CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Sharp CRM and Twenty CRM. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Twenty CRM.
Sharp CRM
Source
Twenty CRM
Destination
Compatibility
10 of 11
objects map 1:1 between Sharp CRM and Twenty CRM.
Complexity
CModerate
Timeline
2-4 weeks
Overview
Moving from Sharp CRM to Twenty CRM is a migration from a platform with limited documented API access to one with a modern, well-structured REST API. Sharp CRM does not appear in the research record with a publicly documented API endpoint, authentication method, or rate limits, which means we must confirm the customer's actual export capabilities during scoping — CSV downloads, native export functions, or any available API access. The migration sequence follows Twenty's documented dependency order: Companies first (the one side of the relationship), then Contacts, then Opportunities, then Activities, with Custom Objects last because they often carry lookups to standard objects. We preserve the Sharp CRM contact-to-company link by resolving the company lookup at import time. Sharp CRM's automation rules, follow-up sequences, and workflow triggers do not export; we deliver a written inventory of every Automation observed during discovery for the customer's admin to rebuild in Twenty or document as a business process change. Historical timestamps on activities are preserved. Custom fields are enumerated and typed during scoping before any field-level mapping begins.
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 Sharp 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.
Sharp CRM
Company
Twenty CRM
Company
1:1Sharp CRM Company records map directly to Twenty's Company object. The company name becomes the display name, domain maps to the website field, and any industry or address fields map to the corresponding Twenty Company fields. Company is imported first because Contacts have a required lookup to Company — the relationship is resolved at import time by matching on company name or domain.
Sharp CRM
Contact
Twenty CRM
Person
1:1Sharp CRM Contact records map to Twenty's Person object. The first name, last name, email, phone, and address fields map to their Twenty equivalents. The contact-to-company link is resolved by looking up the associated Company by name or domain during the Person import. Any Sharp CRM contact without a matching Company in Twenty is flagged for manual resolution before the Person import phase begins.
Sharp CRM
Deal
Twenty CRM
Opportunity
1:1Sharp CRM Deals map to Twenty Opportunities. The deal name becomes the Opportunity name, deal value maps to the amount field, and close date maps to the expected close date. Pipeline stage names vary by Sharp CRM account configuration and must be explicitly mapped to Twenty's Opportunity stage values during scoping. The deal's associated Company and primary Contact links are resolved at migration time by looking up the Company and Person records already imported.
Sharp CRM
Task
Twenty CRM
Task
1:1Sharp CRM Tasks map to Twenty Tasks. Title, due date, assignee (resolved by email match to Twenty User), and completion status transfer directly. Open tasks are imported with their original due dates; completed tasks are imported with completed status and original completion timestamps preserved where available.
Sharp CRM
Activity: Call
Twenty CRM
Task (type = call)
1:1Sharp CRM call activities map to Twenty Tasks with the type set to call. Call disposition, duration, and notes transfer to custom fields on the Task where Twenty supports them, or to the task body as structured text. The timestamp of the call is preserved as the Task's due date for timeline ordering.
Sharp CRM
Activity: Email
Twenty CRM
Task (type = email)
1:1Sharp CRM email activities map to Twenty Tasks with the type set to email. The email subject and body transfer as task notes. The email timestamp preserves as the Task's due date. Attachments associated with email activities are exported to a file store and linked by record reference in Twenty.
Sharp CRM
Activity: Note
Twenty CRM
Task (type = note)
1:1Sharp CRM notes attached to Contacts or Companies map to Twenty Tasks with type set to note. The note body transfers as the task description. Notes are linked to the parent Person or Company by record reference resolved at migration time.
Sharp CRM
Pipeline Stage
Twenty CRM
Opportunity Stage
lossySharp CRM pipeline stages are customer-configured and do not export with a standard schema. During scoping we ask the customer to provide their current stage names and order, then build an explicit stage-mapping table before the import. Each mapped stage is configured in Twenty before Opportunities are imported, so deal records land in the correct stage. Stages without a clear Twenty equivalent are flagged for the customer to configure before migration proceeds.
Sharp CRM
Custom Field
Twenty CRM
Custom Field (Person, Company, Opportunity)
1:1Sharp CRM is marketed toward diverse verticals, making custom fields likely in most customer accounts. We enumerate all custom fields during scoping, classify each by data type (text, number, date, picklist, checkbox, currency), and map them to the corresponding custom field in Twenty. Sharp CRM custom fields that have no clear Twenty equivalent are flagged for the customer to resolve before import. Custom fields are created in Twenty via the /metadata API before any data is imported.
Sharp CRM
User (Owner)
Twenty CRM
User
1:1Sharp CRM Owner records map to Twenty Users by email match. The owner name and email transfer. Active or inactive status is preserved in Twenty. Any Sharp CRM Owner without a matching email in Twenty is held in a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision the corresponding user account before record import resumes.
Sharp CRM
Tag
Twenty CRM
Tag
1:1Sharp CRM tags or labels on Contacts and Deals are exported as tag arrays. Tags are mapped to Twenty's tagging system by creating matching tags in Twenty and linking them to the migrated records. The tagging structure (flat labels vs. hierarchical) is documented during scoping, and any structural differences are flagged for the customer to decide on tagging taxonomy post-migration.
| Sharp CRM | Twenty CRM | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Company1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Contact | Person1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | Opportunity1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Task | Task1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Activity: Call | Task (type = call)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Activity: Email | Task (type = email)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Activity: Note | Task (type = note)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Pipeline Stage | Opportunity Stagelossy | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field | Custom Field (Person, Company, Opportunity)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User (Owner) | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Tag | Tag1:1 | 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.
Sharp CRM gotchas
No documented public API in the research record
Workflows and automations do not export natively
Custom fields are common and require per-customer mapping
Pipeline stage definitions must be mapped manually
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
Export capability confirmation
We begin by confirming Sharp CRM's actual export capabilities directly with the customer. Because Sharp CRM has no documented public API in the research record, we ask for screenshots or documentation of any native export functions, CSV download options, or API access the customer has observed. This determines whether we are working with a programmatic export path, a CSV-based path, or a combination. The output of this step is a confirmed export method and a data dictionary of the exported fields.
Object and field enumeration
We enumerate all Sharp CRM objects and fields in use: Contacts, Companies, Deals, Tasks, Activities, Custom Fields, Pipeline Stages, Tags, and Users. We classify each field by data type and compare against Twenty's standard field inventory. Any fields not available natively in Twenty are flagged as requiring custom field creation. We also document Sharp CRM automations, pipeline configurations, and stage definitions for the rebuild inventory.
Schema design in Twenty
We create the destination schema in Twenty before any data import. This includes creating custom fields via the /metadata API, configuring Opportunity stages to match the Sharp CRM stage mapping table, and provisioning any custom objects with their lookup relationships. Schema is validated in Twenty before the production migration begins. This step also includes confirming Twenty User provisioning for each Sharp CRM Owner so that Owner lookups can resolve during import.
Test migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into Twenty using the customer's actual data volume to validate the import sequence, field mappings, and relationship resolution. The customer reconciles record counts (Companies in, People in, Opportunities in, Tasks in) and spot-checks 25-50 records against the Sharp CRM source. Any mapping corrections, missing fields, or relationship failures are resolved before production migration. This step also confirms that activity timestamps are preserving correctly on the timeline.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration following Twenty's documented dependency order: Companies first, then People with Company lookup resolved, then Opportunities with Company and Person lookups resolved, then Activities (Tasks, Calls, Emails, Notes) with parent records resolved, and Custom Objects last. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report. We freeze Sharp CRM writes during the cutover window and run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration period.
Automation inventory and admin handoff
We deliver a written inventory of every Sharp CRM Automation observed during discovery — including trigger conditions, actions, and the business process each automation supports — organized by revenue impact. We do not rebuild automations in Twenty as part of the migration scope. The customer's admin uses the inventory to rebuild automations in Twenty using Twenty's automation capabilities. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. Workflow rebuild, automation reconstruction, and post-migration admin training are outside standard migration scope and are offered as separate engagements.
Platform deep dives
Sharp CRM
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Twenty CRM
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Moderate CRM migration. 4 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Moderate migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Sharp CRM and Twenty CRM.
Object compatibility
4 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
Sharp CRM: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Sharp 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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