CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Synerise and Twenty CRM. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Twenty CRM.
Synerise
Source
Twenty CRM
Destination
Compatibility
10 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Synerise and Twenty CRM.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
4-8 weeks
Overview
Moving from Synerise to Twenty CRM is a platform-type migration: Synerise is an AI-first behavioral marketing platform built around Profiles, Events, and real-time automation; Twenty CRM is an open-source CRM built around People, Companies, Opportunities, and Tasks. The structural gap means Synerise's behavioral event stream (product.view, transaction, added-to-cart) has no direct Twenty CRM equivalent — we transform Events into CRM activity records (Tasks, Notes) that preserve the timeline against the right People or Company record. Synerise's Brickworks schemas (arbitrary custom data structures) map to Twenty's custom objects with schema fields recreated before import. Immutable custom attribute names require a pre-migration audit and conflict resolution. Automation workflows, AI recommendation configurations, and visual similarity models do not migrate; we deliver written inventories for the customer's admin to rebuild.
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 Synerise 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.
Synerise
Profile
Twenty CRM
Person
1:1Synerise Profiles are the primary customer identity unit and map directly to Twenty CRM's Person object. Default attributes (email, firstName, lastName) map to standard Twenty Person fields. Custom profile attributes require a pre-migration audit to identify conflicts with Twenty's reserved field names. Synerise's reserved attribute names cannot be used as custom field names on Twenty either — we cross-reference and rename before import. The profile.assigned-to-company event must be processed to link each Person to the correct Company record.
Synerise
Company (profile-linked)
Twenty CRM
Company
1:1Synerise has no standalone Company object — company data lives as profile attributes or schema records in Brickworks. We extract company information from the profile.assigned-to-company event and any Brickworks company schema records, then create Company records in Twenty before Person import so the relationship is satisfied. Company names, domains, and industry codes from Synerise map to standard Twenty Company fields.
Synerise
Event (transaction)
Twenty CRM
Opportunity
1:manySynerise transaction events contain line items, totals, and timestamps. We aggregate transaction events per profile into an Opportunity record in Twenty, mapping the transaction total to Opportunity Amount and the transaction timestamp to Opportunity Close Date. Each profile may have multiple transactions; we create one Opportunity per transaction event, preserving the historical record rather than rolling into a single aggregate.
Synerise
Event (behavioral)
Twenty CRM
Task or Note
1:1Synerise behavioral events (product.view, added-to-cart, page.visit, custom events) have no direct Twenty CRM equivalent. We transform events into Task records with a custom eventType field carrying the original Synerise event name, a custom metadata JSON field storing event properties, and the original event timestamp as Activity Date. High-frequency events (page.visit, product.view) may exceed practical CRM record counts — we scope event inclusion with the customer and recommend segment-based filtering or sampling for large event histories.
Synerise
Catalog
Twenty CRM
Custom Object: Product
1:1Synerise Catalogs are product/item feeds managed in the Data Modeling Hub. We export catalogs as CSV or JSON and recreate them as a custom Product object in Twenty CRM with fields for item ID, name, description, price, and any custom catalog attributes. Product images from Synerise Catalogs are exported as URLs and stored as custom fields; the actual image files do not transfer.
Synerise
Segment
Twenty CRM
Person custom field or Tag
lossySynerise Segments return true/false membership flags per profile. Complex segment logic (multi-condition rules, behavioral triggers, AI-driven segments) cannot be reproduced automatically. We export segment membership as boolean or multi-select fields on the Person record. Simple static segments map cleanly; AI-driven behavioral segments are documented as segment_type='ai_behavioral' in the export for manual rebuild in Twenty.
Synerise
Brickworks Schema
Twenty CRM
Custom Object
1:1Brickworks schemas are arbitrary record structures defined in Synerise's Data Modeling Hub. Each Brickworks schema becomes a separate Custom Object in Twenty CRM. We extract schema field definitions (field name, type, constraints) and recreate them in Twenty Settings → Data Model before importing schema records. Brickworks record IDs map to custom object UUIDs in Twenty. Schema relationships (foreign key references between Brickworks schemas) map to Twenty lookup fields on the custom objects.
Synerise
Campaign
Twenty CRM
Task or Note (audit log)
1:1Synerise Campaign definitions — email, SMS, push, WhatsApp — are exported as configuration JSON. Twenty CRM has no native Campaign object in its standard data model. We export campaign configurations including audience rules, templates, and scheduling, and document them as a written Campaign Inventory for the customer to rebuild using Twenty's Workflow builder or an external email tool. Active campaign state (in-flight drip sequences) does not migrate.
Synerise
Tag
Twenty CRM
Person custom field (text)
1:1Synerise profile tags are exported as comma-separated strings per profile. Tags map to a custom text field on the Person record in Twenty CRM. If the customer uses a defined tag vocabulary (fewer than 50 distinct tags), we recommend a multi-select picklist custom field instead for cleaner filtering and reporting in Twenty.
Synerise
Automation Workflow
Twenty CRM
Workflow (manual rebuild)
1:1Synerise Automation Workflows are exported as JSON node graphs (triggers, conditions, actions). Fire-and-forget execution semantics mean workflow state cannot be preserved across cutover. We deliver a written Workflow Inventory documenting every active Synerise workflow with its trigger type, conditions, actions, and recommended Twenty Workflow equivalent. The customer rebuilds workflows in Twenty's Workflow builder post-migration.
Synerise
AI Recommendation Config
Twenty CRM
Configuration document (manual rebuild)
1:1AI recommendation configurations (personalized, visual similarity, top items, last seen) are trained on Synerise's proprietary Cleora.ai embedding model and product catalog feeds. Only the recommendation rule configuration transfers. Visual similarity model weights are not exportable. We deliver a written Recommendation Config Inventory documenting all model configurations for manual rebuild in the customer's preferred recommendation tool.
Synerise
Owner
Twenty CRM
Twenty Member (User)
1:1Synerise Owners are resolved by email match against Twenty CRM Members. Owners must be provisioned in Twenty Settings → Members before Person or Company import because OwnerId is a required reference on most objects. Any Synerise Owner without a matching Twenty Member goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before import resumes.
| Synerise | Twenty CRM | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profile | Person1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company (profile-linked) | Company1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Event (transaction) | Opportunity1:many | Fully supported | |
| Event (behavioral) | Task or Note1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Catalog | Custom Object: Product1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Segment | Person custom field or Taglossy | Fully supported | |
| Brickworks Schema | Custom Object1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Campaign | Task or Note (audit log)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Tag | Person custom field (text)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Automation Workflow | Workflow (manual rebuild)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| AI Recommendation Config | Configuration document (manual rebuild)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Owner | Twenty Member (User)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.
Synerise gotchas
Immutable custom attribute names cause migration mapping failures
Active automation workflow state cannot be preserved at cutover
5GB file and 10M record export caps require chunked migration planning
Visual similarity AI recommendations require full model retraining
Reserved attribute names cannot be used in custom field creation
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
Discovery and schema audit
We audit the source Synerise workspace across all API domains: Profile Management API for customer identity records, Data Management API for schemas and catalogs, Automation Hub for workflow definitions, Campaigns API for campaign configurations, and AI Recommendations for model configs. We extract the complete custom attribute registry, Brickworks schema definitions, segment rules, and catalog structures. We pair this with a Twenty CRM scoping call to understand the target object model requirements, custom object count, and team size. The discovery output is a written Migration Scope covering record counts, schema mapping, event transformation strategy, and automation inventory.
Brickworks schema and custom object design
We design the destination schema in Twenty CRM. This includes creating custom objects for each Brickworks schema, defining custom fields on People and Company for Synerise custom attributes, configuring picklist options for segment membership, and setting up lookup relationships between custom objects. Schema creation happens in Twenty Settings → Data Model first — Twenty requires fields to exist before import. We deploy the schema design document to the customer's Twenty instance and validate before any data extraction begins.
Export and staging transformation
We export data from Synerise in CSV and JSON format using the Behavioral Data Hub export function and API endpoints. Exports are chunked where required by Synerise's 10M profile and 5GB file limits. We run all exports through a transformation layer that applies the object mapping rules: Profile to Person, Company event to Company creation, transaction events to Opportunity records, behavioral events to Task records, Brickworks records to custom object records. Deduplication checks run against the export set. Staging output is validated against source record counts before loading.
Member provisioning and owner reconciliation
We extract every distinct Synerise Owner referenced on Profiles, Companies, and Engagement records and match by email against the Twenty CRM Members table. Members must be invited and active in Twenty before any Person, Company, or Opportunity import because OwnerId is a required reference. Owners without a matching Twenty Member go to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. Migration cannot proceed past this step until all Owner references are satisfied.
Staging migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the customer's Twenty CRM instance using production-like data volume. The customer reconciles record counts (Persons in, Companies in, Opportunities in, Tasks in, custom object records in), spot-checks 25-50 random records against the Synerise source, and validates relationship integrity (Person linked to correct Company, Opportunity linked to correct Person and Company). Any mapping corrections happen here. Sign-off on the staging migration gates production migration.
Production migration and cutover
We freeze writes to Synerise during the cutover window, run a final delta export of any records modified during the migration period, and load data into Twenty CRM in dependency order: custom objects first (with no external lookups), then Companies, then Persons with CompanyId resolved, then Opportunities with PersonId and CompanyId resolved, then Tasks and Notes with PersonId and CompanyId resolved. We run post-migration validation against source record counts and relationship integrity. We deliver the Automation Workflow Inventory and AI Recommendation Config Inventory as written documents for the customer's admin to rebuild. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues.
Platform deep dives
Synerise
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Twenty CRM
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. 1 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 Synerise and Twenty CRM.
Object compatibility
1 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
Synerise: Not publicly documented in the developer documentation.
Data volume sensitivity
Synerise exposes a bulk API — large-volume migrations stream efficiently.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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