CRM migration

Migrate from Sharp CRM to Odoo CRM

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Sharp CRM and Odoo CRM. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Odoo CRM.

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Sharp CRM

Source

Odoo CRM

Destination

Odoo CRM logo

Compatibility

83%

10 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Sharp CRM and Odoo CRM.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

2-4 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Sharp CRM to Odoo CRM is a structural migration that begins with confirming Sharp CRM's actual export capabilities — the platform lacks a publicly documented REST API in the research record, so scoping requires asking the customer directly what export options they have seen (CSV downloads, native export functions, or API access). We then design the Odoo CRM schema, configure pipeline stages and custom fields to match Sharp CRM's current setup, and import records in dependency order: Companies first to satisfy contact lookups, then Contacts, then Deals, then Activities. Odoo CRM uses crm.lead as a unified object that transitions from Lead to Opportunity on conversion — we map Sharp CRM Deals directly to Odoo Opportunities with the stage and probability preserved. Sharp CRM automations, follow-up sequences, and workflow triggers do not migrate; we deliver a written reconstruction guide prioritized by revenue impact. Custom fields are common in Sharp CRM given its industry-agnostic positioning, and each requires individual type-mapped enumeration before import.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

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Sharp CRM

What's pushing teams away

  • Documentation gaps are a recurring theme — users note that in-app guidance and support materials are insufficient for non-obvious workflows.
  • Email marketing integration feels disconnected from the CRM core — one reviewer specifically flagged that the bulk emailer does not integrate tightly with contact records.
  • Learning curve for advanced features — a Capterra reviewer for a related Sharp product noted that the platform requires learning all aspects to benefit, and teams that assume they know it all spend hours correcting mistakes.
  • Limited community or third-party ecosystem compared to established CRMs, which makes finding external help or integrations harder.

Choosing

Odoo CRM logo

Odoo CRM

What's pulling them in

  • Teams choose Odoo CRM for its modular architecture — one base install with one-click app additions means they can adopt CRM alone and add accounting, inventory, or sales later as the business grows.
  • Small businesses pick Odoo because the Community edition is free and open-source, with no per-user or contact limits, allowing full evaluation before committing to a paid Enterprise tier.
  • The drag-and-drop Kanban pipeline and AI lead scoring are highlighted across G2 reviews as concrete features that make lead management faster and more visual than spreadsheet-based workflows.
  • Odoo's native integration with email, live chat, SMS, VoIP, and WhatsApp means inbound leads from multiple channels feed into a single pipeline without third-party middleware.
  • Companies in retail, supply chain, and construction value that Odoo's CRM module shares the same PostgreSQL database and UI as its ERP modules, eliminating data silos between sales and operations.

Object mapping

How Sharp CRM objects map to Odoo CRM

Each row shows how a Sharp CRM object lands in Odoo CRM, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

Sharp CRM

Company

maps to

Odoo CRM

Company (res.partner model, company flag)

1:1
Fully supported

Sharp CRM Company records map directly to Odoo res.partner with is_company=True. We import Companies first so that subsequent Contact imports can resolve the parent company lookup. Company name, domain, address fields, phone, website, and any industry classification map to the corresponding res.partner fields. The company domain is used as a dedupe key during import.

Sharp CRM

Contact

maps to

Odoo CRM

Contact (res.partner model, individual flag)

1:1
Fully supported

Sharp CRM Contact records map to Odoo res.partner with is_company=False and parent_id pointing to the resolved Company record. Name, email, phone, job title, and address fields migrate directly. If Sharp CRM stores contact records with no linked company, we import them as standalone Contacts and flag for manual company assignment if needed post-migration.

Sharp CRM

Deal

maps to

Odoo CRM

Opportunity (crm.lead)

1:1
Fully supported

Sharp CRM Deal records map to Odoo crm.lead with type='opportunity'. The deal name becomes crm.lead name, deal value maps to Odoo's expected_revenue field (or planned_revenue depending on Odoo version), and close date maps to date_deadline. We resolve the contact_id and partner_id lookups using the contact-company mapping from earlier phases.

Sharp CRM

Pipeline Stage

maps to

Odoo CRM

Stage (crm.stage)

lossy
Fully supported

Sharp CRM pipeline stages are per-account configuration with no standard export schema. During scoping we ask the customer to provide their current stage names and order, then build an explicit stage-mapping table to Odoo's crm.stage values. Stage probability percentages migrate from Sharp CRM to Odoo's probability field on each opportunity record.

Sharp CRM

Task

maps to

Odoo CRM

Task (project.task)

1:1
Fully supported

Sharp CRM Tasks map to Odoo project.task records created under the CRM project's task types. Task title, due date, assignee (resolved via user email mapping), and status migrate directly. Any Sharp CRM Tasks linked to a specific Contact or Deal resolve the project.task parent_id and crm_lead_id references at migration time.

Sharp CRM

Activity: Call

maps to

Odoo CRM

Phonecall (crm.phonecall)

1:1
Fully supported

Sharp CRM call Activities map to Odoo crm.phonecall if the CRM module is installed with the phonecall feature enabled. Call duration, disposition, and timestamp preserve. If crm.phonecall is not available in the target Odoo version, calls migrate as crm.lead activity log entries. The contact_id lookup resolves to the migrated res.partner record.

Sharp CRM

Activity: Email

maps to

Odoo CRM

Mail Message (mail.message)

1:1
Fully supported

Sharp CRM email Activities migrate to Odoo mail.message records attached to the crm.lead via the mail.thread model. Email body and subject preserve as plain text; attachments migrate as ir.attachment records linked to the message. Email timestamps are preserved in message date for timeline ordering.

Sharp CRM

Activity: Note

maps to

Odoo CRM

Note (note.note)

1:1
Fully supported

Sharp CRM Notes attached to Contacts or Companies migrate to Odoo note.note records. Note body migrates as the note content, and the related res.partner is set via res_id/res_model linking. If the migrated account uses Odoo's Chatter model on crm.lead instead, notes attach as internal message notes on the opportunity.

Sharp CRM

Custom Field

maps to

Odoo CRM

Custom Field (ir.model.fields)

lossy
Fully supported

Sharp CRM custom fields are common given its industry-agnostic positioning (healthcare, real estate, financial services). We enumerate all custom fields during scoping, classify each by data type (text, number, date, picklist, checkbox), and map them individually to Odoo custom fields created via Settings > Technical > Custom Fields or via XML data migration. Any Sharp CRM custom field without a clear Odoo equivalent is flagged for the customer to resolve before import.

Sharp CRM

Tag

maps to

Odoo CRM

Tag (crm.tag)

1:1
Fully supported

Sharp CRM tags on Contacts and Deals migrate to Odoo crm.tag records. Tags are stored as a many2many relation on crm.lead via crm.tag.rel. We export Sharp CRM tag names as crm.tag records, then create the many2many link rows during the opportunity import phase. If the target Odoo instance uses a different tagging model, we align with the customer's configuration during scoping.

Sharp CRM

User / Owner

maps to

Odoo CRM

User (res.users)

1:1
Fully supported

Sharp CRM owners referenced on Contacts, Companies, and Deals map to Odoo res.users records by email address match. Any Sharp CRM owner without a matching Odoo User goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes. Active and inactive status preserves. Seat counts are re-evaluated post-migration against Odoo's per-user licensing.

Sharp CRM

Attachment

maps to

Odoo CRM

Attachment (ir.attachment)

1:1
Fully supported

File attachments associated with Sharp CRM Contacts or Deals export to a file store with the original filename preserved. During Odoo import, attachments link to the target record via res_model and res_id using the migrated record's external ID. Attachments exceeding Odoo's file size limits are flagged and handled per the customer's preference (link to cloud storage or exclude).

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

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Sharp CRM gotchas

High

No documented public API in the research record

Medium

Workflows and automations do not export natively

Medium

Custom fields are common and require per-customer mapping

Low

Pipeline stage definitions must be mapped manually

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Odoo CRM gotchas

High

Odoo.sh version gating blocks assisted migrations from trial

High

Enterprise modules fail to install on Community after database restore

Medium

Custom module view inheritance breaks between Odoo major versions

Medium

Custom fields risk losing their application context on Community

Low

API access for Community is gated behind the Custom Plan

Pair-specific challenges

  • Sharp CRM has no documented public API — export path must be confirmed per customer

    Sharp CRM does not appear in the research data with a publicly documented REST API, authentication method, or rate limits. We cannot assume a programmatic export path is available. During scoping we ask the customer directly what export options they have seen in the platform — CSV downloads, native export functions, or API access — and plan the migration sequence accordingly. If only manual CSV export is available, we adjust the timeline for multi-step file processing. The export confirmation is a gating item before migration begins.

  • Sharp CRM automations and workflow triggers do not export

    Sharp CRM automation rules (follow-up sequences, lead nurturing flows, campaign triggers, and assignment rules) live in the platform's workflow engine and do not export as records. Odoo's automated actions, CRM lead scoring rules, and server actions use a different configuration model (XML and Studio). We document every Sharp CRM automation observed during the discovery call and provide the customer with a workflow reconstruction guide for Odoo, prioritized by revenue impact. Any Odoo custom modules installed from the Apps store that were built on top of Odoo Community (like the cytechmobile custom-field-mapping-free plugin) are identified and preserved during migration if compatible with the target Odoo version.

  • Custom fields are prevalent and require per-customer enumeration

    Sharp CRM is marketed toward diverse verticals and agency use cases, making custom fields likely in most customer accounts. Each custom field must be enumerated during scoping, classified by data type, and mapped individually to an Odoo custom field created before import. Odoo handles custom fields via ir.model.fields in Technical Settings or via XML data migration; mismatched data types (a Sharp CRM text field importing into an Odoo integer field, for example) cause import failures that require pre-import validation scripts.

  • Odoo lead-to-opportunity conversion requires post-import workflow decision

    Odoo CRM uses crm.lead as a unified model for both unqualified Leads and qualified Opportunities. Sharp CRM Deal records migrate directly as Opportunities, but any Sharp CRM records that were effectively Leads (prospects without a deal value or stage) require a decision on whether to import as crm.lead with type='lead' or type='opportunity'. We capture this decision during scoping and apply it uniformly during import. The Odoo community notes that custom fields on CRM leads may not automatically propagate to the partner contact on conversion — a known Odoo behavior that requires the cytechmobile custom-field-mapping-free module or manual post-conversion data transfer if industry-specific fields must follow the lead through to the Contact.

  • Pipeline stage names do not export in standard format

    Each Sharp CRM account has its own configured set of pipeline stages with names specific to the customer's sales process. These do not export in a standard schema. We ask the customer to provide their current stage names, their order, and their probability percentages during scoping, then build an explicit stage-mapping table before any Deal or Opportunity records import. Stage order and names must match Odoo's crm.stage kanban column configuration to avoid deals landing in the wrong pipeline column.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Sharp CRM to Odoo CRM data migration

  1. Export-path scoping and discovery

    We confirm Sharp CRM's available export mechanisms directly with the customer — CSV download, native export functions, or API access — before finalizing the migration sequence. We audit the source account across objects (Contacts, Companies, Deals, Tasks, Activities), enumerate custom fields and their data types, capture the current pipeline stage names and order, identify active automation rules and workflows, and estimate engagement record volume. The discovery output is a written migration scope document that gates the project start.

  2. Odoo schema design and stage configuration

    We design the Odoo CRM schema to match Sharp CRM's current structure. This includes creating any missing custom fields on crm.lead and res.partner, configuring crm.stage kanban columns with names and probabilities mapped from the Sharp CRM stage table, setting up Odoo users matched to Sharp CRM owners by email, and enabling the crm.phonecall module if call activity history is being migrated. If the customer plans to use Odoo's crm.lead conversion feature, we document which Sharp CRM fields must be preserved through the lead-to-opportunity transition.

  3. Data export and preparation

    We extract data from Sharp CRM using the confirmed export path. If CSV exports are the only available mechanism, we process the files to normalize encoding, fix truncated fields, standardize date formats to ISO 8601, and resolve any inconsistencies (phone number formatting, multi-value fields, blank vs null). We also export file attachments to a structured file store with manifest files that preserve the original Sharp CRM record ID for linking during import.

  4. Staging migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into the target Odoo instance using a staging copy or pre-production environment. We reconcile record counts across all objects, spot-check 25-50 records against the Sharp CRM source for field-level accuracy, verify that contact-to-company relationships resolved correctly, and confirm that deal records landed in the correct pipeline stage. Any mapping corrections are documented and applied before production migration begins. This step also validates that Odoo's validation rules and required fields do not cause silent record rejection.

  5. Owner and user reconciliation

    We extract every distinct Sharp CRM owner referenced on Contacts, Companies, Deals, and Activities and match by email against the Odoo destination's res.users table. Any Sharp CRM owner without a matching Odoo User is placed in a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. This step is a prerequisite for record import because OwnerId references are required on crm.lead, project.task, and mail.message records.

  6. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in dependency order: Companies first (to satisfy res.partner lookups), then Contacts (with parent_id resolved), then Users (if provisioning is confirmed), then crm.lead Opportunities (with partner_id, user_id, stage_id, and tag_ids resolved), then Tasks, then Activity history (calls, emails, notes via mail.message or crm.phonecall), and finally file attachments linked via ir.attachment. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We freeze Sharp CRM writes during the production cutover window and run a final delta migration of any records modified during the window.

  7. Cutover, validation, and automation handoff

    We enable Odoo CRM as the system of record after the final delta pass. We deliver the Sharp CRM automation and workflow inventory document to the customer's admin team, with each rule mapped to a recommended Odoo automated action or CRM lead rule. We support a one-week post-cutover window where we resolve any reconciliation issues raised by the customer's team. We do not rebuild Sharp CRM automations as Odoo automated actions inside the migration scope; that work is documented and handed off as a separate configuration task.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Sharp CRM

Source

Strengths

  • Flat-rate unlimited-user pricing eliminates per-seat cost scaling as teams grow.
  • All-in-one consolidation covers CRM, email marketing, SMS, scheduling, and AI content generation in one platform.
  • AI-powered 24/7 chat and content generation are marketed as built-in rather than requiring third-party AI tool integration.
  • Agency-focused automation handles lead nurturing, follow-up sequences, and campaign management without manual intervention.

Weaknesses

  • Limited public API documentation makes automated migration scoping harder — export path must be confirmed per customer.
  • Support documentation gaps reported by users mean internal knowledge transfer may be incomplete.
  • Email marketing module integration with the CRM core is flagged as loose by at least one reviewer.
  • Smaller ecosystem and community compared to established CRMs reduces availability of third-party help and integrations.
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Odoo CRM

Destination

Strengths

  • Modular open-source architecture lets teams start with CRM and add ERP apps as needs grow, all sharing one PostgreSQL database.
  • Free Community edition with no contact limits and full source code access means zero licensing cost for evaluation and small deployments.
  • Drag-and-drop Kanban pipeline with AI lead scoring gives a visual, prioritized view of the sales funnel without requiring custom configuration.
  • Native integrations with email, live chat, SMS, VoIP, WhatsApp, and social media feed all inbound leads into a single unified inbox.
  • Active Odoo Community Association (OCA) maintains dozens of community-maintained modules on GitHub for extended functionality.

Weaknesses

  • Gmail and email integration reliability is a recurring complaint — threads drop and conversations scatter across inboxes, disrupting sales team workflows.
  • Enterprise edition pricing stacks quickly: multiple apps at per-user rates ($25–$50/user/month) plus Odoo.sh hosting costs more than many SMBs anticipate.
  • Setup and configuration complexity increases significantly once custom fields, automation rules, and multiple installed modules are in play.
  • Odoo.sh trial databases run on a version (e.g., 18.3) that is not directly migratable to Odoo.sh, blocking the assisted migration path Odoo advertises.
  • Version upgrades between major Odoo releases (e.g., 17→18) frequently break custom module view definitions and XPath expressions, requiring manual remediation.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard CRM migration. 3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Sharp CRM and Odoo CRM.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Sharp CRM: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    Sharp CRM doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

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Most migrations land between two and four weeks for accounts with under 5,000 Contacts and 2,000 Deals where a clean CSV export is available. Accounts that require multi-step file processing because only manual exports are possible, or that have large activity histories (over 100,000 records), numerous custom fields, or complex contact-to-company relationships move to six to ten weeks. The export-path confirmation during scoping is the most significant timeline variable — if API access is confirmed, the process accelerates substantially.

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