CRM migration

Migrate from Friday CRM to Twenty CRM

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

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Friday CRM

Source

Twenty CRM

Destination

Twenty CRM logo

Compatibility

80%

8 of 10

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

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Friday CRM to Twenty CRM is a migration from a permanently free, no-API-documentation platform to a self-hosted, developer-first open-source CRM with over 40,000 GitHub stars. Friday CRM exposes its data via a manual CSV export through Settings, with no publicly documented API rate limits or bulk endpoints, which means we rely on CSV as the primary migration path. We extract Companies, Contacts, Deals, custom fields, and activity notes from the ZIP export, audit field type coverage before mapping, and load into Twenty's Organizations, People, and Opportunities objects. Friday's nine custom field types (radio select, multiple checkboxes, single checkbox, date picker, URL, and others) require explicit type mapping because Twenty's field schema differs. Pipeline stage names and ordering migrate as Twenty Opportunity stages. Workflows, automations, and integration configurations do not migrate; we deliver a written reconstruction map for the customer's admin team to re-implement in Twenty.

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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Friday CRM

What's pushing teams away

  • Users report missing core features, particularly around reporting and data editing, which limits the platform's usefulness as teams grow beyond basic pipeline tracking.
  • The absence of a mobile app is a recurring pain point — users conducting client calls or field visits cannot access the CRM from mobile devices, disrupting workflows that require on-the-go data lookup.
  • Limited filtering and search capabilities make it difficult to retrieve specific information efficiently, forcing users to manually scroll through records instead of using dynamic filters.
  • As businesses scale, the lack of advanced automation, detailed analytics, and multi-object reporting pushes teams toward platforms like Pipedrive, Monday CRM, or HubSpot that offer more mature feature sets.

Choosing

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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 Friday CRM objects map to Twenty CRM

Each row shows how a Friday 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.

Friday CRM

Company

maps to

Twenty CRM

Organization

1:1
Fully supported

Friday CRM Company records map to Twenty CRM Organization. The Company name maps to Organization name, domain maps to the Organization website field, and address fields map to Organization address fields. We use Company name as the dedupe key during import and create Organization records before Contact records so that the relationship lookup is satisfied at insert time.

Friday CRM

Contact

maps to

Twenty CRM

Person

1:1
Fully supported

Friday CRM Contact records map to Twenty CRM Person. First name, last name, email, phone, and address fields map directly. Note that Twenty's Person object is actively developed; per GitHub issue #10422, the roadmap includes custom object conversion features. We map Contacts as People and preserve the original Friday CRM contact ID in a custom field for reconciliation. Any Contact without an email is flagged for manual review before import.

Friday CRM

Deal

maps to

Twenty CRM

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Friday CRM Deals map to Twenty CRM Opportunity. Deal name maps to Opportunity name, deal value maps to Opportunity amount, and deal stage maps to Opportunity stage. We preserve the original Deal ID and any associated Company link. Pipeline stage ordering from Friday CRM's kanban interface maps to the sequence of Twenty Opportunity stage values.

Friday CRM

Pipeline Stages

maps to

Twenty CRM

Opportunity Stages

lossy
Fully supported

Friday CRM's customizable pipeline stage names and ordering map to Twenty CRM Opportunity stages by display sequence and label. We capture the stage probability percentages where defined in Friday CRM and set them on the corresponding Twenty stage. Stages with no probability mapping receive a default linear probability progression.

Friday CRM

Custom Fields

maps to

Twenty CRM

Custom Fields

lossy
Mapping required

Friday CRM supports nine custom field types applied to Companies, Contacts, or Deals: text, number, single checkbox, multiple checkboxes, dropdown, date picker, URL link, multi-line text, and radio select. Twenty CRM's field type support is evolving and may not include all nine natively. We perform explicit type mapping: radio select converts to dropdown, multiple checkboxes split into separate boolean fields, single checkbox maps to a boolean, date picker maps to date, URL maps to link. We document every field type decision with the customer before migration.

Friday CRM

Activities/Notes

maps to

Twenty CRM

Comments or Activities

1:1
Mapping required

Friday CRM stores notes linked to Contacts and Deals. We extract note text, timestamps, and author information from the export and map them to Twenty's activity or comment model. The association to the correct Person or Organization record is resolved via the Friday CRM record ID preserved during Contact and Company import. Notes without a parent record are held in a reconciliation queue.

Friday CRM

Tags/Labels

maps to

Twenty CRM

Tags or Labels

1:1
Mapping required

Friday CRM tags appear as comma-separated values or array fields in the export for Contacts and Deals. We parse, deduplicate, and normalize tags before mapping them to Twenty's tagging or label system. The customer chooses the target tagging strategy during scoping based on how they use tags for segmentation in Friday CRM.

Friday CRM

Owner

maps to

Twenty CRM

WorkspaceMember

1:1
Fully supported

Friday CRM Owners map to Twenty CRM WorkspaceMembers by email match. We extract every Owner referenced on Contact, Company, and Deal records and resolve against the Twenty workspace. Any Owner without a matching WorkspaceMember in Twenty goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes.

Friday CRM

Attachments

maps to

Twenty CRM

Attachments

1:1
Not supported

Friday CRM does not expose file attachments via its documented CSV export or public API. We flag this limitation upfront and recommend users export attachments separately through the platform's UI before migration. We do not include attachment migration in the standard scope. The customer must manually re-attach files post-migration or use a file hosting integration.

Friday CRM

Integrations

maps to

Twenty CRM

Integrations

1:1
Not supported

Friday CRM integrates with Gmail, G Suite, Mailchimp, and RingCentral. Integration configurations, OAuth tokens, and connection credentials are not stored as migratable data. We do not migrate integration settings. Every connected integration must be reconfigured from scratch in Twenty CRM after migration, including re-authenticating OAuth connections and updating any automation rules that depend on those integrations.

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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Friday CRM gotchas

Low

No mobile app means no mobile access during migration cutover

Medium

CSV export may not capture full activity history

Medium

Custom field types may require reconfiguration in destination CRM

High

No documented API rate limits or bulk endpoints

Low

Integrations must be re-established manually in destination CRM

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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

  • Friday CRM CSV export coverage is undocumented

    Friday CRM's Settings export generates a ZIP archive of CSV files, but the platform does not publicly document which objects and fields are included in the export. Activity logs, note timestamps, deal change history, and custom field values may not be fully represented. We audit the export contents before mapping and flag any missing object types. Where activity history is critical, we recommend exporting notes manually in parallel and reconciling them post-migration. This audit step is built into our discovery phase and adds up to three business days before migration begins.

  • Custom field type conversion requires explicit customer sign-off

    Friday CRM supports nine custom field types including radio select, multiple checkboxes, and single checkbox. Twenty CRM's field type schema is still evolving and may not support all nine natively. Radio selects typically become dropdowns, multiple checkboxes may need to split into separate boolean fields, and single checkboxes may need re-enabling on the Twenty side. We document the field type mapping before migration and confirm with the customer which semantic conversions are acceptable. Without explicit sign-off, we do not proceed to the field migration phase.

  • Twenty CRM Person object is actively developed

    Twenty CRM's GitHub repository and roadmap indicate that the Person object and related custom object features are actively in development. GitHub issue #10422 describes ongoing work to enable Lead-to-custom-object conversion, which suggests the Person-to-Organization relationship model may change. We monitor Twenty's release notes and adjust the Contact-to-Person mapping accordingly. If a breaking change in Twenty's schema occurs between scoping and migration, we flag it and adjust the timeline.

  • No documented API rate limits or bulk endpoints on Friday CRM

    Friday CRM mentions API access in user reviews and its documentation but does not publicly publish rate limits, bulk endpoints, or an official API reference. This makes it difficult to estimate migration throughput programmatically. We use the CSV export as the primary migration path rather than the API, which gives us full data fidelity at a known structure. If the CSV export is insufficient for a customer's data volume, we flag the API uncertainty as a risk before committing to a timeline.

  • Friday CRM integrations must be rebuilt from scratch in Twenty CRM

    Friday CRM's native connections to Gmail, G Suite, Mailchimp, and RingCentral store OAuth tokens and integration configurations within the platform. These credentials and connection states are not part of the exportable data. We do not migrate integration settings. Every connected integration must be reconfigured from scratch in Twenty CRM after migration, including re-authenticating OAuth connections and updating any automation rules that depend on those integrations. We deliver an integration reconstruction checklist as part of the migration handoff document.

Migration approach

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

  1. Discovery and Friday CRM export audit

    We audit the Friday CRM account across all objects, custom field definitions, pipeline stage names and order, tag taxonomy, and owner list. We trigger the Settings CSV export, download the ZIP archive, and audit its contents to determine which objects and fields are present. We cross-reference the export against the Friday CRM UI to identify any fields visible in the interface but absent from the export. This audit output is a written data coverage report that defines exactly what can migrate and what requires manual export or post-migration reconstruction.

  2. Twenty CRM workspace setup and schema design

    We configure the Twenty CRM workspace. This includes provisioning Organizations (from Friday CRM Companies), setting up People (from Friday CRM Contacts), creating Opportunities (from Friday CRM Deals), defining stage values matching the Friday CRM pipeline, and creating custom fields matching the Friday CRM field type schema with explicit type conversions documented and signed off. The Twenty workspace is configured in a staging environment before any production data moves.

  3. Field mapping document and customer sign-off

    We produce a written field mapping document that maps every Friday CRM standard and custom field to its Twenty CRM equivalent, including field type conversions, default values for unmapped fields, and any fields that cannot migrate. We present this document to the customer's admin for review and sign-off before migration begins. Custom field type conversion decisions (radio select to dropdown, multiple checkboxes to booleans) require explicit approval at this stage.

  4. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into the Twenty CRM staging environment using the production data volume. The customer reconciles record counts, spot-checks 25-50 random records against the Friday CRM source, and reviews the custom field values to confirm type conversions are semantically correct. Any mapping corrections happen in staging, not in production. The customer signs off the sandbox migration report before we proceed to production.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Organizations first (from Friday CRM Companies), then People (from Friday CRM Contacts) with the Organization lookup resolved, then Opportunities (from Friday CRM Deals) with the Organization and Person lookups resolved, then custom fields, then tags and notes. Owner resolution happens by email match against the Twenty workspace. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Attachments and integration configurations are not migrated and are flagged in the handoff document.

  6. Cutover, validation, and workflow reconstruction handoff

    We freeze Friday 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 a written workflow reconstruction map listing every automation or process the customer had configured in Friday CRM that cannot migrate. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve reconciliation issues raised by the customer's team. We do not rebuild Friday CRM workflows as Twenty CRM automations inside the migration scope; that is documented separately for the customer's admin team.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Friday CRM

Source

Strengths

  • Permanently free with no contact caps, user limits, or feature gating across the core CRM.
  • Native integrations with Gmail, G Suite, Mailchimp, and RingCentral without requiring third-party automation tools.
  • Nine custom field types (text, number, checkbox, dropdown, date, URL, multi-line, radio) applied to Companies, Contacts, and Deals.
  • Kanban-style pipeline with customizable stages and drag-and-drop deal management.
  • No credit card, no trial period, no contract — one-minute signup to full CRM access.

Weaknesses

  • No mobile app forces users to access the platform only through desktop browsers, disrupting field and remote work workflows.
  • Limited reporting and analytics compared to paid CRMs — users cite missing features for generating meaningful sales reports.
  • No publicly documented API rate limits, bulk endpoints, or official API documentation makes programmatic migration unpredictable.
  • Stretched across many industry verticals (medical, legal, hospitality, veterinary) without deep feature sets for any of them, leading to surface-level functionality.
  • As teams grow, the lack of advanced automation, workflow builders, and multi-user permission granularity pushes organizations toward platforms with tiered feature access.
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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. 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 Friday CRM and Twenty CRM.

  • 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

    Friday CRM: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

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FAQ

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for accounts under 5,000 Contacts and 2,000 Deals with no custom fields or complex pipeline stages. Migrations with nine custom field types, multiple pipeline stages, or large note histories requiring manual extraction from Friday CRM's undocumented export move to eight to twelve weeks. The discovery and export audit phase adds three to five business days before migration begins because we audit the CSV export contents before committing to a mapping plan.

Adjacent paths

Related migrations to explore

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