Helpdesk migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between N-able MSP Manager and Gorgias. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Gorgias.
N-able MSP Manager
Source
Gorgias
Destination
Compatibility
5 of 12
objects map 1:1 between N-able MSP Manager and Gorgias.
Complexity
CModerate
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
N-able MSP Manager organizes support data around MSP clients, locations, service items, and billable hours; Gorgias organizes support data around e-commerce brands, customers, orders, and macros. These are fundamentally different data models, which means the migration requires more than a field-level field mapping—it requires a structural reconciliation of what a Customer record means in each system, how portal configurations map to Gorgias's brand-level inbox rules, and whether MSP billing data (time entries, expenses, invoices) has a home in Gorgias's data model. We handle the structural mapping, resolve the OData export constraints from MSP Manager's read-only API, and flag every automation, workflow, and portal configuration that requires manual rebuild. We do not migrate MSP Manager's PSA automations, service item billing logic, or RMM alert integrations as these are N-able platform dependencies with no Gorgias equivalent.
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 pushing teams away
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What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a N-able MSP Manager object lands in Gorgias, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
N-able MSP Manager
Customer
Gorgias
Organization
1:1MSP Manager Customer records (the primary organizational unit holding locations, program levels, and billing info) map to Gorgias Organization. The Customer's name, primary address, tax rate, and program level migrate as Organization name, address, and custom fields. MSP Manager locations (multiple sites per Customer) are treated as separate Organization records if the destination Gorgias account uses multi-location organization handling, or consolidated under the primary Organization with location data stored in a custom field. Customer portal configuration is not exportable as structured data and is flagged for manual rebuild.
N-able MSP Manager
Customer Contact
Gorgias
Customer
1:1MSP Manager Contact records (name, email, phone, role) map to Gorgias Customer. The Customer.organization_id is resolved to the migrated Organization record at import time. RMM-synced contacts from N-able N-sight migrate alongside manually created contacts. Any contact flagged as a Portal User in MSP Manager is noted in a custom field on the Gorgias Customer for manual portal invite post-migration.
N-able MSP Manager
Ticket
Gorgias
Ticket
1:1MSP Manager Tickets map directly to Gorgias Tickets. The ticket's customer_id resolves to the Gorgias Customer via the Organization mapping. MSP Manager ticket status (New, In Progress, Pending, Resolved, Closed), priority, category, and assigned technician all have Gorgias equivalents. Ticket subject and description body migrate as-is. Custom ticket fields (text, number, dropdown, date) require schema inspection via MSP Manager API before migration because official documentation URLs for custom fields return 404 errors; any unsupported field types are flagged for manual post-migration field creation in Gorgias.
N-able MSP Manager
Custom Ticket Fields
Gorgias
Custom Ticket Attributes
lossyMSP Manager user-defined custom fields on tickets map to Gorgias ticket attributes. We inspect the live MSP Manager account schema via API during discovery to enumerate custom field names and types. Text fields map to Gorgias text attributes; dropdown fields map to Gorgias dropdown attributes with option value mapping preserved; date fields map to Gorgias date attributes. Any dropdown with an option value not representable in Gorgias (e.g., an unsupported character) is flagged for manual attribute creation and value remapping.
N-able MSP Manager
Time Entry
Gorgias
Ticket Event or Note (internal)
1:manyMSP Manager Time Entries (technician, date, duration, description linked to a ticket) present a structural challenge in Gorgias because Gorgias does not have a native billable time tracking object. We migrate time entries as internal ticket Events with a note body carrying the technician name, duration, and description. Customers requiring billable time data in the destination should confirm whether Gorgias's integration with a time tracking tool (Toggl, Hubstaff, or a connected accounting platform) is the intended path, and we document this as a configuration decision during scoping.
N-able MSP Manager
Expense
Gorgias
Line Item or Note (internal)
lossyMSP Manager Expense records (amount, date, vendor, description, attached to a ticket) have no direct Gorgias equivalent. We migrate expenses as internal ticket notes with a structured body (EXPENSE: vendor, amount, date). If the customer requires expense data in a structured format for reconciliation, we recommend connecting Gorgias to a third-party expense management integration post-migration.
N-able MSP Manager
Invoice
Gorgias
Not Migrated (Flagged for Manual Reconcile)
lossyMSP Manager Invoices are generated from billable time and expenses against tickets and carry status (draft, sent, paid). Gorgias does not have an invoice or billing object. We do not migrate invoices. We deliver an invoice inventory report listing all MSP Manager invoices with status, customer, amount, and line items, and the customer's accounting team reconciles these manually against Xero or QuickBooks (which MSP Manager already integrates with). Gorgias's refund and discount actions on orders serve as the operational equivalent for e-commerce support adjustments.
N-able MSP Manager
Knowledge Base Article
Gorgias
Help Center Article
1:1MSP Manager KB articles (procedure and policy documentation scoped per customer) migrate to Gorgias Help Center articles. We export KB article title, body content, and customer association. Article body content migrates as Gorgias article HTML body. The customer-level association in MSP Manager maps to a Gorgias brand association (if multi-brand) or a general Help Center publication. Articles that reference MSP Manager-specific terminology or billing context are flagged for manual review and rewrite to fit an e-commerce help center audience.
N-able MSP Manager
Asset
Gorgias
Customer Attribute (custom field)
lossyMSP Manager Asset records (device hardware specs, status, linked to a Customer) do not have a native Gorgias equivalent because Gorgias is an e-commerce helpdesk rather than an RMM platform. Asset data migrates as structured notes on the Organization or Customer record, with device name, status, and basic hardware info in a custom attribute. Full device detail, patch status, and RMM-linked monitoring data that lives in N-able N-sight RMM has no Gorgias home and is not migrated.
N-able MSP Manager
User and Role
Gorgias
User and Agent
1:1MSP Manager User accounts (Admin, Technician, View-only roles) map to Gorgias Users and Agents. Role-based permissions migrate as Gorgias permission groups (Admin, Agent, Supervisor). The MSP Manager Admin role maps to Gorgias Admin; Technician maps to Agent; View-only maps to a read-only permission group. User email, name, and active status migrate. Any MSP Manager user without a matching email in the destination is placed in a reconciliation queue for account provisioning before agent assignment migration.
N-able MSP Manager
Service Item
Gorgias
Organization Attribute or Product Note
lossyMSP Manager Service Items (managed service plans per customer, e.g., per-user or per-device billing scope) define the scope and pricing of MSP service contracts. Gorgias does not have a service item or SLA contract object. We migrate service item names and billing type (flat fee, per-user, per-device) as structured custom fields on the Organization record. Service item pricing and billing model are documented in a separate service catalog handoff document for the customer's operations team.
N-able MSP Manager
Customer Portal Configuration
Gorgias
Not Migrated (Manual Rebuild Required)
lossyMSP Manager portal settings (logo, color scheme, ticket submission preferences per customer) are stored in UI state rather than as structured exportable records. We capture screenshots during audit but treat portal branding as a manual reconfiguration task in Gorgias's Help Center and customer portal settings. Gorgias's multi-brand portal configuration is more structured and scoped per brand rather than per customer, which represents a meaningful architectural difference that requires manual rebuild.
| N-able MSP Manager | Gorgias | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Organization1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Customer Contact | Customer1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Ticket | Ticket1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Ticket Fields | Custom Ticket Attributeslossy | Mapping required | |
| Time Entry | Ticket Event or Note (internal)1:many | Fully supported | |
| Expense | Line Item or Note (internal)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Invoice | Not Migrated (Flagged for Manual Reconcile)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Knowledge Base Article | Help Center Article1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Asset | Customer Attribute (custom field)lossy | Fully supported | |
| User and Role | User and Agent1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Service Item | Organization Attribute or Product Notelossy | Fully supported | |
| Customer Portal Configuration | Not Migrated (Manual Rebuild Required)lossy | 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.
N-able MSP Manager gotchas
Auto-renewal with 30-day cancellation window
OData API is read-only; Swagger requires write permissions
Custom ticket field documentation is incomplete
Billable time must be linked to open tickets for invoice generation
Customer portal branding is not exported as structured data
Gorgias gotchas
AI Agent adds outcome-based fees on top of billable ticket costs
Overage billing for tickets scales nonlinearly
API rate limits restrict bulk export throughput
Agent data visibility cannot be restricted by role for GDPR use cases
Knowledge Base translations require separate API calls per locale
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and contract renewal audit
We audit the source MSP Manager account via OData API to enumerate Customers, Contacts, Tickets, Time Entries, Expenses, Invoices, KB Articles, Assets, Service Items, and Users. We inspect the live schema for custom ticket field names and types, since official documentation URLs for these return 404 errors. We confirm Swagger API credentials and write permissions. In parallel, we audit the MSP Manager contract renewal date through the customer portal (me.n-able.com) to determine whether the cancellation window is open or approaching. We deliver a written discovery report with record counts per object, custom field inventory, and a contract renewal urgency flag.
Gorgias account provisioning and brand scoping
We provision the Gorgias account or validate the customer's existing account. We establish the brand structure in Gorgias (single brand vs. multi-brand) and map MSP Manager's per-customer portal and KB scoping to Gorgias's brand-level configuration. We configure permission groups (Admin, Agent, Supervisor) mapped from MSP Manager roles. We create any custom ticket attributes in Gorgias that correspond to MSP Manager custom ticket fields, confirmed via the live schema inspection from Step 1. Any attribute types that cannot be matched are flagged for manual creation.
Sandbox migration and schema reconciliation
We run a full migration into Gorgias using production-like data volume. The customer's operations lead reconciles record counts (Customers in, Organizations created; Contacts in, Customers created; Tickets in, Tickets created; KB Articles in, Help Center Articles created). We spot-check 25-50 records against the MSP Manager source for field-level accuracy, particularly for custom ticket fields, time entries, and KB article body content. Any mapping corrections (field name mismatches, unsupported dropdown values, orphaned records) are resolved here before production migration begins.
User provisioning and owner reconciliation
We extract every distinct MSP Manager user referenced on Tickets, Time Entries, and Knowledge Base records and match by email against the Gorgias destination User table. Any MSP Manager user without a matching Gorgias account is placed in a reconciliation queue for the customer to provision. Migration cannot proceed past user provisioning because agent assignment on Tickets requires valid User references in Gorgias.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Organizations (from MSP Manager Customers), Customers (from MSP Manager Contacts with OrganizationId resolved), Tickets (with CustomerId, assignee, status, priority, and custom attributes resolved), Time Entries (as internal ticket Events), KB Articles (as Help Center Articles), Assets (as structured Organization notes), and Service Items (as Organization custom fields). Invoice records are exported as an inventory report rather than migrated to Gorgias. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.
Cutover, validation, and rebuild handoff
We freeze MSP Manager writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Gorgias as the system of record for support operations. We deliver the portal configuration audit (screenshot-based), the KB article handoff package (HTML export per article), and the invoice inventory report. We do not rebuild MSP Manager ticket routing rules, service item billing workflows, or RMM alert integrations as Gorgias automations; these are documented as manual rebuild tasks for the customer's admin team. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues raised by the support team.
Platform deep dives
N-able MSP Manager
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Gorgias
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Moderate Helpdesk migration. 3 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Moderate migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across N-able MSP Manager and Gorgias.
Object compatibility
3 of 7 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
7-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.
API constraints
N-able MSP Manager: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
N-able MSP Manager doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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