CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Berry crm and Odoo CRM. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Odoo CRM.
Berry crm
Source
Odoo CRM
Destination
Compatibility
10 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Berry crm and Odoo CRM.
Complexity
CModerate
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
Moving from Berry CRM to Odoo CRM is an upgrade from a lightweight, single-module CRM to a full business suite with a CRM layer integrated into accounting, inventory, project management, and eCommerce. Berry CRM holds data as Contacts, Companies, Deals, Sales Quotes, Products, Price Books, Projects, Tasks, and Invoices against a minimal documented schema. Odoo represents organizations as Partners (with Address subtypes) and Contacts, Deals as Opportunities in configurable pipeline stages, and Products in a shared catalog used across CRM, Sales, and Inventory. We begin with a discovery export to map Berry CRM's actual schema since no public API documentation exists, then configure Odoo's CRM module stages, partner-contact hierarchy, and product price lists before importing records in dependency order. Custom fields detected during discovery are explicitly recreated in Odoo. Workflows, automations, and report configurations do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory for your admin to rebuild in Odoo's Action Rules and Automated Actions.
Every standard and custom field arrives verified.
AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.
Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.
Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.
Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.
Why teams make this switch
Leaving
What's pushing teams away
Choosing
What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a Berry crm object lands in Odoo CRM, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
Berry crm
Contact
Odoo CRM
res.partner (Contact subtype)
1:1Berry CRM Contact records map to Odoo res.partner with type = 'contact'. The partner's name, email, phone, and address fields migrate directly. We detect the Berry CRM Contact-to-Company relationship and create it as a child Contact of the parent Partner in Odoo using the address subtype model. If Berry CRM stores multiple email addresses or phone types per contact, we capture them in Odoo partner contact information fields or custom fields as scoped during discovery.
Berry crm
Company
Odoo CRM
res.partner (Company subtype)
1:1Berry CRM Company records map to Odoo res.partner with type = 'company'. The company name becomes the partner name, domain or website is captured, and any associated addresses migrate as child contact records under the company partner. The Berry CRM Company-Contact linking table is resolved at migration time so that child contacts reference the correct parent_company partner id. Company-specific custom fields are recreated on the res.partner model before import.
Berry crm
Deal
Odoo CRM
crm.lead (Opportunity)
1:1Berry CRM Deals map to Odoo crm.lead records with type = 'opportunity'. Deal stage names map to Odoo CRM stage names (New, Qualified, Proposal, Won, Lost) which we configure during Odoo setup to match the source stage names exactly. Deal amount maps to Odoo planned_revenue, close date maps to date_deadline, and any deal description or notes map to crm.lead description. Deal-contact and deal-company associations resolve to Odoo's partner_id and partner_invoice_id and partner_shipping_id references.
Berry crm
Deal Stage
Odoo CRM
CRM Stage (crm.stage)
lossyEach distinct stage name in Berry CRM Deals becomes an Odoo crm.stage record within the default pipeline. Stage sequence order is preserved. We configure probability percentages per stage that match the source data distribution where available. The Odoo stage IDs are resolved before Deals import so that stage references are valid on insert.
Berry crm
Sales Quote
Odoo CRM
sale.order (Quotation)
1:1Berry CRM Sales Quotes map to Odoo sale.order records in draft state. Quote line items map to sale.order.line with product, quantity, unit price, and discount. Quote totals and tax computation are handled by Odoo's sale.order compute method after line import. Quote-to-deal associations are preserved by linking the sale.order to the corresponding crm.lead via the origin reference field if Odoo's Sale module is installed. If only the CRM module is present, we link by partner and note the origin deal id in a custom field.
Berry crm
Product
Odoo CRM
product.product
1:1Berry CRM Products map to Odoo product.product records. Product name, description, default_code (SKU), list_price, and standard_price migrate directly. We set the product type (storable, consumable, service) based on the product's usage in Berry CRM quotes and invoices. Inactive or archived products in Berry CRM are migrated as inactive records in Odoo unless the customer specifies otherwise during scoping.
Berry crm
Price Book
Odoo CRM
product.pricelist
1:1Berry CRM Price Books map to Odoo product.pricelist records. Each price list entry in Berry CRM becomes a product.pricelist.item linked to the corresponding pricelist. The Price Book-to-Product relationship is resolved at migration time using product SKU as the dedupe key. Pricelist currency is inferred from the Price Book name or set to a default; the customer confirms currency during scoping.
Berry crm
Project
Odoo CRM
project.project
1:1Berry CRM Projects map to Odoo project.project records. Project name, description, status (active/closed), and start date migrate directly. We link project to the corresponding Berry CRM company or contact via a custom field (x_berry_company_id) because Odoo Project's native customer field (partner_id) is optional. Project-task associations are preserved through the project-task linking table so that tasks migrate with their parent project reference intact.
Berry crm
Task
Odoo CRM
project.task
1:1Berry CRM Tasks map to Odoo project.task records. Task title, description, due date, assignee (mapped to Odoo user by email match), and completion status (stage_id in Odoo) migrate directly. Tasks that are not linked to a project in Berry CRM are imported into a default migration project or held in a reconciliation queue for the customer to assign. The task's related contact or company is stored in a custom field x_berry_contact_id for cross-reference.
Berry crm
Invoice
Odoo CRM
account.move (Invoice)
1:1Berry CRM Invoices map to Odoo account.move records with move_type in ('out_invoice', 'out_refund'). Invoice line items map to move_line records, totals and payment status migrate, and invoice-to-contact associations resolve to res.partner. This mapping requires the Odoo Accounting module to be installed and configured; we verify module availability during scoping. If Accounting is not in scope, we flag Invoice migration as deferred and deliver invoice data in a structured CSV for manual import or future Accounting module activation.
Berry crm
Custom Field
Odoo CRM
ir.model.fields (custom)
lossyBerry CRM custom fields are detected during the discovery export phase by comparing the actual exported data against the inferred base schema. Each detected custom field is analyzed for type (text, number, date, picklist, boolean) and then created as an Odoo custom field via Settings > Technical > Database Structure > Models in the Community edition, or via Odoo Studio in Enterprise. We create the mapping rule before importing the parent object and apply the value during the record insert. Custom field metadata (name, type, object) is documented in the mapping inventory delivered to the customer.
Berry crm
Owner
Odoo CRM
res.users
1:1Berry CRM Owner references on Contacts, Companies, Deals, and Tasks are resolved by email match against the Odoo destination res.users table. Owners without a matching Odoo user are held in a reconciliation queue and the customer provisions the corresponding users before record import resumes. Inactive or archived owners in Berry CRM are flagged for the customer's decision (provision as inactive Odoo user or reassign records to an active user).
| Berry crm | Odoo CRM | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | res.partner (Contact subtype)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | res.partner (Company subtype)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | crm.lead (Opportunity)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal Stage | CRM Stage (crm.stage)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Sales Quote | sale.order (Quotation)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Product | product.product1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Price Book | product.pricelist1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Project | project.project1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Task | project.task1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Invoice | account.move (Invoice)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field | ir.model.fields (custom)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Owner | res.users1:1 | Fully supported |
Gotchas + challenges
Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.
Berry crm gotchas
Very limited public documentation and schema
Single review on G2 with no peer data
Website URL contains a typo in domain
Odoo CRM gotchas
Odoo.sh version gating blocks assisted migrations from trial
Enterprise modules fail to install on Community after database restore
Custom module view inheritance breaks between Odoo major versions
Custom fields risk losing their application context on Community
API access for Community is gated behind the Custom Plan
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery export and schema mapping
We request access to the customer's Berry CRM instance and run a discovery export covering all primary objects (Contacts, Companies, Deals, Sales Quotes, Products, Price Books, Projects, Tasks, Invoices) plus any detected custom fields. We compare the exported headers against the known Berry CRM object model and document any deviations. The output is a written schema inventory listing every source field, inferred type, and destination Odoo field or custom field with mapping notes. This document is the foundation for the migration pipeline and is reviewed with the customer before pipeline construction begins.
Odoo environment setup and module confirmation
We confirm the Odoo edition (Community self-hosted or Odoo Online/Odoo Sh SaaS), installed modules, and admin access. We verify that the CRM module, Sales module (for quote migration), Project module, and Accounting module (for invoice migration) are available and note any plan limitations on app installation. We create the migration user with the appropriate access rights (contact creation, CRM rights, sales rights, project rights as scoped). If the Odoo instance is pre-existing with live data, we work in a sandbox or duplicate database to avoid disrupting production.
Custom field recreation and pipeline stage configuration
We create any custom fields detected during discovery as Odoo custom fields on the appropriate model (res.partner, crm.lead, sale.order, etc.) using Odoo's technical settings interface. We configure the CRM pipeline stages to match Berry CRM stage names and approximate the stage sequence. We set up product pricelists matching Berry CRM Price Books and import Products into the shared product catalog. If the customer is migrating Projects, we create a placeholder project structure. This step deploys the destination schema before any data import begins.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the Odoo sandbox using production-like data volume from the discovery export. We reconcile record counts per object (Contacts in, Partners in, Deals in, Opportunities in, Quotes in, Products in, Tasks in, Invoices in) and spot-check 25-50 records per object against the Berry CRM source for field-level accuracy. Any mapping corrections are documented and applied. We do not proceed to production migration until the customer signs off on the sandbox reconciliation report.
Owner reconciliation and user provisioning
We extract every distinct Owner reference in Berry CRM (on Contacts, Companies, Deals, Tasks) and match by email against the Odoo res.users table. Any Owner without a matching Odoo user is placed in a reconciliation queue. The customer provisions the missing Odoo users (or chooses to reassign records to an existing user) before production migration resumes. We verify all Owner references resolve to valid Odoo user IDs before the main import phases begin.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record dependency order: first res.partner records (Company type from Berry CRM Companies), then child res.partner records (Contact type from Berry CRM Contacts with parent_company_id resolved), then crm.lead records (from Berry CRM Deals with partner_id and stage_id resolved), then sale.order quotations (from Berry CRM Sales Quotes with partner_id and order_line resolved), then product.product (Products with price list items), then project.project and project.task, then account.move (Invoices if Accounting module is confirmed). Custom fields are populated during each object's insert phase using the field mapping from discovery. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.
Cutover, delta sync, and workflow handoff
We freeze Berry CRM writes during a cutover window, run a final delta migration of any records modified or created after the initial production export, then confirm Odoo as the system of record. We deliver a written inventory of any Odoo automations (Automated Actions, Action Rules, server actions) that the customer should configure based on Berry CRM workflow patterns identified in the discovery export. We do not rebuild Berry CRM workflows as Odoo automations inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement. We provide a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues raised by the customer's team.
Platform deep dives
Berry crm
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Odoo CRM
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Moderate CRM migration. 4 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Moderate migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Berry crm and Odoo CRM.
Object compatibility
4 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Field mapping clarity
Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.
Timeline complexity
8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.
API constraints
Berry crm: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Berry crm doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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