CRM migration

Migrate from Eagle CRM to Nutshell

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

Eagle CRM logo

Eagle CRM

Source

Nutshell

Destination

Nutshell logo

Compatibility

100%

12 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Eagle CRM and Nutshell.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

24–48 hours

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Eagle CRM is a real-estate-adjacent, vertically-specialized platform that organizes customer data around contacts, companies, deals, and a pipeline model with configurable stages and enquiry import workflows. Nutshell is a SMB-focused CRM that structures data as People (contacts), Companies, Leads, and Deals with a simpler pipeline model — it supports custom fields on People, Companies, and Leads but does not expose a native custom-objects API. The migration carries Eagle's standard objects (contacts, companies, deals, activities, notes) into Nutshell's equivalent objects, with Eagle custom properties mapped to Nutshell custom fields created in advance. Eagle pipelines map to Nutshell pipeline stages using value-by-value mapping. Eagle enquiry records migrate as Nutshell Leads. Workflows, automations, email sequences, and enquiry-import rules do not migrate — they must be rebuilt in Nutshell or eliminated. Nutshell's per-contact billing model means your team should audit which Eagle contacts count toward the Nutshell contact tier before migration to avoid a billing surprise. FlitStack AI uses Nutshell's JSON-RPC API with read-access impersonation to pull Eagle data and write into Nutshell, running a sample migration with field-level diff before committing the full dataset.

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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Eagle CRM

What's pushing teams away

  • Pricing is perceived as high relative to feature depth by some mid-market customers, with G2 reviewers noting the cost does not align with the value delivered for smaller agencies.
  • Help desk responsiveness is inconsistent—G2 reviewers report slow or unhelpful support responses when configuration issues arise, particularly around enquiry imports and API integrations.
  • Lack of publicly documented API rate limits or developer endpoints makes custom integrations and automated migrations difficult to plan and execute.

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 Eagle CRM objects map to Nutshell

Each row shows how a Eagle CRM 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.

Eagle CRM

Contact

maps to

Nutshell

People

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle Contact maps directly to Nutshell People. Eagle stores name, email, phone, job title, address, and owner on every contact record. Nutshell People hold equivalent fields. Eagle contacts without a company link land as standalone People records in Nutshell, preserving all standard contact properties including any custom fields mapped from Eagle's property system.

Eagle CRM

Company

maps to

Nutshell

Company

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle Company maps 1:1 to Nutshell Company. Eagle company properties (name, domain, industry, employee count, revenue) map to Nutshell Company fields. Parent-child company hierarchies in Eagle use a custom Parent_Company_ID field; Nutshell stores this as a lookup link to the parent Company record.

Eagle CRM

Deal

maps to

Nutshell

Deal

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle Deal maps to Nutshell Deal — both share deal name, amount, stage, close date, owner, and associated company/person. Eagle deal pipelines map to Nutshell pipeline stages; each Eagle pipeline stage value maps to a corresponding Nutshell stage name via value mapping.

Eagle CRM

Pipeline

maps to

Nutshell

Pipeline Stage

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle's pipeline construct maps to Nutshell's pipeline stage definitions. On Nutshell's Starter plan only one pipeline is available. Eagle setups with multiple pipelines require a Nutshell Pro or Enterprise plan before migration so all pipeline stage values can be preserved.

Eagle CRM

Enquiry

maps to

Nutshell

Lead

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle enquiry records have no direct Nutshell equivalent. All Eagle enquiries migrate as Nutshell Leads — name, email, phone, source, and any custom enquiry properties map to corresponding Lead fields. The enquiry's original creation date is preserved as a custom field for audit continuity.

Eagle CRM

Activity (Call)

maps to

Nutshell

Activity

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle call logs migrate as Nutshell Activities with type='Call', the original call date, duration if stored, and associated person/company link. Nutshell Activities support notes and owner assignment matching Eagle's call record structure. Call metadata such as direction (inbound/outbound) is preserved in the Activity notes field where applicable.

Eagle CRM

Activity (Email)

maps to

Nutshell

Activity

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle email activity records migrate as Nutshell Activities with type='Email', subject, date, and associated person or company. Email body content migrates to the Activity's notes field. The original email timestamp and thread references are preserved to maintain conversation continuity within Nutshell's activity history.

Eagle CRM

Note

maps to

Nutshell

Note

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle notes attached to contacts, companies, or deals migrate as Nutshell Notes. Original create date, last-modified date, and owner are preserved. Nutshell Notes support text content and are linked to the parent People, Company, or Deal record. Rich text formatting in Eagle notes converts to plain text for Nutshell compatibility.

Eagle CRM

Custom Property (Contact)

maps to

Nutshell

Custom Field (People)

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle custom properties on contacts require pre-created custom fields in Nutshell before migration. FlitStack creates People custom fields in Nutshell matching each Eagle property's data type (text, number, date, pick-list). Pick-list values are mapped value-by-value to ensure data integrity during the migration of contact-specific custom data.

Eagle CRM

Custom Property (Company)

maps to

Nutshell

Custom Field (Company)

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle company custom properties migrate to Nutshell Company custom fields. Both platforms support text, number, date, and pick-list field types — type mapping is direct. Multi-select pick-lists in Eagle map to Nutshell multi-value custom fields to preserve all selected options during the migration process.

Eagle CRM

User / Owner

maps to

Nutshell

User

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle user records resolve to Nutshell users by email address. If a Nutshell user account does not exist for an Eagle owner, the record is assigned to a designated fallback Nutshell user and the original Eagle owner is stored in a custom Source_Owner__c field for reference.

Eagle CRM

Attachment / File

maps to

Nutshell

File Attachment

1:1
Fully supported

Eagle file attachments on contacts, companies, or deals are downloaded and re-uploaded as Nutshell file attachments linked to the target record. Nutshell's file size limits apply; large files are flagged before migration so your team can decide whether to attach or host externally.

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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Eagle CRM gotchas

High

Enquiry import failures from listing ID mismatches

Medium

Trust account ledgers require explicit opening balance setup

Medium

Export permissions are role-gated

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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

  • Eagle enquiry records have no native Nutshell equivalent and require a separate migration path

    Eagle CRM's enquiry system lets teams import inbound leads from portals and external forms with listing IDs and status tracking. Nutshell does not have a native enquiry object — all enquiries must land as Nutshell Leads or People. We map enquiry name, email, phone, source, and status to the Lead record and preserve the original enquiry creation date in a custom datetime field. Any enquiry-specific custom properties require Nutshell Lead custom fields to be pre-created. Enquiry-import configuration (portal settings, listing-ID mapping) does not migrate and must be rebuilt as a Nutshell form or third-party integration.

  • Multiple Eagle pipelines need Nutshell Pro or Enterprise — Starter plan supports only one pipeline

    Eagle CRM allows multiple independent deal pipelines with different stage sets per pipeline. Nutshell's Starter plan exposes a single default pipeline with one stage set. If your Eagle deployment uses more than one pipeline, Nutshell requires at minimum a Pro plan ($35/user/month) to support multiple pipeline definitions. We flag this during discovery and map each Eagle pipeline to a corresponding Nutshell pipeline — but the plan upgrade decision is yours. Migration cannot preserve all pipeline stage values on a single Nutshell pipeline without losing stage differentiation.

  • Nutshell bills by contact count — Eagle contacts may push you into a higher pricing tier

    Nutshell pricing scales with total contact count across tiered bands starting at 100 contacts ($13/user/month) up to 900,000+ contacts. Eagle CRM does not track or bill by contact count. During migration, we count Eagle contacts and flag whether they fall within your current Nutshell plan tier. If Eagle holds 4,200 contacts and your Nutshell plan tops out at 2,500, the migration is not blocked but your Nutshell plan must be upgraded before the contacts can all be active — or some records must be archived. We surface the tier gap in the pre-migration report.

  • Eagle custom properties require Nutshell custom fields to be created before data lands

    Eagle's property system supports custom fields on contacts, companies, and deals — including text, number, date, and pick-list types. Nutshell's API can create custom fields on People, Company, and Lead records, but the migration tool must create these fields before writing data. We deliver a custom-field creation plan listing each Eagle custom property, its Nutshell type equivalent, and the API call to create it. Pick-list fields require value-by-value mapping since Eagle pick-list options rarely match Nutshell's default sets exactly. This pre-flight step adds 1–2 days to the project timeline.

  • Eagle file attachments must be downloaded and re-uploaded — inline images require re-hosting

    Eagle stores file attachments on contacts, companies, and deals. Nutshell stores file attachments using its own file management system. We download every Eagle attachment and re-upload it to Nutshell as a linked file. Nutshell enforces file size limits per attachment — files exceeding 25 MB are flagged for your team to decide whether to attach or host externally. Inline images embedded in Eagle notes are extracted, downloaded, and re-hosted as separate attachments with the note re-linked to the new file URL. Note that Eagle attachments linked to deleted or archived records are not recoverable.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Eagle CRM to Nutshell data migration

  1. Audit Eagle data model and custom properties

    FlitStack AI connects to Eagle CRM via API using read-access credentials and inventories all contacts, companies, deals, enquiries, activities, and custom properties. We generate a data model snapshot comparing Eagle's object count, custom property types, and pipeline definitions against Nutshell's schema. This step surfaces any multi-pipeline Eagle setups, non-standard field types, and enquiry records that will need the Lead migration path. The audit report is delivered within 24 hours of API access being granted.

  2. Create Nutshell custom fields and configure pipeline

    Based on the audit, FlitStack AI creates all required Nutshell custom fields on People, Company, and Lead using Nutshell's API. Pick-list values are mapped value-by-value. If Eagle has multiple pipelines and Nutshell is on a Starter plan, we flag the plan requirement and pause until your team confirms a Pro or Enterprise upgrade. Eagle parent-company relationships are validated to ensure no circular references before migration begins.

  3. Resolve Eagle owners to Nutshell users by email

    FlitStack AI extracts Eagle owner records and matches them against existing Nutshell users by email address. Records with matched owners write with the correct OwnerId. Unmatched owners are flagged in a pre-migration report — your team either creates Nutshell user accounts for those Eagle owners or designates a fallback Nutshell user. No record migrates without an owner assignment, preventing orphaned records in Nutshell.

  4. Run a sample migration with field-level diff

    A representative sample of Eagle records — typically 100–500 across People, Companies, Deals, Leads, and Activities — migrates first. FlitStack AI generates a field-level diff comparing Eagle source values against Nutshell destination values for every mapped field. You review the diff to verify pipeline-to-stage mapping, custom field values, enquiry-to-Lead routing, and owner resolution before the full run commits. This preview step catches mapping errors early, allowing corrections before the production migration executes and protecting against unexpected data discrepancies.

  5. Execute full migration with delta-pickup and audit log

    The full Eagle dataset migrates to Nutshell using Nutshell's JSON-RPC API with impersonation for user-scoped writes. A delta-pickup window (24–48 hours) captures any records created or modified in Eagle during the cutover window so Nutshell reflects Eagle's final state at go-live. Every migration operation is logged to an audit trail. One-click rollback is available if reconciliation identifies record-count or field-value discrepancies exceeding your defined threshold.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Eagle CRM

Source

Strengths

  • All-in-one real estate CRM combining CRM, marketing, leasing, and website tools in a single subscription.
  • Native trust accounting with multiple ledger support and ABA file export for real estate compliance.
  • High user satisfaction on Capterra (4.9/5) with straightforward, fit-for-purpose functionality.
  • Built-in enquiry ingestion from multiple sources (portal, email, API, Zapier) without manual entry.
  • Zapier marketplace integration extends connectivity beyond native integrations.

Weaknesses

  • No publicly documented API endpoint reference or rate limits, making programmatic migration planning difficult.
  • Pricing is opaque—no public tier or per-user pricing page, requiring sales contact for quotes.
  • Help desk support receives mixed reviews for responsiveness, particularly on integration issues.
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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. 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 Eagle CRM and Nutshell.

  • 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

    Eagle CRM: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

Estimate your Eagle CRM to Nutshell migration cost

Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.

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Most Eagle CRM to Nutshell migrations complete in 24–48 hours for under 30,000 records. The longest planning step is creating Nutshell custom fields and confirming pipeline configuration. For Eagle deployments exceeding 100,000 records or using multiple pipelines, plan 3–5 days. Enquiry-to-Lead routing does not add significant time. The delta-pickup window runs in parallel with your cutover and adds 24–48 hours before Nutshell go-live.

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