CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between EXACT and monday CRM. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in monday CRM.
EXACT
Source
monday CRM
Destination
Compatibility
12 of 12
objects map 1:1 between EXACT and monday CRM.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
48–72 hours
Overview
EXACT stores CRM data in a traditional relational schema — Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities, and Activities with fixed-field definitions per module. monday CRM uses a board-and-item architecture where contacts live in a dedicated People board, deals are board items with column-based fields, and every record relationship is expressed through item links rather than foreign-key constraints. FlitStack AI reads EXACT's API export and translates each object into the monday equivalent: Account records become Contact organization entries, EXACT Opportunities map to monday deal items on a pipeline board with stage columns, and Activities attach as updates or subitems. We preserve original create-and-update timestamps in monday's native datetime columns and resolve EXACT owner email addresses to monday workspace members. Automations, workflows, and email templates do not migrate — these are exported as JSON definitions for your monday admin to rebuild using monday's automation engine. The migration uses monday's GraphQL API with rate-limit awareness to move records in dependency order: Contacts first, then Deals referencing them.
Every standard and custom field arrives verified.
AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.
Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.
Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.
Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.
Why teams make this switch
Leaving
What's pushing teams away
Choosing
What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a EXACT object lands in monday CRM, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
EXACT
Account
monday CRM
monday Contact (organization)
1:1EXACT Account records (company name, domain, industry, employee count) map to monday Contacts with the Organization field set. Multiple EXACT accounts with the same domain may need deduplication before mapping to a single monday Contact organization. FlitStack performs a pre-migration domain scan to identify potential duplicates and flags records requiring manual consolidation before the migration run executes, ensuring that no duplicate organizations are created in monday CRM.
EXACT
Contact
monday CRM
monday Contact (person)
1:1EXACT Contact fields — name, email, phone, job title, address — map directly to monday Contact person fields. The contact's Organization field is set by resolving the EXACT AccountId lookup to the corresponding monday Contact organization. FlitStack maintains a lookup table during migration to track EXACT AccountId values and their corresponding monday organization IDs, ensuring all person records are linked to the correct organization before the migration completes.
EXACT
Contact (custom properties)
monday CRM
monday Contact column
1:1EXACT contact-level custom properties (e.g., Preferred_Contact_Method, Loyalty_Tier) become monday Contact columns of the matching type (Dropdown, Date, Number). FlitStack creates the column definition in monday's contact schema before loading data. Custom property type detection includes validation against monday's supported column types, with fallback mappings provided for EXACT field types that lack direct equivalents in monday CRM's column library.
EXACT
Opportunity
monday CRM
monday deal item on Pipeline board
1:1EXACT Opportunities become monday items on a pipeline board. The Opportunity Name maps to the item title; Amount maps to a Numbers column; Stage maps to a Status group column; Close Date maps to a Date column. FlitStack preserves the original Opportunity ID in a Text column for traceability and future delta synchronization between the systems.
EXACT
Opportunity Stage
monday CRM
monday Status column (group)
1:1EXACT stage pick-list values (Prospecting, Qualification, Proposal, Negotiation, Closed Won, Closed Lost) are mapped value-by-value to monday Status column options. Each Status group in monday represents one pipeline stage. Stage order is preserved from EXACT's configuration to maintain visual pipeline flow consistency in monday's Kanban-style board view.
EXACT
Opportunity custom fields
monday CRM
monday board column
1:1EXACT Opportunity-level custom fields (e.g., Deal_Type, Renewal_Date, Competitor) are added as monday board columns on the deal pipeline board. Type-aware mapping ensures date fields become Date columns, pick-lists become Dropdown columns with matching option values, and numeric custom fields use Numbers columns with appropriate precision settings.
EXACT
Activity (Call, Email, Meeting)
monday CRM
monday item updates / subitems
1:1EXACT Activities are stored as monday item updates: each activity generates an update entry with the activity type, subject, date, and owner in the body text. For structured activity tracking, activities can also become subitems on the deal item with type-label columns. The transformation preserves activity chronology within the deal item's update feed.
EXACT
Attachment / File
monday CRM
monday File column or item link
1:1EXACT file attachments are downloaded and re-uploaded to monday's file storage, then attached via a File column on the relevant item. monday's 250 MB per-file limit applies; large attachments are flagged before migration. FlitStack generates a pre-migration attachment audit report listing all files exceeding the size threshold, with recommendations for manual re-upload or alternative storage solutions.
EXACT
User / Owner
monday CRM
monday Workspace member
1:1EXACT User records are matched to monday workspace members by email address. EXACT OwnerId on Opportunities and Contacts resolves to a monday user. Unmatched owners are flagged and assigned to a fallback monday user pending team setup. This owner resolution step runs before data migration to ensure all records have valid owner assignments in monday.
EXACT
Custom Object
monday CRM
monday board (standalone or connected)
1:1EXACT custom objects map to separate monday boards. If the custom object has a relationship to Contacts or Opportunities, a Connect boards column is added to link the items across boards. N:N relationships between EXACT custom objects require monday integration tools or manual linking. FlitStack documents all relationship paths in the schema diff report.
EXACT
Workflow / Automation
monday CRM
Export JSON (no direct migration)
1:1EXACT workflows and automations do not migrate to monday. We export workflow definitions as a JSON reference document listing triggers, conditions, and actions so your monday admin can rebuild equivalent automations using monday's recipe builder. The export includes condition logic, time-based triggers, field update rules, and notification actions for each workflow definition.
EXACT
Report / Dashboard
monday CRM
monday Dashboard (data migrates; reports do not)
1:1EXACT reports and dashboards are not migrated. Underlying data (contacts, deals, activities) transfers to monday; reporting must be rebuilt using monday's native Dashboard and Chart widgets, or connected to a BI tool. FlitStack delivers a reporting rebuild guide that maps each EXACT report metric to equivalent monday Dashboard widget configurations.
| EXACT | monday CRM | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account | monday Contact (organization)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Contact | monday Contact (person)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Contact (custom properties) | monday Contact column1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Opportunity | monday deal item on Pipeline board1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Opportunity Stage | monday Status column (group)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Opportunity custom fields | monday board column1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Activity (Call, Email, Meeting) | monday item updates / subitems1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Attachment / File | monday File column or item link1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User / Owner | monday Workspace member1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Object | monday board (standalone or connected)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Workflow / Automation | Export JSON (no direct migration)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Report / Dashboard | monday Dashboard (data migrates; reports do not)1:1 | Fully supported |
Gotchas + challenges
Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.
EXACT gotchas
Strict API rate limits gate bulk extraction
Exact Globe vs Exact Online feature drift
Workflow and signalling rules are not exportable
OAuth token lifecycle requires careful handling
monday CRM gotchas
Subitems are not included in bulk exports
Daily API call limits vary sharply by plan
Legacy automations (Sentence Builder) are being deprecated
Excel and account exports only include table views
Enterprise admins can disable non-admin exports
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Audit EXACT schema and monday target board structure
FlitStack reads EXACT's module and custom field definitions via the API and simultaneously inventories the monday CRM workspace — existing boards, column types, and user list. We produce a pre-migration schema diff listing every EXACT object and field alongside its monday equivalent, marking custom fields that require monday column creation before data loads. Your monday admin reviews and approves the column definitions and board layout before FlitStack commits to the migration plan.
Resolve EXACT users to monday workspace members
EXACT OwnerId fields on Contacts and Opportunities are resolved by matching owner email addresses to monday workspace member accounts. FlitStack generates an owner-resolution report listing matched users, unmatched owners, and a fallback assignment for any owner without a monday account. Your team creates missing monday accounts or confirms fallback assignments before the migration run begins — no record lands without an owner assignment.
Create monday columns and configure board pipelines
Before any data moves, FlitStack creates the monday column definitions required by the field map — Status columns for each pipeline stage, Numbers columns for Amount and Probability, Dropdown columns for pick-list custom fields, Connect boards columns for relationship links, and File columns for attachments. Stage values are entered as Status options matching the EXACT pick-list order so the pipeline board visually reflects the original deal progression.
Run a sample migration with field-level diff
A representative sample — typically 100–500 records spanning contacts, organizations, deals, and a cross-section of activity items — migrates first. FlitStack generates a field-level diff report comparing source and destination values per record, flagging any field where the destination value does not match the source. You verify the diff before FlitStack commits to the full run, with particular focus on Status stage mapping and owner resolution.
Execute full migration with delta-pickup window
The full migration runs in dependency order: Contact organizations first, then Contact persons with organization links, then deal items with owner and organization links, then activity subitems. monday API rate limits are managed via adaptive batching. A delta-pickup window of 24–48 hours after the main run captures any records created or modified in EXACT during cutover. FlitStack logs every API operation; one-click rollback reverts the monday workspace to its pre-migration state if reconciliation reveals unexpected data divergence.
Platform deep dives
EXACT
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
monday CRM
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. All 8 core objects map 1:1 between EXACT and monday CRM.
Overall complexity
Standard migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across EXACT and monday CRM.
Object compatibility
All 8 core objects map 1:1 between EXACT and monday CRM.
Field mapping clarity
Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.
Timeline complexity
8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.
API constraints
EXACT: 60 API calls per minute AND 5,000 API calls per day, per app per company. Signalled via X-RateLimit-Minutely-Remaining/Reset and X-RateLimit-Daily-Remaining/Reset headers. HTTP 429 returned on overrun..
Data volume sensitivity
EXACT exposes a bulk API — large-volume migrations stream efficiently.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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