CRM migration

Migrate from Ziggu to Salesforce Sales Cloud

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Ziggu and Salesforce Sales Cloud. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Salesforce Sales Cloud.

Ziggu logo

Ziggu

Source

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Destination

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Compatibility

100%

11 of 11

objects map 1:1 between Ziggu and Salesforce Sales Cloud.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

48–72 hours

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Ziggu is a client-engagement and project-management platform built for property developers, organizing work around Projects, Units, Clients, Conversations, Documents, Approvals, and Financials. Salesforce Sales Cloud is a traditional CRM centered on Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Tasks, and Events — with a separate object model for products, quotes, and campaigns. The migration from Ziggu to Salesforce is not a field-to-field replacement; it is a structural translation that maps Ziggu's project-centric data model onto Salesforce's contact-centric model. We migrate clients to Contacts and Leads, projects to Accounts, Ziggu conversations to Salesforce Tasks, documents to Salesforce Files, and unit-level financial data to custom fields on Opportunity or a custom Project__c object. Ziggu's workflow rules, approval chains, and client-portal configurations do not have Salesforce equivalents and must be rebuilt using Salesforce Flow or manual process design. Owner resolution happens via email match against Salesforce users. A delta-pickup window of 24–48 hours captures any in-flight changes during cutover. Sample migration with field-level diff runs first so you verify every mapping before the full commit.

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

Ziggu logo

Ziggu

What's pushing teams away

  • Teams outgrow the platform when project volumes exceed tier minimums — the per-active-project pricing model becomes expensive at scale and forces difficult decisions about which legacy projects to deactivate.
  • The lack of a public REST API means Zapier/Make integrations must be built around screen scraping or webhook triggers, creating fragile automations that break on UI updates.
  • Property developers with complex multi-entity corporate structures find Ziggu's flat account model insufficient — there is no parent-company hierarchy or multi-subsidiary consolidation view.
  • When a project is deactivated it becomes read-only and cannot accept new tasks, conversations, or file uploads, which creates friction in post-handover support scenarios where the development team still needs to communicate with buyers.

Choosing

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Salesforce Sales Cloud

What's pulling them in

  • The AppExchange marketplace with 5,000+ prebuilt apps gives enterprises integrations for nearly every business workflow without custom development.
  • Native Einstein AI for lead scoring, opportunity insights, and predictive forecasting adds intelligence without a separate platform purchase.
  • Territory management, multi-currency support, and advanced forecasting satisfy the needs of complex B2B sales organizations with structured revenue teams.
  • Slack, Tableau, and CPQ are deeply integrated into the core platform, keeping the sales stack unified for teams already in the Salesforce ecosystem.
  • Organizations with a large, established Salesforce implementation choose it because switching costs — integrations, custom code, trained admins — are prohibitive.

Object mapping

How Ziggu objects map to Salesforce Sales Cloud

Each row shows how a Ziggu object lands in Salesforce Sales Cloud, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

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

Ziggu

Client

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu clients map directly to Salesforce Contacts when a company association exists. The contact's primary project assignment is preserved in a custom field (Primary_Project__c) for relationship continuity. Multi-project clients get multiple Project__c junction records. If a client belongs to multiple projects, each association creates a Project__c junction record, preserving all relationships. The AccountId is set by matching the Ziggu company name to a Salesforce Account or creating one if missing.

Ziggu

Client (standalone)

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Lead

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu clients without a resolved company name or project assignment route to Salesforce Lead. Lead status is set to 'Open - Not Contacted' by default; your team defines qualification criteria post-migration. These Leads capture Ziggu client name, email, and phone in Lead fields. Once your sales team qualifies a Lead, it can be converted to a Contact and Account via Salesforce's Lead conversion process, preserving the Source_System_ID__c for audit traceability.

Ziggu

Client

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Account

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu client company names become Salesforce Accounts. The Account record is created before Contacts so Contact.AccountId foreign keys resolve correctly during migration sequencing. Account.Phone and Account.BillingAddress carry over from Ziggu contact details. If the company name matches an existing Account, the existing record is used to avoid duplication. Additional custom fields such as Industry, AnnualRevenue, and Project_Status__c are populated where data is available, providing a richer Account profile in Salesforce.

Ziggu

Project

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Account

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu projects without an associated client company become Salesforce Accounts tagged with a Project_Origin__c flag. This preserves project-level metadata (status, timeline, budget) as custom fields on the Account record. Parent Account hierarchy is used if Ziggu has a project-grouping structure.

Ziggu

Unit

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

Each Ziggu unit within a project becomes a Salesforce Opportunity. Opportunity Name carries the unit identifier (e.g., 'Unit 4B - Riverside Quarter'). Opportunity Stage maps from Ziggu unit status (Reservation, Contract, Handover). Amount pulls from Ziggu Financials for the unit.

Ziggu

Unit

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Object (Project_Unit__c)

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu units carrying granular attributes — floor, area, bedrooms, facing direction, finish level — that have no direct Salesforce Opportunity field equivalent migrate to a custom Project_Unit__c object linked to the Opportunity via WhatId. This prevents field overcrowding on the Opportunity page layout.

Ziggu

Conversation

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Task

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu conversation threads become Salesforce Tasks. The Task WhoId links to the Contact, WhatId links to the related Project Account or Opportunity. Original message timestamps and participant information are preserved in Task description and custom datetime fields. The Task Subject field captures the conversation title, and any file attachments are linked via ContentDocumentLink to the same WhatId, keeping all context together in Salesforce.

Ziggu

Document

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

ContentDocument / Salesforce Files

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu files are re-uploaded to Salesforce Files, attached via ContentDocumentLink to the relevant Account, Contact, or Opportunity. File size limits (Salesforce default 25MB per file) apply; oversized files are flagged before the migration run. Version history is preserved where available.

Ziggu

Financials (Payment Schedule)

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Opportunity / Custom Object

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu payment schedules and invoice records map to a custom Payment_Schedule__c object linked to the Opportunity. Each payment milestone becomes a record with amount, due date, and status. Paid-to-date totals are calculated or stored as custom currency fields. If a payment includes multiple line items, each line can be represented as a separate Payment_Schedule__c record, and a roll‑up summary field on the Opportunity can display the total paid amount.

Ziggu

Approval

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Custom Object / Salesforce Flow

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu approval records (who approved, when, what was approved) have no direct Salesforce equivalent. Approval data migrates as a custom Approval_History__c object on the relevant record for audit reference. Actual approval logic must be rebuilt as Salesforce Approval Processes or Flow.

Ziggu

User / Team Member

maps to

Salesforce Sales Cloud

User (owner resolution)

1:1
Fully supported

Ziggu users are matched to Salesforce Users by email address. Unmatched users are flagged as 'Ziggu_User_ID__c' custom records so owner assignment can be resolved manually before migration. Records without an owner land on a designated fallback Salesforce user. If an unmatched user is later added to Salesforce, FlitStack can re‑run the owner resolution step to reassign their records, ensuring accurate ownership throughout the CRM.

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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Ziggu gotchas

High

Deactivated projects lock tasks and files but keep conversations open

High

Per-active-project pricing creates a minimum portfolio cost

Medium

Add-ons scale per active unit, not per project

Medium

No public API means migration runs through manual export workflows

Salesforce Sales Cloud logo

Salesforce Sales Cloud gotchas

High

Workflow Rules and Process Builder are retired

High

Bulk API batch quota exhaustion during large imports

Medium

Storage overage billing is non-obvious

Medium

Account-Contact many-to-many relationship mapping

Low

Territory and team member import ordering dependencies

Pair-specific challenges

  • Ziggu project-to-Account hierarchy requires custom field tagging

    Ziggu projects carry a project-centric hierarchy — clients associate to projects, units nest within projects, and financials track per project. Salesforce Accounts have a parent-child hierarchy but no native project grouping. FlitStack maps Ziggu projects to Accounts with a Project_Origin__c flag and links units as Opportunities with WhatId pointing to the project Account. However, the Salesforce Account hierarchy does not natively reflect Ziggu's project structure; custom reporting requires a Project__c custom object if your team needs rollup summaries across units within a development.

  • Unit-level financial data collapses to a single Opportunity.Amount field

    Ziggu Financials module tracks payment schedules, invoice records, and running balances per unit — multi-line data with multiple due dates and partial payments. Salesforce Opportunity.Amount stores a single total value; there is no native multi-line financial schedule on the Opportunity object. We create a custom Payment_Schedule__c object linked to the Opportunity for each payment milestone, but Salesforce's native forecast and revenue recognition features will not consume this data automatically. Your team will need to configure Opportunity Products or a financial custom object if native forecasting is required on a per-payment basis.

  • Approval history migrates as reference data, not live approval workflows

    Ziggu approval records — who approved, at what step, with what comment — reflect historical decisions in your development process. Salesforce Approval Processes are configuration objects with step criteria, assigned users, and automated actions. There is no migration path from Ziggu approvals to Salesforce Approval Processes because the logic is platform-specific. We preserve Ziggu approval history as a custom Approval_History__c object on the relevant record. Your Salesforce admin must rebuild active approval logic using Salesforce Setup approval processes or Flow.

  • Ziggu client-portal configurations cannot transfer to Salesforce Experience Cloud

    Ziggu's white-labeled client portal — with real-time project updates, approval buttons, document sharing, and selection wizards — is a Ziggu-specific configuration with no Salesforce equivalent at the data level. Salesforce Experience Cloud provides portals but requires separate licensing, site configuration, and content migration. We cannot migrate portal configurations automatically. Your team should plan for Experience Cloud setup as a post-migration configuration project, using Ziggu's exported portal content as reference material.

  • Multi-currency Ziggu setups require Salesforce Multi-Currency enabled

    Ziggu stores amounts in euros (EUR) by default. Salesforce stores Opportunity.Amount and custom currency fields in the org's corporate currency unless Advanced Currency Management is enabled. If your Salesforce org operates in a different currency, FlitStack sets the Opportunity CurrencyIsoCode field to EUR during migration, but your org must have Advanced Currency Types configured before records land — otherwise amounts display in corporate currency with incorrect conversion. Additionally, if you use Dated Exchange Rates, map each EUR amount to the correct rate at transaction time; otherwise reports may show stale conversions. Enable Multi-Currency and the EUR currency type in Salesforce Setup before the migration run.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Ziggu to Salesforce Sales Cloud data migration

  1. Audit Ziggu data model and map to Salesforce schema

    FlitStack ingests your Ziggu data via API — clients, projects, units, financials, conversations, documents, and user list. We inventory every object, count records per type, and flag custom fields, multi-project hierarchies, and financial line items. We then produce a schema mapping document that shows which Ziggu objects map to which Salesforce objects, which require custom fields, and which need new custom objects (Project_Unit__c, Payment_Schedule__c, Approval_History__c).

  2. Create Salesforce custom fields and objects before migration

    Before data lands, your Salesforce admin (or our team) creates the custom fields and objects referenced in the mapping document — Project_Status__c on Account, Floor__c and Bedrooms__c on Opportunity, Payment_Schedule__c with its fields, and Source_System_ID__c on every migrated object. Record Types and page layouts are also configured at this stage if you have multiple project types requiring different stage sets.

  3. Resolve owners and flag unmatched users

    Ziggu users are matched to Salesforce Users by email address. We run an owner-resolution pass that generates a match report: matched users are pre-assigned, and unmatched Ziggu users are flagged in a Zigu_User_Unmatched__c custom field on the relevant records. Your team resolves unmatched owners before the migration run — either by inviting them to Salesforce or by reassigning their records to a fallback user.

  4. Run sample migration with field-level diff

    A representative slice — typically 100–500 records spanning clients, projects, units, conversations, and documents — migrates first. We generate a field-level diff between source values and destination values so you can verify the Project-to-Account mapping, unit-to-Opportunity Stage mapping, payment schedule structure, and document attachment links before the full run commits. The diff report shows mismatched field values, missing required fields, or nulls. You can request adjustments to mappings or data transformations before the full migration. The sample also validates owner resolution linking Ziggu users to Salesforce users and that custom objects such as Project_Unit__c are populated as expected.

  5. Execute full migration with delta-pickup window

    Full migration runs against Salesforce in sequence: Accounts first, then Contacts and Leads, then Opportunities with unit attributes, then Tasks and Files. A delta-pickup window of 24–48 hours captures any records created or modified in Ziggu during cutover. Audit log records every operation; one-click rollback is available if reconciliation reveals data integrity issues. Post-migration, we deliver a validation report showing record counts, error rates, and unmatched-owner flags.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Ziggu

Source

Strengths

  • Per-project billing aligns cost to active workload — completed projects can be deactivated without losing history.
  • Built-in client portal with 24/7 transparency reduces the back-and-forth email volume between development teams and buyers.
  • Conversations remain writable on deactivated projects, keeping post-handover support communication open.
  • Structured approval workflows with deadline tracking help property developers collect client decisions without chasing.
  • Survey module integrates NPS and custom question collection at defined project milestones.

Weaknesses

  • No public REST API documented — integrations must rely on webhook triggers or manual export workflows.
  • Per-active-project pricing with tier minimums (10/15/25) makes the platform expensive to maintain for large legacy project portfolios.
  • Deactivated projects become read-only across tasks and files, limiting post-handover activity.
  • Partner Portal, Multi-unit Projects, Financials, Sales, and Surveys are all paid add-ons priced per active unit, layering costs quickly.
  • Flat account structure with no parent-company or multi-subsidiary hierarchy for larger property groups.
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Salesforce Sales Cloud

Destination

Strengths

  • Largest enterprise app ecosystem in CRM with 5,000+ AppExchange integrations covering nearly every vertical workflow.
  • Native Einstein AI delivers lead scoring, opportunity insights, and predictive forecasting without a third-party layer.
  • Advanced territory management, multi-currency, and flexible forecasting satisfy complex B2B revenue structures.
  • Deep platform extensibility: Custom Objects, Apex, Flow, and the Metadata API allow full schema customization.
  • Well-documented REST API, Bulk API, and Composite API with published rate limits for programmatic migration.

Weaknesses

  • Pricing model is layered and opaque in practice: per-seat fees plus storage overages, add-on subscriptions, and annual uplifts compound to 30–40% above sticker price.
  • Workflow Rules and Process Builder are deprecated, forcing all orgs onto Salesforce Flow — a migration task that catches many teams by surprise.
  • Steep administrative complexity: meaningful configuration requires a dedicated Salesforce admin or consultant.
  • API rate limits are edition-gated (100k/day base for Enterprise) and easily exhausted by large historical imports without throttling.
  • Data export is exportable via Data Loader but preserving relationship integrity across 30+ objects requires careful ETL sequencing.

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 Ziggu and Salesforce Sales Cloud.

  • 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

    Ziggu: Not publicly published — Ziggu states limits are tuned to integration use cases and confirmed during onboarding.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

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Most Ziggu-to-Salesforce migrations complete in 48–72 hours for under 50,000 records. Larger implementations with many active projects, hundreds of units per development, or extensive payment‑schedule data can extend the timeline to 5–10 days. The initial phase involves building Salesforce custom fields and objects; this schema preparation is typically the longest planning step. After schema completion, FlitStack runs a sample diff, then a full cut‑over with a 24–48 hour delta‑pickup window to capture any in‑flight changes before go‑live.

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