CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between SuiteDash and Freshsales. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Freshsales.
SuiteDash
Source
Freshsales
Destination
Compatibility
7 of 10
objects map 1:1 between SuiteDash and Freshsales.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
2-3 weeks
Overview
SuiteDash is an all-in-one SMB workspace combining CRM, client portals, projects, and invoicing under per-user pricing. Freshsales is Freshworks standalone CRM with a free entry tier, tiered API access, and native deal pipeline tooling. The migration is a model simplification: SuiteDash multi-scope custom fields, Project records, and Invoices have no native Freshsales equivalents and require either custom object configuration or manual rebuild. We export from SuiteDash via its Secure API on Pinnacle-tier accounts, or via CSV for lower tiers, and load into Freshsales through its REST API with field-by-field mapping and parent-record resolution. Workflows, automations, appointments, and booking page configurations do not migrate as functional systems; we deliver written inventories for manual rebuild. We flag any Company Private-scoped fields and resolve their visibility bucket in Freshsales before production migration 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
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What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a SuiteDash 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.
SuiteDash
Contact
Freshsales
Lead or Contact (split required)
1:manySuiteDash Contacts with an assigned lifecycle or status map to Freshsales Lead if unqualified or to Freshsales Contact if associated with a Company record. We evaluate each Contact's status and company association during transform to determine the split. Engagement history (calls, emails, meetings, tasks) attached to each Contact migrates as Freshsales Tasks and Events linked to the resolved Lead or Contact record. Custom fields at the Contact scope map directly to Freshsales Contact custom fields with type matching.
SuiteDash
Company
Freshsales
Account
1:1SuiteDash Company records map to Freshsales Account. The Company domain name serves as the dedupe key during import. Primary Contact assignment from SuiteDash migrates as the primary contact lookup on Freshsales Account. Custom fields at the Company Public scope map to Freshsales Account custom fields; Company Private scope fields have no Freshsales equivalent and are flagged for manual disposition (stored as internal notes or rebuilt as a private Note attached to the Account record).
SuiteDash
Deal
Freshsales
Deal
1:1SuiteDash Deals map to Freshsales Deal with dealstage, probability, and pipeline assignment preserved. Closed-Won and Closed-Lost statuses from SuiteDash map directly to Freshsales Deal status values. Custom pipeline stages migrate as Freshsales Deal stages within the configured pipeline. Owner assignment migrates by resolving SuiteDash staff email to the provisioned Freshsales User.
SuiteDash
Deal Stage
Freshsales
Deal Stage
lossyEach SuiteDash pipeline stage becomes a Freshsales Deal stage within a corresponding Freshsales pipeline configuration. Stage probability percentages transfer to Freshsales stage probability values. We configure the Freshsales pipeline schema before any Deal records are imported so that stage assignment is valid at insert time.
SuiteDash
Project
Freshsales
Custom Object (Project)
1:1SuiteDash Project records have no native Freshsales equivalent and are migrated as a Freshsales custom object named Project. We pre-create the Project custom object schema in Freshsales including custom fields for all SuiteDash Project-level fields, and we store the task hierarchy as a structured JSON field for reference. Project status workflows from SuiteDash map to Freshsales custom picklist values. Active project task assignments (linking tasks to Contacts or Companies) are preserved as notes or as records in a separate Task custom object.
SuiteDash
Support Ticket
Freshsales
Case
1:1SuiteDash Support Tickets map to Freshsales Case when the destination account includes Service Cloud or when Cases are enabled. Ticket status maps to Freshsales Case Status; ticket priority maps to Case Priority. Conversation threads and attachments migrate as Case Conversations and Case Attachments. SLA configuration on SuiteDash Tickets does not have a Freshsales equivalent and is documented in the post-migration handoff for manual rebuild in Freshsales Case Assignment Rules.
SuiteDash
Invoice
Freshsales
Custom Object (Invoice)
1:1SuiteDash Invoice records migrate as a Freshsales Invoice custom object. Line items, payment status, and Invoice Custom Fields transfer to the custom object schema we pre-create in Freshsales. Historical paid invoices migrate as records only. Active or pending invoice workflows (automated payment reminders, status triggers) do not migrate; we document them in the Automation Audit Report for the customer's admin to rebuild in Freshsales Workflows.
SuiteDash
Appointment
Freshsales
Task or Event
1:1SuiteDash Appointment records have no native Freshsales equivalent and are migrated as Freshsales Task records (for the appointment metadata) or Event records (for calendar-facing scheduling data). Associated Contacts and Companies resolve to Freshsales Contact and Account lookups. Bidirectional calendar sync settings from SuiteDash do not transfer; we flag them for manual reconfiguration in Freshsales calendar settings. Booking page configurations are documented for manual rebuild.
SuiteDash
Staff Member
Freshsales
User
1:1SuiteDash Staff Members who require CRM access migrate to Freshsales User records. Staff records are resolved by email match against the Freshsales User table. Staff Members who do not require CRM access (e.g., support-only staff) are migrated as Contacts rather than Users. Role assignments and staff-level custom fields are preserved as User custom fields or documented for manual role assignment in Freshsales Profiles and Permission Sets.
SuiteDash
Tag
Freshsales
Tag (Contact and Account field)
lossySuiteDash Tags on Contacts and Companies export as a comma-separated list and map to the Freshsales Tag field on Contact and Account records. We preserve the full tag set for each record during transform so that segmentation logic carries over. The customer chooses whether to use Freshsales Tags or a multi-select custom field for tag-based segmentation during scoping.
| SuiteDash | Freshsales | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | Lead or Contact (split required)1:many | Fully supported | |
| Company | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal | Deal1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Deal Stage | Deal Stagelossy | Fully supported | |
| Project | Custom Object (Project)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Support Ticket | Case1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Invoice | Custom Object (Invoice)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Appointment | Task or Event1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Staff Member | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Tag | Tag (Contact and Account field)lossy | 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.
SuiteDash gotchas
API access requires Pinnacle tier upgrade
No undo for imports — test before full load
Company Private custom fields invisible to associated contacts
Automations use non-portable internal references
Invoice Custom Fields are separate from CRM Custom Fields
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 SuiteDash account across plan tier, active objects, record counts, custom field schemas (including Invoice Custom Fields discoverable only via Invoice API endpoints), pipeline configurations, and engagement volume. We confirm whether the Pinnacle plan is active and API credentials are available, or whether CSV export fallback applies. The discovery output is a written migration scope, a custom field schema map showing source scope and Freshsales destination, and a pipeline mapping configuration for review.
Schema design in Freshsales
We design the Freshsales destination schema to receive the SuiteDash data. This includes creating Freshsales custom fields on Contact and Account to match SuiteDash Contact-scope and Company Public-scope fields, pre-creating Project and Invoice custom objects with their respective field schemas, configuring Deal pipelines and stage probability values, and provisioning any additional custom fields for SuiteDash Organization-level fields. The schema deploys to a Freshsales test environment for validation before production migration begins.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the Freshsales test environment using a representative sample of records across all object types. The customer's RevOps lead reconciles record counts object-by-object, spot-checks 25-50 records against the SuiteDash source, and validates deal pipeline stage assignment and custom field data. The customer signs off on the mapping before production migration begins. Any field mapping corrections identified in sandbox happen here.
Data export from SuiteDash
We export all data from SuiteDash via the Secure API (Pinnacle plan required) or via CSV for lower-tier accounts. Export covers Contacts, Companies, Deals, Projects and Tasks, Support Tickets and Conversations, Invoices and Line Items, Appointments, Staff Members, and Tags. For CSV fallback, we coordinate with the customer to download exports from each module. We cross-validate record counts from the export against the scoping numbers to confirm nothing was missed.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration into Freshsales in dependency order: freshsales_users first (if provisioning is manual, we validate against the provisioned list), Accounts from Companies, Contacts and Leads (with lifecycle-stage split applied), Deals with resolved pipeline and stage, Project and Invoice custom object records, Support Tickets as Cases, and engagement history as Tasks and Events. Each phase emits a reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We throttle API requests and apply exponential backoff to stay within the customer's Freshsales plan rate limit.
Cutover, validation, and handoff
We freeze SuiteDash writes during the cutover window and run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration. We validate Freshsales record counts against the total export counts, spot-check deal pipeline accuracy, and confirm custom object data integrity. We deliver the Automation Audit Report and Project/Invoice custom object schema documentation to the customer's admin team. We offer a two-week hypercare window to resolve post-migration reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild SuiteDash automations or booking pages; those are documented for manual rebuild.
Platform deep dives
SuiteDash
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Freshsales
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. 3 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 SuiteDash and Freshsales.
Object compatibility
3 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
SuiteDash: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
SuiteDash 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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