CRM migration

Migrate from Field Pros to Nutshell

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

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Field Pros

Source

Nutshell

Destination

Nutshell logo

Compatibility

100%

12 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Field Pros and Nutshell.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

24–72 hours

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Teams migrate from Field Pros to Nutshell when they need a full CRM rather than a recruiting-centric tool — pipeline management, deal tracking, built-in call and email logging, and a sales-automation layer that Field Pros does not provide natively. The migration carries every record that exists in Field Pros (contacts, companies, and associated deal or candidate data) into Nutshell's people, accounts, and opportunities model. The main planning work is mapping Field Pros contact properties to Nutshell's standard person fields and identifying any custom properties that require Nutshell custom fields. FlitStack AI extracts data via the source API or structured export, validates field-level parity against Nutshell's schema, and delivers a test migration before committing the full cutover. Because Field Pros does not publish a direct export-to-CRM endpoint, the data extraction phase uses the account's available export tools and handles any CSV normalization before loading into Nutshell. Workflows and automations in Field Pros do not transfer and must be rebuilt in Nutshell using Nutshell's built-in sequences and task-automation features. Activities, notes, and any attachments migrate as records with their original timestamps and owners intact.

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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Field Pros

What's pushing teams away

  • Per-work-order or per-technician billing becomes expensive at scale, pushing organizations toward flat-seat pricing models as the field team grows.
  • Frequent platform updates break custom workflows and integrations, creating migration pressure when the cost of maintaining customizations exceeds the switching cost.
  • Limited native accounting and inventory features force businesses to maintain separate financial systems, increasing operational complexity and data entry errors.
  • Consolidation of point solutions toward all-in-one platforms drives migration when organizations reduce their vendor stack complexity.

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 Field Pros objects map to Nutshell

Each row shows how a Field Pros 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.

Field Pros

Contact (Person record)

maps to

Nutshell

Person

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros person records map directly to Nutshell People. Standard fields (name, email, phone, address) carry over as-is. Records with no associated company land as standalone People in Nutshell rather than requiring an account link first.

Field Pros

Company (Organization record)

maps to

Nutshell

Account

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros organization records map to Nutshell Accounts. Company name, domain, industry, employee count, and revenue fields translate directly. Multi-office organizations are stored as a single Account record with address as the primary location.

Field Pros

Contact–Company association

maps to

Nutshell

Person linked to Account

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros N:1 person-to-company links translate to Person records with a primary AccountId set in Nutshell. If a person is associated with multiple organizations in Field Pros, the most recently modified association becomes the primary link and secondary associations are stored in Nutshell's contact-company relationship fields.

Field Pros

Deal / Opportunity

maps to

Nutshell

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros deal records (if used for candidate placements or commission tracking) map to Nutshell Opportunities. Deal name, amount, expected close date, and owner resolve by email match to Nutshell users. The Nutshell pipeline stage value maps via a value-by-value table configured during migration planning.

Field Pros

Candidate status / stage

maps to

Nutshell

Custom field on Person / Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros uses stage names tied to recruiting pipelines (e.g., Applied, Screening, Interview, Offer, Hired). Nutshell does not have a native candidate-stage equivalent. These values migrate as a custom pick-list field on Person or Opportunity depending on the most natural use — your team chooses the record type during migration planning.

Field Pros

Activity / Communication log

maps to

Nutshell

Call / Email / Meeting

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros candidate communication logs (emails, call notes, interview schedules) map to Nutshell's Call, Email, and Meeting activity types. All original timestamps, owners (resolved by email match), and linked record IDs are preserved so activity history is continuous from day one in Nutshell.

Field Pros

Custom fields on contacts

maps to

Nutshell

Custom fields on Person

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros supports custom fields per contact record. Nutshell allows custom fields on People, Companies, and Leads via Settings > Custom Fields. All Field Pros custom field values migrate into the corresponding Nutshell custom fields. The Nutshell API supports setting custom field values at import time. If the custom field does not yet exist in Nutshell, it is created during the schema-setup phase before the full migration runs.

Field Pros

Attachment / Resume file

maps to

Nutshell

File attachment on Person

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros resume and document attachments per candidate record re-upload to Nutshell Files linked to the corresponding Person record. File size limits are enforced at 25MB per file for Nutshell's storage layer. Inline images or embedded objects within documents are downloaded separately and re-attached as discrete files.

Field Pros

Owner / Recruiter assignment

maps to

Nutshell

Assigned user on Person / Account / Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros recruiter or owner assignments link to user records by email address. Nutshell allows a primary assigned user on each Account, Person, Lead, and Opportunity. Where Field Pros allows multiple assignees, Nutshell uses the most recently active assignment as the primary and records the full assignment list in a custom field or the notes field.

Field Pros

Tags / Labels

maps to

Nutshell

Tag

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros tags and labels on contacts map 1:1 to Nutshell Tags. Nutshell applies tags as a comma-separated list at the record level. All tags from Field Pros are preserved on the mapped Person or Account record without transformation.

Field Pros

Source tracking (referral, job board)

maps to

Nutshell

Source field on Person

1:1
Fully supported

Field Pros tracks candidate source (referral, job board, direct application). Nutshell has a native Source pick-list on People and Leads. Values map value-by-value; any source values not yet configured in Nutshell are added as new Source options during the schema-setup phase.

Field Pros

Internal notes

maps to

Nutshell

Note on Person / Account / Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Free-text notes on Field Pros records migrate as Nutshell Notes linked to the corresponding Person, Account, or Opportunity. Original note timestamps and author (resolved by email match) are preserved. Rich-text formatting in Field Pros notes is flattened to plain text during import to match Nutshell's Note model.

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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Field Pros gotchas

High

Work Order status enums differ between FSM platforms

Medium

Asset parent-child hierarchies do not transfer cleanly

Medium

Offline writes require re-sync handling

Medium

Custom field picklist values have no cross-platform equivalent

High

Preventive maintenance schedule rules cannot be exported

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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

  • Field Pros does not publish a direct CRM export endpoint — data extraction requires CSV normalization

    Field Pros has no documented public API mapped to CRM objects and no native export-to-CRM tool for Nutshell. Data extraction relies on the account's available reporting exports, which may produce differently formatted CSV headers than Nutshell's import tool expects. We handle this by normalizing the export format before loading: email addresses are validated, date fields are standardized to ISO 8601, and multi-value fields (like tags or stage-change history) are flattened or split into separate rows. This normalization step is included in the migration plan and adds a half-day to the scoping phase for datasets over 5,000 records.

  • Custom fields on deals and opportunities are not supported in Nutshell's standard import path

    Nutshell supports custom fields on People, Companies, and Leads but does not expose a custom fields path for Opportunities in its standard import interface. Custom fields scoped to deal records in Field Pros must be mapped to a custom field on the linked Person record, stored as a note attachment, or created as a separate lookup object in Nutshell. Your team chooses the preferred approach during migration planning. We document the mapping decision and validate that the chosen approach covers every custom field from Field Pros before the full migration runs.

  • Candidate stage values do not map to a native Nutshell object — a custom field is required

    Field Pros tracks candidate stage as a status value (Applied, Screening, Interview, Offer, Hired). Nutshell has no native candidate-stage concept at the Person record level — it uses Lead status and Opportunity stage as separate tracks. We migrate candidate stage as a custom pick-list field (Candidate_Stage__c) on the Person record. If you plan to use Nutshell Leads for some Field Pros contacts and People for others, the same custom field is available on both record types. The pick-list values are created in Nutshell during schema setup, and all historical stage values from Field Pros are preserved.

  • Multiple recruiter assignments per contact collapse to a single assigned user in Nutshell

    Field Pros allows a contact or candidate to be assigned to multiple recruiters simultaneously. Nutshell assigns a single primary user per Person, Account, Lead, and Opportunity record. During migration, the most recently modified Field Pros assignment becomes the primary Assigned User in Nutshell. Any secondary assignees are stored as a comma-separated custom field (Secondary_Assignees__c) so the full assignment history is preserved even though Nutshell's native UI shows only one owner.

  • Attachment file sizes are capped at 25MB per file in Nutshell's storage layer

    Field Pros resume and candidate document attachments are re-uploaded to Nutshell as Files linked to the Person record. Nutshell enforces a 25MB per-file size limit. Attachments exceeding this threshold are flagged during the migration audit, split into smaller parts if the file format allows, or linked externally via a URL reference in a custom field. This is documented in the pre-migration audit report so your team can decide whether to include large files in the migration or handle them separately.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Field Pros to Nutshell data migration

  1. Extract and normalize data from Field Pros

    FlitStack AI pulls data from Field Pros using your account's available export tools. Because Field Pros does not publish a CRM-native export endpoint, we work with the structured report exports your account generates and normalize the CSV headers, date formats, and multi-value fields (tags, stage-change logs) to match Nutshell's import schema. Any records with missing required fields are flagged for your team to complete before the migration loads.

  2. Set up Nutshell custom fields and pick-list values

    Before data loads, we create the custom fields required for your migration: Candidate_Stage__c on Person and Lead, Probability__c on Opportunity, Original_Create_Date__c and Source_System_ID__c on Person and Account, and Secondary_Assignees__c if needed. Nutshell pick-list values (Industry, Source, Opportunity Stage) are populated with the exact values that exist in Field Pros so no data is lost to an unmapped default.

  3. Resolve owners by email and sequence the migration order

    We match Field Pros recruiter and owner email addresses against Nutshell user accounts. Accounts are migrated first so they exist when People are linked. People are loaded next with their AccountId resolved. Opportunities are loaded last since they reference both People and Accounts. Any Field Pros contacts with no corresponding Nutshell user are flagged before migration runs so your team either invites the user to Nutshell or designates a fallback owner.

  4. Run a sample migration with field-level diff

    A representative slice of 100–500 records migrates first, spanning contacts, companies, and any deals or activities. We generate a field-level diff between the Field Pros export and the Nutshell records so you can verify candidate-stage mapping, owner resolution, and tag assignment before the full run commits. Adjustments to field mapping or pick-list values are made before proceeding.

  5. Execute full migration with delta pickup and rollback plan

    The full migration loads into Nutshell with an audit log capturing every record created and every field value set. A delta-pickup window of 24–48 hours captures any new or modified records in Field Pros during the cutover period. Your team continues working in Field Pros throughout — FlitStack AI uses read-only access. If reconciliation identifies missing or mis-mapped records, one-click rollback restores the pre-migration state in Nutshell while the issue is resolved.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Field Pros

Source

Strengths

  • Purpose-built mobile app for field technicians with offline capability and signature capture.
  • Native dispatch board with drag-and-drop scheduling and territory-based routing.
  • Integrated invoicing and payment collection with accounting platform syncs.
  • Scalable per-technician pricing model for predictable workforce costs.
  • Strong partner ecosystem including accounting, payment processing, and Parts Lookup integrations.

Weaknesses

  • Custom workflows and field-level configurations break on platform updates without warning.
  • Limited native accounting features require integration with separate financial tools.
  • Pricing becomes unpredictable at scale with per-work-order or per-transaction tiers.
  • Custom object and field support is less flexible than general-purpose CRM platforms.
  • Migration tooling and documented APIs are inconsistent across FSM vendors.
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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 Field Pros 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

    Field Pros: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

Estimate your Field Pros 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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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Field Pros to Nutshell data migrations

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Most Field Pros to Nutshell migrations complete in 24–72 hours of clock time for under 50,000 records, assuming the Field Pros export produces a clean CSV. The timeline is dominated by how quickly the source export generates and how many custom fields need to be created in Nutshell before load. Complex datasets with multiple custom fields, attachment-heavy records, or multi-assignee contacts extend the timeline to 3–7 days.

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