CRM migration

Migrate from YetiForce CRM to Twenty CRM

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

YetiForce CRM logo

YetiForce CRM

Source

Twenty CRM

Destination

Twenty CRM logo

Compatibility

67%

8 of 12

objects map 1:1 between YetiForce CRM and Twenty CRM.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from YetiForce CRM to Twenty CRM is a modernization migration that moves from a PHP-based ERP-hybrid with an uncertain development future (GitHub archived August 2025) to a TypeScript-based CRM with active open-source development and a modern API stack. The primary structural challenge is that Twenty CRM does not ship with native Project or Ticket modules — these must be created as custom objects before any data import begins. We handle that custom object creation, map YetiForce's Organizations to Twenty's Companies, Contacts to People, and Potentials to Opportunities, and preserve parent-child relationships by loading in strict dependency order. Workflows, saved reports, and the YetiForce Portal do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of automations requiring manual rebuild in Twenty's workflow builder.

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

YetiForce CRM logo

YetiForce CRM

What's pushing teams away

  • The Reports module was removed in version 4.4 and never restored in subsequent releases, forcing teams to export data to Power BI or spreadsheets just to build basic analytics dashboards.
  • Documentation gaps are severe even in English — configuration steps, API references, and field definitions are absent or outdated, making self-service troubleshooting nearly impossible.
  • The YetiForce GitHub repository was archived and made read-only in August 2025, raising concerns about the long-term viability of the open-source project and future security patches.
  • Self-hosting responsibility — server provisioning, backups, security hardening, and PHP version maintenance fall entirely on the organization's technical team, creating operational overhead that SaaS platforms eliminate.
  • Feature gating behind the paid Webservice Premium addon means core portal access, OpenAPI documentation, and 2FA TOTP support require an additional monthly subscription on top of hosting costs.

Choosing

Twenty CRM logo

Twenty CRM

What's pulling them in

  • Top open-source CRM on GitHub with 40.6K stars, giving teams full source code access and infrastructure ownership without per-feature licensing surprises.
  • Free self-hosting under AGPL-3.0 means unlimited users and custom objects for the cost of cloud infrastructure alone, typically $20–100/month.
  • Pricing page explicitly mocks competitors for charging add-on fees for API access, webhooks, and workflows — transparency that resonates with RevOps teams burned by Salesforce.
  • Unlimited custom objects and fields with no price impact, letting teams shape the data model to their business rather than forcing business into rigid schemas.
  • Modern TypeScript/React/PostgreSQL stack means developer-led teams can extend, self-host, or integrate without fighting legacy architecture.

Object mapping

How YetiForce CRM objects map to Twenty CRM

Each row shows how a YetiForce CRM 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.

YetiForce CRM

Organization

maps to

Twenty CRM

Company

1:1
Fully supported

YetiForce Organization records map directly to Twenty's Company object. Company is the first object loaded in every migration because Contacts, Potentials, and custom object records reference it via lookup. The organization domain name from YetiForce becomes the Company website field, and industry/type picklists from YetiForce map to the corresponding Twenty select options. We preserve assigned owner as a user lookup resolved by email match.

YetiForce CRM

Contact

maps to

Twenty CRM

People

1:1
Fully supported

YetiForce Contact records map to Twenty's People object. We map the full name split into firstName/lastName fields, email to email, phone to phoneNumber, and postal address fields to the Twenty address compound field. The Contact's linked Organization resolves to a Company record already imported, satisfying the WorkInformation and companyMember relations. Any YetiForce custom fields on Contact are created as custom fields on the People object before the import phase begins.

YetiForce CRM

Lead

maps to

Twenty CRM

People (with type flag)

1:1
Fully supported

YetiForce Leads map to Twenty People records with a personType field set to Person to indicate they are prospect records pending qualification. We preserve Lead_Source and Lead_Status as custom select fields on the People object. Unlike Salesforce's Lead-to-Contact convert flow, Twenty does not have a separate Lead object — Leads and Contacts both live in the People object. We do not split into separate objects; the customer reconverts prospect records to customer-type People records manually after migration if needed.

YetiForce CRM

Potential

maps to

Twenty CRM

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

YetiForce Potentials map to Twenty's Opportunity object. We map the Potential name to opportunityTitle, amount to amount, closeDate to closeDate, and probability to probability. The related Organization reference resolves to the imported Company. Stage names from YetiForce's pipeline map to Twenty Opportunity stage values via a configuration table that we build during scoping. The assigned user maps via email match to a Twenty user record.

YetiForce CRM

Potential Pipeline

maps to

Twenty CRM

Opportunity Stage

lossy
Fully supported

YetiForce's deal pipelines and stage values map to Twenty's Opportunity pipeline and stage configuration. Each YetiForce pipeline becomes a distinct set of stage options in Twenty's Opportunity settings. Probability percentages from YetiForce migrate to Twenty's stage-level probability values. We configure this in Twenty's Settings before any Opportunity records are imported.

YetiForce CRM

Project

maps to

Twenty CRM

Custom Object: Project

lossy
Fully supported

YetiForce Projects have no native Twenty equivalent — Twenty does not include a built-in Project or Project Task module. We create a Project custom object in Twenty via Settings > Data Model before migration, with custom fields for project name, status (select), start date, end date, and assigned owner (user lookup). Project Tasks link to this custom object via a parent lookup relationship. The customer defines the status picklist options during scoping to match their existing YetiForce stage values.

YetiForce CRM

Project Task

maps to

Twenty CRM

Custom Object: Project Task

1:many
Fully supported

YetiForce Project Tasks map to a second custom object linked to the Project custom object via a parent lookup. We create custom fields for subject, status, priority (select), assigned user (lookup), start date, and due date. Parent record resolution is required — we build a temporary ID mapping table during the Project import phase and apply it to Task records during the Task import phase. Tasks import after Projects in the migration sequence.

YetiForce CRM

Ticket

maps to

Twenty CRM

Custom Object: Ticket

lossy
Fully supported

YetiForce Tickets require a custom object in Twenty since no native ticket or helpdesk module exists. We create a Ticket custom object with custom fields for title, status (select), priority (select), category (select), related Contact (People lookup), and related Organization (Company lookup). Status and priority picklist options are defined during scoping against the customer's existing YetiForce ticket status values. We handle the Contact and Organization references by resolving them against already-imported People and Company records.

YetiForce CRM

Product

maps to

Twenty CRM

Product

1:1
Fully supported

YetiForce Products map directly to Twenty's standard Product object. We map product name, unit price, description, and stock quantity. The vendor reference from YetiForce resolves to an imported Vendor record by matching on vendor company name. If the customer does not migrate Vendors as a separate object, we map the vendor reference to a text field on Product and the customer reconciles manually.

YetiForce CRM

Service

maps to

Twenty CRM

Product (or Custom Object)

1:1
Fully supported

YetiForce Services share the same data shape as Products and migrate to Twenty's Product object or a separate custom object depending on the customer's reporting needs. We map service name, price per unit, and description. The customer decides during scoping whether to keep Services alongside Products in the same object or create a distinct custom object for clearer reporting separation.

YetiForce CRM

Vendor

maps to

Twenty CRM

Company (or Custom Object)

1:1
Fully supported

YetiForce Vendors map to Twenty Company records or a custom Vendor object depending on whether the customer wants to distinguish vendor companies from customer companies in reporting. We map vendor name, website, address, and assigned owner. If the customer chooses the Company route, we add a custom select field (companyType) set to Vendor on migrated records to enable filtering.

YetiForce CRM

User

maps to

Twenty CRM

User

1:1
Fully supported

YetiForce Users map to Twenty User records by email address match. We extract every distinct user referenced as an owner on Organizations, Contacts, Potentials, Projects, and Tickets, then match by email against the Twenty workspace User list. Any YetiForce user without a matching Twenty user is placed in a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import continues. Inactive YetiForce users map to inactive Twenty users to preserve historical assignment.

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.

YetiForce CRM logo

YetiForce CRM gotchas

High

YetiForce GitHub archived as read-only since August 2025

High

Reports module removed in version 4.4 and never restored

High

Webservice Standard API lacks bulk endpoints

Medium

Webservice Premium required for portal and OpenAPI access

Medium

Heavy per-instance customization complicates field mapping

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Twenty CRM gotchas

High

Import order is enforced and critical

High

Export limited to 20,000 records and visible columns only

Medium

Soft-deleted records count toward uniqueness and trigger restores

Medium

API rate limits cap at 200 req/min on Organization tier

Low

No native email sequences — follow-up cadences require external tools

Pair-specific challenges

  • Twenty lacks native Project and Ticket modules

    Twenty CRM does not ship with a Project management module or a helpdesk Ticket module. Organizations with active YetiForce Projects, Project Tasks, or Tickets must create custom objects in Twenty before any data import begins. We create the Project and Ticket custom objects during the schema design phase, define all custom fields and lookup relationships, and validate that the data model matches the existing YetiForce structure before importing any records. If the customer relies heavily on project management features, we recommend evaluating whether Twenty's Tasks and Calendar views meet their needs or whether a dedicated project management tool (Linear, Asana) should replace that functionality.

  • Custom fields must exist before CSV import

    Twenty's CSV import creates records but not fields — all custom fields must be created in Settings > Data Model before the import phase begins. YetiForce's custom field IDs are instance-specific and cannot be used as field names in Twenty's import. We build a dynamic field schema map during the audit phase by querying YetiForce's field metadata endpoint, then create the corresponding custom fields in Twenty before any import starts. Skipping this step causes the import to silently drop values for any unmapped custom field, resulting in data loss that is not caught by the import summary.

  • YetiForce CSV export is the only viable bulk path without Webservice Premium

    YetiForce's free Webservice Standard API exposes only record-level CRUD methods with no bulk operation endpoints. High-volume migrations (thousands of records) must use YetiForce's built-in CSV Export function per object type, supplemented by API-based validation passes against Twenty after import. We export Organizations, Contacts, Potentials, Products, and other objects as separate CSV files, transform field values using the schema map built during audit, and import into Twenty using Twenty's CSV import with API-side validation for record-level accuracy.

  • YetiForce field IDs are instance-specific and vary between installations

    A custom field labeled cf_123 in one YetiForce instance may be cf_456 in another installation for the same logical field. We do not hard-code field IDs in the migration scripts. Instead, we query the field metadata endpoint during audit to build a live schema map that translates YetiForce field labels and IDs to Twenty field names. This ensures values land in the correct destination fields regardless of how the customer's YetiForce instance has been customized.

  • Workflows, saved reports, and the Portal do not migrate

    YetiForce Workflows (business process automation), saved report definitions from versions prior to 4.4, and the YetiForce Portal (self-service customer-facing interface) do not migrate to Twenty CRM. Twenty has its own workflow builder with workflow triggers and actions, but the logic is rebuilt manually by the customer's admin. We deliver a written inventory of every active YetiForce workflow with its trigger, conditions, and actions, plus a recommendation for how to configure the equivalent in Twenty's workflow builder. The Portal requires a separate evaluation of Twenty's workspace sharing and access control features for customer-facing use cases.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful YetiForce CRM to Twenty CRM data migration

  1. Discovery and data audit

    We audit the source YetiForce installation across all active modules, custom fields, picklist values, pipeline stage names, user count, and record volume per object type. We query the field metadata endpoint to build the instance-specific schema map (field ID to field label to data type). We identify any saved reports from YetiForce versions prior to 4.4, the status of the Webservice Premium subscription, and whether the Portal is in active use. The discovery output is a written migration scope document covering record counts, custom object requirements, and the list of automations and reports requiring manual rebuild.

  2. Schema design and custom object creation

    We design the destination Twenty workspace schema based on the audit findings. For Organizations, Contacts, Leads, Potentials, Products, and Services, we map to Twenty's standard objects. For Projects, Project Tasks, and Tickets, we create custom objects via Settings > Data Model with all required custom fields and lookup relationships before any import begins. We configure Opportunity stages, picklist options, and any custom select fields on standard objects. The schema design document is reviewed and approved by the customer before we proceed.

  3. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into Twenty using production-like data volume from the CSV export. The customer's team spot-checks 25-50 records across each object type against the YetiForce source, validates that parent-child relationships are intact (Contacts under Companies, Opportunities under Companies, Tasks under Projects), and confirms that custom field values migrated correctly. Any field mapping corrections, picklist value mismatches, or missing custom fields are addressed in this phase. No production data moves until the sandbox sign-off is received.

  4. User provisioning and owner reconciliation

    We extract every distinct YetiForce user referenced as an owner on any record and match by email against the Twenty workspace User list. YetiForce users without a matching Twenty account go to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. We also verify that any YetiForce role and permission structures that affect data visibility are documented so they can be manually recreated in Twenty's roles and permissions settings. Twenty's Organization plan ($19/user) includes roles, permissions, and SSO — we confirm which plan tier supports the customer's required permission model.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in strict dependency order: Companies (from Organizations) first, then People (from Contacts and Leads), then Opportunities (from Potentials), then custom objects (Projects, Project Tasks, Tickets), then Products and Services. Each object phase emits a row-count reconciliation report comparing YetiForce source counts to Twenty destination counts. We use Twenty's CSV import with API-based validation passes. Any records rejected during import (due to missing required fields or invalid lookups) are logged and corrected before proceeding to the next phase.

  6. Cutover, validation, and workflow handoff

    We freeze writes in YetiForce during cutover, run a final delta migration for any records modified during the migration window, and confirm the Twenty workspace is the system of record. We deliver the workflow inventory document to the customer's admin team for manual rebuild in Twenty's workflow builder. We support a one-week post-cutover window for reconciliation issues raised by the customer. We do not rebuild YetiForce workflows in Twenty as part of the standard migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin task.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

YetiForce CRM logo

YetiForce CRM

Source

Strengths

  • Entirely free self-hosted core product with no per-seat licensing, unlimited records, and full source code access.
  • Over 80 built-in modules covering CRM, ERP, helpdesk, project management, inventory, and financials without paid add-ons.
  • Highly customizable via config panels, per-user layouts, custom fields, and open-source code modification.
  • Multi-language support with full UI localization for Polish, English, German, Spanish, and other major languages.
  • Optional paid Webservice Premium addon adds OpenAPI documentation, RESTful access, and 2FA TOTP for teams that need programmatic access.

Weaknesses

  • No managed SaaS option — organizations must self-host on a web server with PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, and take responsibility for backups and security.
  • Critical documentation gaps in English make self-service configuration and troubleshooting difficult for international teams.
  • GitHub repository archived August 2025 — uncertain whether active development continues, creating long-term maintenance risk.
  • Reports module removed in version 4.4 and absent in 5.x — organizations must use third-party BI tools for analytics.
  • Feature gating behind Webservice Premium means portal, OpenAPI docs, and 2FA endpoints require a monthly paid subscription.
Twenty CRM logo

Twenty CRM

Destination

Strengths

  • AGPL-3.0 open-source license with full source code on GitHub — no vendor lock-in, no sunset risk.
  • Unlimited users and unlimited custom objects on self-hosted, with no feature gating based on headcount.
  • REST and GraphQL APIs available on all paid tiers, not locked behind an enterprise add-on fee.
  • MCP server and webhooks shipped as standard features, not premium upgrades.
  • Modern PostgreSQL-backed data model that developer teams can query, extend, and self-host.

Weaknesses

  • Recent v1.0 release means limited production hardening compared to CRMs with multi-year operational track records.
  • No native email sequencing or sales engagement tools — follow-up cadences require a separate platform.
  • No native two-way email sync or inbox integration, requiring third-party connectors for full activity logging.
  • Self-hosting 'free' pricing hides real infrastructure and DevOps costs that stack up over time.
  • Workflow automation is functional but lacks the complexity needed for sophisticated multi-step sales motions.

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 YetiForce CRM and Twenty 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

    YetiForce CRM: Not publicly documented by YetiForce; rate limits may be enforced per-IP or per-session on self-hosted instances.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for accounts under 10,000 records and up to three custom objects (Projects, Tickets). Migrations with high-volume data (over 50,000 records), many custom modules, or an active Portal that requires replacement planning move to eight to twelve weeks because of the custom object schema design phase, the dependency-ordered import sequence, and the sandbox sign-off process.

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