CRM migration

Migrate from Boostr to HighLevel

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

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Boostr

Source

HighLevel

Destination

HighLevel logo

Compatibility

67%

6 of 9

objects map 1:1 between Boostr and HighLevel.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

2-4 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Boostr to GoHighLevel is a structural migration that crosses from a media-specific ad-sales CRM into a general-purpose all-in-one CRM and marketing automation platform. Boostr's data model centers on Advertisers, Campaigns, Proposals, and Orders — distinct objects with no direct GoHighLevel equivalent. We map Proposals to Opportunities in a pre-sale stage and Orders to Opportunities in Closed Won, preserving the full lifecycle history. Boostr has no publicly documented bulk export API, so we coordinate a manual extraction session with the customer's Boostr admin, validate the CSV completeness, then transform and load into GoHighLevel via the Contacts and Opportunities API. We do not migrate Boostr's GAM push integration, its automated workflows, or its pre-built media analytics dashboards — these are documented in the post-migration handoff for the customer's ops team to rebuild in GoHighLevel.

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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HighLevel

What's pulling them in

  • Agencies choose HighLevel to consolidate CRM, email, SMS, scheduling, and funnels into one subscription, eliminating monthly bills for five to ten separate SaaS tools they previously stitched together.
  • The flat-rate pricing model bills per sub-account rather than per contact, so growing a contact database from 1,000 to 100,000 records does not trigger a billing surprise—a common pain point avoided by migrating customers.
  • White-label and sub-account capabilities let agencies resell HighLevel access to their own clients, turning a software cost center into a recurring revenue stream that justifies the subscription.
  • The platform ships a 14-day free trial with no credit card required, giving teams a low-friction entry point to validate fit before committing to the $97/month Starter tier.
  • Marketing agencies managing multiple client accounts use sub-accounts to maintain data isolation per client while operating under a single agency billing relationship with HighLevel.

Object mapping

How Boostr objects map to HighLevel

Each row shows how a Boostr object lands in HighLevel, 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

HighLevel

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Advertisers (the buyer accounts in media sales) map to GoHighLevel Contacts. We extract Advertiser name as the Contact's first name or a full name field, and we create a custom field advertiser_company__c to store the advertiser organization name since GoHighLevel Starter has no native Account object. If the Advertiser has multiple contacts, we create a primary Contact record and additional Contact records linked via the original Advertiser ID stored in a custom field. Billing contact roles and advertiser type (agency vs direct) migrate to custom dropdown fields.

Boostr

Campaign

maps to

HighLevel

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Campaigns (umbrella groupings for proposals and orders) map to GoHighLevel Opportunities. The Campaign name becomes the Opportunity name, and Campaign metadata (channel, flight dates, IO number) migrates to custom Opportunity fields. We preserve the Campaign-to-Proposal and Campaign-to-Order relationships by storing the source Boostr campaign ID in a custom field so the customer can reconstruct the grouping in GoHighLevel if needed.

Boostr

Proposal

maps to

HighLevel

Opportunity (pre-sale stage)

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Proposals (draft offers before order confirmation) map to GoHighLevel Opportunities in a pre-sale pipeline stage such as 'Proposal Sent' or 'Negotiating'. Proposal line-item pricing, proposed CPM, proposed impressions, and proposed dates migrate to custom Opportunity fields. The Proposal status (Draft, Sent, Accepted, Declined) is stored in a custom field proposal_status__c. We flag that GoHighLevel does not have a native Proposal object, so the lifecycle between Offer and Booking that Boostr models as two objects collapses into a single Opportunity record with a stage transition.

Boostr

Order

maps to

HighLevel

Opportunity (Closed Won stage)

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Orders (confirmed bookings with signed IO) map to GoHighLevel Opportunities in a 'Closed Won' stage. Order revenue, billing status, and actual flight dates migrate to Opportunity amount and custom fields. The Order-to-Proposal relationship (which Order a confirmed booking originated from) is preserved by storing the source Proposal ID in a custom field source_proposal_id__c. This allows the customer's team to see the full lifecycle from proposal to booking in GoHighLevel's activity timeline.

Boostr

Ad Inventory Unit (Line Item)

maps to

HighLevel

Custom JSON Field on Opportunity

lossy
Fully supported

Boostr captures ad inventory as structured line items per order: placement name, format, start/end dates, impressions contracted, CPM rate, and unit count. GoHighLevel has no native line item or product schedule object. We extract each line item as a JSON array stored in a custom text field ad_inventory__c on the Opportunity, with one JSON object per line item. The customer may alternatively request that we create a separate Opportunities custom object in GoHighLevel (available on Unlimited and SaaS Pro plans) for normalized line item records with a lookup to the parent Opportunity.

Boostr

Revenue Record

maps to

HighLevel

Opportunity Amount and Custom Currency Field

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr tracks revenue at the Order and line-item level. Order-level revenue migrates to the GoHighLevel Opportunity amount field. Line-item revenue disaggregated by placement and format migrates to a custom currency field ad_revenue_detail__c in JSON format matching the line item structure. If the customer requires granular revenue reporting by placement post-migration, we recommend a reporting integration with Google Sheets or a BI tool rather than relying on GoHighLevel's native Opportunity reporting.

Boostr

Pipeline Stage

maps to

HighLevel

Opportunity Stage

lossy
Fully supported

Boostr pipeline stages (Prospect, Proposal, Negotiating, Booked, etc.) map to GoHighLevel Opportunity stages. We replicate the customer's stage labels and probabilities into GoHighLevel's pipeline stage configuration. Probability percentages round to whole numbers. If Boostr has more than one pipeline (common in multi-channel media companies), we create separate GoHighLevel Opportunities pipelines for each.

Boostr

User / Owner

maps to

HighLevel

User

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr User records (sales reps, ad ops, admin) map to GoHighLevel User accounts. We perform a name-and-email lookup against the destination GoHighLevel workspace's user table. Any Boostr User without a matching GoHighLevel User is flagged in the reconciliation report for the customer's admin to provision before record import. Inactive Boostr users become inactive GoHighLevel users so that historical owner attribution is preserved.

Boostr

Custom Properties

maps to

HighLevel

Custom Fields on Contact and Opportunity

lossy
Mapping required

Boostr supports custom fields on Advertisers, Campaigns, Orders, and Proposals. We discover the full custom field schema during scoping, map each field to a GoHighLevel custom field of equivalent type (text, number, date, dropdown, checkbox), and include all custom fields in the mapping specification before transformation begins. GoHighLevel custom field naming follows their internal conventions; we handle the API name generation during the GoHighLevel field creation phase.

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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HighLevel gotchas

High

Sub-account architecture creates isolated data silos per client

High

Usage-based telecom and AI costs are not in the subscription price

Medium

Workflows have no native equivalent in most destination CRMs

Medium

API rate limits cap bulk migration throughput at 100 requests per 10 seconds per sub-account

Low

White-label configuration and branding assets do not export via API

Pair-specific challenges

  • Boostr has no public API — export is manual and must be coordinated

    Boostr does not publicly document a REST API or bulk export endpoint. All data must be pulled from the Boostr UI as CSV or with direct assistance from Boostr support. We schedule a dedicated extraction session with the customer's Boostr admin, agree on the field set and export format upfront, and validate record completeness before transformation begins. Missing or truncated exports are the most common cause of migration delays for this pair. We cannot initiate API-based extraction; the customer must provide the export files from Boostr's UI.

  • Proposal and Order lifecycle collapses into a single Opportunity object

    Boostr separates Proposals (draft offers) from Orders (confirmed bookings) as two distinct objects. GoHighLevel has a single Opportunities object with stage values to represent lifecycle state. We handle this by mapping Proposal records to Opportunities in a pre-sale stage and Order records to Opportunities in Closed Won, but the two-object history collapses into a single record with a custom field tracking the original Boostr object type. Customers should review the resulting GoHighLevel pipeline to confirm the stage labels and funnel view match their sales process expectations.

  • Ad inventory line items have no native GoHighLevel home

    Boostr captures structured ad inventory per order — placement, format, dates, impressions, CPM, unit count — as individual line item records. GoHighLevel has no native line item, product schedule, or multi-unit Opportunity object. We flatten line items into a JSON custom field on the Opportunity. For customers who need granular reporting by placement post-migration, we recommend building a separate Opportunities custom object on GoHighLevel Unlimited or SaaS Pro with a lookup to the parent Opportunity. This requires GoHighLevel plan upgrade and is scoped separately.

  • GAM push integration and ad server OAuth tokens do not migrate

    Customers relying on Boostr's Google Ad Manager push integration will need to re-establish that OAuth connection in their ad ops stack after migration. GoHighLevel has no native GAM integration. 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. Customers with complex GAM setups should coordinate with their ad ops team before migration cutover to avoid gaps in order-to-ad-server sync.

  • GoHighLevel has a significant learning curve and email deliverability trade-offs

    GoHighLevel is not a quick-setup platform. Independent reviewers and agency users consistently report two to three weeks to become functional and six to eight weeks before confident navigation. Additionally, GoHighLevel's built-in email system (LC Email, powered by Mailgun) runs on shared IP infrastructure, and reviewers report lower inbox placement rates compared to dedicated email platforms. We do not migrate email deliverability performance — the customer's email reputation starts fresh in GoHighLevel. Proper SPF/DKIM/DMARC configuration and a dedicated sending domain warmup are recommended post-migration.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Boostr to HighLevel data migration

  1. Discovery and export coordination

    We audit the source Boostr account with the customer's admin, cataloging Advertisers, Campaigns, Proposals, Orders, pipeline stages, custom fields, and integration usage (GAM, connected apps). Because Boostr has no public API, we schedule a dedicated extraction session with the Boostr admin to pull CSV exports from the UI. We validate export completeness against record counts reported by the admin, flag any gaps, and agree on the export format before transformation begins.

  2. Schema design and GoHighLevel field provisioning

    We design the GoHighLevel destination schema based on the export discovery. This includes creating custom fields on Contact (for advertiser organization, billing contact role, advertiser type) and on Opportunity (for campaign metadata, proposal status, order-to-proposal lineage, ad inventory JSON, and revenue detail). We create GoHighLevel pipeline stages that match the customer's Boostr stage labels and probabilities, with one pipeline per Boostr pipeline if multiple exist. Custom fields are provisioned via GoHighLevel's UI before any data import.

  3. Transformation and sandbox import

    We transform the Boostr CSV exports into GoHighLevel-ready format. The key transformation decisions are: Proposal records become Opportunities in pre-sale stage; Order records become Opportunities in Closed Won with the original Proposal ID preserved; Advertiser contacts are created with the advertiser organization name in a custom field; ad inventory line items are serialized to JSON and attached to the parent Opportunity. We run a full import into a GoHighLevel test environment to validate field mapping, stage assignment, and record relationships before any production migration begins.

  4. User reconciliation

    We extract every distinct Boostr User referenced on Advertisers, Campaigns, Proposals, and Orders and match by email against the GoHighLevel destination workspace's user table. Users without a matching GoHighLevel account are flagged in a reconciliation report for the customer's admin to provision. Owner assignments on imported records are held until the user mapping is confirmed to avoid orphaned records.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Users (validated against reconciled list), Contacts (from Advertisers), Opportunities (Proposals then Orders with the stage distinction applied), custom field data populated per record. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report comparing GoHighLevel record counts against the Boostr export counts. We resolve any discrepancies before proceeding to the next phase. Ad inventory JSON is attached to the parent Opportunity record after the Opportunity itself is created and validated.

  6. Cutover, validation, and integration handoff

    We freeze Boostr writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable GoHighLevel as the system of record. We deliver a written integration inventory documenting the GAM OAuth connection status, any active Boostr integrations requiring reconnection, and the full automation workflow list requiring rebuild in GoHighLevel. We support a one-week post-migration window to resolve record-level reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Boostr workflows as GoHighLevel workflows inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or internal admin task.

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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HighLevel

Destination

Strengths

  • Consolidates CRM, marketing automation, email, SMS, scheduling, and funnels into one platform at a predictable flat monthly rate.
  • Supports unlimited contacts and unlimited users on all paid tiers, removing per-record billing anxiety as databases grow.
  • Offers white-label and sub-account capabilities that let agencies resell access and manage multiple client environments under one billing relationship.
  • Includes built-in review management, reputation monitoring, and AI agents as native features rather than third-party add-ons.
  • Exports Contacts and Companies via a scalable async bulk CSV system that handles multi-million-row datasets without blocking the UI.

Weaknesses

  • The breadth of features creates a steep learning curve; advanced automations and Workflow configuration require significant time investment that smaller teams may not recover.
  • The platform charges usage-based fees for telecommunications and AI features that are not included in the base subscription, leading to bill surprises.
  • Recurring user reports on Reddit and G2 describe bugs, errors, and slow support response times that disrupt live marketing and sales operations.
  • Sub-account architecture, while powerful for agencies, adds migration complexity when identifying which client data lives in which isolated environment.
  • The platform is designed for agencies and SMBs; larger enterprises requiring deep reporting, custom objects at scale, or complex role-based access may outgrow its capabilities.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard CRM migration. 1 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 HighLevel.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    1 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.

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Most migrations land between two and four weeks for accounts under 5,000 Advertiser records and 2,000 Orders with straightforward pipeline stages. Migrations with large order histories, multi-channel ad inventory requiring line-item flattening, or multiple pipeline configurations requiring extensive GoHighLevel Opportunity pipeline setup extend to five to eight weeks. The manual Boostr CSV export coordination is the primary variable affecting timeline; we cannot accelerate the export phase.

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