CRM migration

Migrate from Teamwork CRM to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Teamwork CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

Teamwork CRM logo

Teamwork CRM

Source

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Destination

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales  logo

Compatibility

67%

8 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Teamwork CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

4-6 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Teamwork CRM to Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales is a migration from a pipeline-first SMB platform to an enterprise CRM embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem. Teamwork CRM holds contacts under companies with opportunities in configurable pipelines; Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales uses Accounts as the account layer, with Leads for unqualified prospects and Contacts attached to Accounts for qualified buyers. We sequence the migration to resolve the account-contact hierarchy before importing any contact records, preserve stage names and probability weights as Sales Process configuration in Dynamics, and thread Owner IDs through every object using email-based user matching. Teamwork's CSV-only export and 120 req/min API rate limit govern extraction pacing; Dynamics 365's Dataverse REST and Bulk APIs govern load batching. Workflows, automations, and saved filters do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of Teamwork automations requiring rebuild in Dynamics 365 Power Automate or the Sales Hub configuration layer.

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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Teamwork CRM

What's pushing teams away

  • Multiple Capterra and G2 reviews report that users cannot attach emails or documents directly to Contact records, forcing activity logging to happen outside the CRM.
  • The platform lacks native Office 365 integration, which creates friction for teams embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem who rely on calendar and email sync.
  • Teams outgrowing the feature set cite missing capabilities: advanced forecasting, multi-object automation, and granular role-based permissions available in HubSpot or Salesforce.
  • Larger organizations report that the per-user pricing model becomes costly as the sales team scales, prompting evaluation of flat-rate or tiered alternatives.

Choosing

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

What's pulling them in

  • Deep Microsoft 365, Teams, and Outlook integration makes Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales a natural fit for Microsoft-first organizations already invested in that ecosystem
  • Sales Enterprise and Premium tiers offer unlimited custom tables and advanced AI-driven forecasting and predictive analytics not available in lower tiers
  • Professional tier pricing at $65 per user per month offers a lower entry cost than Salesforce for SMB teams with straightforward CRM needs
  • Flexible customization options allow businesses to build bespoke apps, tailor forms and views, and integrate with other Dynamics 365 modules
  • Microsoft Copilot AI tools are embedded directly into the sales workflow on Enterprise and Premium, automating routine tasks and providing deal intelligence

Object mapping

How Teamwork CRM objects map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Each row shows how a Teamwork CRM object lands in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales , including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

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

Teamwork CRM

Company

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Account

1:1
Fully supported

Teamwork CRM Companies map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Accounts. The company name becomes Account Name; address, phone, and website fields map directly. We extract Companies first in every migration run to establish the parent reference before any Contact or Opportunity import. The AccountID on Dynamics Contacts must be resolved before Contact insert, so Company records load as a prerequisite phase with a row-count reconciliation before the Contact phase begins.

Teamwork CRM

Contact

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

Teamwork CRM Contacts map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Contacts with the parent AccountID resolved from the Company mapping phase. Standard fields (name, email, phone, job title, address) migrate 1:1. Custom Contact fields (short text, integer, dropdown types only, matching Teamwork's supported field types) map to equivalent Dataverse column types. Any Teamwork Contact without a matching Company is attached to a placeholder 'Unassigned' Account for reconciliation.

Teamwork CRM

Lead

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Lead

1:1
Fully supported

Teamwork CRM Leads map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Leads when the customer runs separate Leads and Opportunities pipelines. Lead status, source, and rating transfer to corresponding Dynamics Lead fields. Any lead-stage probability weights in Teamwork migrate as a custom field on Dynamics Lead. If the customer has qualified all leads into opportunities and does not use the Lead object, we skip this mapping and document the decision.

Teamwork CRM

Opportunity

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Teamwork CRM Opportunities map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Opportunities with the parent AccountID resolved from the Company mapping and the OwnerID resolved from the User mapping. Deal value, close date, and stage name transfer directly. The pipeline association in Teamwork maps to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Record Type and Sales Process that we configure in the destination org before migration. Closed-Won and Closed-Lost reasons from Teamwork migrate to a custom field on Dynamics Opportunity.

Teamwork CRM

Pipeline

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Record Type + Sales Process

lossy
Fully supported

Each Teamwork CRM pipeline becomes a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Record Type with a corresponding Sales Process. We pre-create the Record Type and deploy the Sales Process stage definitions to the destination org before any Opportunity records load. If the customer runs both a Leads pipeline and an Opportunities pipeline, we create separate Record Types for each.

Teamwork CRM

Pipeline Stage

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Opportunity Stage

lossy
Fully supported

Teamwork stage names and probability weights map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales stage names and probability percentages within the target Sales Process. Stage sort order preserves from Teamwork. If Teamwork stages have custom names not present in the default Dynamics stage set, we add them as custom stage values within the Sales Process rather than reusing a default name that does not match the customer's pipeline semantics.

Teamwork CRM

Activity: Call

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Task (TaskSubtype = Call)

1:1
Fully supported

Teamwork call activities map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Task records with TaskSubtype set to Call. Call duration, disposition, and assignee transfer to custom Task fields. The ActivityDate is set to the original Teamwork timestamp to preserve timeline ordering. The Task's Regarding lookup resolves to the migrated Contact or Opportunity.

Teamwork CRM

Activity: Meeting

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Event

1:1
Fully supported

Teamwork meeting activities map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Event records. Start time, end time, location, and description transfer directly. Attendees resolve to Contact or User references in Dynamics. Event is linked to the parent Account or Contact via the Regarding lookup.

Teamwork CRM

Activity: Task

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Task

1:1
Fully supported

Teamwork task activities map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Task records with status (open, completed), priority, and due date preserved. Task assignment migrates by resolving the Teamwork owner ID to the Dynamics User ID via the email-based user mapping. The Task's Regarding field points to the migrated Contact or Opportunity.

Teamwork CRM

User (Owner)

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

User

1:1
Fully supported

Teamwork CRM Owners map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales User records by email address. We extract all distinct owner IDs referenced on Contact, Company, Opportunity, and Activity records. Owners without a matching Dynamics User go to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes. This is a prerequisite gate: no Opportunity or Contact import proceeds until owner resolution is complete.

Teamwork CRM

Custom Field (text, number, dropdown)

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Custom Column

lossy
Fully supported

Teamwork CRM custom fields of type short text, integer, and dropdown migrate to Dataverse custom columns on the corresponding entity (Contact, Company, Opportunity, Lead). Multi-select, date, and boolean custom fields are not supported by Teamwork CRM natively, so there are no Teamwork fields of these types to migrate. We pre-create Dataverse columns before migration begins using the Dataverse Web API.

Teamwork CRM

Tag

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Multi-Select Picklist or Topic

lossy
Fully supported

Teamwork CRM tags on Contacts and Opportunities migrate to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales multi-select picklist fields on the corresponding record type. We capture the customer's tag strategy during scoping: either tags become a multi-select picklist on the standard form, or tags are mapped to Dynamics Topics with TopicAssignment records for a more flexible segmentation approach.

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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Teamwork CRM gotchas

Medium

120 req/min API rate limit during extraction

Medium

CSV export only available in list view

Low

Known API bug with custom field value deletion

Low

Working hours absent for legacy user profiles

High

SSO unavailable on Pro tier

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales gotchas

High

Professional tier 15-table custom table limit blocks migrations

High

October 2024 pricing increase applies at renewal for all customers

Medium

Custom fields must be created in the UI before API writes

Medium

Power Platform request limits apply to bulk migrations

Medium

Activity records orphaned to inactive owners fail silently

Pair-specific challenges

  • Teamwork CSV export limits data to list-view column selection

    Teamwork CRM's native export function only exposes data visible in the active list view. If a customer has customized their list columns to show a subset of fields, export only captures those selected columns. We capture the customer's active column configuration before export and cross-reference against their full schema to flag any fields missing from the export scope. Missing fields require the customer to add them to the list view and re-export, or we pull them individually via API within the 120 req/min rate limit.

  • 120 req/min API rate limit extends extraction time for large datasets

    Teamwork.com enforces a 120 requests per minute ceiling per organization. Our extraction engine monitors the X-Rate-Limit-Remaining header and backs off to single-threaded crawling when approaching the limit. For datasets exceeding 10,000 records, this pacing can add significant extraction time relative to a raw API pull. We schedule extraction runs during off-peak hours to maximize available quota and surface estimated extraction duration in the migration plan before extraction begins.

  • No file or email attachments migrate from Teamwork CRM

    Teamwork CRM does not support attaching files or email threads to Contact records, and the platform has no equivalent to Dynamics 365's SharePoint document management or Dataverse email tracking. Any attachments the customer has stored in Teamwork Projects, Desk, or a separate file share are outside the scope of the CRM migration. We document this gap in the migration scope and flag it as a prerequisite decision: the customer must decide whether to migrate attachment files separately via SharePoint or leave them in their current location.

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales requires Azure AD-backed user provisioning

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales licenses are tied to Microsoft 365 user accounts through Azure Active Directory. Teamwork CRM users who are not licensed in Microsoft 365 must be provisioned before owner lookups resolve in Dynamics. If the customer is transitioning from Teamwork authentication to Azure AD SSO (which they should, given the SSO availability gap in Teamwork CRM's Pro tier), the migration run must be sequenced after Azure AD provisioning is complete. We flag this as a migration prerequisite in the onboarding checklist.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Teamwork CRM to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales data migration

  1. Discovery and extraction scoping

    We audit the Teamwork CRM instance to capture the full object inventory: Companies, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, pipeline definitions, stage configurations, custom field schemas (type and name for each), owner list, and activity volumes by type (calls, meetings, tasks). We also capture the active list-view column configuration to identify any fields absent from the default export. This audit produces a written migration scope, extraction sequencing plan, and a list of any Teamwork Enterprise features (SSO, advanced reporting) that affect the migration prerequisites.

  2. User and owner reconciliation

    We extract every distinct owner referenced across Contact, Company, Opportunity, and Activity records. Each owner is matched by email against the destination Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales org's User table. Owners without a matching Dynamics User enter a reconciliation queue. The customer's admin provisions any missing Microsoft 365 user accounts and assigns Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales licenses before record migration begins. This is a prerequisite gate: no Opportunity or Contact import proceeds until owner resolution is complete.

  3. Dynamics 365 schema pre-configuration

    We configure the destination Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales org before any data loads. This includes deploying Record Types and Sales Processes (one per Teamwork pipeline), adding custom Dataverse columns matching Teamwork custom field names and types, and configuring stage probability values from Teamwork. Schema configuration deploys to a Dynamics Sandbox first for validation before any production migration runs.

  4. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into the Dynamics 365 Sandbox using production-like data volumes. The customer's RevOps lead reviews record counts (Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Activities), spot-checks 25-50 records against the Teamwork source for field accuracy, and validates that pipeline stages and owner assignments resolved correctly. Any mapping corrections happen in the sandbox scope. This sign-off gates production migration.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from Teamwork Companies), Contacts (with AccountID resolved), Leads (with OwnerID resolved), Opportunities (with AccountID, OwnerID, and RecordTypeId resolved), Activity history (Tasks, Events via Dataverse Bulk API with chunking and parent-record lookup resolution). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. The Teamwork 120 req/min rate limit governs extraction pacing; Dynamics Bulk API batch limits govern load batching.

  6. Cutover, delta sync, and automation handoff

    We freeze Teamwork CRM writes during the cutover window, run a final delta migration of records modified during the migration run, then mark Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales as the system of record. We deliver a written inventory of every Teamwork CRM automation, filter, and pipeline configuration that requires rebuild in Dynamics 365. We support a three-day hypercare window for reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Teamwork automations in Power Automate or Dynamics Sales Hub configuration within the migration scope; that is a separate engagement.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Teamwork CRM

Source

Strengths

  • Clean, visual pipeline interface with board and list views that sales teams adopt without dedicated training.
  • Configurable pipelines and stages are available on the standard Pro tier without feature gating.
  • Custom fields (text, number, dropdown) are available without requiring an Enterprise plan.
  • Strong bundling with Teamwork Projects and Desk creates a unified work stack for agencies and client-service firms.
  • Gmail add-on and Zapier integration provide basic email and automation connectivity on both pricing tiers.

Weaknesses

  • No native support for file or email attachments on Contact records — a frequently cited gap in G2 and Capterra reviews.
  • No Office 365 integration, limiting adoption in Microsoft-dominant enterprise environments.
  • Custom field types are restricted to short text, integer, and dropdown — multi-select, date, and boolean custom fields require workarounds.
  • Single sign-on (SSO) is gated behind the Enterprise tier, creating a security friction point for larger teams evaluating the platform.
  • API lacks a formal bulk or batch import endpoint; data migration relies on CSV list-view exports with manual column selection.
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Destination

Strengths

  • Native integration with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint for unified productivity workflow
  • Unlimited custom tables and complex workflows on Enterprise tier enable deep customization for complex sales processes
  • AI-driven predictive analytics and deal intelligence on Enterprise and Premium tiers help sales teams prioritize pipeline
  • Dataverse unified data layer provides a consistent API and data model across all Dynamics 365 and Power Platform apps
  • Strong security model with Field-Level Security and Record Ownership rules for governance-conscious enterprises

Weaknesses

  • Sales Professional tier caps custom tables at 15, creating a migration ceiling for highly customized SMB environments
  • October 2024 pricing increases of $15 per user across all tiers apply to existing customers upon renewal
  • Implementation typically requires costly certified partners, adding 30–50% to total project cost
  • Updates and platform releases can disrupt customizations and plugins, requiring regression testing after each wave
  • Non-Microsoft integrations require additional configuration or middleware, limiting flexibility for heterogeneous tech stacks

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard CRM migration. 2 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 Teamwork CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

  • Object compatibility

    B

    2 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

    Teamwork CRM: 120 requests per minute per organization.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

Estimate your Teamwork CRM to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales migration cost

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Step 1

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Most migrations land between four and six weeks for accounts under 10,000 Contacts and 2,000 Opportunities with a single pipeline and clean owner mapping. Migrations with dual pipelines (Leads and Opportunities simultaneously), large activity histories (over 200,000 engagement records), custom fields, or multiple owner reconciliation gaps requiring Microsoft 365 user provisioning move to eight to twelve weeks. The Teamwork CRM 120 req/min API rate limit is the primary variable on the extraction side; Dynamics 365 Bulk API chunking governs load performance.

Adjacent paths

Related migrations to explore

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