ERP migration

Migrate from Furious to Dolibarr ERP

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Furious and Dolibarr ERP. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Dolibarr ERP.

Furious logo

Furious

Source

Dolibarr ERP

Destination

Dolibarr ERP logo

Compatibility

83%

10 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Furious and Dolibarr ERP.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Furious to Dolibarr is a migration from a commercial agency operations ERP to a modular open-source platform. Furious organizes work around agency-specific hierarchies (Clients, Projects, Tasks, Time Entries, Quotes, Invoices, Purchase Orders) that map directly to Dolibarr modules when the correct Third-Party and Project configurations are established. Dolibarr's modular architecture means we activate only the modules the customer's workflow requires before migration begins. Custom fields on Projects, Quotes, and Invoices require field-by-field mapping during scoping. Binary attachments linked to Furious records do not migrate automatically; we audit the attachment volume during discovery and deliver a re-upload checklist post-migration. We do not migrate Furious automations, custom role configurations, or approval workflows; these require rebuild in Dolibarr using Dolibarr's built-in workflow triggers or third-party add-ons and are delivered as written scope documents for the customer's admin team.

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

Furious logo

Furious

What's pushing teams away

  • The learning curve is steep, especially during onboarding with extensive features across multiple operational modules.
  • Integration ecosystem is limited compared to standalone CRM or project management tools, requiring custom work to connect with other platforms.
  • Pricing is not transparently published, making it difficult to compare cost against simpler tools during vendor evaluation.
  • Performance can degrade with large volumes of historical projects and time entries, creating slow load times in project history views.
  • Support response times are inconsistent, with some users reporting delays when resolving configuration issues during critical project phases.

Choosing

Dolibarr ERP logo

Dolibarr ERP

What's pulling them in

  • Free open-source core with no per-user license fee makes it the lowest-cost entry point for small teams needing ERP and CRM in one package.
  • Self-hosted deployment gives full data ownership and eliminates vendor lock-in, especially attractive to businesses with compliance requirements.
  • Modular architecture means teams enable only the features they use, keeping the interface uncluttered and reducing learning curve.
  • Fast installation with no technical knowledge required — one reviewer set up multiple businesses in minutes using their own hosting.
  • Active community forum and marketplace of third-party add-ons provide support and extension options without mandatory subscription costs.

Object mapping

How Furious objects map to Dolibarr ERP

Each row shows how a Furious object lands in Dolibarr ERP, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

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

Furious

Client

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Third Party (Module: Third-Party Management)

1:1
Fully supported

Furious Client records map directly to Dolibarr Third Party (societe table). Standard fields (name, email, address, phone, website) migrate 1:1. We activate Dolibarr's Third-Party module before migration begins. The dedupe key is the client name and email combination. If Furious stores client type (prospect, customer, vendor), we map to Dolibarr's Client property (prospect, customer, supplier) on the Third Party record.

Furious

Project

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Project (Module: Projects)

1:1
Fully supported

Furious Projects map to Dolibarr Project (projet table). Project status (active, completed, on-hold) maps to Dolibarr's ProjectStatus field values. Project budget and billable flag migrate to Dolibarr's Budget and Usage fields. We activate the Projects module before migration and ensure the Third Party (client) reference is resolved first so that the project-to-client linkage is satisfied at import time.

Furious

Task

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Task (Module: Projects → Tasks)

1:1
Fully supported

Furious Tasks belong to Projects and have assignees, status, and due dates. We map to Dolibarr Task (projet_task table) linked to the migrated Project. Task status from Furious maps to Dolibarr Task status values. Custom fields on Tasks require field-level mapping during scoping; we discover the custom field set first and create matching Dolibarr extrafields before import.

Furious

Time Entry

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Project Time (Module: Projects → Timesheets)

1:1
Fully supported

Furious Time Entries associate to a user, project, and task with billable/non-billable flags and hours. We map to Dolibarr ProjectTaskTime (projet_task_time table) linked to the migrated Project and Task. The billable flag maps to Dolibarr's invoiceable property. User mapping resolves by email match; if the user is not a Dolibarr user, we flag them for admin provisioning before the time entry import phase.

Furious

Quote

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Proposal (Module: Commercial Proposals)

1:1
Fully supported

Furious Quotes contain line items tied to Projects and carry pricing, quantities, and descriptions. We map to Dolibarr Proposal (propale table) linked to the Third Party and Project. Quote status (draft, sent, accepted, lost) maps to Dolibarr Proposal status. Custom fields on Quotes require field-level mapping; we create matching Dolibarr extrafields under the Proposal module before import.

Furious

Invoice

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Invoice (Module: Invoicing)

1:1
Fully supported

Furious Invoices reference Clients and Projects with line items and totals. We map to Dolibarr Facture (facture table) linked to the Third Party. Invoice status (draft, validated, paid, cancelled, abandoned) maps to Dolibarr's status field. Open invoices at cutover time are flagged for manual reconciliation after migration because payment status can change during the cutover window. We recommend a payment blackout period or double-bookkeeping verification post-migration.

Furious

Purchase Order

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Supplier Order (Module: Procurement → Supplier Orders)

1:1
Fully supported

Furious Purchase Orders link to Projects and Vendors with line items. We map to Dolibarr CommandeFournisseur (commande_fournisseur table). Vendor records must be created in Dolibarr before Purchase Order import; we identify all vendors in Furious during discovery and create Third Party records with the supplier property set before the PO migration phase begins. PO status maps to Dolibarr supplier order status.

Furious

User / Team Member

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

User (Module: Users → Rights)

1:1
Fully supported

Furious User records include name, email, and role. We map to Dolibarr User (user table). Role strings from Furious (Project Manager, Account Lead) do not map directly to Dolibarr's permission group model; we map to the closest Dolibarr permission group and flag the mapping for manual review in Dolibarr's Users → Rights interface after migration. Inactive users in Furious are excluded unless explicitly requested.

Furious

Custom Fields (Project-Level)

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Extrafields (Module: N/A — per-module configuration)

lossy
Mapping required

Furious custom fields on Projects, Quotes, Invoices, and Tasks require field-by-field mapping to Dolibarr extrafields. We discover the full custom field set during the discovery phase, then create matching Dolibarr extrafields under the appropriate module before any data import. Field types are mapped: text to varchar, number to integer or decimal, date to date, checkbox to yesno. Custom fields without a Dolibarr equivalent are flagged for manual entry post-migration or alternative storage as a Note.

Furious

Documents / Attachments

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Document Management (per module)

1:1
Not supported

Furious stores binary file attachments linked to Projects, Quotes, and Invoices. We do not extract or transfer these files. We audit every Furious record with an attachment during discovery and deliver a re-upload checklist that maps each attachment to its parent record and Dolibarr module for manual re-upload post-migration. This is the largest manual post-migration task for most Furious migrations.

Furious

Vendor (implicit in PO)

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Third Party with Supplier property (Module: Third-Party Management)

1:1
Fully supported

Furious Purchase Orders reference Vendors that may not exist as standalone records. During discovery we extract every vendor referenced in Purchase Orders and create corresponding Dolibarr Third Party records with the supplier property enabled. This vendor pre-creation is a prerequisite for Purchase Order import and must complete before the PO migration phase begins.

Furious

Role / Permission

maps to

Dolibarr ERP

Permission Group (Module: Users → Rights)

lossy
Fully supported

Furious agency-specific roles (Project Manager, Account Lead) map to Dolibarr permission groups. Dolibarr permissions are module-scoped: a user can have read, create, modify, delete, and export permissions per module. We map Furious role capabilities to Dolibarr permission group assignments, but the customer must review and adjust these in Dolibarr's Users → Rights interface post-migration because the permission models are not structurally equivalent.

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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Furious gotchas

High

Binary file attachments do not migrate automatically

Medium

Custom fields require field-by-field mapping before migration

Medium

Invoice payment status can change during cutover window

Low

Role and permission mapping is not 1:1 across systems

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Dolibarr ERP gotchas

High

Foreign key constraint errors on cross-distribution database restore

High

SQL injection vulnerabilities in version 9.0.1

Medium

Custom fields stored as JSON in extraoptions require field-by-field deserialization

Medium

Decimal precision and rounding configuration affects price fields

Low

No native iOS/Android app forces reliance on browser

Pair-specific challenges

  • Binary file attachments do not migrate automatically

    Furious stores documents and attachments linked to Projects, Quotes, and Invoices as binary objects. We do not extract or transfer these files in the automated migration pipeline. We flag every Furious record with an attachment during discovery and deliver a re-upload checklist that maps each file to its parent record and target Dolibarr module. Customers should audit their attachment volume before cutover and allocate time for manual re-upload post-migration. This is the single largest manual post-migration task for most Furious to Dolibarr migrations.

  • Custom fields require module activation before creation in Dolibarr

    Dolibarr's custom field system (extrafields) is per-module and requires the relevant module to be activated before custom fields can be added to that module's records. For example, custom fields on Projects require the Projects module to be active. We discover the full custom field set during scoping, confirm the required Dolibarr modules are enabled, then create extrafields under each module before data import begins. Skipping module activation results in migration errors when attempting to write to extrafield columns that do not exist.

  • Invoice payment status can change during the cutover window

    Open invoices in Furious represent live payment obligations. During the migration cutover window, a client could pay an invoice or a new invoice could be issued. We snapshot invoice status at cutover time, but any payments processed in Furious between snapshot and cutover completion require manual reconciliation. We recommend a payment blackout period or double-bookkeeping verification post-migration to catch discrepancies. This is especially relevant for migration timelines exceeding two weeks.

  • Vendor records must be created before Purchase Order import

    Furious Purchase Orders reference Vendors that may not exist as standalone Client records. Dolibarr requires a Third Party record with the supplier property set before a Supplier Order can reference it. We extract all vendors from Furious Purchase Orders during discovery, create the corresponding Dolibarr Third Party supplier records, and complete this pre-creation before the Purchase Order migration phase begins. If this step is skipped, Purchase Order imports fail on foreign key constraints.

  • Dolibarr module activation affects migration scope and field availability

    Dolibarr's modular architecture means not all features are available by default. The Projects, Invoicing, Commercial Proposals, Procurement, and Third-Party Management modules must be activated individually in Dolibarr before their data can be imported. We confirm which modules are active during scoping, activate any required but inactive modules, and verify that the extrafields table exists for each module before writing custom field data. Version differences between Dolibarr instances can affect the structure of these tables and require schema validation before migration begins.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Furious to Dolibarr ERP data migration

  1. Discovery and module planning

    We audit the source Furious instance across objects (Clients, Projects, Tasks, Time Entries, Quotes, Invoices, Purchase Orders, Users), custom field schemas per object, attachment volume per record type, and Purchase Order vendor references. We identify which Dolibarr modules must be activated (Third-Party Management, Projects, Invoicing, Commercial Proposals, Procurement, HR or Timesheets) and confirm that the extrafields tables exist for each module under the target Dolibarr version. The discovery output is a written migration scope, a Dolibarr module activation checklist, and a custom field mapping table.

  2. Vendor pre-creation and schema preparation

    We extract every vendor referenced in Furious Purchase Orders and create corresponding Dolibarr Third Party records with the supplier property enabled. This pre-creation step is mandatory because Purchase Order records in Dolibarr reference a supplier_id foreign key that must exist at insert time. We then create Dolibarr extrafields for each custom field identified in Furious, mapping field types to Dolibarr's supported extrafield types (varchar, integer, decimal, date, datetime, select, yesno). The migration user is granted write access to all relevant modules in Dolibarr before proceeding.

  3. User and permission mapping

    We extract every distinct Furious user referenced on Projects, Tasks, Time Entries, Quotes, and Invoices and match by email against the Dolibarr User table. Users without a matching Dolibarr account go to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes. We map Furious role capabilities to Dolibarr permission groups and document the mapping for manual review in Dolibarr's Users → Rights interface post-migration.

  4. Test migration in Dolibarr staging environment

    We run a full migration into a Dolibarr staging environment using representative data volume. The customer's admin reconciles record counts (Third Parties in, Projects in, Tasks in, Proposals in, Invoices in, Purchase Orders in, Time Entries in), spot-checks 25-50 random records against the Furious source, and validates custom field values and attachment audit counts. Any mapping corrections happen in staging, not in production. Dolibarr version compatibility between staging and production is confirmed before proceeding.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Third Parties (from Furious Clients and Vendors), Projects (with Third Party reference resolved), Tasks (with Project reference resolved), Proposals (with Third Party and Project resolved), Invoices (with Third Party and Project resolved), Purchase Orders (with Supplier Third Party resolved), Time Entries (with User, Project, and Task resolved), and User records. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Binary attachments are flagged for manual re-upload based on the attachment audit produced during discovery.

  6. Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff

    We freeze Furious writes during cutover and run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window. We validate invoice totals match Furious snapshots, project status counts reconcile, and time entry hours sum correctly. We deliver a written inventory of Furious automations and approval workflows with Dolibarr equivalent documentation. We do not rebuild automations as Dolibarr workflows inside the migration scope; that work is handled by the customer's admin or a Dolibarr-certified partner. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues raised by the customer's team.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Furious

Source

Strengths

  • Centralizes quoting, project tracking, purchasing, and invoicing in a single platform.
  • Supports custom fields and configurable workflows per project type.
  • Time-tracking integrates directly with project billing and profitability reporting.
  • Mid-market positioning balances feature depth with reasonable onboarding complexity.
  • Client and project hierarchy provides clear organizational structure for agency work.

Weaknesses

  • Steep learning curve during initial implementation requires dedicated training investment.
  • Limited third-party integrations compared to best-of-breed alternatives.
  • No publicly available pricing, complicating budget planning and vendor comparison.
  • File attachment handling requires manual re-upload after migration rather than automated transfer.
  • Support responsiveness varies, with reports of slower resolution for complex configuration issues.
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Dolibarr ERP

Destination

Strengths

  • Free core software with AGPL license and no per-user mandatory fee for self-hosted deployments.
  • Modular architecture lets teams activate only needed features, keeping the interface focused and the database lean.
  • Self-hosted option provides full data sovereignty and avoids recurring SaaS subscription costs.
  • Built-in CSV/Excel import and export wizard with saved profiles simplifies recurring data operations.
  • Low-code Module Builder allows functional extensions without writing PHP code.

Weaknesses

  • No native documented REST API for programmatic bulk operations — all migrations depend on the import/export wizard or direct database access.
  • Reporting and analytics are weak without paid add-ons, and built-in charts are limited compared to modern SaaS platforms.
  • UI design is described as dated by multiple reviewers, with infrequent visual updates to the default theme.
  • Community-only support for self-hosted deployments means no SLA or guaranteed response time for issues.
  • Security vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-5314, CVE-2024-5315) in version 9.0.1 with no immediate patch reported.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard ERP 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 Furious and Dolibarr ERP.

  • 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

    Furious: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

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Straightforward migrations with under 500 clients, 2,000 projects, and 1,000 invoices with no complex custom field schemas complete in three to five weeks. Migrations with large time entry histories (over 50,000 records), extensive custom field schemas, or multi-vendor Purchase Order structures move to seven to twelve weeks because of the custom field mapping work, vendor pre-creation, and extended cutover reconciliation. The Dolibarr module activation and staging validation phases typically account for five to seven business days before any data migration begins.

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