CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Krayin CRM and Pipedrive. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Pipedrive.
Krayin CRM
Source
Pipedrive
Destination
Compatibility
9 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Krayin CRM and Pipedrive.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
4-6 weeks
Overview
Moving from Krayin CRM to Pipedrive is a structural migration from an open-source self-hosted model to a SaaS-first CRM with per-user pricing. Krayin's Persons object maps directly to Pipedrive Contacts; Krayin's Companies map to Pipedrive Organizations; and Krayin's Deals map to Pipedrive Deals with stage names recreated as stages within Pipedrive pipelines. Activity history (calls, emails, meetings, tasks) migrates to Pipedrive Activities linked to the correct Contact or Organization record. We do not migrate Krayin workflows or file attachments because Krayin exposes neither through its REST API—workflows require a written rebuild inventory, and attachments live on the filesystem rather than as structured objects. Krayin's zero-dollar MIT license masks real self-hosting TCO; Pipedrive's per-user model (starting at $12 per user per month) is more predictable for growing sales teams without the hidden VPS, maintenance, and developer overhead that self-hosting introduces.
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 Krayin CRM object lands in Pipedrive, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
Krayin CRM
Lead
Pipedrive
Lead
1:1Krayin Lead records map directly to Pipedrive Lead. We map Krayin fields (name, email, phone, source, notes, owner_id) to Pipedrive Lead fields. Krayin's lead status and pipeline stage assignments migrate to Pipedrive Lead status and the assigned pipeline. Custom attribute values on Leads migrate to corresponding Pipedrive custom fields on the Lead object, which shares its field schema with Deals per Pipedrive's architecture.
Krayin CRM
Person
Pipedrive
Person (Contact)
1:1Krayin Person records map directly to Pipedrive Person (Contact). We use email as the primary deduplication key and flag duplicates for the customer's review. Name, email, phone, address, job title, and organization association (linked Company) migrate. If the Krayin Person is associated with a Company, we resolve the Pipedrive Organization ID before inserting the Person record to satisfy the lookup relationship.
Krayin CRM
Company
Pipedrive
Organization
1:1Krayin Company records map to Pipedrive Organization. Company name becomes the Organization name field; domain and address data map to their Pipedrive equivalents. Organizations are migrated before Persons so that the organization_id lookup is available at Person insert time. Krayin Company custom attributes migrate to Pipedrive Organization custom fields.
Krayin CRM
Product
Pipedrive
Product
1:1Krayin Product records (name, SKU, price, description, inventory count) map to Pipedrive Products. SKU maps to the Pipedrive Product code field. We create Standard Pricebook entries during migration so that Products are immediately available for Deal line items. Products are migrated before Deals so that product_id references are valid at Deal insert time.
Krayin CRM
Deal
Pipedrive
Deal
1:1Krayin Deal records map to Pipedrive Deals. Krayin's deal title and value migrate directly; the Krayin pipeline and stage assignment is mapped to a corresponding Pipedrive Pipeline and Stage that we create during the pipeline configuration phase. Krayin's lost_reason and won_reason custom fields migrate to Pipedrive Lost Reason and Won Reason fields if those exist in the destination account.
Krayin CRM
Pipeline and Stage
Pipedrive
Pipeline and Stage
lossyKrayin pipeline definitions and stage configurations (stage names, probabilities, order) are recreated in Pipedrive's Pipeline builder. We extract the Krayin pipeline schema during discovery, then configure Pipedrive Pipelines and Stages before any Deal data is migrated. Each Krayin pipeline becomes one Pipedrive Pipeline; Krayin stage probabilities are approximated to the nearest Pipedrive-allowed percentage. Stage-to-stage automation rules in Krayin do not migrate and are documented separately for manual rebuild in Pipedrive's automation builder.
Krayin CRM
Activity (Task, Call, Meeting)
Pipedrive
Activity (Task, Call, Meeting)
1:1Krayin Activity records (type: task, call, or meeting) migrate to equivalent Pipedrive Activities. Call duration and disposition migrate to Pipedrive Call fields; meeting start and end times and attendee data map to Pipedrive Meeting fields. Activity timestamps are preserved to maintain the chronological history. The activity owner maps to the corresponding Pipedrive user by email match. Activity subject and description migrate as-is.
Krayin CRM
User
Pipedrive
User
1:1Krayin User records map to Pipedrive Users by email address match. We extract all Krayin Users referenced on Leads, Persons, Companies, Deals, and Activities during discovery and reconcile against the destination Pipedrive account's user list. Users without a matching Pipedrive account go to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import proceeds. Role and permission sets require manual reconfiguration in Pipedrive since Krayin's role model does not export.
Krayin CRM
Tag
Pipedrive
Label
lossyKrayin tag assignments on Leads, Persons, and Deals migrate to Pipedrive Labels. We export the tag taxonomy from Krayin, map each tag to a Pipedrive Label with the same name, and reattach labels to the migrated records. Labels with no Pipedrive equivalent are flagged for the customer to rename or consolidate before migration.
Krayin CRM
Custom Attribute
Pipedrive
Custom Field
lossyKrayin custom attribute definitions and values migrate to Pipedrive custom fields. Not all Krayin attribute types are equally accessible via the REST API; we probe the schema during discovery and fall back to a direct database query on the custom_attributes table when the API returns incomplete field data. We then create matching Pipedrive custom fields (with the appropriate field type: text, numeric, dropdown, date, checkbox) before populating values.
Krayin CRM
Workflow
Pipedrive
Workflow (documented only)
1:1Krayin workflow definitions cannot be exported via the API. We treat workflow rebuild as a post-migration workstream, not a data migration deliverable. During discovery, we document every active Krayin workflow (trigger type, conditions, actions) and deliver a written inventory with recommended Pipedrive automation equivalents. The customer's admin rebuilds workflows in Pipedrive's automation builder post-migration.
Krayin CRM
Attachment
Pipedrive
Attachment (manual export required)
1:1Krayin stores file attachments on the server filesystem, not as structured objects accessible via the REST API. We cannot retrieve or migrate attachments programmatically. During discovery, we provide a filesystem path listing so the customer can manually export files from Krayin's storage directory. Post-migration, we provide instructions for re-uploading files to the relevant Pipedrive records.
| Krayin CRM | Pipedrive | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Lead1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Person | Person (Contact)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | Organization1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Product | Product1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | Deal1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Pipeline and Stage | Pipeline and Stagelossy | Fully supported | |
| Activity (Task, Call, Meeting) | Activity (Task, Call, Meeting)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Tag | Labellossy | Fully supported | |
| Custom Attribute | Custom Fieldlossy | Fully supported | |
| Workflow | Workflow (documented only)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Attachment | Attachment (manual export required)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.
Krayin CRM gotchas
Attachments stored on filesystem, not accessible via API
Workflows have no export mechanism
No publicly documented API rate limits
Self-hosting cost illusion masks true TCO
Custom attribute fields not always exposed via API
Pipedrive gotchas
Custom field hash keys differ per account
Export access gated by visibility groups
Token-based API rate limits since December 2024
Sequences and Automations not exposed via REST API
Cost escalates via workflow caps and add-ons
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and infrastructure audit
We audit the source Krayin instance across version, PHP version, database type (MySQL/PostgreSQL), and server resource allocation. We enumerate all record types present (Leads, Persons, Companies, Deals, Activities, Products, Pipelines) and count volumes for each. We document active workflows, custom attribute definitions and types, and flag any custom entity models that extend Krayin's base schema. We identify whether Krayin is behind a firewall or NAT, which determines whether our extraction tooling runs from inside the network or requires VPN access. We also collect Pipedrive account credentials, target plan tier, and existing Pipedrive pipeline schema (if any) during this phase.
Schema design and pipeline configuration
We design the destination Pipedrive schema based on the Krayin audit. This includes creating Pipedrive Pipelines (one per Krayin pipeline) with Stage definitions matching Krayin's stage names and probabilities. We create custom fields in Pipedrive for each Krayin custom attribute, selecting the matching Pipedrive field type (text, numeric, dropdown, date, checkbox). We configure the Pipedrive label taxonomy to match Krayin tags. Schema changes are applied to the customer's live Pipedrive account before any data is loaded; the admin reviews and approves before we proceed.
Test migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into a test environment using representative sample data (at minimum 10% of total volume, or 1,000 records of each type, whichever is larger). The customer reconciles record counts, spot-checks 25-50 records against the Krayin source for field-level accuracy, and validates that pipeline stage assignments and Person-Organization relationships are correct. Any mapping corrections happen at this stage. We do not run production migration until the test phase is signed off by the customer's admin.
Owner reconciliation and user provisioning
We extract every distinct Krayin User referenced on Leads, Persons, Companies, Deals, and Activities and match by email address against the destination Pipedrive account's user list. Users without a matching Pipedrive account enter a reconciliation queue. The customer's Pipedrive admin provisions any missing users (active or inactive depending on whether the original Krayin user is still on the team). Migration cannot proceed past this step because Activity and Deal records require an OwnerId to be valid in Pipedrive.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Organizations (from Krayin Companies) first, then Persons (with OrganizationId resolved), then Leads, then Products (so product references are valid), then Deals (with PersonId and OrganizationId resolved), then Activities (Tasks, Calls, Meetings linked to the parent Person or Deal). We apply conservative API rate limiting with exponential backoff throughout. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Custom attributes are extracted via database read where the API is insufficient and merged into the migration dataset before the relevant record type is inserted.
Cutover, validation, and workflow handoff
We freeze Krayin writes during the cutover window, run a final delta migration for any records modified during the migration window, then enable Pipedrive as the system of record. We deliver the workflow inventory document to the customer's admin team for manual rebuild in Pipedrive's automation builder. We deliver a file listing of Krayin attachment paths with target Pipedrive record IDs so the customer's team can manually re-attach files. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. Workflow rebuild, automation rebuild, file re-upload, and admin training are outside our migration scope.
Platform deep dives
Krayin CRM
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Pipedrive
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. 3 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 Krayin CRM and Pipedrive.
Object compatibility
3 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
Krayin CRM: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Krayin CRM 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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