CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between SendPulse and Freshsales. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Freshsales.
SendPulse
Source
Freshsales
Destination
Compatibility
7 of 8
objects map 1:1 between SendPulse and Freshsales.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
2-4 weeks
Overview
Migrating from SendPulse to Freshsales moves data from a multi-channel marketing platform with a lightweight built-in CRM to a purpose-built sales CRM with AI-powered lead scoring, visual pipeline management, and built-in phone and email. SendPulse CRM objects (Contacts, Companies, Deals, Tasks) map 1:1 to Freshsales equivalents, but the underlying models differ: SendPulse uses subscriber status and email variables while Freshsales uses a Lead-Contact-Account-Deal hierarchy with conversion rules. We resolve those structural differences during scoping, handle SendPulse's unique-subscriber billing deduplication, and flag that Automation 360 flows require manual rebuild because SendPulse exposes no API export for flow definitions. Campaign statistics and sender addresses migrate as supplemental records; workflows, sequences, and chatbot flows do not move as code and are delivered as written inventories for the customer's 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 SendPulse object lands in Freshsales, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
SendPulse
Contact
Freshsales
Contact
1:1SendPulse CRM Contacts map directly to Freshsales Contacts with name, email, phone, and custom properties preserved. SendPulse contact variables (first_name, last_name, email, phone, and any custom fields) map to Freshsales standard fields and custom contact fields. We deduplicate by email address during import to match SendPulse's unique-subscriber counting logic. Subscription status from SendPulse maps to Freshsales's email opt-out field.
SendPulse
Company
Freshsales
Account
1:1SendPulse CRM Companies map to Freshsales Accounts. The company name becomes Account Name, and any associated address fields map to the standard billing address fields in Freshsales. Company-contact linkage is preserved as the Account-Contact relationship in Freshsales. We run the Accounts import before Contacts so that AccountId is available as a lookup reference at Contact insert time.
SendPulse
Deal
Freshsales
Deal
1:1SendPulse Deals map to Freshsales Deals with name, value, stage, responsible user, and custom fields. Freshsales requires a Deal value (non-null), so we flag any SendPulse Deals with null or zero value during scoping and apply a customer-specified default (typically $0 or $1) before import. Deal stages map to Freshsales pipeline stages which we configure in Admin Settings before migration. The responsible user resolves via email match against Freshsales User records.
SendPulse
Task
Freshsales
Task
1:1SendPulse CRM Tasks (title, due date, assignee, status, linked contact or company) map to Freshsales Tasks. The linked entity reference in SendPulse resolves to the migrated Freshsales Contact or Account ID. Task status (open, completed) maps directly to Freshsales Task status values. Tasks without a linked entity are imported as standalone tasks and flagged for manual reassignment.
SendPulse
Subscriber
Freshsales
Contact
1:1SendPulse email Subscribers (recipient records with first name, last name, email, phone, and subscription status) map to Freshsales Contacts. The unique-subscriber count drives SendPulse billing; we count raw unique email addresses during migration scoping to establish the destination plan tier. Any duplicate email addresses within the same SendPulse account deduplicate to a single Freshsales Contact record. Subscription status (active, unsubscribed, inactive) maps to Freshsales email opt-out fields.
SendPulse
Mailing List
Freshsales
Contact List
lossySendPulse Mailing Lists are segment definitions that group Subscribers for campaign targeting. Since Freshsales does not have an equivalent Mailing List object, we treat each SendPulse Mailing List as a Contact List in Freshsales and populate it by filtering the migrated Contacts by the email addresses present in the corresponding SendPulse list. Lists with complex conditions (behavioral triggers, date-based segments) are documented as segment logic for the customer's admin to recreate using Freshsales Filters.
SendPulse
Product
Freshsales
Product
1:1SendPulse CRM Products (name, price, SKU, category) map to Freshsales Products. The hidden integration fields in SendPulse (POS IDs, payment gateway metadata stored as String or Number values up to 255 characters) are extracted via a targeted API call with the integration_fields parameter and written as custom properties on the corresponding Freshsales Product record. We flag this extraction step during scoping because it is not included in the standard UI export.
SendPulse
Campaign Statistics
Freshsales
Custom Reporting Object
1:1SendPulse email campaign results (open rates, click rates, bounce data, unsubscribes) are exported as CSV and imported into Freshsales as a custom reporting object or as notes attached to the corresponding Contacts. Freshsales does not have a native campaign statistics object, so these metrics serve as supplemental audit records. Historical delivery statistics should be treated as approximate because SendPulse's moderation queues may have suppressed some sends that appear as delivered in the export.
| SendPulse | Freshsales | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | Contact1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | Deal1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Task | Task1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Subscriber | Contact1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Mailing List | Contact Listlossy | Fully supported | |
| Product | Product1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Campaign Statistics | Custom Reporting Object1:1 | 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.
SendPulse gotchas
Automation 360 flows have no API export endpoint
Email send restrictions and moderation delays are common
Unique subscriber billing count differs from raw list size
Hidden product integration fields are not visible in standard export
Overdue payments deactivate the entire plan, not just one tool
Freshsales gotchas
Freddy AI is Pro-tier only despite heavy marketing
Post-migration emails and sequences are disabled
Bot session credits are a one-time 500-session allocation
Phone credits charged per minute with no cap
File storage limits scale with plan tier
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and scoping
We audit the source SendPulse account across CRM objects (Contacts, Companies, Deals, Tasks, Products), email subscriber volume with deduplication analysis, active Automation 360 flows, sender addresses, and any campaign statistics. We identify custom fields on each CRM object, flag any Deals with null value, extract hidden product integration fields via targeted API call, and document the complete flow inventory with screenshots. The discovery output is a written migration scope covering record counts, custom field mapping, and the automation rebuild handoff list.
Freshsales workspace preparation
We configure the destination Freshsales workspace before any data loads. This includes setting up pipeline stages to match the SendPulse deal stages, creating custom fields that correspond to SendPulse custom properties (with type matching for String, Number, Date, and Picklist fields), mapping SendPulse company-contact relationships to Freshsales Account-Contact links, and provisioning Freshsales Users for each SendPulse Owner so that OwnerId references resolve at import time. We also create a Contact List for each SendPulse Mailing List as a placeholder for post-import segmentation.
Data transformation and deduplication
We run transformation on the exported SendPulse data before loading into Freshsales. This includes deduplicating Contacts by email address using the unique-subscriber logic, applying default Deal values for null records, splitting SendPulse Companies into Freshsales Accounts with Account-Contact linkage resolved, mapping subscription status to Freshsales email opt-out fields, and extracting product integration fields as custom properties. Each transformation step is logged for reconciliation after import.
Test import and validation
We run a test import into the Freshsales workspace using a representative sample (typically 5-10% of total records) to validate field mapping, identify any Freshsales validation rule rejections (such as required fields or picklist whitelist mismatches), and confirm that deal values and linked entities resolve correctly. We fix mapping errors identified in the test and run a full reconciliation report comparing source record counts against imported record counts before the production migration.
Production migration in dependency order
We run the production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts first (from SendPulse Companies), then Contacts (with AccountId lookup resolved and email deduplication applied), then Deals (with default value applied and OwnerId resolved via email match), then Tasks (with Contact or Account lookup resolved), then Products (with integration fields mapped as custom properties), then Campaign statistics as supplemental records. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.
Cutover and automation handoff
We freeze SendPulse writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then deliver the Automation 360 flow inventory document to the customer's admin team. The inventory includes each flow's trigger, conditions, actions, and recommended Freshsales Workflow equivalent. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild SendPulse Automation 360 flows as Freshsales Workflows inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin task.
Platform deep dives
SendPulse
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Freshsales
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 SendPulse and Freshsales.
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
SendPulse: Not publicly documented on the developer site.
Data volume sensitivity
SendPulse 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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