CRM migration

Migrate from Market Maker to Twenty CRM

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

Market Maker logo

Market Maker

Source

Twenty CRM

Destination

Twenty CRM logo

Compatibility

100%

12 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Market Maker and Twenty CRM.

Complexity

CModerate

Timeline

24–72 hours

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Market Maker CRMs typically store data in a contact-primary model with separate account and deal objects, while Twenty CRM uses a company-primary data model where People and Opportunities both link to Companies as the central entity. This structural inversion is the most significant migration decision point — contacts without a primary company in Market Maker must receive a default company record or be imported as standalone People records in Twenty. FlitStack AI extracts all standard CRM objects (contacts, accounts/companies, deals/opportunities, activities, tasks, notes) via Market Maker's export API or CSV export, then maps each to Twenty's REST API using the import-order constraint: Companies first, then People linked by companyId, then Opportunities linked to both. Custom fields require pre-creation in Twenty's Settings → Data Model before import runs — we deliver a schema setup plan identifying every custom field that needs to exist in Twenty before data lands. Workflows, sequences, and automation logic do not migrate; we export workflow definitions as rebuild references for your admin. Activity history (calls, emails, meetings) migrates as Tasks and Notes with original timestamps and owner assignments preserved. Owner resolution uses email matching against Twenty workspace members — unmatched owners are flagged before migration commits.

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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Market Maker

What's pushing teams away

  • Limited CRM functionality — MarketMaker is primarily a directory and matchmaking tool rather than a relationship-management platform with pipelines, deals, and forecasting.
  • Geographic coverage is concentrated in participating US states; out-of-network buyers and sellers cannot leverage MarketMaker connections.
  • No public developer API or modern integration ecosystem — data exchange typically requires manual export.
  • User experience and mobile capabilities lag commercial directory tools.
  • Not a fit for businesses that need true CRM (contacts, deals, automation) — those teams pair MarketMaker with a separate CRM.

Choosing

Twenty CRM logo

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 Market Maker objects map to Twenty CRM

Each row shows how a Market Maker 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.

Market Maker

Contact / Person

maps to

Twenty CRM

People

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker contact records map directly to Twenty's People object. All standard contact properties (name, email, phone, job title) transfer as direct field mappings. People records must be imported after Companies because the companyId relation requires the target company record to exist first.

Market Maker

Contact (primary company)

maps to

Twenty CRM

People (companyId relation)

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker stores the primary company as a property on the contact record. During migration, we extract this value and write it as a companyId lookup field on the Twenty People record. Contacts without a primary company receive a placeholder company record or import as standalone People without a companyId.

Market Maker

Account / Organization

maps to

Twenty CRM

Company

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker account records map directly to Twenty's Companies object. All core company attributes including company name, domain/website URL, industry classification, employee headcount, and annual revenue figures transfer via direct field mapping. Companies must be imported first in the migration sequence because both People and Opportunities objects reference them through lookup fields. The import order constraint is enforced by Twenty's referential integrity requirements.

Market Maker

Account (parent organization)

maps to

Twenty CRM

Company (parentId relation)

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker parent-child account hierarchies map to Twenty's parentId field on Company records, preserving the organizational hierarchy during migration. Parent companies must be imported before child companies to correctly resolve the foreign key relationship. Our migration process includes circular reference detection that flags any orphaned parent links or recursive hierarchy loops before the migration commits, preventing data integrity issues in Twenty's company structure.

Market Maker

Deal / Opportunity

maps to

Twenty CRM

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker deal records migrate to Twenty's Opportunities object. Deal name, amount, expected close date, and stage/status fields map directly. Opportunities must be imported after Companies and People because they link to both via companyId and personId (or contactId) lookups.

Market Maker

Deal Stage / Pipeline

maps to

Twenty CRM

Opportunity (stage field)

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker pipeline stages map to Twenty's stage select field. Each stage name from Market Maker requires explicit mapping to a corresponding Twenty stage option. If Market Maker has more stages than Twenty's default set, we create custom stage options in Twenty's data model before migration runs.

Market Maker

Activity (Call, Email, Meeting)

maps to

Twenty CRM

Task

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker activity records (logged calls, emails, meetings) migrate as Twenty Tasks. Each Task preserves its original completion date, description/body text, and owner assignment via the assigneeId relation. Task type is set based on the source activity type (call, email, meeting) for filtering in Twenty's UI.

Market Maker

Note / Free-text Entry

maps to

Twenty CRM

Note

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker notes transfer as Twenty Notes attached to the relevant People, Company, or Opportunity record via the noteableId and noteableType fields. Rich-text formatting is preserved where Market Maker's export format supports it. Notes without a parent record attach to the most relevant entity based on context fields in the source export.

Market Maker

User / Owner

maps to

Twenty CRM

WorkspaceMember

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker owner/user references resolve by email match against Twenty Workspace Members. Unmatched owners are flagged before migration — your team either invites them to Twenty first or assigns their records to a fallback member. No record lands without a valid assigneeId in Twenty.

Market Maker

Custom Object (Enterprise)

maps to

Twenty CRM

Custom Object

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker custom objects (if present in your plan) map 1:1 to Twenty custom objects. Custom object associations that use N:N relationships in Market Maker require junction objects in Twenty — we document these in the pre-migration schema plan and create the necessary relation fields before import.

Market Maker

Attachment / File

maps to

Twenty CRM

Attachment (via URL or re-upload)

1:1
Fully supported

File attachments linked in Market Maker records migrate as attachment URLs stored in a custom text field on the relevant Twenty record, or are re-uploaded to Twenty's file storage. Large files may require post-migration manual verification. We document every attachment reference in the migration plan for your team to confirm after cutover.

Market Maker

Workflow / Sequence / Automation

maps to

Twenty CRM

Not Migrated

1:1
Fully supported

Market Maker workflows, sequences, and automation rules do not transfer to Twenty. These are platform-native constructs that require manual rebuild in Twenty's workflow builder or via external automation tools. We export your workflow definitions as a structured reference document to guide your admin through the rebuild.

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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Market Maker gotchas

High

Directory rather than CRM

Medium

USDA/state participation varies

Medium

No public API

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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

  • Twenty CRM requires pre-created custom fields before import

    Twenty's CSV import and API import both require fields to exist in the data model before data arrives — the import creates records, not schema. Unlike some CRMs where custom fields auto-create on import, Twenty's Settings → Data Model must have every custom field defined with correct types (text, select, multi-select, relation, currency) before migration runs. FlitStack delivers a schema setup plan listing every custom field that needs to exist in Twenty, with field types and pick-list options specified, so your admin can pre-create them before the import step. Missing fields cause import errors and require re-runs.

  • Company-primary import order is strict and non-negotiable

    Twenty CRM enforces referential integrity: you cannot import a Person with a companyId unless the Company record already exists, and you cannot import an Opportunity with a companyId or personId unless both linked records exist. Market Maker's contact-centric model means accounts are often imported after contacts. The migration must reverse this sequence — Companies first, then People linked by companyId, then Opportunities linked to both. Circular references (Company A's parent is Company B, Company B's parent is Company A) and orphaned foreign keys are flagged before migration commits. This sequencing adds planning time for teams with complex relationship trees.

  • Native sequencing and advanced automation do not exist in Twenty CRM

    Market Maker sequences (automated multi-step follow-up sequences with delays and conditions) have no equivalent in Twenty CRM's native workflow builder. Twenty's workflow builder supports trigger-action automations but lacks the concept of time-based sequential sequences with conditional branching based on prospect actions. Teams using Market Maker sequences must rebuild them manually using Twenty's workflow steps combined with external tools (e.g., Lemlist, Mailshake) or accept a simpler task-based follow-up model. We export your sequence definitions as structured rebuild documentation, but the rebuild itself is a manual step your team or admin must complete.

  • Activity history preservation requires careful field mapping

    Market Maker's activity logging (calls, emails, meetings logged against contacts or deals) migrates as Twenty Tasks, but the migration preserves only the fields that exist in the export. If Market Maker logs email body content, meeting notes, or call disposition codes as separate fields, those must map to Twenty Task body text or custom fields. Teams expecting full conversation threads to appear in Twenty may find activity history flattened to task titles and completion dates. We recommend auditing your Market Maker activity export fields and specifying which activity fields to preserve before migration runs.

  • Workspace Members must exist before data that references them

    Twenty CRM requires user accounts (Workspace Members) to exist before records can be assigned to them. Owner and assignee fields in Market Maker records that reference users who have not been invited to Twenty will fail import or land as unassigned. FlitStack resolves owner IDs by email match against Twenty workspace members and flags unmatched owners before migration. Your team must complete workspace member invitations before the import step — failing to do so results in records without owner assignments that require post-migration cleanup.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Market Maker to Twenty CRM data migration

  1. Audit Market Maker data export and map to Twenty schema

    FlitStack pulls a full data export from Market Maker covering People, Companies, Opportunities, Tasks, Notes, and any custom objects. We audit record counts, identify custom fields in use, and document relationship patterns (contact-to-company associations, deal-to-contact links). We then produce a schema mapping document showing every source field, its Twenty destination, and the transformation type (direct, value-mapping, custom-field-required). This document is the source of truth for the migration plan and the field-level diff we run in Step 3.

  2. Create Twenty custom fields and configure workspace members

    Before any data imports, your admin (or our team) creates all custom fields identified in the schema mapping within Twenty's Settings → Data Model. This includes select option values, relation fields, currency configurations, and any custom pick-lists. Simultaneously, all Market Maker users who own records must be invited to Twenty as Workspace Members so owner/assignee resolution works during import. We provide a checklist of required custom fields with exact type configurations and a member invitation list with email addresses from Market Maker's owner records.

  3. Run sample migration with field-level diff

    A representative slice of records — typically 100–500 spanning companies, people, opportunities, and activities — migrates first using Twenty's CSV import or REST API. We generate a field-level diff comparing source values against destination values so you can verify custom field mapping, stage name translation, owner resolution, and relationship integrity. This sample validates the import order (Companies → People → Opportunities), confirms custom field data populates correctly, and catches any pick-list value mismatches before the full run commits.

  4. Execute full migration with delta-pickup window

    Once the sample diff is approved, FlitStack runs the full migration against Twenty's REST/GraphQL API in the validated import sequence. A delta-pickup window of 24–48 hours captures any records created or modified in Market Maker during the cutover period while your team continues working. All operations are logged to an audit trail. If reconciliation identifies missing records or incorrect field values, one-click rollback reverts the migration so corrections can be applied before a second attempt.

  5. Deliver workflow rebuild reference and post-migration verification

    After the full migration completes, FlitStack delivers an export of your Market Maker workflow and sequence definitions as structured JSON and markdown documentation. Your admin uses this to rebuild automations in Twenty's workflow builder. We also deliver a post-migration verification report showing record counts by object, owner assignment rates, and any records that landed without expected relationship links. Custom field completeness and activity history preservation are spot-checked against a random sample of records.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Market Maker

Source

Strengths

  • USDA-affiliated directory with institutional trust.
  • Free public-facing search and registry.
  • Geographic and commodity-code matching.
  • Multi-state coverage across participating states.
  • USDA-aligned taxonomy for reporting.

Weaknesses

  • Not a true CRM — no pipelines or automation.
  • Geographic coverage limited to participating states.
  • No public developer API.
  • Mobile UX lags commercial directory tools.
  • Pair with a separate CRM for relationship management.
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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?

Moderate CRM migration. 5 of 8 objects need a manual workaround.

C

Overall complexity

Moderate migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Market Maker and Twenty CRM.

  • Object compatibility

    F

    5 of 8 objects need a manual workaround.

  • 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

    Market Maker: Not applicable..

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

Estimate your Market Maker to Twenty CRM migration cost

Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.

Step 1

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Market Maker to Twenty CRM data migrations

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Most Market Maker to Twenty CRM migrations complete within 24–72 hours for setups under 5,000 total records. Larger migrations with 50,000+ records or multiple custom objects extend to 3–5 days. The longest planning step is custom field pre-creation in Twenty's data model — your admin must create every custom field before import runs, which typically takes 1–3 hours depending on field count. The actual data import and validation step takes the least time relative to planning and sample-diff approval.

Adjacent paths

Related migrations to explore

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