CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Sharpspring and Twenty CRM. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Twenty CRM.
Sharpspring
Source
Twenty CRM
Destination
Compatibility
14 of 14
objects map 1:1 between Sharpspring and Twenty CRM.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
24–72 hours
Overview
SharpSpring bundles marketing automation, behavioral tracking, and CRM into one platform, with contact-count-based pricing that scales unpredictably as your database grows. Twenty CRM is a modern open-source CRM built on TypeScript and PostgreSQL, with standard objects for People (contacts), Companies, Opportunities, Tasks, and Notes — plus unlimited custom objects on its Organization tier. The migration carries SharpSpring contacts, companies, deals, tasks, and custom fields into Twenty via our CSV preparation pipeline and API-based import. We handle the import-order dependency that Twenty enforces (Companies → People → Opportunities) to prevent orphaned relationships. What SharpSpring stores as separate Lead and Contact objects both land in Twenty's People object, with a custom Source_Type__c field preserving the distinction. Automations, visual workflows, forms, landing pages, and email templates do not migrate — we export your SharpSpring workflow definitions as a rebuild reference for Twenty's workflow builder. The cutover runs with scoped read access on SharpSpring, a 24–48 hour delta pickup for in-flight records, and one-click rollback if reconciliation detects issues.
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 Sharpspring 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.
Sharpspring
Contact
Twenty CRM
People
1:1SharpSpring contacts map directly to Twenty People. All standard fields (name, email, phone, job title, address) carry over. SharpSpring stores the company name on the contact; the import resolves this to a companyId link once the Company record exists in Twenty. We flag any contacts referencing companies that have no matching SharpSpring company record.
Sharpspring
Lead
Twenty CRM
People
1:1SharpSpring leads also map to Twenty People — both Lead and Contact objects land in the same Twenty People object. We preserve the original SharpSpring object type in a custom Source_Type__c field on each record so your team can distinguish migrated leads from migrated contacts in Twenty's UI.
Sharpspring
Company
Twenty CRM
Companies
1:1SharpSpring company records map 1:1 to Twenty Companies. Company name, domain, phone, address, industry, and employee count all migrate. Parent-company relationships in SharpSpring map to Twenty's ParentId field if your Twenty workspace has the relationship configured, or are preserved as a custom field for manual linking.
Sharpspring
Deal
Twenty CRM
Opportunities
1:1SharpSpring deals become Twenty Opportunities. Deal name, amount, close date, and owner all map directly. The deal stage from SharpSpring's pipeline maps to Twenty's Stage field — we configure the Stage pick-list values in Twenty to match SharpSpring stage names before the Opportunity import runs.
Sharpspring
Pipeline
Twenty CRM
Stage (Opportunities)
1:1SharpSpring pipelines define named stages with probability weights. Each pipeline stage name maps to a corresponding Twenty Stage pick-list value. We deliver a stage-mapping reference sheet before import so Twenty admins can pre-create the exact Stage values SharpSpring uses. Stage-enter timestamps are preserved as a custom datetime field for historical pipeline reporting.
Sharpspring
Lead Status
Twenty CRM
Custom field on People
1:1SharpSpring lead status (Active Lead, Dead, Qualified, etc.) has no native equivalent in Twenty CRM. We migrate it as a custom single-select field (Lead_Status__c) on the People object. Your Twenty admin configures the pick-list options to match SharpSpring's active status values before migration.
Sharpspring
Lead Score
Twenty CRM
Custom field on People
1:1SharpSpring behavioral lead scoring produces a numeric score stored on the contact. Twenty has no native lead scoring. The score migrates as a custom number field (Lead_Score__c) on People. Note that Twenty does not recalculate scores — the migrated value is static and represents SharpSpring's last computed score at migration time.
Sharpspring
Email Activity
Twenty CRM
Task
1:1SharpSpring email logs migrate as Twenty Tasks with Type='Email'. Subject line maps to Task title, body maps to Task body, and original timestamp maps to the Task due date. Each email task is linked to the parent People record via Twenty's task-relation model.
Sharpspring
Call / Meeting
Twenty CRM
Task
1:1SharpSpring call and meeting logs become Twenty Tasks with Type='Call' or Type='Meeting' respectively. Duration, notes, and outcome fields from SharpSpring map to custom fields on the Twenty Task. Original timestamps and the assigned owner carry over so activity history continuity is preserved on the People record.
Sharpspring
Note
Twenty CRM
Note
1:1SharpSpring notes migrate as Twenty Notes. Body content, create date, and owner all transfer. Notes attached to specific contacts, companies, or deals in SharpSpring are re-linked to the corresponding record in Twenty using the unique identifier mapping established during the People and Company import phase.
Sharpspring
Tag
Twenty CRM
Custom multi-select on People / Companies / Opportunities
1:1SharpSpring tags have no native equivalent in Twenty CRM. Tags migrate as a custom multi-select field (Tags__c) on the relevant object. The set of unique tag values from SharpSpring becomes the pick-list options in Twenty before the import runs. If a record has multiple tags in SharpSpring, all values populate the multi-select in Twenty.
Sharpspring
VisitorID
Twenty CRM
Custom text field on People
1:1SharpSpring VisitorID tracks anonymous website visitors by IP and cookie fingerprint. This is a behavioral tracking construct with no CRM equivalent. VisitorID migrates as a custom text field (VisitorID__c) on People records for reference. Note that visitor tracking is a marketing function — it does not translate to an operational field in Twenty.
Sharpspring
Custom Object
Twenty CRM
Custom Object
1:1SharpSpring custom objects (Enterprise tier) map to Twenty custom objects. The custom object must be pre-created in Twenty's Settings → Data Model before migration. Custom fields within the object map field-by-field to the corresponding Twenty custom fields. N:N relationships between SharpSpring custom objects may require junction table objects in Twenty.
Sharpspring
Attachment / File
Twenty CRM
File (manual re-upload)
1:1SharpSpring file attachments on records do not export via standard CSV. We provide a file inventory from SharpSpring's API and a step-by-step re-upload guide for Twenty's file attachment UI. If your SharpSpring plan includes file storage, budget time for manual re-uploading or discuss API-based file migration with our team.
| Sharpspring | Twenty CRM | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | People1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Lead | People1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | Companies1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | Opportunities1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Pipeline | Stage (Opportunities)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Lead Status | Custom field on People1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Lead Score | Custom field on People1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Email Activity | Task1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Call / Meeting | Task1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Note | Note1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Tag | Custom multi-select on People / Companies / Opportunities1:1 | Fully supported | |
| VisitorID | Custom text field on People1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Object | Custom Object1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Attachment / File | File (manual re-upload)1:1 | 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.
Sharpspring gotchas
Visual Workflows cannot be exported
VisitorID tracking data is platform-locked
Landing pages lack any export mechanism
Custom fields must be pre-created in the destination
Dynamic list logic does not carry over
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
Audit SharpSpring data and plan Twenty workspace setup
We run a full data audit on your SharpSpring account, cataloging contacts, leads, companies, deals, custom fields, and activity records. We identify orphaned relationships (contacts without companies, deals without contacts), duplicate records, and data quality issues. Simultaneously, we deliver a Twenty workspace setup plan: custom fields to create, Stage pick-list values to configure, and any custom objects to provision. Your Twenty admin creates the schema before we run validation — fields must exist in Twenty before the CSV import, as Twenty's import creates records, not fields.
Export SharpSpring data and prepare migration CSVs
We export SharpSpring data via CSV for contacts, companies, deals, tasks, and notes. Custom field definitions (field names, types, pick-list values) are mapped to corresponding Twenty custom field specs. For the relationship fields (companyId on contacts, companyId and peopleId on deals), we generate lookup references using email for people, domain for companies, and deal name for opportunities. All CSVs are validated for encoding issues, date formatting, and referential integrity before the import sequence begins.
Import Companies, then People, then Opportunities in correct order
Twenty enforces import-order dependencies: parent records must exist before children. We run the import in three sequenced passes. First, Companies import — all SharpSpring companies land in Twenty with their domain as a unique identifier. Second, People import — SharpSpring contacts and leads land with companyId resolved from the Companies pass; SharpSpring Lead records get Source_Type__c='Lead' and SharpSpring Contact records get Source_Type__c='Contact'. Third, Opportunities import — SharpSpring deals land with stage values matched to Twenty's pre-configured Stage pick-list, linked to the resolved companyId and primary-contact peopleId from the previous passes.
Run sample migration with field-level diff before full commit
A representative slice (typically 200–500 records spanning contacts, companies, deals, and activities) migrates first. We generate a field-level diff between the SharpSpring source and the Twenty destination, verifying that custom fields populated correctly, that People are linked to Companies, that Opportunities are linked to the correct People and Companies, and that activity records are attached to the right parent. Your team reviews the diff before we commit to the full migration. Any field mapping errors or missing pick-list values get corrected in the plan before the full run.
Execute full migration with delta-pickup window and rollback plan
The full migration runs against Twenty. A delta-pickup window of 24–48 hours captures any records created or modified in SharpSpring during the cutover period. Our audit log records every operation — record count, field mappings applied, and any records that failed to import with reason codes. If reconciliation detects missing records or broken relationships, one-click rollback reverts the Twenty workspace to its pre-migration state. After rollback, we address the issue and re-run. Once reconciled, your team has access to both systems during a brief parallel-run window before SharpSpring access is terminated.
Platform deep dives
Sharpspring
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Twenty CRM
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 Sharpspring and Twenty CRM.
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
Sharpspring: Not publicly documented; specific quota limits are not published on SharpSpring's developer documentation.
Data volume sensitivity
Sharpspring 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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