CRM migration

Migrate from Sharpspring to monday CRM

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

Sharpspring logo

Sharpspring

Source

monday CRM

Destination

monday CRM logo

Compatibility

100%

12 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Sharpspring and monday CRM.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

24–72 hours

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

SharpSpring combines a CRM with marketing automation, storing contacts with custom properties, companies, and deals organized in named pipelines with stage-level probability and owner assignment. Monday CRM models the same data as Boards containing Items, where the Status column represents pipeline stages, People entities store contact records, and Organizations store company data. The migration maps SharpSpring contacts to Monday People or Contact-board Items, companies to Organizations, and SharpSpring deals to Items on deal boards with their pipeline stage value reflected in the Status column. We extract SharpSpring data via API, applying a sequenced import order — Organizations first, then People, then deal Items — so foreign-key references resolve correctly. Custom property values from SharpSpring land as custom columns in Monday. Activity history (emails, calls, meetings logged in SharpSpring) migrates as Item updates with original timestamps and owner attribution preserved. SharpSpring's visual workflow builder automations, email sequences, lead scoring logic, and behavioral tracking data do not have native equivalents in Monday CRM and must be rebuilt manually; we export the workflow definitions as a rebuild reference to accelerate that process. Monday's API enforces daily call limits by plan tier, so large-volume migrations may require batching or a Pro/Enterprise API key to stay within the 10,000 calls-per-day ceiling during the migration window.

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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Sharpspring

What's pushing teams away

  • Automation workflows cannot be exported and must be fully rebuilt manually in the destination, making migration time-intensive for mature accounts.
  • Occasional performance freezes and bugs in the visual workflow builder frustrate power users managing complex automation logic.
  • Steep learning curve for complex automation setups, particularly for teams without a dedicated admin resource to manage the platform.
  • Per-contact pricing becomes expensive at scale, pushing growing agencies toward flat-rate alternatives like GoHighLevel.
  • Limited advanced analytics compared to enterprise platforms, driving mid-market firms toward HubSpot or Marketo.

Choosing

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monday CRM

What's pulling them in

  • Users praise the board-based visual interface for making pipeline stages immediately legible to non-technical team members without CRM training.
  • The no-code automation builder lets sales ops teams create lead routing, stage updates, and email triggers without developer involvement.
  • Integration ecosystem connects to Slack, Gmail, Outlook, and Zapier with minimal configuration, reducing friction for teams already using these tools.
  • The flexible column system lets teams build custom CRM views — deal value, close date, lead source — without needing a developer or pre-defined schema.
  • Teams already using monday Work Management can layer CRM features onto existing boards rather than starting from scratch.

Object mapping

How Sharpspring objects map to monday CRM

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

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

Sharpspring

Contact

maps to

monday CRM

Person (People entity) or Contact Board Item

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring contacts map directly to Monday CRM People entities. Each contact's name, email, phone, and custom properties become the Person record's corresponding fields and custom columns. SharpSpring contacts without an email are flagged for manual review before import since Monday requires an email for People creation.

Sharpspring

Company

maps to

monday CRM

Organization

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring company records map to Monday CRM Organizations. Company name, domain, industry, employee count, and annual revenue become Organization fields. Multi-company associations on a single SharpSpring contact are preserved by linking the primary Organization and surfacing secondary companies as text in a custom column.

Sharpspring

Deal

maps to

monday CRM

Item (on Pipeline Board)

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring deals map to Items on Monday CRM deal boards. Each deal's name, amount, close date, and owner become Item columns. The SharpSpring pipeline stage value maps to the Monday Status column option, preserving the stage name and associated probability as a number column for reference.

Sharpspring

Pipeline

maps to

monday CRM

Board

1:1
Fully supported

Each SharpSpring deal pipeline becomes a Monday CRM Board. The board name matches the pipeline name. SharpSpring stage names are created as Status column options on that board. Stage order and probability are preserved in a companion number column for forecasting continuity.

Sharpspring

Lead / Opportunity

maps to

monday CRM

Person (People entity) with Status column value

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring does not separate Leads and Contacts at the object level the way traditional CRMs do. We map all SharpSpring contacts to Monday People regardless of lifecycle status. For reporting continuity, we flag contacts that were actively worked as opportunities in SharpSpring using a custom Status column (e.g., New, Working, Qualified).

Sharpspring

Activity (Email, Call, Meeting, Note)

maps to

monday CRM

Item Updates / Subitem

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring engagement records — emails logged, calls recorded, meetings scheduled, and notes — migrate as Updates on the related Monday Item with original timestamps and owner attribution. Each update records the activity type, subject, and body so the full contact history is visible in the Monday Item timeline.

Sharpspring

Tag

maps to

monday CRM

Labels column or Text column

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring tags applied to contacts and deals migrate as Monday Labels (if the board uses the Labels column type) or as comma-separated text in a custom Text column. We preserve all tag values so segmentation logic referenced in SharpSpring automations can be reconstructed using Monday's filtering capabilities.

Sharpspring

Custom Property (Contact)

maps to

monday CRM

Custom Column on Person

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring custom contact properties (field-level custom fields created by the user) become Monday custom columns on the People entity. Field type determines the Monday column type: text properties map to Text columns, pick-list properties map to Dropdown columns with value-by-value mapping, and date properties map to Date columns.

Sharpspring

Custom Property (Deal)

maps to

monday CRM

Custom Column on Item

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring custom deal properties migrate as custom columns on deal board Items. For deal-specific pick-list values (e.g., deal type, product line), we map each SharpSpring option to a Monday Dropdown value. Custom number fields (e.g., deal probability override) map to Monday Number columns.

Sharpspring

VisitorID / Tracking Data

maps to

monday CRM

Custom Text Column

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring's VisitorID tracking generates anonymous visitor profiles and behavioral data (pages visited, session duration) that has no Monday CRM equivalent. We preserve the raw tracking data as a custom Text column for reference, but the behavioral intelligence layer must be rebuilt using Monday integrations or a separate analytics tool post-migration.

Sharpspring

Lead Score

maps to

monday CRM

Custom Number Column

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring's numeric lead score (calculated from page visits, email engagement, and form fills) has no native equivalent in Monday CRM. We copy the score value to a custom Number column on the Person record. The automated scoring logic itself — how points accumulate per behavior — must be rebuilt in Monday using formula columns or an external scoring tool.

Sharpspring

Form Submission

maps to

monday CRM

Item Update (on Contact Board)

1:1
Fully supported

SharpSpring form submissions are preserved as Updates on the associated contact's Monday Person record, documenting the form name, submission date, and all fields submitted. Landing page context including the source URL, referring domain, and UTM parameters (utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign) is preserved as text within the update body so the acquisition channel context remains visible in Monday's timeline for each contact.

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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Sharpspring gotchas

High

Visual Workflows cannot be exported

High

VisitorID tracking data is platform-locked

High

Landing pages lack any export mechanism

Medium

Custom fields must be pre-created in the destination

Medium

Dynamic list logic does not carry over

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monday CRM gotchas

High

Subitems are not included in bulk exports

High

Daily API call limits vary sharply by plan

Medium

Legacy automations (Sentence Builder) are being deprecated

Medium

Excel and account exports only include table views

Low

Enterprise admins can disable non-admin exports

Pair-specific challenges

  • Monday API daily call limits constrain bulk migration throughput

    Monday CRM enforces daily API call limits that vary by plan: 200 on Free/Trial, 1,000 on Basic/Standard, 10,000 on Pro, and 25,000 on Enterprise. SharpSpring accounts with large contact lists (50,000+ records) or multiple custom properties per record can exhaust the daily limit during a migration run, requiring the tool to pause and resume on subsequent days. We batch API calls and monitor remaining quota; for migrations exceeding 25,000 records we recommend requesting a temporary Enterprise API key or scheduling the migration across two billing cycles. Failing to account for rate limits results in 429 errors mid-import and incomplete record sets.

  • SharpSpring lead score and behavioral scoring logic has no Monday equivalent

    SharpSpring calculates lead scores from a combination of page visits, email opens, form submissions, and custom scoring rules built in the visual workflow builder. Monday CRM has no native lead scoring module and no behavioral tracking equivalent to SharpSpring's VisitorID feature. We migrate the most recent numeric score value as a static Number column on the Person record, but the dynamic scoring engine — including point values assigned per behavior and decay over time — cannot be transported. Teams must rebuild scoring criteria using Monday formula columns or integrate a dedicated scoring tool after migration.

  • SharpSpring visual workflow automations do not migrate to Monday automation rules

    SharpSpring's visual workflow builder uses a canvas-based model with triggers (form submit, email open, stage change), conditions (if/else branching, lead scoring thresholds), and actions (assign owner, add tag, send email) that creates multi-step behavioral drip sequences. Monday CRM's automation rules follow a simpler condition-action pattern (when X happens, do Y) without the same branching depth or sequence timeline capabilities. We export SharpSpring workflow definitions as a structured reference document listing each automation's triggers, conditions, and actions so your Monday admin can recreate them, but the automations themselves must be manually rebuilt.

  • SharpSpring's N:N contact-to-company model collapses in Monday's Person-Organization link

    SharpSpring supports multiple companies associated with a single contact record, storing each association with a role label (e.g., partner, primary vendor). Monday CRM's Person-Organization model is a 1:N relationship — a Person belongs to one Organization with the option to link secondary organizations through a separate reference field. We migrate the most recently modified primary company as the Person's linked Organization and store all secondary companies and their role labels in a custom text column. Teams that rely on multi-company contact roles for segmentation must rebuild this view using Monday's filtering or a connected reporting tool.

  • Monday does not natively track email open and click data for contacts

    SharpSpring tracks email engagement at the contact level — opens, clicks, bounces, and unsubscribes are stored as behavioral data on each contact record and drive lead scoring and workflow triggers. Monday CRM records email activity through its Activity Log when connected to Gmail or Outlook, but does not store historical open/click data for contacts imported from SharpSpring before the connection was established. We migrate SharpSpring engagement records as Item Updates with the activity type and timestamp preserved, but open rates and click rates calculated by SharpSpring cannot be carried over as metrics; reporting on historical email performance requires exporting SharpSpring's analytics before the migration date.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Sharpspring to monday CRM data migration

  1. Audit SharpSpring data and design Monday CRM schema

    We begin every SharpSpring migration with a structured data audit. We extract a full export of your SharpSpring contacts, companies, deals, and activity history via the SharpSpring API, catalog every custom property (field name, type, pick-list values), and document each deal pipeline with its stage names and probability values. From this audit we produce a Monday CRM schema plan: a board-per-pipeline design, column configurations for each board, People and Organization entity setups, and a custom field creation checklist. This plan is reviewed with your team before any data moves, so the Monday side is fully prepared for the import.

  2. Cleanse and sequence data for import order

    SharpSpring data often contains duplicates, incomplete records, and formatting inconsistencies that compound across years of use. We deduplicate contacts by email address (keeping the most recently updated record), normalize phone number formats, strip invalid characters from text fields, and flag records missing critical data (e.g., contacts with no email) for your team to resolve. We also sequence the migration order — Organizations first, then People, then deal Items — so that Monday's foreign-key references (Person linked to Organization, Item linked to Person) resolve correctly during import.

  3. Resolve owner assignments by email match

    SharpSpring stores an owner (user) reference on contacts, companies, and deals. We match SharpSpring owner email addresses against Monday user accounts by email. Matches are automatically linked; any SharpSpring owner whose email does not correspond to a Monday user is flagged before migration and assigned to a fallback owner you designate. No record migrates without a valid Monday owner, preventing orphaned Items in your deal boards.

  4. Run sample migration with field-level diff

    Before committing the full migration, we run a sample import covering 100–500 representative records — a cross-section of contacts, companies, deals spanning multiple pipeline stages, and a selection of custom field values. We generate a field-level diff report comparing source values against the Monday destination values for every mapped field, with special attention to Status column stage mapping, custom Dropdown value translations, and date/time preservation. You review the diff and approve before the full run proceeds.

  5. Execute full migration with delta pickup window

    The full migration runs against Monday CRM using sequenced API calls that respect your plan's daily call limits. A delta pickup window — typically 24–48 hours — opens after the initial load completes. During this window, any SharpSpring records created or modified while the migration was running are captured and imported as a second pass, ensuring Monday reflects SharpSpring's final state at go-live. We generate an audit log covering every record created, updated, or skipped, and run a reconciliation count against SharpSpring totals.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Sharpspring

Source

Strengths

  • Unlimited user pricing on all plans, unlike per-seat competitors, making it cost-effective for large teams.
  • All-in-one platform combining CRM, email, forms, landing pages, and automation without tool integration overhead.
  • VisitorID anonymous visitor tracking identifies company names from IP visits before form submission.
  • White-label and multi-client agency dashboard support built natively into the platform.
  • Transparent contact-volume-based pricing with all features included on every tier.

Weaknesses

  • No API-based or bulk export mechanism for automation workflows, requiring full manual rebuild in the destination.
  • Landing pages cannot be exported; content must be manually recreated in the target platform.
  • VisitorID anonymous visitor data is platform-locked and does not migrate to any destination.
  • Custom fields require manual pre-creation in the destination before contact import can proceed.
  • Visual workflow builder has reported performance issues and freezes during complex automation management.
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monday CRM

Destination

Strengths

  • Board-based UI makes pipeline stages and deal progress visually obvious without training.
  • No-code automation builder requires no developer resources to create lead routing and stage-triggered actions.
  • Flexible column system supports custom CRM fields without schema changes or admin involvement.
  • Integrates natively with Slack, Gmail, Outlook, and Zapier with minimal configuration overhead.
  • Layered product means teams already on monday Work Management can add CRM without migrating existing data.

Weaknesses

  • No native Contacts object separate from Items — contacts are managed inside a CRM module's People feature.
  • Pipeline and deal relationships use a flat item model rather than a relational object model, making complex CRM associations awkward.
  • Automations are plan-gated (250 actions/month on Standard, 25,000 on Pro) and the legacy Recipe system is being deprecated.
  • Customization and advanced views (Chart, Formula, Dependency) are locked behind Pro and Enterprise tiers.
  • Per-seat pricing with non-refundable annual billing creates cost lock-in risk during migration.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard CRM migration. 1 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 Sharpspring and monday CRM.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    1 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

    Sharpspring: Not publicly documented; specific quota limits are not published on SharpSpring's developer documentation.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

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Small SharpSpring accounts with fewer than 5,000 contacts, a single deal pipeline, and fewer than 10 custom properties typically complete in 24–48 hours. Medium setups with 5,000–50,000 records or moderate custom field complexity extend to 3–5 days. Large multi-pipeline accounts with extensive custom property mapping may require 5–10 days, particularly when Monday API rate limits require batching across multiple import cycles. The Monday schema design phase adds 1–2 days before data moves.

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