CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Planports CRM and Twenty CRM. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Twenty CRM.
Planports CRM
Source
Twenty CRM
Destination
Compatibility
7 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Planports CRM and Twenty CRM.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
Moving from Planports CRM to Twenty CRM is a structural migration from a vertically-integrated, WhatsApp-native SMB tool to an open-source, developer-first CRM platform. Planports organizes customer data around Deals (custom pipeline stages), Quotes, Orders, and Kanban Process boards, while Twenty uses a Company-People-Opportunity model with native Task and Note objects. We preserve the lead-to-deal relationship by mapping Planports Leads and Contacts to Twenty People records with a custom lifecyclestage field, and we map Deals to Opportunities with each Planports pipeline stage converted to a Twenty Opportunity stage. Planports WhatsApp conversation history may not export cleanly because Meta owns the message layer; we test this during the data audit and document the limitation explicitly. Industry-specific custom fields (health tourism referral sources, real estate property IDs, digital agency campaign metadata) require field-level mapping because Twenty has no pre-built vertical schema. Workflow automations, Process Kanban cards, and WhatsApp automations do not migrate as code; we deliver a written automation inventory for manual rebuild in Twenty's workflow builder.
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 Planports 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.
Planports CRM
Lead
Twenty CRM
People
1:1Planports Leads (primary intake from Meta Instant Forms, Google Ads, TikTok, and web forms) map to Twenty People records. Source attribution fields (utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign) migrate as custom fields on People. Lead status and assignment rules preserve as custom fields. We compute a lifecyclestage__c custom field from Planports lead status so the customer can reconstruct segmentation in Twenty after migration.
Planports CRM
Contact
Twenty CRM
People
1:1Planports Contact records map to Twenty People. Standard fields (name, email, phone, company) migrate directly. WhatsApp conversation metadata (contact, timestamp, direction, message count) migrates as custom fields on the People record. Full message body text may not export cleanly from Meta's infrastructure; we document this limitation during the data audit and advise the customer to re-authorize their WhatsApp Business API channel in Twenty post-migration if conversation history continuity is required.
Planports CRM
Company
Twenty CRM
Company
1:1Planports Companies map to Twenty Company records. Domain from Planports becomes the Company website field and is used as the dedupe key during import. Company is created before any People import so that the relationship lookup is satisfied at the moment of People insert.
Planports CRM
Deal
Twenty CRM
Opportunity
1:1Planports Deals map to Twenty Opportunities. Each Deal pipeline stage maps to a Twenty Opportunity stage that we configure before migration. Closed-Won and Closed-Lost reasons from Planports custom properties become Opportunity custom fields. Deal amount, expected close date, and owner assignment migrate directly.
Planports CRM
Pipeline
Twenty CRM
Opportunity Stage configuration
lossyPlanports custom pipeline stages per industry vertical (health tourism, real estate, digital agencies) map to Twenty Opportunity stage values. We configure each stage in Settings → Data Model before migration, preserving the stage order and probability percentage from Planports. Industry-specific stage labels (e.g., treatment package, property viewing, campaign launch) become custom field picklist values rather than native stage names to avoid conflicts with the standard Twenty stage model.
Planports CRM
Process (Kanban)
Twenty CRM
Opportunity with custom fields
1:manyPlanports Process boards are Kanban-based workflow cards without a direct Twenty equivalent. We map each Process card to a Twenty Opportunity record with custom fields capturing the board name, column/stage, card position, and any conditional metadata from the Planports Process. The customer rebuilds the Kanban view manually in Twenty's Opportunities board. Automation rules attached to Process columns do not migrate; we document them in the automation inventory for manual rebuild.
Planports CRM
Quote
Twenty CRM
Note or Custom Object
lossyPlanports Quotes (line items with pricing and approval status linked to Deals) map to Twenty Note records with custom fields for line items, pricing, and approval state, or to a custom Quote object if the customer requests it during scoping. We preserve the Quote-to-Deal relationship by setting the Opportunity (Twenty) reference to the migrated Deal. Approval workflow state migrates as a custom field rather than an active workflow.
Planports CRM
Order
Twenty CRM
Custom Object or Note
lossyPlanports Order records (post-sale items, quantities, status linked to Contact and Deal) map to a custom Order object in Twenty or to Note records with custom fields, depending on the customer's reporting needs. We preserve the Contact and Deal references during migration. Financial settlement data may require accounting system reconciliation post-migration.
Planports CRM
Activity and Note
Twenty CRM
Task and Note
1:1Planports Activity records (calls, emails, meetings, tasks, manual notes) map to Twenty Task and Note records. Call disposition and duration migrate as custom Task fields. Meeting start/end times and location preserve on Task records. Activity timestamps preserve for timeline ordering. Owner attribution migrates by resolving the Planports owner reference to the migrated Twenty user.
Planports CRM
Custom Field
Twenty CRM
Custom Field
lossyIndustry-specific custom fields on Leads, Contacts, and Deals (health tourism referral sources and treatment packages; real estate property IDs and viewing schedules; digital agency campaign IDs and ad spend) require field-level mapping. Planports does not publish a public schema, so we audit field names and types from the exported data during the pre-migration review. All custom fields must be created in Twenty Settings → Data Model before CSV import because Twenty's import creates records, not fields. We produce a field mapping matrix and flag any Planports fields with no clear Twenty equivalent for customer decision before migration begins.
Planports CRM
Attachment and File
Twenty CRM
File or URL reference
1:1Files uploaded to Contact or Deal cards can be exported individually per record from Planports. Bulk attachment migration requires active API key access and may be limited by Planports plan tier. We migrate file references (file name, upload date, uploader) as URL fields on the migrated Twenty record. The customer uploads the actual files to Twenty's file storage or a linked cloud storage service post-migration.
Planports CRM
User and Owner
Twenty CRM
WorkspaceMember
1:1Planports User records and deal ownership assignments migrate as Twenty WorkspaceMember records. We resolve owners by email match. Planports requires a minimum of 3 users on all plans, which affects per-user cost calculations. Twenty requires all referenced users to be invited and active before importing records with Owner or Assignee assignments; any Planports owner without a matching Twenty user goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes.
| Planports CRM | Twenty CRM | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | People1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Contact | People1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | Company1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | Opportunity1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Pipeline | Opportunity Stage configurationlossy | Fully supported | |
| Process (Kanban) | Opportunity with custom fields1:many | Mapping required | |
| Quote | Note or Custom Objectlossy | Fully supported | |
| Order | Custom Object or Notelossy | Fully supported | |
| Activity and Note | Task and Note1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field | Custom Fieldlossy | Fully supported | |
| Attachment and File | File or URL reference1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User and Owner | WorkspaceMember1:1 | 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.
Planports CRM gotchas
Excel export does not include workflow automations
API key is a paid add-on — migration tooling costs extra
WhatsApp conversation history may not export cleanly
Minimum 3-user floor on all plans affects per-user pricing
Industry-specific custom fields require field-level mapping
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
Discovery and data audit
We audit the Planports CRM account across all plan tiers, object types, custom fields, pipeline stages, active Process boards, active workflows, and attachment volume. We confirm API key status ($62/month add-on) and determine whether the customer prefers API extraction or Excel export. We also assess WhatsApp Business API channel authorization status for conversation continuity. The discovery output is a written migration scope document listing every Planports object to migrate, the estimated record counts per object, and the custom field inventory requiring Twenty schema creation.
Twenty workspace setup and schema design
We design the destination schema in Twenty's Settings → Data Model. This includes creating all custom fields discovered during the Planports audit, configuring Opportunity stage values to match each Planports pipeline, creating any custom objects required (Orders, Quotes, Process metadata), and inviting all team members who are referenced as record owners. All fields must exist in Twenty before any CSV import runs. We deploy the schema in a Twenty staging workspace first for validation against the customer's acceptance criteria.
Data export and transformation
We extract data from Planports CRM via API (if the $62/month key is active) or via Excel export from reports. We transform the extracted data per the field mapping matrix: Leads and Contacts map to Twenty People records with lifecyclestage__c; Companies map to Twenty Company records; Deals map to Twenty Opportunity records with stage and amount; Quotes and Orders map to custom fields or objects per the scoping decision; Activities map to Twenty Task and Note records with owner references resolved via the User mapping. We flag any fields with no clear Twenty equivalent for customer decision before loading.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into a Twenty staging workspace using production-equivalent data volume. The customer's operations lead reconciles record counts (People in, Companies in, Opportunities in, Tasks in), spot-checks 25-50 random records against the Planports source for field accuracy, and validates that owner assignments resolved correctly. Any mapping corrections and schema gaps identified during reconciliation are resolved before production migration begins.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Workspace Members (manually provisioned and validated first), Companies (from Planports Companies), People (with CompanyId resolved from the Company import), Opportunities (with PeopleId, CompanyId, and stage resolved), custom objects (Orders, Quotes), Tasks and Notes (with owner references resolved), and attachments (as URL references with actual file transfer as a post-migration step). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We freeze Planports writes during the cutover window.
Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff
We run a final delta migration of any records modified during the cutover window, then enable Twenty as the system of record. We deliver the workflow automation and Process board inventory document to the customer's admin team with recommended rebuild steps for Twenty's workflow builder. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any data issues raised by the customer's team. Workflow rebuild, WhatsApp channel re-authorization, and any integrations with Zapier or Meta's infrastructure are outside standard migration scope and are scoped as separate engagements.
Platform deep dives
Planports CRM
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Twenty CRM
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 Planports CRM and Twenty CRM.
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
Planports CRM: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Planports 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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