CRM migration

Migrate from Cirrus CRM to Twenty CRM

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

Cirrus CRM logo

Cirrus CRM

Source

Twenty CRM

Destination

Twenty CRM logo

Compatibility

82%

9 of 11

objects map 1:1 between Cirrus CRM and Twenty CRM.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Cirrus CRM to Twenty CRM is a structural migration that trades Cirrus's built-in ERP synchronization layer for Twenty's open-source data ownership model and modern GraphQL API. Cirrus CRM's quote-to-order workflow is native and bidirectional with the connected ERP; we verify sync health at scoping time because stale Deal, Order, and financial fields in Cirrus CRM reflect an offline or broken ERP connection, not a data error. We migrate in the correct dependency sequence (Companies, Contacts, Deals, Quotes, Orders) to preserve the referential integrity Cirrus CRM relies on for ERP linkage. Custom fields on Contacts, Companies, and Deals require field-by-field validation before import because Cirrus CRM tenant schemas are not universally exported. Twenty CRM's views, workflows, and permissions must be rebuilt manually post-migration; we deliver a written inventory of every active Cirrus CRM pipeline configuration, automation trigger, and custom field for the customer's admin to reconstruct.

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

Cirrus CRM logo

Cirrus CRM

What's pushing teams away

  • Limited reporting and business intelligence capabilities frustrate power users who need pipeline analytics, conversion rate breakdowns, or risk-scoring on accounts.
  • Small vendor size (8 employees, founded 2001) raises concerns about long-term product roadmap stability and responsiveness for mid-market buyers evaluating alternatives.
  • Reporting gaps prevent users from answering basic questions about which communication channels drive conversion, prompting switches to platforms with richer analytics.
  • Minimal public API documentation and limited community ecosystem make integrations harder to maintain as the business scales beyond the native feature set.
  • Feature gates tied to advanced AI automation and ERP depth push growing teams toward enterprise platforms with more transparent pricing and capabilities.

Choosing

Twenty CRM logo

Twenty CRM

What's pulling them in

  • Top open-source CRM on GitHub with 40.6K stars, giving teams full source code access and infrastructure ownership without per-feature licensing surprises.
  • Free self-hosting under AGPL-3.0 means unlimited users and custom objects for the cost of cloud infrastructure alone, typically $20–100/month.
  • Pricing page explicitly mocks competitors for charging add-on fees for API access, webhooks, and workflows — transparency that resonates with RevOps teams burned by Salesforce.
  • Unlimited custom objects and fields with no price impact, letting teams shape the data model to their business rather than forcing business into rigid schemas.
  • Modern TypeScript/React/PostgreSQL stack means developer-led teams can extend, self-host, or integrate without fighting legacy architecture.

Object mapping

How Cirrus CRM objects map to Twenty CRM

Each row shows how a Cirrus CRM object lands in Twenty CRM, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

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

Cirrus CRM

Company

maps to

Twenty CRM

Company

1:1
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM Company records map directly to Twenty CRM Company. The credit information fields and geographic enrichment (latitude/longitude) stored in Cirrus CRM migrate as custom fields on the Twenty CRM Company record. Company is the first object imported because Contacts and Deals depend on a resolved CompanyId. We validate that all required Company fields (name, domain) are populated before import and flag duplicates based on domain match for the customer's admin to resolve.

Cirrus CRM

Contact

maps to

Twenty CRM

Person

1:1
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM Contact records map to Twenty CRM Person objects. Standard fields (name, email, phone, address) migrate directly. The Contact-to-Company relationship migrates as a PersonCompanyRelation record in Twenty CRM, preserving the original association. Custom fields on Contact are mapped field-by-field after the customer confirms the Cirrus CRM tenant schema configuration during scoping.

Cirrus CRM

Deal

maps to

Twenty CRM

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM Deals map to Twenty CRM Opportunity records. The monetary value, close date, and stage label migrate as-is. Note that Cirrus CRM pipeline definitions (stage order, automation triggers, win/loss criteria) are not stored on the Deal record; we treat stage labels as static text fields unless the customer explicitly requests pipeline configuration migration. We flag any Deals with stage labels that do not match an existing Twenty Opportunity stage for manual mapping before import.

Cirrus CRM

Pipeline

maps to

Twenty CRM

Opportunity Pipeline (configuration)

lossy
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM pipeline configurations require manual recreation in Twenty CRM because pipeline definitions are stored in the platform schema, not in the Deal record. We deliver a written map of every Cirrus CRM pipeline with its stage names, stage order, and probability percentages. The customer's admin creates the corresponding Opportunity pipeline and stages in Twenty CRM Settings before the Deal import phase. This step gates the Deal migration; we cannot import Deals without a resolved pipeline.

Cirrus CRM

Quote

maps to

Twenty CRM

Custom Object (Quote)

1:1
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM Quotes carry line items and product associations and are referenced by Order records. Twenty CRM does not have a native Quote object as standard, so we create a Custom Object named Quote with fields for quote number, total amount, status, and line item JSON. The Quote-to-Deal relationship is preserved by storing the parent Opportunity ID on the Quote record. The customer confirms during scoping whether quotes should be migrated as formatted objects or simplified Opportunity-level records.

Cirrus CRM

Order

maps to

Twenty CRM

Custom Object (Order)

1:1
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM Orders are generated from Quotes and linked to ERP records. We create a Custom Object named Order with fields for order number, order date, total amount, and status. The Order-to-Quote relationship and the Order-to-ERP-reference are stored as custom fields on the Order record. Order-to-invoice relationships are migration-critical for teams planning to continue ERP sync; we preserve the ERP invoice reference in a custom field for the customer's admin to reconnect in their middleware layer post-migration.

Cirrus CRM

Activity (Call, Email, Meeting, Task)

maps to

Twenty CRM

Task or Note

1:1
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM Activities log calls, emails, meetings, and tasks tied to Contact or Deal records. We migrate the activity record and its timestamp; the activity display format (timeline view vs. list) differs between platforms. Calls and meetings migrate as Task records with a custom type field; emails migrate as Note records attached to the Person or Opportunity; standalone tasks migrate as Task records. We preserve the activity timestamp and the associated Person or Opportunity ID for timeline integrity.

Cirrus CRM

Campaign

maps to

Twenty CRM

Custom Object (Campaign)

1:1
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM Campaigns track objectives and campaign-level metrics. Twenty CRM does not have a native Campaign object as standard. We create a Custom Object named Campaign with fields for campaign name, status, start date, end date, and budget. Individual campaign member associations (which Contacts are in which Campaigns) are stored as CampaignMember records linking Person to Campaign. The customer confirms the scope of campaign member migration during scoping because large campaign histories can extend migration time.

Cirrus CRM

Custom Field (on Contacts, Companies, Deals)

maps to

Twenty CRM

Custom Field

lossy
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM custom fields require field-by-field mapping because Cirrus CRM tenant schemas are not universally exported. We ask the customer to provide a screenshot or export of their Cirrus CRM field configuration before migration, then validate field types (text, number, date, picklist) in a test batch of 50 records before committing to the full dataset. Custom fields are created in Twenty CRM Settings before the parent record import. Type mismatches (text vs. number, date format) are resolved in the transform layer before import.

Cirrus CRM

User (Owner)

maps to

Twenty CRM

WorkspaceMember

1:1
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM User records map to Twenty CRM WorkspaceMember. We resolve owners by email match across both platforms. Any Cirrus CRM User without a matching Twenty CRM WorkspaceMember is held in a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes. OwnerId is required on Opportunity records; migration cannot proceed past Opportunity import until all referenced owners are provisioned.

Cirrus CRM

Attachment

maps to

Twenty CRM

Attachment (via URL or file reference)

1:1
Fully supported

Cirrus CRM attachments are exported as individual files named by record and file type. A Contact with three attachments produces three files. We batch-associate these to the correct Twenty CRM Person, Company, or Opportunity record by filename parsing and provide a manifest mapping each file to its target record. Files exceeding 10 MB are flagged for manual handling. The customer confirms whether attachments should be stored in Twenty's file storage or in an external S3-compatible bucket.

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.

Cirrus CRM logo

Cirrus CRM gotchas

High

ERP sync health determines migration data freshness

High

Quote-to-Order associations require explicit migration order

Medium

Custom field schema differs per tenant

Medium

Pipeline stage definitions are not exported with deals

Low

Attachment export produces individual files per record

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Twenty CRM gotchas

High

Import order is enforced and critical

High

Export limited to 20,000 records and visible columns only

Medium

Soft-deleted records count toward uniqueness and trigger restores

Medium

API rate limits cap at 200 req/min on Organization tier

Low

No native email sequences — follow-up cadences require external tools

Pair-specific challenges

  • ERP sync health determines Deal and Order data freshness

    Cirrus CRM stores live ERP financial data via bidirectional sync. If the ERP connection is broken or has been offline, Deals, Orders, and financial fields in Cirrus CRM may be stale or missing. We check sync status before migration scoping and flag any records updated before the last confirmed sync timestamp so the customer can decide whether to remediate the sync or accept the stale state. Migrating stale Deal values into Twenty CRM's Opportunity records without flagging the discrepancy creates reporting inaccuracies that are hard to trace post-cutover.

  • Quote-to-Order associations require explicit dependency order

    Orders in Cirrus CRM reference Quote records, and Quotes reference Deal records. We migrate in this order: Companies, Contacts, Deals, Quotes, Orders. Skipping or reordering this sequence orphans relationships and breaks the linked ERP data. We document this sequence in the migration runbook before any data moves. The Quote and Order migration phases are blocked until the customer confirms the ERP middleware will be reconnected post-migration in Twenty's custom integration layer.

  • Pipeline stage definitions do not export from Cirrus CRM

    Deal records in Cirrus CRM carry a stage label, but the pipeline configuration (stage order, win/loss criteria, automation triggers) lives in the pipeline definition, not the Deal record. We treat stage labels as static text fields during migration unless the customer explicitly requests pipeline configuration migration. The customer must manually recreate the pipeline stages in Twenty CRM Settings before Deal import begins. We deliver a written stage map for the admin to reference during recreation.

  • Twenty CRM requires custom object creation before CSV import

    Twenty CRM's CSV import creates records, not fields. Custom objects and custom fields must exist in Twenty CRM Settings before any data import runs. For the Quote and Order custom objects, we pre-create the schema during the scoping phase and validate field types in a test batch before committing the full dataset. If the customer has a large number of Cirrus CRM custom fields (50+), schema pre-creation extends the timeline by one to two weeks.

  • Attachment export produces individual files without parent linkage

    Attachments are exported from Cirrus CRM as separate files named by record and file type. We parse filenames to determine the target record in Twenty CRM, but this relies on naming convention consistency. Attachments with non-standard filenames or those stored outside the CRM's attachment table require manual reconciliation. We provide a manifest mapping each file to its target record and flag any files we cannot resolve for the customer's admin to handle manually.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Cirrus CRM to Twenty CRM data migration

  1. Discovery and ERP sync health check

    We audit the source Cirrus CRM environment across objects in scope (Companies, Contacts, Deals, Quotes, Orders, Activities, Campaigns, Custom Fields, Attachments, Users). We check ERP sync status and identify any records updated before the last confirmed sync timestamp. We ask the customer to provide a screenshot or export of their Cirrus CRM custom field configuration and pipeline definitions. The discovery output is a written migration scope with record counts per object, a flag list of stale financial records, and a custom field inventory for the customer to confirm.

  2. Twenty CRM workspace preparation and schema creation

    We create the Twenty CRM custom objects (Quote, Order, Campaign) and all custom fields on standard objects before any data import. The customer provisions WorkspaceMembers by email invitation so that User records exist before Owner references are resolved on migrating records. We verify that all Opportunity pipeline stages referenced in the Cirrus CRM Deal records have corresponding stage values in the Twenty CRM Opportunity configuration. This step gates the Deal import phase.

  3. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into a Twenty CRM test environment using production-like data volume. The customer reconciles record counts (Companies in, Persons in, Opportunities in, Quote and Order records in, Activities in), spot-checks 25-50 random records against the Cirrus CRM source, and signs off the schema and mapping before production migration begins. Any mapping corrections, custom field type adjustments, and pipeline stage mismatches are resolved here.

  4. Owner reconciliation and WorkspaceMember provisioning

    We extract every distinct Cirrus CRM User referenced on Contact, Company, Deal, Quote, Order, and Activity records and match by email against the Twenty CRM destination workspace. Users without a matching WorkspaceMember go to a reconciliation queue. The customer's admin provisions any missing WorkspaceMembers before record import resumes. This step gates the Opportunity import because OwnerId is required on all Opportunity records in Twenty CRM.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Companies (first, as all Person and Opportunity records depend on CompanyId), Persons (with CompanyId resolved), Opportunities (with stage mapping confirmed and OwnerId resolved), Custom Objects Quote and Order (with parent Opportunity ID preserved), Activities (Tasks, Notes via API), Custom Object Campaign (with CampaignMember associations). Quote and Order line items are migrated as JSON-formatted fields within the parent record because Twenty CRM does not have a native line-item sub-object. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.

  6. Attachment association and file manifest delivery

    We associate exported attachment files to the correct Twenty CRM record by filename parsing. Files under 10 MB are processed in the migration batch; files over 10 MB are flagged for manual handling. We deliver a manifest CSV mapping each file to its target record (Person, Company, or Opportunity) and the recommended storage approach (Twenty native file storage vs. external S3-compatible bucket). The customer reviews the manifest and confirms the storage decision before cutover.

  7. Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff

    We freeze Cirrus CRM writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Twenty CRM as the system of record. We deliver the pipeline configuration map, Quote and Order schema documentation, and automation trigger inventory to the customer's admin team. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve reconciliation issues raised by the customer's team. We do not rebuild Cirrus CRM automation triggers, ERP sync configurations, or quote-generation workflows in Twenty CRM; those are documented for the customer's technical team to implement as part of the post-migration integration build.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Cirrus CRM logo

Cirrus CRM

Source

Strengths

  • Real-time ERP synchronization keeps financial data fresh without manual updates.
  • Minimalist interface reduces onboarding time for sales and support teams.
  • Quote-to-order workflow is native, reducing data re-entry across the sales cycle.
  • Built-in maps and company credit enrichment provide account context inline.
  • GDPR-conscious positioning and Swedish data residency appeal to European buyers.

Weaknesses

  • Reporting and analytics are limited compared to enterprise CRM platforms.
  • Small vendor footprint raises concerns about long-term product support and roadmap.
  • API documentation is sparse, making custom integrations harder to maintain.
  • Limited marketplace of third-party integrations compared to HubSpot or Salesforce.
  • Enterprise-tier pricing and feature gates can surprise growing teams.
Twenty CRM logo

Twenty CRM

Destination

Strengths

  • AGPL-3.0 open-source license with full source code on GitHub — no vendor lock-in, no sunset risk.
  • Unlimited users and unlimited custom objects on self-hosted, with no feature gating based on headcount.
  • REST and GraphQL APIs available on all paid tiers, not locked behind an enterprise add-on fee.
  • MCP server and webhooks shipped as standard features, not premium upgrades.
  • Modern PostgreSQL-backed data model that developer teams can query, extend, and self-host.

Weaknesses

  • Recent v1.0 release means limited production hardening compared to CRMs with multi-year operational track records.
  • No native email sequencing or sales engagement tools — follow-up cadences require a separate platform.
  • No native two-way email sync or inbox integration, requiring third-party connectors for full activity logging.
  • Self-hosting 'free' pricing hides real infrastructure and DevOps costs that stack up over time.
  • Workflow automation is functional but lacks the complexity needed for sophisticated multi-step sales motions.

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 Cirrus CRM and Twenty CRM.

  • 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

    Cirrus CRM: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for accounts under 15,000 Contacts, 3,000 Deals, and 50 custom fields with no ERP sync dependencies. Migrations with active ERP sync connections, quote-to-order chains spanning 500+ line items, large activity histories, or complex custom field schemas move to seven to ten weeks because of sync health verification, Quote-Order dependency sequencing, and field-type validation in a test batch.

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