CRM migration

Migrate from Boostr to Freshsales

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

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Boostr

Source

Freshsales

Destination

Freshsales logo

Compatibility

56%

5 of 9

objects map 1:1 between Boostr and Freshsales.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Boostr and Freshsales are fundamentally different platforms with different data models and different API postures. Boostr centers on media ad sales with Advertisers, Proposals, Orders, and Ad Inventory Units — no public API exists so all data must be pulled manually through coordinated CSV exports with your Boostr admin. Freshsales follows a standard CRM model: Contacts, Accounts, Leads, and Deals. Our migration maps Boostr Advertisers to Freshsales Accounts, Boostr Campaigns to Freshsales Deals with a descriptive field carrying the original Campaign name, Proposals to Freshsales Deals in a draft or pending stage, and confirmed Orders to Freshsales Deals in a closed-won stage. Ad inventory line items are flattened into custom fields on the Deal record because Freshsales does not have native deal line items. We deliver a written inventory of Boostr's active workflows and GAM OAuth connections for your admin to rebuild and reconnect post-migration. Freshsales pricing starts at $9 per user per month with a free plan tier available, making it significantly less expensive than most enterprise CRMs for small-to-mid media teams leaving Boostr.

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

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Boostr

What's pushing teams away

  • Manual activity tracking is required — Boostr does not automatically log sales engagement actions, forcing reps to enter data by hand.
  • Gmail integration covers only basic activity logging with no sequence or outreach automation, frustrating reps used to embedded sales engagement tools.
  • Teams report that inventory management workflows break down when dealing with multi-channel or custom ad unit configurations.
  • The platform's narrow media focus means it cannot function as a general-purpose CRM for non-advertising business units within the same company.
  • Integration with GAM works for straightforward flows but becomes unreliable when edits need to be pushed back to the ad server after initial sync.

Choosing

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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 Boostr objects map to Freshsales

Each row shows how a Boostr 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.

Boostr

Advertiser

maps to

Freshsales

Account

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Advertisers map to Freshsales Accounts. Advertiser name maps to Account name, and the primary contact's email or phone maps to the account's phone or website field. We use Advertiser ID as the external reference for dedupe logic during import. This is the first object we import because Account records are the parent of most other objects in Freshsales and satisfy required lookups during subsequent imports.

Boostr

Campaign

maps to

Freshsales

Deal

1:many
Fully supported

Boostr Campaigns group multiple Proposals and Orders under a single media campaign umbrella. We map Campaigns to Freshsales Deals with a custom field boostr_campaign_name__c carrying the original Campaign name. If a Campaign contains multiple Orders, we create one Deal per Order but tie them by populating boostr_campaign_name__c so reports can roll up by Campaign. Campaign-level revenue and date metadata migrate as fields on each related Deal.

Boostr

Proposal

maps to

Freshsales

Deal (draft stage)

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Proposals are the pre-booking offer state with no confirmed commercial agreement. We map Proposals to Freshsales Deals in a draft or pending stage status — the stage name is configured in Freshsales during schema setup to match the customer's Boostr Proposal workflow labels. Proposal line items (pricing, quantities, formats) migrate as custom fields on the Deal record because Freshsales Deals do not have native line-item sub-objects.

Boostr

Order

maps to

Freshsales

Deal (closed-won stage)

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Orders are confirmed, booked commercial agreements — the transactional record in Boostr's OMS. We map Orders to Freshsales Deals in a closed-won or booked stage. The Order's billing status, total value, and revenue type map to Deal monetary fields and a custom status field. The Proposal-to-Order lineage is preserved by linking the Deal's custom boostr_proposal_id__c field to the migrated Proposal Deal, enabling the customer to trace the full lifecycle from offer to booking.

Boostr

Ad Inventory Unit

maps to

Freshsales

Custom Module or Deal custom fields

lossy
Fully supported

Boostr captures ad inventory as structured line items per Order — placement, format, dates, impressions, CPM, and unit count. Freshsales does not have native deal line items. We recommend a Freshsales Custom Module (available on Pro and Enterprise plans) named Ad Units with fields matching the inventory schema: Placement, Format, StartDate, EndDate, Impressions, CPM, and UnitCount. Each Ad Unit record links to the parent Order Deal via a lookup relationship. If the customer is on the Free plan without custom modules, we flatten the primary line item into named Deal custom fields and document the remaining units in the mapping spec.

Boostr

Revenue Record

maps to

Freshsales

Deal monetary fields

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr tracks revenue at the Order and line-item level. Revenue figures, revenue type, and billing status migrate directly into Freshsales Deal monetary fields (amount, expected close date) and a custom boostr_revenue_type__c field. Line-item revenue aggregates into the parent Order Deal's amount field.

Boostr

Pipeline Stage

maps to

Freshsales

Deal stage

lossy
Fully supported

Boostr's pipeline stages (Prospect, Proposal, Negotiating, Booked, etc.) are configurable per customer. We replicate the customer's exact stage labels into Freshsales Deal stages during schema setup. Stage probabilities migrate to the corresponding Freshsales stage weights. The Proposal-to-Order lifecycle is mapped to the stage sequence: Proposal maps to a pre-confirmation stage, Order maps to the closed-won or booked stage.

Boostr

User

maps to

Freshsales

User

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr User records (names, roles, team assignments) map to Freshsales User records. We perform an email-based lookup to match Boostr owners to existing Freshsales users and avoid creating duplicate users. Any Boostr user without a matching Freshsales account enters a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes.

Boostr

Custom Properties

maps to

Freshsales

Custom fields

lossy
Mapping required

Boostr supports custom fields on Advertisers, Campaigns, Orders, and other objects. We discover the full custom field schema during scoping, map each to a corresponding Freshsales field (using Freshsales's custom field types on Contacts, Accounts, Deals, and custom modules), and apply type conversion where needed (Boostr date fields to Freshsales date fields, multi-select to Freshsales multi-select picklists).

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.

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Boostr gotchas

High

No public API forces manual export coordination

High

Proposals and Orders are distinct objects — not Deals

Medium

Ad inventory line items require custom field flattening

Medium

GAM integration OAuth tokens cannot be migrated

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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

  • No public API forces manual export coordination with Boostr

    Boostr does not publicly document a REST API or bulk export endpoint. All data extraction must be coordinated as a manual CSV pull with the customer's Boostr admin and potentially Boostr support. We schedule a dedicated extraction session during scoping, agree on the export format and field set upfront, and validate completeness before transformation begins. Missing or truncated exports are the most common cause of migration delays for this platform pair. The customer must commit a Boostr admin to participate in at least two extraction sessions (initial and delta) during the project.

  • Proposal and Order are separate objects — they map to different Deal stages

    Boostr separates a Proposal (draft offer) from an Order (confirmed booking) as two distinct objects with different lifecycle states. Freshsales collapses both into a single Deal object with a stage field. We handle this by mapping Proposal records as Deals in a draft or pending stage and Order records as Deals in a closed-won or booked stage, preserving the full lifecycle history. We flag this distinction during the mapping review so the customer understands how their media sales funnel will appear in Freshsales. The Proposal-Order lineage is preserved via a custom boostr_proposal_id__c field on the Order Deal.

  • Ad inventory line items require flattening or custom module configuration

    Boostr captures ad inventory as structured line items per Order — placement, format, dates, impressions, CPM, and unit count. Freshsales Deals have no native line-item sub-object. We extract each line item as a separate record in a Freshsales Custom Module (if the customer's plan supports it) or flatten the primary unit into named Deal custom fields. Complex multi-placement orders with dozens of units require custom module configuration before migration, which adds setup time and cost. We document the full flattening strategy in the mapping spec during scoping.

  • GAM integration OAuth tokens cannot be migrated to Freshsales

    Customers who rely on Boostr's Google Ad Manager push integration will need to re-establish that OAuth connection in their destination ad ops stack after migration. Freshsales has no native GAM integration, so the ad ops team must configure any desired connection separately. We document the active Boostr integrations during discovery and include a reconnection checklist in the post-migration handoff. This is a configuration step, not a data migration issue, and the customer must plan for it as a separate workstream.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Boostr to Freshsales data migration

  1. Discovery and export coordination planning

    We audit the source Boostr environment across all objects (Advertisers, Campaigns, Proposals, Orders, Ad Inventory Units, Revenue Records, Pipeline Stages, Users, and custom properties). Because Boostr has no public API, we schedule a dedicated extraction coordination session with the customer's Boostr admin to define the export format, agree on the field set, and establish a file delivery process. We pair this with a Freshsales account audit to confirm the current plan tier and identify any plan constraints on custom fields or custom modules before scoping the destination schema.

  2. Schema design and lifecycle mapping

    We design the destination schema in Freshsales. This includes provisioning custom fields on Accounts and Deals (boostr_campaign_name__c, boostr_proposal_id__c, boostr_revenue_type__c, and ad inventory fields), configuring Deal stages to mirror the customer's Boostr pipeline lifecycle, and optionally designing a Custom Module for Ad Units if the plan supports it and the customer's inventory data is complex enough to warrant it. The custom field schema is validated against the Boostr export format before any data is extracted.

  3. Manual export extraction and validation

    We coordinate the manual CSV extraction from Boostr. The customer's Boostr admin exports Advertisers, Campaigns, Proposals, Orders, and Ad Inventory Units in the agreed format. We validate the export for completeness (row counts, required fields, date ranges) before transformation begins. Any missing or truncated exports require a re-run with Boostr support before we proceed to transformation. This step is the primary risk point for Boostr migrations and is scoped with buffer time in the project plan.

  4. Transformation and object mapping

    We transform the Boostr export into Freshsales import format. This includes splitting Proposal and Order records into separate Deal records with the correct stage assignments, mapping Advertiser IDs to Freshsales Account IDs via a lookup table, flattening ad inventory line items into Deal custom fields or Custom Module records, and mapping Boostr pipeline stages to Freshsales Deal stages with probability weights. Revenue figures are aggregated into Deal amount fields. Custom property values are mapped to the corresponding Freshsales custom fields by name and type.

  5. Owner reconciliation and User provisioning

    We extract every distinct Boostr user referenced on Advertiser, Campaign, Proposal, and Order records and match by email against the Freshsales destination's User table. Users without a matching Freshsales account enter a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. Owner lookups on Accounts and Deals cannot be resolved until the user mapping is complete, so this step gates the record import phase.

  6. Production import and reconciliation

    We run production import in dependency order: Accounts (from Boostr Advertisers), Deals (Proposals first, then Orders), Custom Modules (Ad Units if configured), and custom fields. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report. We validate field-level data completeness on a random sample of 25-50 records before sign-off. Any mapping corrections are applied and the affected phase re-run before proceeding.

  7. Cutover, validation, and handoff

    We freeze Boostr write access 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 Boostr workflow inventory and GAM reconnection checklist to the customer's admin team. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Boostr workflows or re-establish the GAM OAuth connection inside the migration scope; those are separate workstreams for the customer's admin or integration partner.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Boostr

Source

Strengths

  • Combined CRM and OMS eliminates double-entry between sold proposals and booked orders.
  • Omnichannel revenue forecasting tailored to media inventory across digital, print, and broadcast.
  • GAM push integration for ad serving directly from the platform.
  • Pre-built media analytics dashboards covering CPM, fill rate, and placement revenue.
  • Configurable pipeline stages and product pricing with no-code administration.

Weaknesses

  • No publicly documented API or bulk export mechanism, requiring manual data pull coordination.
  • Manual activity tracking with no embedded sales engagement or sequence tools.
  • Limited Gmail integration restricted to basic activity logging, not full outreach sync.
  • Inventory management workflows break down for complex multi-format or custom ad unit setups.
  • Platform has no general-purpose CRM capability outside of media ad sales.
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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. 2 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 Boostr and Freshsales.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    2 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

    Boostr: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

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Most Boostr-to-Freshsales migrations land between three and five weeks for accounts with fewer than 10,000 records and straightforward Account-Deal mapping. The primary timeline variable is the manual export coordination — every extraction session with the Boostr admin adds scoping time. Migrations with complex multi-proposal campaigns, large ad inventory line-item counts (thousands of placement-level records), or requiring Freshsales custom module configuration to replicate inventory structure extend to six to ten weeks.

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