CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between LionDesk and Twenty CRM. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Twenty CRM.
LionDesk
Source
Twenty CRM
Destination
Compatibility
12 of 12
objects map 1:1 between LionDesk and Twenty CRM.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
3–7 days
Overview
LionDesk stored real estate agents' contact records, company accounts, deal pipelines, tasks, and drip campaign sequences in a flat object model with minimal custom field support. Twenty CRM replaces that with a relational model built around People, Companies, Opportunities, Tasks, and Notes — each with its own field schema you control through Settings → Data Model. FlitStack AI extracts LionDesk contacts via the v2 REST API (including custom field values stored as separate value objects), maps them to Twenty People records with companyId relations, translates deals to Opportunities, and sequences the load so that parent records exist before children. Activity history (calls, emails, meetings) migrates as Twenty Tasks linked to the parent record. Drip campaigns, automated sequences, and workflow rules do not transfer — Twenty has a workflow builder with a different trigger-and-action model, so FlitStack exports your sequence definitions as a rebuild reference for your admin. We use Twenty's REST and GraphQL API for all writes, with CSV bulk import fallback for large record sets where API rate limits apply.
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 LionDesk 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.
LionDesk
Contact
Twenty CRM
People
1:1LionDesk Contact maps directly to Twenty People. Email, phone, first name, last name, job title, and address fields transfer as-is. The LionDesk contact's primary company assignment becomes the People record's companyId relation — the Company record must exist in Twenty before the People record loads so the foreign key resolves correctly.
LionDesk
Company
Twenty CRM
Companies
1:1LionDesk Company maps to Twenty Companies. Company name, domain/website, address, and industry fields transfer as-is. If the LionDesk account has a parent company relationship, that maps to the Companies record's parentId relation — parent records must migrate first to avoid circular reference errors.
LionDesk
Deal
Twenty CRM
Opportunities
1:1LionDesk Deal maps to Twenty Opportunities. Deal name, amount, stage status, close date, and owner assignment transfer. Stage values that exist as pick-list options in LionDesk become Twenty's stage pick-list on the Opportunities object. Owner email match resolves to the Twenty workspace member.
LionDesk
Task
Twenty CRM
Tasks
1:1LionDesk tasks map to Twenty Tasks with type, subject, due date, and assignee preserved. Tasks linked to a contact in LionDesk carry the People record's id as the task's assignee and a relation back to the People record. Completed status and completion timestamps are preserved as custom fields if not natively supported.
LionDesk
Note
Twenty CRM
Notes
1:1LionDesk notes attached to contacts or companies migrate as Twenty Notes linked to the corresponding People or Companies record. Rich text formatting is converted to plain text for compatibility; FlitStack flags any note exceeding Twenty's character limits before the full run.
LionDesk
Custom Field (Text)
Twenty CRM
People / Companies / Opportunities (custom field)
1:1LionDesk custom fields of type Text are replicated as custom fields in Twenty via Settings → Data Model before migration. The field name and data type are preserved. Long-text fields that exceed Twenty's default display settings are surfaced in a note to your admin for layout adjustment.
LionDesk
Custom Field (Number)
Twenty CRM
People / Companies / Opportunities (custom field)
1:1LionDesk Number custom fields migrate to Twenty custom number fields. Numeric validation is applied during migration — any non-numeric values in the source are flagged in the pre-flight report and optionally loaded as text fields for manual review in Twenty.
LionDesk
Custom Field (Dollar Amt)
Twenty CRM
People / Companies / Opportunities (custom field)
1:1LionDesk Dollar Amt custom fields become Twenty currency fields or custom number fields with decimal precision. FlitStack strips any currency symbols and validates decimal formatting during the transformation step. The original LionDesk field name is stored in a mapping log for audit purposes.
LionDesk
Custom Field (Date)
Twenty CRM
People / Companies / Opportunities (custom field)
1:1LionDesk Date custom fields map to Twenty date fields. Date formats from LionDesk (which may vary by account settings) are normalized to ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) during transformation. Any ambiguous date formats are flagged in the pre-flight report with the specific record id and field name.
LionDesk
Owner
Twenty CRM
Workspace Member
1:1LionDesk owner ID is resolved to the Twenty workspace member by email match. Unmatched owners — records assigned to a LionDesk user who has not accepted their Twenty invitation — are flagged before migration. Your admin either invites those users first or assigns records to a fallback workspace member.
LionDesk
Drip Campaign / Sequence
Twenty CRM
Workflow (rebuild reference)
1:1LionDesk drip campaigns and automated sequences cannot be migrated to Twenty workflows — the trigger-and-action models are fundamentally different. FlitStack exports your sequence definitions (step order, delay days, action type, and recipient criteria) as a structured JSON file that your admin can use as a rebuild guide in Twenty's workflow builder.
LionDesk
Video Email Attachment
Twenty CRM
File (external link stored as custom field)
1:1LionDesk's video email and video text features store video content on LionDesk's infrastructure. FlitStack migrates the video URL as a text custom field on the People record. If the video content has been moved to a separate hosting platform, update the URL after migration; the historical reference to the video is preserved as long as the link remains active.
| LionDesk | Twenty CRM | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | People1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | Companies1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | Opportunities1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Task | Tasks1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Note | Notes1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field (Text) | People / Companies / Opportunities (custom field)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field (Number) | People / Companies / Opportunities (custom field)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field (Dollar Amt) | People / Companies / Opportunities (custom field)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field (Date) | People / Companies / Opportunities (custom field)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Owner | Workspace Member1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Drip Campaign / Sequence | Workflow (rebuild reference)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Video Email Attachment | File (external link stored as custom field)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.
LionDesk gotchas
LionDesk discontinuation as of September 2025
Drip campaign automation does not transfer between CRMs
SMS and video email assets are LionDesk-hosted
Bulk export requires API pagination
Custom field type enforcement at write time
Twenty CRM gotchas
Import order is enforced and critical
Export limited to 20,000 records and visible columns only
Soft-deleted records count toward uniqueness and trigger restores
API rate limits cap at 200 req/min on Organization tier
No native email sequences — follow-up cadences require external tools
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Audit LionDesk data and build the Twenty schema checklist
FlitStack pulls your LionDesk account via the v2 REST API — contacts, companies, deals, tasks, notes, custom field definitions, and custom field values — and inventories the full record set. We cross-reference against Twenty's standard objects (People, Companies, Opportunities, Tasks, Notes) and flag every LionDesk custom field that requires a Twenty custom field to be created. Your admin receives a pre-migration checklist to create all required custom fields in Settings → Data Model before any data loads.
Invite Twenty workspace members and resolve owner mappings
Twenty requires that users exist in the workspace before their id can be referenced as an assignee or owner. FlitStack extracts every unique owner email from LionDesk and matches them against Twenty workspace members. Any owner without a Twenty account is flagged — your team either invites them before migration or assigns their records to a fallback workspace member. No record lands without a resolved owner.
Migrate Companies first, then People, then Opportunities
Twenty enforces import ordering for relational integrity. FlitStack sequences the load in three phases: (1) Companies with their address and domain data, (2) People with companyId relations resolved against the migrated Companies, and (3) Opportunities linked to both Companies and People. Each phase runs with a field-level diff before the full commit so you can verify record counts, custom field values, and relationship integrity before moving to the next phase.
Migrate activity history as Tasks and Notes
LionDesk call logs, email records, and meeting notes migrate as Twenty Tasks linked to the parent People record. Notes attached to contacts or companies migrate as Twenty Notes with the appropriate relation. FlitStack maps the activity type (call, email, meeting) to a task type field for filtering in Twenty's table view. Original timestamps and owner assignments are preserved. Video email URLs are stored as custom text fields on the People record.
Run sample migration with field-level diff and delta pickup
A representative slice of records — typically 100–500 across contacts, companies, deals, and activities — migrates first. FlitStack generates a field-level diff report comparing the source LionDesk values against the destination Twenty values for every mapped field. Your team reviews the diff and approves before the full run commits. After full migration, a delta-pickup window captures any records modified in LionDesk during the cutover period. An audit log records every operation, and one-click rollback is available if reconciliation identifies data integrity issues.
Platform deep dives
LionDesk
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Twenty CRM
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 LionDesk and Twenty CRM.
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
LionDesk: Not publicly documented in available developer documentation.
Data volume sensitivity
LionDesk 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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