CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Force24 and Freshsales. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Freshsales.
Force24
Source
Freshsales
Destination
Compatibility
7 of 10
objects map 1:1 between Force24 and Freshsales.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
2-4 weeks
Overview
Moving from Force24 to Freshsales is a shift from a marketing-automation-centric platform to a sales-focused CRM. Force24 treats Contacts as the primary record with lifecycle stage as a property and has no native deal or pipeline management; Freshsales uses a standard CRM data model with separate Lead, Contact, Account, and Deal objects. We handle the object-level restructuring during scoping, map Force24 lifecycle stages to Freshsales custom fields on Lead and Contact, and route Force24 engagement history (email opens, clicks, SMS, form submissions) into Freshsales Tasks and Events. Force24 Automated Journeys and Smart List filter logic do not migrate; we deliver written journey documentation and segment criteria so the customer's Freshsales admin rebuilds them as Freshsales workflows and filters. Custom Objects from Force24 require account manager activation on the source side before API access is available, and they map to Freshsales custom fields or custom objects depending on the relationship complexity.
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
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Object mapping
Each row shows how a Force24 object lands in Freshsales, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
Force24
Contact
Freshsales
Contact
1:1Force24 Contacts map to Freshsales Contacts as the primary record. All standard fields (name, email, phone, address) migrate along with system-level properties and lifecycle stage, which we write to a custom field lifecycle_stage__c on the Freshsales Contact for audit and reporting. The contact-to-account association from Force24 (where a contact is linked to a company) maps to Freshsales Contact.account_id via the Accounts phase.
Force24
Company
Freshsales
Account
1:1Force24 Companies map to Freshsales Accounts. The company name becomes Account Name, and the domain or website URL migrates to the Account Website field. Accounts are migrated first in dependency order so that the account_id lookup on Contact is satisfied at the moment of Contact insert. Force24's lightweight company records (often just a name and URL) expand to Freshsales Account fields; additional Force24 company properties become Freshsales custom Account fields.
Force24
Contact.company association
Freshsales
Contact.account_id lookup
1:1Force24 links each Contact to a Company record. We resolve this relationship during migration by matching Force24 company_id to Freshsales Account.id after the Accounts phase completes. The resolved account_id is written to each Contact's account_id field in Freshsales. This is the most commonly missed lookup in CRM migrations; we validate it with a reconciliation count before closing the Contacts phase.
Force24
Lead
Freshsales
Lead
1:1Force24 Lead records (contacts with a lifecycle stage indicating funnel position) migrate to Freshsales Leads. We preserve the full Force24 lifecycle stage in a custom field original_lifecycle_stage__c on the Freshsales Lead, and any Force24 lead score value migrates as an integer to freshsales_lead_score__c. Lead ownership (Force24 owner email) maps to Freshsales OwnerId via the User reconciliation phase.
Force24
Activities and Engagements
Freshsales
Task and Event
1:1Force24 tracks email opens, email clicks, SMS messages, form submissions, and web tracking events against contacts. These engagement records migrate to Freshsales Task (for calls, emails, and tasks) and Event (for meetings and appointments). Each Task receives a custom field engagement_type__c to identify the source channel. Activity dates are preserved as Task ActivityDate to maintain the timeline order that sales reps rely on. Force24's web tracking events without a specific contact association are logged as Notes against the relevant Contact record.
Force24
Tag
Freshsales
Custom field (multi-select picklist)
lossyForce24 contact tags migrate to a Freshsales custom field (tag_list__c) using a multi-select picklist data type. The full set of distinct tags is extracted during discovery, and the picklist values are created in Freshsales before migration. Contacts with multiple tags receive all their tags as selected values in the single multi-select field, preserving the grouping and segmentation logic that Force24 tags represent.
Force24
Lead Score
Freshsales
Custom integer field (freshsales_lead_score__c)
1:1Force24's numeric lead scoring values assigned per contact migrate to a custom integer field on both Lead and Contact in Freshsales. The Force24 scoring rules themselves (the conditional logic that assigns points) are not migrated; we deliver a written description of the scoring model so the customer's Freshsales admin can configure Freddy AI's scoring rules or a Freshsales Workflow to replicate the logic using Freshsales' native automation tools.
Force24
Custom Object
Freshsales
Custom Object or custom fields
1:1Force24 Custom Objects (linked-data tables for bookings, event registrations, or other domain-specific records) require account manager activation on the source side before the API is accessible. We confirm activation status during discovery and coordinate with Force24 support to obtain API access for export. In Freshsales, we pre-create the equivalent custom object schema using Freshsales' custom object or custom field tooling before any records are imported. Custom Object records are loaded last in dependency order because they often have lookup relationships to migrated Contacts, Accounts, or Leads. If the Custom Object has a simple flat structure, we use Freshsales custom fields on the Contact or Account instead of a separate object.
Force24
Smart List membership
Freshsales
Static Contact lists
lossyForce24 Smart Lists define audience segments using property filters and behavioural rules. We export the contact IDs included in each Smart List as static lists in Freshsales. The saved filter query itself is not portable; we document each Smart List's criteria (property conditions, behavioural triggers, AND/OR logic) in a written segment inventory so the customer's admin can recreate the active, real-time segments as Freshsales filters or dynamic lists post-migration.
Force24
Automated Journey (metadata)
Freshsales
Workflow inventory document
lossyForce24 Automated Journeys are not stored in a portable format and do not migrate as workflow logic. We document each journey's structure — entry trigger, step sequence, conditional branches, wait steps, and exit conditions — as a written specification. The customer uses this document to rebuild journeys in Freshsales Workflows. We do not transfer journey logic automatically.
| Force24 | Freshsales | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | Contact1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Contact.company association | Contact.account_id lookup1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Lead | Lead1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Activities and Engagements | Task and Event1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Tag | Custom field (multi-select picklist)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Lead Score | Custom integer field (freshsales_lead_score__c)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Object | Custom Object or custom fields1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Smart List membership | Static Contact listslossy | Fully supported | |
| Automated Journey (metadata) | Workflow inventory documentlossy | 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.
Force24 gotchas
Custom Objects require account manager activation
Journey automation logic is not portable
Contact and email allowances are tier-gated
Smart List filter logic requires re-implementation
API endpoints for Custom Objects are non-standard
Freshsales gotchas
Freddy AI is Pro-tier only despite heavy marketing
Post-migration emails and sequences are disabled
Bot session credits are a one-time 500-session allocation
Phone credits charged per minute with no cap
File storage limits scale with plan tier
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and account status check
We audit the source Force24 portal for contact volume, company records, lead records, engagement history size, active Custom Objects, and whether Custom Objects have been activated via account manager. We also confirm which Force24 integrations are feeding pipeline data into a separate CRM, since deal data is not in Force24 itself. The discovery output is a written migration scope with object counts, a confirmation of Custom Object activation status, and a lead-contact split rule based on the customer's Force24 lifecycle stage matrix.
Destination schema design and field mapping
We design the Freshsales destination schema by creating all required custom fields (lifecycle_stage__c, original_lifecycle_stage__c, freshsales_lead_score__c, engagement_type__c, tag_list__c), configuring the lead conversion field mappings to prevent silent data loss, setting up custom objects for any Force24 Custom Objects, and defining any Freshsales Territory Assignment Rules to be temporarily disabled during migration. The schema is validated in a Freshsales sandbox before production migration begins.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into a Freshsales sandbox using a representative data sample. The customer's admin reconciles record counts against the source (Contacts in, Accounts in, Leads in, Tasks in, Custom Object records in), spot-checks 20-30 records field by field, and signs off the mapping before production migration starts. Any field type mismatches or lookup resolution failures are corrected in sandbox, not in production. Freshsales' Best Practices for Data Import recommends this test-migration step to avoid errors in the final run.
Owner and User reconciliation
We extract every distinct Force24 Owner referenced on Contact, Lead, and engagement records and match by email address against the Freshsales User table. Owners without a matching Freshsales User go to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. Migration cannot proceed past the Contacts phase until all OwnerId references are resolved because Freshsales requires a valid OwnerId on standard Contact and Lead records.
Production migration in dependency order
We execute production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from Force24 Companies), Contacts (with account_id resolved from Accounts phase), Leads (with original_lifecycle_stage__c and freshsales_lead_score__c preserved), Activities and Engagements (Tasks and Events via Freshsales API with engagement_type__c set per record), Tags (as multi-select picklist values on Contact records), Custom Objects (last, after parent record lookups are confirmed, with Freshsales custom object schema pre-created). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.
Cutover, validation, and rebuild handoff
We freeze Force24 writes during cutover, run a delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Freshsales as the system of record. We deliver the Automated Journey documentation, Smart List criteria inventory, and Lead Scoring rules description to the customer's Freshsales admin for rebuild as Freshsales Workflows. We support a one-week post-migration window to resolve reconciliation issues raised by the sales team. Rebuilding Force24 Journeys as Freshsales Workflows and recreating Smart Lists as Freshsales filters are outside the standard migration scope and are handled by the customer's admin using the provided documentation.
Platform deep dives
Force24
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Freshsales
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. 2 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Standard migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Force24 and Freshsales.
Object compatibility
2 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
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
Force24: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Force24 doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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