CRM migration

Migrate from Boostr to Nutshell

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

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Boostr

Source

Nutshell

Destination

Nutshell logo

Compatibility

64%

7 of 11

objects map 1:1 between Boostr and Nutshell.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Boostr's data model centers on Advertisers, Campaigns, Proposals, Orders, and Ad Inventory Units — media-sales objects that have no direct equivalent in Nutshell's standard CRM. We resolve this by mapping Boostr Advertisers to Nutshell Accounts, Proposals to Leads or Opportunities depending on status (draft proposals become Leads, confirmed orders become Opportunities in a Closed Won stage), and Ad Inventory line items into Nutshell custom fields. Because Boostr exposes no public API, every migration begins with a coordinated manual export session with the customer's Boostr admin. We document the active GAM integration OAuth connections during discovery and provide a reconnection checklist post-migration. Workflows, automations, and sequences do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory for the customer's admin to rebuild in Nutshell's automation tools.

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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Nutshell

What's pulling them in

  • Lowest cost entry point among mid-market CRMs—Foundation plan starts at $13/user/month, making it accessible for teams validating CRM fit before committing.
  • Integrated sales automation and email sequencing on Pro plans without requiring a separate email marketing platform, per verified Capterra reviews.
  • Consistently praised for intuitive interface and fast onboarding, with case studies reporting 100% team adoption rates within initial deployment periods.
  • Strong customer support responsiveness cited across G2 reviews, with dedicated support tiers available on Enterprise plans.
  • Native integrations with WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and Slack reduce reliance on third-party middleware for common communication channels.

Object mapping

How Boostr objects map to Nutshell

Each row shows how a Boostr object lands in Nutshell, 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

Nutshell

Account

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Advertisers map directly to Nutshell Accounts. Advertiser name becomes Account Name; domain and billing address map to the corresponding Account fields. Advertiser-level custom fields (industry classification, advertiser tier, primary contact name) map to Nutshell custom fields on Account. The Advertiser-to-Account mapping is the first data load because all downstream objects (Orders, Campaigns) reference it.

Boostr

Campaign

maps to

Nutshell

Pipeline + custom field

lossy
Fully supported

Boostr Campaigns group multiple Proposals and Orders under a single media campaign umbrella. Nutshell does not have a native Campaign object equivalent to the CRM Account object. We map Campaign metadata (campaign name, start/end dates, channel, budget) into Nutshell custom fields on the linked Account and Opportunity, and create a Nutshell Pipeline named for the Boostr Campaign grouping structure so that Opportunities can be filtered by campaign context.

Boostr

Proposal (draft status)

maps to

Nutshell

Lead

1:many
Fully supported

Boostr Proposals in draft or pending status — sent to an advertiser but not yet confirmed — map to Nutshell Leads. The Proposal Line Item pricing, placement details, and CPM data flatten into Nutshell custom fields on the Lead record. We preserve the original Boostr Proposal ID in a custom field boostr_proposal_id__c for audit trail. This split ensures draft media deals are not mixed with confirmed bookings in Nutshell's Opportunity pipeline.

Boostr

Order (confirmed booking)

maps to

Nutshell

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Orders — confirmed commercial agreements with booked inventory — map to Nutshell Opportunities in a Closed Won stage. Order fields (order date, total value, billing status) map to Opportunity fields (Close Date, Amount, Stage). The Order-to-Opportunity mapping preserves the full closed-won commercial record that represents actual revenue in the media sales pipeline.

Boostr

Ad Inventory Line Items

maps to

Nutshell

Custom fields on Opportunity

lossy
Fully supported

Boostr captures ad inventory as structured line items per Order — placement name, format type, run dates, impression volume, CPM rate, and unit count. Nutshell has no native line-item or product-schedule sub-record on Opportunities. We extract each line item as a separate custom field set (placement_1, format_1, impressions_1, cpm_1, and so on) on the Opportunity. For Orders with more than five line items, we recommend consolidating to the top five by revenue and noting the remainder in a summary custom field.

Boostr

Revenue Records

maps to

Nutshell

Opportunity Amount + custom fields

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr revenue figures tracked at the Order and line-item level map directly to Nutshell Opportunity Amount fields. Revenue type (direct, programmatic, sponsorship) and billing status map to Nutshell custom fields on the Opportunity. Revenue records represent the financial summary of closed orders and must land in Nutshell before pipeline reporting is meaningful.

Boostr

Users and Owners

maps to

Nutshell

User

1:1
Mapping required

Boostr User records — names, roles, team assignments — map to Nutshell Users. We resolve owners by email match across both platforms. Any Boostr Owner without a matching Nutshell User goes into a reconciliation queue for the customer's Nutshell admin to provision before record import resumes. Owner resolution must complete before any record with an Owner assignment can be imported.

Boostr

Custom Properties (Advertiser, Campaign, Order)

maps to

Nutshell

Custom fields on Account, Lead, Opportunity

lossy
Fully supported

Boostr supports custom fields on Advertisers, Campaigns, Orders, and other objects. We discover the full custom field schema during scoping and map each to the equivalent Nutshell custom field on Account (for Advertiser-level properties), Lead (for Proposal-level properties), or Opportunity (for Order-level properties). Nutshell supports custom fields on People, Companies, and Leads — not on Opportunities directly, so Order-level custom fields attach to the linked Opportunity's related Account or into a designated custom fields section if Nutshell's current product version supports Opportunity-level custom fields.

Boostr

Engagement: Email

maps to

Nutshell

Email + Task

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr email logging (limited to basic activity capture due to Boostr's restricted Gmail integration) migrates to Nutshell Emails linked to the associated Account, Person, or Lead. Email content migrates as a Nutshell Email record; the timestamp and sender/recipient map to standard Nutshell fields. Any Boostr engagement notes attached to emails migrate as Notes linked to the same record.

Boostr

Engagement: Call

maps to

Nutshell

Call

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr call records (manual or from any connected dialer) migrate to Nutshell Call records linked to the associated Account, Person, or Lead. Call duration and disposition migrate to Nutshell Call fields. Nutshell's API supports Call import, but CSV import does not support Calls; we use the Nutshell API directly for this object.

Boostr

Engagement: Note

maps to

Nutshell

Note

1:1
Fully supported

Boostr Notes attached to Advertisers, Proposals, or Orders migrate to Nutshell Notes linked to the corresponding Account, Lead, or Opportunity. Note body, author, and timestamp migrate directly. We preserve the Boostr note ID in a custom field for reconciliation.

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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Nutshell gotchas

High

Contact tier limits enforced on import

Medium

No bulk API endpoint requires paginated extraction

Medium

Email sequences not exportable via API

Medium

Foundation plan disables key sales features

Pair-specific challenges

  • Boostr has no public API — manual export is mandatory

    Boostr does not expose a REST API or bulk export endpoint. All data must be exported as CSV from the Boostr UI with direct assistance from the customer's Boostr admin. We schedule a dedicated extraction session with the customer's Boostr team, agree on the export format and field set before transformation begins, and validate record completeness against the Boostr database before writing to Nutshell. Missing or truncated exports are the most common cause of migration delays and require re-extraction before transformation can proceed.

  • Proposal and Order are separate objects — not Deals

    Boostr separates a Proposal (a draft offer) from an Order (a confirmed booking) as two distinct objects. Nutshell collapses the media sales lifecycle into a single Opportunity object with pipeline stages. We handle this by mapping Boostr Proposals in draft or pending status to Nutshell Leads, and confirmed Boostr Orders to Nutshell Opportunities in a Closed Won stage. This preserves the lifecycle distinction while fitting Nutshell's model. We flag this mapping during the scoping review so the customer understands how their pipeline funnel will appear post-migration.

  • Ad inventory line items require custom field flattening

    Boostr captures ad inventory as structured line items per Order — placement, format, dates, impressions, CPM, unit count. Nutshell has no native line-item sub-record on Opportunities. We extract each line item into named custom fields on the linked Nutshell Opportunity (placement_1, format_1, impressions_1, cpm_1, and so on). For Orders with more than five line items, we recommend a summary consolidation strategy to avoid an unwieldy number of custom fields. The customer chooses the flattening approach during scoping.

  • GAM OAuth tokens cannot be migrated

    Customers using Boostr's Google Ad Manager push integration must re-establish the OAuth connection in their destination ad ops stack after migration. Boostr's GAM integration is a platform-specific OAuth connection that does not export or transfer. We document active integrations during discovery and include a reconnection checklist in the post-migration handoff. This is a configuration step the customer must plan for and is not a data migration issue.

  • Nutshell Calls and Meetings require API import (not CSV)

    Nutshell's CSV import tool does not support Calls or Meetings — these objects can only be imported via the Nutshell API. We use the Nutshell API directly for these record types. Attachments can only be imported to Leads in Nutshell, not to Companies or People. We account for these API-level constraints during the technical approach and flag them in the handoff documentation if any gaps result from these platform limitations.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Boostr to Nutshell data migration

  1. Discovery and export coordination session

    We audit the Boostr account with the customer's Boostr admin, identifying all Advertisers, Campaigns, Proposals, Orders, line items, custom fields, and users. Because Boostr has no API, we coordinate a manual export session to extract CSV files from the Boostr UI. We agree on the export format, field set, and record completeness criteria upfront, and validate the export count against Boostr's own record counts before transformation begins. Any missing exports require re-extraction before transformation proceeds.

  2. Schema mapping design and custom field plan

    We design the Boostr-to-Nutshell mapping: Advertisers to Accounts, Proposals to Leads or Opportunities based on status, Orders to Opportunities (Closed Won), and Ad Inventory line items to Nutshell custom fields. We configure Nutshell custom fields on Accounts, People, Leads, and Opportunities to capture Boostr's advertiser-level, proposal-level, and order-level custom properties. We document the Campaign-to-Pipeline strategy and confirm the flattening approach for multi-line inventory before building the transformation script.

  3. Custom field configuration in Nutshell

    We create all required Nutshell custom fields for Accounts, People, Leads, and Opportunities via the Nutshell UI or API before any data import. Custom field names follow Nutshell's naming conventions and carry a boostr_ prefix for fields derived from Boostr source data so the customer's admin can identify migrated fields. We validate that the custom field types (text, number, date, dropdown) match the Boostr source data types to avoid import failures.

  4. Sandbox validation migration

    We run a full test migration into a Nutshell trial or sandbox environment using production data volume. The customer reviews a sample of migrated Accounts, Leads, and Opportunities, spot-checking field values and verifying that the Proposal-to-Lead and Order-to-Opportunity split is correct. We reconcile record counts from the Boostr export against the Nutshell import. Any mapping corrections happen here before production migration begins.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Nutshell Users (provisioned manually, validated), Accounts (from Boostr Advertisers), People (from Boostr contact records), Leads (from Boostr Proposals in draft or pending status), Opportunities (from Boostr Orders, Closed Won stage), and Ad Inventory custom fields on Opportunities (last, to ensure parent Opportunity exists first). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Calls and Meetings migrate via Nutshell API. We handle Owner resolution by email match throughout.

  6. Cutover, delta migration, and handoff

    We freeze Boostr data entry during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then mark Nutshell as the system of record. We deliver a GAM reconnection checklist, a complete inventory of migrated custom fields with their Boostr source, and a written Workflow and Automation rebuild inventory for the customer's Nutshell admin. We do not rebuild Boostr workflows or automations as Nutshell automations inside the migration scope; those are a separate engagement.

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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Nutshell

Destination

Strengths

  • Simple, intuitive interface with minimal learning curve for sales teams new to CRM
  • Per-seat pricing is transparent and predictable, with annual billing reducing monthly cost
  • Full data export tool available for all account data including backups
  • Open JSON-RPC API allows programmatic access to all core objects
  • Native multichannel engagement (email, SMS, WhatsApp) without third-party add-ons for communication

Weaknesses

  • Reporting and analytics are considered weak, requiring manual Excel exports for detailed analysis
  • No bulk API endpoint—migration requires paginated API reads that must be rate-limited carefully
  • JSON-RPC API is less common than REST, requiring custom integration code compared to standard REST CRMs
  • Add-on costs (Forms, Nutshell IQ, Email Marketing) are per-company charges that stack on top of per-seat pricing
  • Feature restrictions on entry-level plans mean teams often need mid-tier to get basic automation

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 Nutshell.

  • 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 Boostr to Nutshell migrations land between three and five weeks for accounts with straightforward advertiser and order data and no multi-format ad inventory. Migrations with large line-item counts requiring custom field flattening, multiple Campaigns, or customer-dictated export windows extend to six to nine weeks. Boostr's manual-only export process is the primary variable that distinguishes the short timeline from the long — API-driven migrations from platforms like HubSpot or Salesforce often complete faster because export does not require manual coordination.

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