CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Salesboom and Nutshell. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Nutshell.
Salesboom
Source
Nutshell
Destination
Compatibility
7 of 8
objects map 1:1 between Salesboom and Nutshell.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
Moving from Salesboom to Nutshell is a structural migration that reshapes how records relate to each other. Salesboom uses a four-tab model (Leads, Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities) that closely mirrors Salesforce Classic, while Nutshell consolidates into People, Companies, and Deals with a unified Activity Timeline. We resolve the pipeline stage mapping during scoping, transform Salesboom custom fields into Nutshell's supported field types (Text, Long Text, Currency, Date, Dropdown, Checkbox, Number), and preserve the full task and note history by resolving parent-record lookups at migration time. Salesboom's ERP add-on modules (AP, HR Policy Tracking, Payroll, PTO Management) have no Nutshell equivalent and require explicit scope exclusion during discovery. Workflow automation settings and time-based rules do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory for the customer admin to rebuild.
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 Salesboom 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.
Salesboom
Lead
Nutshell
Lead
1:1Salesboom Leads map directly to Nutshell Leads. Lead Status, source, rating, and any custom Lead fields migrate as typed fields in Nutshell. If the customer uses the Lead-to-Contact conversion pattern in Salesboom, we document the conversion workflow separately because automated Lead conversion does not exist in Nutshell's standard feature set. The Salesboom Lead score property maps to a Number field in Nutshell.
Salesboom
Account
Nutshell
Company
1:1Salesboom Account records map to Nutshell Company records. Account Name becomes Company name, billing and shipping addresses map to Nutshell address fields, and any custom Account fields (industry classification, employee count, annual revenue) map to typed Nutshell custom fields. Companies must exist before Contacts import so that the People-to-Company association is satisfied at insert time.
Salesboom
Contact
Nutshell
Person
1:1Salesboom Contact records map to Nutshell Person records. First name, last name, email, phone, title, and address fields migrate directly. The Contact-to-Account association resolves to the Nutshell Person-to-Company relationship during import. Custom Contact fields (department, birthday, spouse name, or other Salesboom-defined properties) map to Nutshell custom fields by type: Text fields under 225 characters become Nutshell Text; longer text becomes Nutshell Long Text.
Salesboom
Opportunity
Nutshell
Deal
1:1Salesboom Opportunity records map to Nutshell Deal records. Deal name, amount, close date, stage, probability, and owner migrate directly. Salesboom stage names map to Nutshell pipeline stage values that we configure before migration. Closed-Won and Closed-Lost reasons from Salesboom become custom fields in Nutshell because Nutshell does not have a native Loss Reason or Win Reason field.
Salesboom
Task
Nutshell
Activity (Task)
1:1Salesboom Task records (subject, status, priority, due date, owner) map to Nutshell Activity records. Tasks linked to a parent Contact in Salesboom link to the corresponding Person record in Nutshell. Tasks linked to a parent Opportunity link to the corresponding Deal. Recurring Salesboom tasks are flattened into individual Activity records because Nutshell does not support native recurring task creation.
Salesboom
Note
Nutshell
Note
1:1Salesboom Notes attached to Account, Contact, or Opportunity records migrate as Nutshell Notes linked to the corresponding Company, Person, or Deal. Note body text migrates as plain text. Rich-text formatting in Salesboom Notes is stripped to plain text during transform because Nutshell Notes do not support rich-text rendering. Note ownership is resolved to the matching Nutshell user by email.
Salesboom
Custom Fields
Nutshell
Custom Fields
lossySalesboom allows unlimited custom fields on Lead, Account, Contact, Opportunity, Case, and Task tabs with no per-field pricing. Nutshell supports custom fields on People, Companies, and Leads with types: Text (225 char max), Long Text, Currency, Date, Dropdown, Checkbox, Number. During field mapping, we identify any Salesboom custom fields that use unsupported types (multi-select picklist, formula, rollup summary) and flag them for the customer admin to redesign or drop before migration. All valid custom fields are pre-created in Nutshell before any record import begins.
Salesboom
ERP Modules (AP, HR, Payroll, PTO)
Nutshell
No equivalent
1:1Salesboom ERP add-on modules (Accounts Payable, HR Policy Tracking, Payroll, PTO Management) have no direct Nutshell equivalent. Nutshell is a pure CRM with no ERP, HR, or payroll functionality at any tier. We exclude ERP module records from the migration scope and deliver a written inventory of each ERP table's record count, schema, and relationship structure so the customer can plan a separate migration to a dedicated ERP system or document the data for archival purposes.
| Salesboom | Nutshell | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Lead1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Account | Company1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Contact | Person1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Opportunity | Deal1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Task | Activity (Task)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Note | Note1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Fields | Custom Fieldslossy | Fully supported | |
| ERP Modules (AP, HR, Payroll, PTO) | No equivalent1:1 | Mapping required |
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.
Salesboom gotchas
30-user Team tier cap causes silent overage during migration
Report column order does not persist into CSV exports
ERP add-on modules have separate per-module pricing not visible in base tier cost
Custom API provisioning is customer-account-specific, not globally documented
Territory management and time-based workflows require Professional or Enterprise tier
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 data audit
We audit the source Salesboom environment across tier (Team/Professional/Enterprise), user count, record volume per object (Lead, Account, Contact, Opportunity, Task, Note), custom field count and types per tab, and whether any ERP modules are active. We also identify active workflow rules and time-based automation settings that will not migrate. The discovery output is a written migration scope document with record counts, custom field transformation matrix, and explicit exclusions for ERP modules and unsupported field types.
Custom field mapping and schema pre-creation
We transform the Salesboom custom field schema into Nutshell-supported types. Text fields under 225 characters become Nutshell Text; longer text becomes Nutshell Long Text; currency fields become Nutshell Currency; date fields become Nutshell Date. We flag any multi-select picklist, formula, or rollup summary fields for customer redesign. Once the transformation matrix is approved, we pre-create all custom fields in the customer's Nutshell environment before any record import begins.
Pipeline and stage configuration
We configure Nutshell pipeline stages to match the Salesboom Opportunity stage names and probability percentages. Each Salesboom pipeline becomes a Nutshell pipeline view. We set the stage probability values to match Salesboom so that forecasting is preserved. Closed-Won and Closed-Loss reason fields are added as Nutshell custom fields since they have no native equivalent.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the customer's Nutshell environment using representative data volume. The customer's admin reviews record counts per object, spot-checks 20-30 records against the Salesboom source, and validates that custom field data is rendering correctly. Any mapping corrections are made before production migration. Owner resolution (matching Salesboom users to Nutshell users by email) is validated at this stage.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Companies (from Salesboom Accounts), People (from Salesboom Contacts, with CompanyId resolved), Leads, Deals (from Salesboom Opportunities, with PersonId, CompanyId, and OwnerId resolved), Activity records (Tasks and Notes, with parent-record lookups resolved). ERP module records are excluded per the agreed scope. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.
Cutover, validation, and handoff
We freeze Salesboom writes during the cutover window, run a final delta migration of any records modified during migration, then enable Nutshell as the system of record. We deliver the workflow and automation inventory document to the customer admin for rebuild in Nutshell. We provide a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. Workflow rebuild, automation rebuild, and any ERP system selection are outside the migration scope and require separate engagements.
Platform deep dives
Salesboom
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Nutshell
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. 1 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 Salesboom and Nutshell.
Object compatibility
1 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
Salesboom: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Salesboom 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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