) is not portable. We provide a scoring-rule inventory sheet so the customer can reconstruct their model in Freshsales using Freddy AI or custom workflow conditions. This is typically a 1-2 hour effort per complex scoring rule.

  • URL-based file attachments require pre-download before migration

    Some invoice and contract documents in Aritic are stored as URLs pointing to external file storage rather than as binary blobs. We detect URL-based attachments during the export scan and download referenced files into the migration bundle before re-uploading to Freshsales. If the external URL has expired or the file has been moved, those attachments are flagged as broken links in the migration report for the customer to resolve manually.

  • Invoice and quote records map to Freshsales Deals with line items

    Aritic invoices and e-contracts are related records linked to Deals. Freshsales does not have a native invoice object in the standard deal flow. We map invoice line items to Freshsales Deal Products, invoice totals to the Deal Amount field, and invoice status (paid, unpaid, overdue) to a custom Deal field. E-contract signature status migrates as a custom field on the Deal. If the customer requires full invoice record preservation, this requires a custom Freshsales configuration or a separate invoice management tool.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Aritic Sales CRM to Freshsales data migration

  1. Discovery and scoping

    We audit the source Aritic Sales CRM account across plan tier (Free/Professional), record counts for Contacts, Companies, Deals, Activities, Tasks, and Files, custom field inventory, pipeline and stage names, active workflow count, and any relationship-link complexity (contacts with multiple associated Companies). We also confirm the target Freshsales plan (Free/Growth/Pro/Enterprise) and identify any Freshsales custom field types that need provisioning before migration begins. The discovery output is a written migration scope with record counts, mapping table, and workflow inventory list.

  2. Relationship model design

    We design how Aritic's flexible Contact-to-Company relationship model translates into Freshsales. For contacts with a single Company link, the mapping is direct. For contacts linked to multiple Companies, we designate the primary Company as the Freshsales Account lookup and store secondary Company associations in a custom multi-text field for post-migration verification. This design is validated during the sandbox migration before production.

  3. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into a Freshsales sandbox using production-like data volume. The customer's admin reconciles record counts (Accounts in, Contacts in, Deals in, Activities in), spot-checks 20-30 random records against the Aritic source, and validates the relationship linking for contacts with multiple Companies. Any mapping corrections happen in sandbox before production migration begins.

  4. Owner reconciliation and User provisioning

    We extract every distinct Aritic User referenced on Contact, Company, Deal, Task, and Activity records and match by email against the Freshsales destination User table. Any Aritic User without a matching Freshsales User goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. Owner references on Deals and Tasks cannot be resolved without User records in place.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from Aritic Companies), Contacts (with AccountId resolved and secondary Company associations handled), Deals (with AccountId, ContactId, and OwnerId resolved), Tasks, Activity history (calls, emails, meetings), Lead Score values (as custom number fields), Custom Field data, and Files/Attachments. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Workflows, scoring rules, and segmentation logic are not migrated; they are documented in the inventory deliverable.

  6. Cutover, validation, and inventory handoff

    We freeze Aritic writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Freshsales as the system of record. We deliver the workflow inventory, scoring-rule inventory, and segmentation-rule list as written documents for the customer's admin team to rebuild in Freshsales. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Aritic Workflows as Freshsales Workflows inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Aritic Sales CRM logo

Aritic Sales CRM

Source

Strengths

  • Free plan with 200 contacts and full pipeline management for small teams evaluating CRM fit.
  • Native lead scoring and behavioral segmentation without requiring a separate marketing automation platform.
  • Multi-currency and multi-language support on Professional tier for international operations.
  • Flexible relationship model linking any Contact to any Company regardless of organizational hierarchy.
  • Built-in file manager, invoice generation, e-contracts, and appointment scheduling on a single platform.

Weaknesses

  • G2 review count for Aritic Sales is critically low (2 reviews), making independent quality assessment difficult.
  • Hard contact cap of 200 for marketing automation on Professional tier forces upgrades as teams grow.
  • Social media automation capabilities lag behind dedicated tools and have received negative feedback in reviews.
  • Email deliverability issues and bounced valid addresses reported, raising concerns for email-centric sales teams.
  • Limited API documentation and bulk export options constrain automated migration workflows.
Freshsales logo

Freshsales

Destination

Strengths

  • Generous free tier for small teams with core CRM functionality without per-seat costs.
  • All-in-one sales CRM with built-in telephony, chat, and email reducing third-party tool dependency.
  • Freddy AI contact scoring and deal predictions available on Pro tier.
  • Multiple pipeline views with Kanban and list options across all plans.

Weaknesses

  • Reports lack depth compared to competitors like HubSpot, with limited customization options.
  • Integration setup is poorly documented with no clear guides for connecting third-party tools.
  • AI features gated behind $39/user/month Pro tier despite marketing emphasis on Freddy AI.
  • Bot sessions limited to 500 one-time allocation with no monthly refresh.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard CRM migration. 3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Aritic Sales CRM and Freshsales.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Aritic Sales CRM: Not publicly documented in available sources.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    Aritic Sales CRM doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

Estimator

Estimate your Aritic Sales CRM to Freshsales migration cost

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for accounts under 10,000 Contacts and 2,000 Deals with straightforward relationship linking (one Account per Contact) and no custom objects. Migrations with multi-Company relationship linking, large activity histories (over 100,000 activity records), multiple custom fields, or complex scoring models move to seven to twelve weeks because of relationship resolution work, custom field provisioning, and the scoring-rule inventory delivery. The discovery and scoping phase takes one to two weeks regardless of size.

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