CRM migration

Migrate from CentraHub CRM to Salesforce Sales Cloud

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

CentraHub CRM logo

CentraHub CRM

Source

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Destination

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Compatibility

83%

10 of 12

objects map 1:1 between CentraHub CRM and Salesforce Sales Cloud.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

5-7 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

CentraHub CRM to Salesforce Sales Cloud is a migration constrained by source-side export limitations. CentraHub does not publish a public API endpoint, so all data exits via manual CSV per module, which strips attachment files, historical activity logs, and relationship metadata between records. We request full data exports from the customer's CentraHub instance, reconstruct Account-Contact and Deal-Activity relationships from the exported ID columns, validate custom field data types that CentraHub stores loosely, and load into Salesforce using Bulk API 2.0 in dependency order. We do not migrate Workflows or Reports as code; we deliver a written inventory of CentraHub Workflow definitions and field references for the customer's admin to rebuild in Salesforce Flow, and we flag every stage name that requires a new Salesforce Opportunity pipeline configuration. Salesforce's unlimited Opportunities, multi-pipeline record types, and AppExchange ecosystem of 1,000+ certified integrations justify the migration for teams that have outgrown CentraHub's feature ceiling and the Focus Softnet rebrand uncertainty.

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

CentraHub CRM logo

CentraHub CRM

What's pushing teams away

  • Minimum 5-user seat requirement on every paid tier locks out solo practitioners and very small teams that only need 1–3 licenses.
  • Initial setup support is reported as not meeting expectations, with reviewers citing poor onboarding assistance during configuration.
  • Lack of publicly documented API makes programmatic exports difficult — teams resort to CSV manual exports which strip relationships between records.
  • Brand rebranding from CentraHub CRM to Focus Softnet creates uncertainty about long-term product direction and support continuity.
  • Limited English-language community presence and sparse Reddit/G2 discussion make peer troubleshooting difficult for non-Indian users.

Choosing

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Salesforce Sales Cloud

What's pulling them in

  • The AppExchange marketplace with 5,000+ prebuilt apps gives enterprises integrations for nearly every business workflow without custom development.
  • Native Einstein AI for lead scoring, opportunity insights, and predictive forecasting adds intelligence without a separate platform purchase.
  • Territory management, multi-currency support, and advanced forecasting satisfy the needs of complex B2B sales organizations with structured revenue teams.
  • Slack, Tableau, and CPQ are deeply integrated into the core platform, keeping the sales stack unified for teams already in the Salesforce ecosystem.
  • Organizations with a large, established Salesforce implementation choose it because switching costs — integrations, custom code, trained admins — are prohibitive.

Object mapping

How CentraHub CRM objects map to Salesforce Sales Cloud

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

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

CentraHub CRM

Lead

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Lead

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub Lead records map directly to Salesforce Lead. We preserve lead source, status, owner assignment, and all standard lead fields. Any CentraHub custom lead fields migrate as Salesforce custom Lead fields. The migration user performs all Lead inserts into the target Salesforce org before any Contact conversion begins, ensuring the conversion path is available when Leads qualify.

CentraHub CRM

Account

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Account

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub Account records (company-level entities) map 1:1 to Salesforce Account. The Account record is the parent anchor for all Contact and Opportunity relationships in Salesforce, so we write Accounts first and resolve the Account ID for every dependent Contact and Deal record before those insert phases begin. Account Name becomes the Account Name field; industry and website map from the corresponding CentraHub fields.

CentraHub CRM

Contact

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub Contact records (person-level entities) map to Salesforce Contact, linked to the parent Account via the AccountId lookup. We reconstruct the Account-Contact relationship from the exported ID columns in the CentraHub CSV export. All Contact standard fields (name, email, phone, title, department) map directly; custom Contact fields map to Salesforce custom Contact fields with type-matched field definitions.

CentraHub CRM

Deal

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub Deal records map to Salesforce Opportunity. The deal stage maps to the Salesforce Opportunity StageName via a stage name translation table we build during scoping. Each distinct CentraHub pipeline definition becomes a Salesforce Record Type on Opportunity with its own Sales Process and stage whitelist. We flag stages with no Salesforce equivalent for admin configuration before the migration insert phase.

CentraHub CRM

Pipeline

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Record Type + Sales Process

lossy
Fully supported

CentraHub pipeline definitions map to Salesforce Opportunity Record Types and corresponding Sales Processes. The pipeline name becomes the Record Type label and API name; stage names within each pipeline become Stage values in the associated Sales Process. Probability percentages per stage migrate to the Salesforce stage probability map. Page Layout assignments per pipeline are configured by the customer's admin after migration.

CentraHub CRM

Task

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Task

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub Task records map to Salesforce Task with Status, Priority, ActivityDate, and Subject preserved. Custom task types (call, meeting, follow-up) require value mapping against the CentraHub picklist since task subtype taxonomy differs. Owner assignment migrates by email lookup against Salesforce User records. Any CentraHub task without a matching Salesforce User is held in the owner reconciliation queue.

CentraHub CRM

Appointment

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Event

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub calendar Appointment records map to Salesforce Event with StartDateTime, EndDateTime, Subject, and Location preserved. Timezone handling is normalized to UTC before insert. We flag appointments that fall outside the standard business hours configured in Salesforce or that reference attendees not present in the migrated Contact or Lead set.

CentraHub CRM

Activity (calls, emails, notes)

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Task + EmailMessage

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub Activity records encompass call logs, email logs, and notes attached to Leads, Accounts, Contacts, or Deals. We split these by activity type: call logs become Task with TaskSubtype=Call; email logs become Salesforce EmailMessage records linked to a Task for timeline display; notes become Salesforce Note records linked via ContentDocumentLink to the parent record. WhoId and WhatId are resolved at migration time using the Lead and Account IDs reconstructed from the export.

CentraHub CRM

Custom Field

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Field

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub custom fields per module (text, number, picklist, date, phone, email, website, geolocation) map to Salesforce custom fields of the corresponding type. We extract the complete custom field schema per module during discovery and create the destination Salesforce custom field definitions before any data load. Type mismatches (values CentraHub silently accepted on CSV import that violate the declared data type) are flagged and corrected before the Salesforce insert to prevent validation rule failures.

CentraHub CRM

Email Campaign

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Campaign + CampaignMember

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub Email Campaign records (open/click data and send history) migrate to Salesforce Campaign as read-only records preserving campaign name, start date, status, and budget cost. Historical send metrics migrate to CampaignMember records linked to the corresponding Leads and Contacts. Active campaign state and scheduled sends do not migrate; these require re-initiation in Salesforce Campaign or Marketing Cloud Account Engagement post-migration.

CentraHub CRM

Tag

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Multi-Select Picklist or Topic

lossy
Fully supported

CentraHub tags applied across objects for segmentation migrate to Salesforce as a customer-chosen strategy: either multi-select picklist fields on the relevant object or Salesforce Topics with TopicAssignment records. We document the full tag vocabulary during discovery and the customer selects the destination model. Tags with no direct equivalent are flagged for manual reassignment after migration.

CentraHub CRM

Attachment

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

ContentDocument + ContentVersion

1:1
Fully supported

CentraHub file attachments stored via Dropbox or Box integrations are downloaded to temporary storage during the export phase. We re-attach files post-import using the Salesforce ContentDocument and ContentVersion APIs, linking each document to the parent record via ContentDocumentLink. Files without a downloadable URL in the export (stored only in the CentraHub UI) are flagged for manual re-upload by the customer's team.

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.

CentraHub CRM logo

CentraHub CRM gotchas

High

Five-user minimum applies to every paid tier

High

Workflows reference field IDs, not field names

High

No documented public API for bulk exports

Medium

Rebrand to Focus Softnet causes support and documentation drift

Medium

Custom field data type enforcement is loose on import

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Salesforce Sales Cloud gotchas

High

Workflow Rules and Process Builder are retired

High

Bulk API batch quota exhaustion during large imports

Medium

Storage overage billing is non-obvious

Medium

Account-Contact many-to-many relationship mapping

Low

Territory and team member import ordering dependencies

Pair-specific challenges

  • CentraHub has no documented public API for bulk exports

    CentraHub CRM does not publish API documentation for third-party access. Pre-built connectors to Dropbox, Box, Mailchimp, and QuickBooks are closed integrations, not open endpoints. All migration data must be extracted via the platform's manual CSV export per module, which does not include attachment files or historical activity logs in the base export. We request full data exports from the customer's CentraHub instance, supplement with direct database reads where the Centra Hosted edition provides database access, and reconstruct relationships from the exported ID columns. Migrations from cloud-only CentraHub instances with no database access are constrained to CSV-only export, limiting activity history completeness.

  • Workflow definitions store field references by internal ID, not field names

    CentraHub Workflows are triggered by field conditions and perform field updates, but the underlying workflow definition stores field references by internal ID rather than human-readable field names. When a field is renamed or its ID changes during migration, the workflow condition silently breaks with no error at runtime. We extract all CentraHub Workflow definitions as structured JSON during discovery, cross-reference every field ID against the migration field map, and deliver a written inventory of every workflow that will break if a mapped field is renamed. Workflows do not migrate as code to Salesforce Flow; the customer rebuilds using the inventory.

  • CSV export strips all record relationships unless reconstructed from ID columns

    CentraHub's per-module CSV export does not include foreign key references between records in the base export file. Account-Contact relationships, Deal-Activity links, and owner assignments survive only as ID columns in the exported CSV. We reconstruct these relationships by matching the exported ID values against the record insert order and resolving the new Salesforce IDs at migration time. Migrations that skip this reconstruction step land Contacts without Account lookups and Activities without parent record references.

  • Custom field data type enforcement is loose on import

    CentraHub allows custom fields to be declared as text, number, date, or picklist types, but the platform does not strictly enforce type validation on CSV import. Records with a text string in a number field, a date value in a text field, or an invalid email format in an email field are accepted and stored silently, corrupting downstream reporting. We validate all custom field values against the declared data type during the transformation phase and flag records with type mismatches before writing to Salesforce, correcting or quarantining the invalid records per the customer's data quality preference.

  • Focus Softnet rebrand creates split support and documentation surface

    The product is transitioning from CentraHub CRM branding to Focus Softnet. The official support center URL redirects to Focus Softnet, and some help guides show mixed branding. Legacy configuration paths, feature names, and support contacts may differ between pre-rebrand and post-rebrand accounts. Configuration screenshots in help articles may show either branding. We verify the customer's account branding during discovery and adjust our export runbook to match the current support portal, feature set, and export interface.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful CentraHub CRM to Salesforce Sales Cloud data migration

  1. Discovery and export access verification

    We audit the CentraHub CRM instance for record counts per module (Leads, Accounts, Contacts, Deals, Tasks, Appointments, Activities), custom field schemas per module, pipeline definitions, active workflow count and field-ID dependencies, attachment file sources (Dropbox/Box or CentraHub-hosted), and email campaign history. We also verify the branding state (CentraHub vs Focus Softnet) and the CentraHub edition (Centra Hosted with database access vs cloud-only), which determines whether we can supplement CSV exports with direct database reads. The discovery output is a written migration scope, an export checklist per module, and a field-ID-to-field-name map for every CentraHub Workflow definition.

  2. Data export and relationship reconstruction

    We request full CSV exports from the customer's CentraHub instance for each module, applying the export checklist to capture all available fields. For Centra Hosted editions with database access, we extract supplementary records directly. We parse the exported ID columns to build a relationship graph: Account IDs referenced by Contacts, Deal IDs referenced by Activities, and owner IDs referenced across all modules. This graph is the reconstruction map for the insert phase. Attachments stored in Dropbox or Box are downloaded to temporary storage. Any CentraHub data that cannot be exported via CSV or database read is documented as a gap item for customer acknowledgment.

  3. Data cleansing and type validation

    We run the exported data through a validation pass that checks every custom field value against the declared CentraHub data type. Text strings in number fields, malformed emails, dates outside valid ranges, and picklist values not in the declared option set are flagged and logged. We apply the customer's preferred cleansing strategy (correct, quarantine, or accept-as-is) before transformation. Duplicate detection runs on Contact email and Account name to surface records that would violate Salesforce duplicate rules on insert.

  4. Salesforce schema configuration and sandbox migration

    We design and deploy the destination Salesforce schema: custom fields on Lead, Contact, Account, Opportunity, Task, Event, and EmailMessage; Opportunity Record Types and Sales Processes per CentraHub pipeline; custom objects if present in the source. Salesforce field types are mapped from CentraHub types (text to Text, number to Number, picklist to Picklist, date to Date). We deploy to a Salesforce Sandbox first for validation. We run a full migration into Sandbox and deliver a reconciliation report covering record counts, field-level validation failures, and relationship completeness. The customer's admin reviews and approves the mapping before production migration begins.

  5. Owner reconciliation and User provisioning

    We extract every distinct CentraHub owner referenced across all record types and match by email against the destination Salesforce org's User table. Owners without a matching Salesforce User are listed in a reconciliation queue. The customer's Salesforce admin provisions missing Users (active or inactive depending on whether the CentraHub user is still active). Owner resolution is a prerequisite for all insert phases because OwnerId is a required field on most standard Salesforce objects. We validate the User provisioning before proceeding to production insert.

  6. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts first (the parent anchor), then Contacts and Leads (with AccountId and OwnerId resolved), then Opportunities (with AccountId, OwnerId, and RecordTypeId resolved), then Tasks and Events (with WhoId and WhatId resolved by the IDs from the previous phases), then EmailMessages (linked to Tasks for timeline display), then Notes and ContentDocuments, then Campaign and CampaignMember records, then custom objects last. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report showing inserted, skipped, and errored records. We use Salesforce Bulk API 2.0 with batch chunking, parent-record lookup resolution, and exponential backoff on API limit responses.

  7. Cutover, delta sync, and Workflow rebuild handoff

    We freeze writes in CentraHub during the cutover window, run a final delta migration for records modified during the migration period, then enable Salesforce as the system of record. We deliver the Workflow inventory document to the customer's admin team listing every CentraHub Workflow with its trigger, conditions, actions, field IDs, and a recommended Salesforce Flow equivalent. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues raised by the sales team. We do not rebuild CentraHub Workflows as Salesforce Flow inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin rebuild task. Reports and dashboards do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of CentraHub report configurations for the customer's admin to reference when rebuilding in Salesforce Reports or Analytics Cloud.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

CentraHub CRM logo

CentraHub CRM

Source

Strengths

  • Unlimited record storage on all paid tiers — no per-contact billing shock as records grow.
  • All-in-one sales, marketing, and service modules with a single vendor and unified data model.
  • Per-user pricing is competitive against HubSpot and Salesforce for teams between 5 and 50 seats.
  • Industry-specific editions provide vertical templates for Real Estate, Automotive, and Education use cases.
  • Custom field support per module allows teams to tailor the schema without developer involvement.

Weaknesses

  • Minimum 5-user seat requirement excludes solo users and very small teams regardless of plan tier.
  • No publicly documented API endpoint reference — programmatic exports are undocumented and unsupported.
  • Initial onboarding and setup support receive consistent criticism from early-stage reviewers.
  • Brand pivot to Focus Softnet creates uncertainty about product roadmap and long-term support continuity.
  • Sparse English-language community presence makes peer troubleshooting difficult outside of Indian user networks.
Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Destination

Strengths

  • Largest enterprise app ecosystem in CRM with 5,000+ AppExchange integrations covering nearly every vertical workflow.
  • Native Einstein AI delivers lead scoring, opportunity insights, and predictive forecasting without a third-party layer.
  • Advanced territory management, multi-currency, and flexible forecasting satisfy complex B2B revenue structures.
  • Deep platform extensibility: Custom Objects, Apex, Flow, and the Metadata API allow full schema customization.
  • Well-documented REST API, Bulk API, and Composite API with published rate limits for programmatic migration.

Weaknesses

  • Pricing model is layered and opaque in practice: per-seat fees plus storage overages, add-on subscriptions, and annual uplifts compound to 30–40% above sticker price.
  • Workflow Rules and Process Builder are deprecated, forcing all orgs onto Salesforce Flow — a migration task that catches many teams by surprise.
  • Steep administrative complexity: meaningful configuration requires a dedicated Salesforce admin or consultant.
  • API rate limits are edition-gated (100k/day base for Enterprise) and easily exhausted by large historical imports without throttling.
  • Data export is exportable via Data Loader but preserving relationship integrity across 30+ objects requires careful ETL sequencing.

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 CentraHub CRM and Salesforce Sales Cloud.

  • 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

    CentraHub CRM: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

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Most CentraHub to Salesforce migrations land between five and seven weeks for accounts under 30,000 Contacts and 5,000 Deals with no custom objects. Migrations constrained by the no-API export requirement (CSV-only), large engagement histories (over 300,000 activity records), multiple pipeline definitions requiring Salesforce Record Type and Sales Process configuration, or customer-hosted CentraHub data requiring database reads move to twelve to eighteen weeks because of the relationship reconstruction work, type validation pass, and Bulk API load time for activity history.

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