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Migrate your Propeller CRM data

Gmail-first sales CRM with a Chrome extension that turned your inbox into a pipeline tracker. Now defunct as of December 2019 — this page covers the platform as it existed for migration reference only.

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In its favor

Why people choose Propeller CRM

The signal that keeps Propeller CRM on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.

Chrome extension for Gmail was rated the best inbox-level CRM integration available, letting sales teams manage pipelines without leaving their email client.

Single-tier pricing at $29/user/month meant no feature gating — all automation, templates, and campaign tools were included at one price point.

Small teams under 10 people chose Propeller for its minimal setup overhead and Gmail-native workflow that required almost no behavioral change.

Automated email campaigns sourced measurable revenue growth, with one customer attributing over 50% of Q1 revenue to a single Propeller campaign.

Email tracking and real-time sales notifications reduced the manual effort of follow-up reminders and kept deals moving from inside the inbox.

Reporting functionality was consistently cited as underdeveloped — customers wanted more granular pipeline analytics and exportable dashboard views.

Propeller CRM ceased operations on December 15, 2019, leaving hundreds of customers without a platform and forcing urgent migration to alternatives.

The platform lacked enterprise-scale features, making it unsuitable as teams grew beyond the small-business segment it was designed for.

Contact and deal volumes were uncapped on the single tier, but the absence of advanced segmentation or custom objects frustrated more complex sales processes.

Reasons to switch

Why people leave Propeller CRM

The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Propeller CRM. Presented as facts, not knocks.

Platform scorecard

Strengths, weaknesses, and where Propeller CRM fits

Grades across six dimensions, plus a SWOT-style view of where the platform shines and where it falls short.

SWOT — strengths, weaknesses, and use-case fit

Strengths

Gmail-deep integration via Chrome extension eliminated context switching between inbox and CRM.Single-tier pricing included all features — no upgrade gating for automation or reporting.Lightweight setup meant small teams were operational within hours, not weeks.Email tracking and automated follow-up sequences ran from inside the inbox without separate tools.Pipeline visualization gave small sales teams a clear view of deal progress without enterprise complexity.

Weaknesses

Reporting was consistently described as limited — basic dashboard views with no advanced filtering or exportable analytics.The platform shut down permanently in December 2019, leaving no active product, support, or API.No mobile app beyond responsive web — field sales teams without laptop access had no native mobile experience.Custom objects and advanced field types were not supported, making it unsuitable for complex data models.

Where it works

Small sales teams under 10 people who already lived inside Gmail and needed pipeline visibility without switching tools.Outbound prospecting campaigns where email-first workflows and automated follow-up sequences drove measurable revenue growth.Early-stage startups transitioning from spreadsheets to a CRM with minimal implementation overhead and near-zero behavioral change.Solo or two-person sales operations where a single-tier price at $29/user/month covered all functionality without feature gating.

Where it struggles

Teams scaling beyond 10 people or requiring multi-tier sales processes with complex pipeline configurations and advanced segmentation.Organizations needing granular analytics, exportable dashboards, or custom reporting views — reporting was consistently described as underdeveloped.Field sales teams or remote workers without constant laptop access — the platform offered no native mobile app beyond a responsive web interface.

Pricing tiers

Propeller CRM pricing overview

Propeller CRM used a single-tier subscription model at $29/user/month billed annually ($348/user/year). There were no paid add-ons or feature tiers — everything was included in the base price. No monthly billing option was available at time of shutdown.

Standard (Single Tier)

Tier 1 of 1

$29/user/month (billed annually) or $348/user/year

What's included

All features included — no feature gating between tiersEmail campaigns, automation, and templatesGmail Chrome extensionPipeline managementEmail tracking and notificationsContact and company management

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What gets migrated

Propeller CRM object support

Object-by-object support for Propeller CRM migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.

Contacts

Mapping required

Contacts were the primary object in Propeller, stored with name, email, phone, and company association. The Gmail extension auto-logged all email interactions per contact. We preserve contact records and their associated email activity logs during export reconstruction, but destination mapping must account for the flattened activity log format Propeller used.

Companies

Mapping required

Companies were stored as separate records linked to Contacts. The relationship was maintained by company name matching in Propeller's schema. We resolve duplicate company records during import scoping and merge where the destination CRM uses a single Account/Company object.

Deals

Mapping required

Deals were the core pipeline object in Propeller, associated with a Contact and assigned to a Pipeline Stage. Deal amounts, names, and stage history were tracked. We preserve deal stage history as of the last export date, but open/active deal status may be stale since the platform shut down in 2019.

Pipeline Stages

Mapping required

Pipeline stages were customizable per team but used a fixed stage-order schema. Destination CRMs often use different stage naming conventions. We map stage names to destination equivalents during import and flag any stage that has no clear equivalent in the target system.

Email Campaigns

Mapping required

Propeller supported automated email campaigns with template support. Campaign names, associated contacts, and send dates were tracked. We import campaign records as historical reference notes in the destination CRM since most CRMs do not have a native Campaign object at this tier.

Email Templates

Mapping required

Users created reusable email templates with merge fields. Template bodies and merge field names are exported from the archive. We map template content to email template objects in the destination CRM where supported, or preserve as plain-text reference records otherwise.

Activities

Not in this platform

Activity logs (opens, clicks, replies, meeting scheduling) were tracked live inside Propeller's Gmail extension but were not exposed in the standard data export mechanism. We cannot reconstruct per-contact activity timelines from the shutdown archive. We flag this gap upfront and advise customers to capture any critical activity context before the export window closed.

Users/Owners

Mapping required

User accounts mapped contacts and deals to individual sales reps. Owner assignment data is preserved in the export archive. We map owner email addresses to user accounts in the destination CRM, creating new users where no match exists.

Gotchas

What to watch for in Propeller CRM migrations

Issues we've hit on past Propeller CRM migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.

High

Platform shutdown — no active API or support

High

Activity history not included in standard export

Medium

Deal stage mapping requires manual review

Medium

Owner/user assignment requires remapping

How a Propeller CRM migration works

Four steps, Propeller CRM-specific

Connect

None into Propeller CRM. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.

Map

We translate Propeller CRM-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.

Sample

Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Propeller CRM quirks before production.

Migrate

Full migration with Propeller CRM rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.

FAQ

Propeller CRM migration FAQ

Answers to the questions buyers ask most during Propeller CRM migration scoping. Not seeing yours? Book a call.

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Most Propeller CRM migrations under 1M records finish in 48–72 hours end-to-end. Larger orgs with custom objects or buyer-side security review typically take 5–7 days.

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