CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between NEON-dX and Nutshell. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Nutshell.
NEON-dX
Source
Nutshell
Destination
Compatibility
4 of 9
objects map 1:1 between NEON-dX and Nutshell.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
Moving from NEON-dX to Nutshell is a platform category change, not a version upgrade. NEON-dX is an enterprise AI-driven customer value management platform built for telecom, retail, and CPG companies managing churn, LTV, and omnichannel journey orchestration at scale. Nutshell is a small-to-mid-market sales CRM that handles Contacts, Companies, Deals, and pipeline tracking without native AI scoring or omnichannel journey orchestration. We preserve standard profile fields, campaign records, segment definitions, and custom object data during migration, but we do not transfer NEON-dX's proprietary churn propensity, LTV, or propensity-to-buy scores because they depend on NEON-dX's live ML pipeline and training data. We do not migrate automations or workflows; we deliver a written inventory of NEON-dX journey configurations for the customer's team to rebuild in Nutshell's automation layer. Channel credentials require re-authentication in Nutshell because SMS gateways, email sender IPs, and push credentials are environment-scoped in NEON-dX and cannot be exported as-is.
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 NEON-dX object lands in Nutshell, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
NEON-dX
Customer Profile (360° View)
Nutshell
Contact + Company
1:manyNEON-dX composes each customer profile from demographic fields, behavioral signals, and digital footprint data across channels. We split this into Nutshell Contact (individual-level fields including name, email, phone, and demographic attributes) and Nutshell Company (organization-level fields including company name, domain, and industry). The NEON-dX profile ID is preserved as a custom field neon_profile_id__c on the Contact for audit traceability. Any behavioral signal fields that have no direct Nutshell equivalent are flagged as requiring a custom field or third-party reporting integration.
NEON-dX
Behavioral Segment
Nutshell
List
lossyNEON-dX behavioral segments are defined by rule-based criteria evaluating against customer event streams. We preserve the segment definition rules as a written configuration document mapping each NEON-dX rule to an equivalent Nutshell List filter criterion. Segment membership does not migrate as a static attribute because Nutshell's List membership re-evaluates based on the imported Contact data. The customer rebuilds List membership in Nutshell using the segment rule documentation we deliver.
NEON-dX
Campaign
Nutshell
Campaign
1:1NEON-dX campaigns and their associated offer content migrate as Nutshell Campaign records with campaign name, type, and status preserved. Rich media assets (images, PDFs) require separate file transfer via Nutshell's file management or an attached ContentDocument equivalent. Any channel-specific offer formats unique to NEON-dX's journey canvas are flagged as requiring redesign in Nutshell's campaign structure.
NEON-dX
Offer Catalog
Nutshell
Campaign Products
lossyNEON-dX offer catalogs contain product-level offer content tied to journey triggers. We map offer records to Nutshell Campaign records with product associations where applicable. Offer-level targeting rules are documented as written configuration because Nutshell does not support the same offer catalog abstraction. The customer rebuilds offer targeting in Nutshell's campaign or product configuration layer.
NEON-dX
Customer Journey
Nutshell
Automation (manual rebuild required)
lossyNEON-dX journeys are multi-step orchestration flows with branching logic, wait conditions, and channel assignments. We do not migrate journey configurations as code because Nutshell's automation layer does not support the same event-triggered branching model. We deliver a written journey inventory document describing each journey's trigger, steps, conditions, and channel assignments so the customer's team can rebuild them in Nutshell's automation builder.
NEON-dX
Predictive Score (Churn, LTV, Propensity)
Nutshell
Not transferable
1:1NEON-dX generates churn propensity, LTV, and propensity-to-buy scores using its proprietary ML pipeline and live training data. These scores are computed dynamically and are tightly coupled to NEON-dX's feature engineering environment. We do not export predictive scores as static values because they become stale immediately upon export. We deliver a written model configuration summary documenting the score types, input features, and intended thresholds so the customer can evaluate third-party scoring tools for re-implementation in Nutshell.
NEON-dX
Custom Object
Nutshell
Custom Object
1:1NEON-dX supports custom object types with standard, formula, and lookup field types via its API. We discover the custom object schema at migration time using API enumeration, generate the equivalent Nutshell custom object schema, and map each field by type (text to text, number to number, date to date, lookup to lookup). Any formula fields are documented as computed fields requiring rebuild in Nutshell's formula syntax. Custom objects with lookup dependencies are sequenced last to ensure parent objects exist before child import.
NEON-dX
Channel Configuration
Nutshell
Integration Settings
lossyChannel configurations (SMS gateways, email sender IPs, push credentials, API tokens) are environment-scoped in NEON-dX and cannot be exported. We document the channel type, configuration schema, and credentials list during discovery and deliver a re-authentication checklist for each channel type. Without valid credentials, channel activation will fail in Nutshell. The customer re-enters credentials in Nutshell's integration settings before activating any migrated campaign triggers.
NEON-dX
Analytics Dashboard
Nutshell
Report
1:1NEON-dX pre-built and custom dashboards reference platform-native metric definitions tied to the predictive analytics layer. We migrate the report structure and column configurations as Nutshell Reports, but destination metric data populates after migration completion based on Nutshell's data model. AI-generated metrics and anomaly detection widgets do not have equivalents in Nutshell's reporting layer and are documented for replacement with manual review processes or third-party BI tools.
| NEON-dX | Nutshell | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Profile (360° View) | Contact + Company1:many | Fully supported | |
| Behavioral Segment | Listlossy | Fully supported | |
| Campaign | Campaign1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Offer Catalog | Campaign Productslossy | Fully supported | |
| Customer Journey | Automation (manual rebuild required)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Predictive Score (Churn, LTV, Propensity) | Not transferable1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Object | Custom Object1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Channel Configuration | Integration Settingslossy | Fully supported | |
| Analytics Dashboard | Report1:1 | 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.
NEON-dX gotchas
Predictive model outputs are not transferable
Channel credentials require re-authentication post-migration
Custom object schema discovery requires API enumeration
Segment membership is event-dependent and re-evaluates post-migration
Nutshell gotchas
Contact tier limits enforced on import
No bulk API endpoint requires paginated extraction
Email sequences not exportable via API
Foundation plan disables key sales features
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and schema enumeration
We audit the source NEON-dX environment via API enumeration to discover all active custom object types, field schemas, formula field dependencies, and lookup relationships. We catalog every active channel configuration, journey definition, campaign structure, and segment rule. We pair this with a Nutshell environment audit to confirm the available custom object limits, field types, and automation builder constraints on the customer's current plan. The discovery output is a written migration scope and a custom object schema design document for Nutshell.
Schema pre-creation in Nutshell
Before any data migration begins, we create the destination schema in Nutshell. This includes provisioning all custom objects with equivalent field types, creating any custom fields required for NEON-dX profile attributes, and configuring the Nutshell plan's integration settings to receive the migrating data. If Nutshell's plan does not support a required custom object or field type, we flag this during scoping and adjust the mapping strategy.
Channel configuration documentation
We extract all channel configurations from NEON-dX (SMS gateways, email sender IPs, push credentials, API tokens) and document them in a re-authentication checklist organized by channel type. The customer provides updated credentials for each channel during this phase. We do not import channel credentials directly because they are environment-scoped and not portable across platforms.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into Nutshell using representative data volume. The customer's ops lead reconciles record counts (Contacts in, Companies in, Campaigns in, Custom Objects in), spot-checks a sample of records against the NEON-dX source, and validates that custom object relationships resolve correctly. Any mapping corrections, field type mismatches, or data quality issues are addressed here before production migration begins.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Companies (from NEON-dX organizational profile data), Contacts (with CompanyId resolved), Campaigns (with campaign metadata), Custom Objects (with parent-lookup resolution), and finally segment rule documentation and journey inventory. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We use Nutshell's REST API with batch processing and rate-limit handling for all standard object imports.
Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff
We freeze NEON-dX writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Nutshell as the system of record. We deliver the journey inventory document, the segment rule documentation, and the channel re-authentication checklist. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild NEON-dX journeys as Nutshell automations inside the migration scope; that work uses the journey inventory document as a rebuild guide.
Platform deep dives
NEON-dX
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Nutshell
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 NEON-dX and Nutshell.
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
NEON-dX: Not publicly documented at standard tier; Neon CRM API v2 enforces method-specific rate limits returning 429 on excess.
Data volume sensitivity
NEON-dX 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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