HRMS migration

Migrate from EPAY HCM to Crelate

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between EPAY HCM and Crelate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Crelate.

EPAY HCM logo

EPAY HCM

Source

Crelate

Destination

Crelate logo

Compatibility

58%

7 of 12

objects map 1:1 between EPAY HCM and Crelate.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

EPAY HCM and Crelate serve fundamentally different functions, which defines the scope of this migration. EPAY bundles recruiting, onboarding, HR, benefits, time tracking, payroll, and tax filing into a single all-in-one platform. Crelate is a recruiting-focused ATS and CRM with no payroll, benefits administration, time tracking, or tax filing capability. The migration scope is therefore narrow: we move EPAY's recruiting and ATS records — candidates, job orders, submissions, and associated notes — into Crelate's Contact, Company, and Job Order objects. We do not migrate payroll history, compensation records, benefits enrollments, garnishment orders, tax filing data, time and attendance logs, performance reviews, or ACA compliance records because Crelate has no fields or modules to receive them. For organizations that need to retain payroll and HR functions, we recommend a parallel migration to a dedicated HR platform and coordinate cutover timing to minimize operational gaps. EPAY's lack of a public API means all data extraction requires vendor-assisted export, which we coordinate early in the scoping phase to avoid timeline risk.

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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EPAY HCM

What's pushing teams away

  • Pricing is opaque — there is no public pricing page and prospects must request a quote, which causes delays and uncertainty during vendor evaluation and migration planning.
  • No documented public API means integrations with downstream accounting, ERP, or business intelligence tools require manual data handling or custom development, creating dependency on EPAY's own export tools.
  • Customers report frustration with reporting and analytics limitations — the built-in dashboards are considered functional but not sufficient for deep workforce insight needs without supplementary tools.
  • Switching away from EPAY is complicated because the platform bundles recruiting, onboarding, HR, benefits, payroll, and tax filing — leaving requires a coordinated multi-system migration rather than a simple data export.
  • Customer reviews note a steep learning curve for administrators configuring complex pay rules, union agreements, and multi-state tax setups, which can extend implementation timelines significantly.

Choosing

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Crelate

What's pulling them in

  • Affordable per-seat pricing with transparent tiers makes Crelate accessible for small-to-mid staffing firms evaluating ATS platforms for the first time.
  • Fast implementation reported by customers—some describe getting live in a matter of minutes with support team assistance.
  • Unified ATS + CRM in a single product eliminates the need to buy and synchronize separate recruiting and sales tools.
  • Flexible custom fields across Contacts, Companies, and Opportunities allow recruiting teams to capture firm-specific data without developer involvement.
  • Positive reviews highlight the product's intuitive interface and functional breadth for teams that need recruiting workflows without enterprise overhead.

Object mapping

How EPAY HCM objects map to Crelate

Each row shows how a EPAY HCM object lands in Crelate, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

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

EPAY HCM

Employee (recruiting-relevant fields)

maps to

Crelate

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

EPAY Employee records contain personal info, employment history, department, location, and job title. Only a subset maps to Crelate Contact: name fields, email, phone, address, current title, and employment history dates. Fields specific to payroll (compensation, pay frequency, deduction codes), benefits (enrollment, coverage tier, carrier), tax (W-4, state withholding, garnishments), and time tracking (accruals, scheduling, job costing) have no Crelate equivalent and are not migrated. For internal mobility scenarios where EPAY employees become Crelate candidates, we map the employee record as a Contact with an additional custom field epay_employee_id__c for reference.

EPAY HCM

Job Application / Applicant

maps to

Crelate

Job Order

1:1
Fully supported

EPAY's recruiting module tracks job postings, applicants, and application status. These map to Crelate Job Order records. The EPAY job title, department, location, and posting status become Crelate Job Order title, client (mapped from EPAY Company), and status. Application stage (applied, screened, interviewed, offered, hired, rejected) maps to Crelate's Submission pipeline stages. We preserve the original EPAY application date and any screening notes.

EPAY HCM

Candidate (from EPAY applicant pool)

maps to

Crelate

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

EPAY's candidate pool and applicant records map to Crelate Contact. Resume content migrates as a parsed Crelate Resume record attached to the Contact via ContentDocumentLink. Skills, certifications, and work history from the EPAY applicant profile map to Crelate's standard Contact fields and any custom fields configured during scoping. Crelate's resume parsing (Standard at Business, Premium limits at Business Plus and Enterprise) processes incoming documents post-migration.

EPAY HCM

Company (EPAY organizational units)

maps to

Crelate

Company

1:1
Fully supported

EPAY maintains organizational structure including company name, location, department, and cost center. These map to Crelate Company records. The EPAY company identifier becomes a custom field epay_company_id__c for reconciliation. If EPAY's organizational units represent hiring clients (for staffing firms), they map to Crelate Client records with Company as the parent.

EPAY HCM

Submission / Placement

maps to

Crelate

Submission

1:1
Fully supported

EPAY's submission and placement tracking maps to Crelate Submission records attached to a Contact and a Job Order. The EPAY submission status, submission date, assigned recruiter, and placement outcome (if applicable) migrate as Crelate Submission fields. Placement fee and billing status from EPAY — relevant for staffing firms — map to custom Crelate fields or to the Crelate Business transaction tracking if the customer's Business Plus or Enterprise tier supports it.

EPAY HCM

Interview and evaluation records

maps to

Crelate

Activity / Note

1:1
Fully supported

EPAY stores interview schedules, interviewer feedback, and evaluation scores. These migrate to Crelate Activity records (meetings and tasks) linked to the Contact and Job Order, with evaluation content stored as Notes or as custom Activity form responses. Interview scores from EPAY numeric rating systems map to custom Crelate fields or to Activity form custom fields configured during schema design.

EPAY HCM

Recruiter / Hiring Manager assignment

maps to

Crelate

User (Crelate recruiter)

1:1
Fully supported

EPAY recruiter and hiring manager assignments on job postings and applications map to Crelate User records by email match. We resolve the OwnerId reference at migration time. Any EPAY recruiter without a matching Crelate User goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before the production import.

EPAY HCM

Benefits Enrollment

maps to

Crelate

(no equivalent in Crelate)

lossy
Fully supported

EPAY benefit enrollment records — plan names, coverage tiers, enrollment dates, dependent information, carrier details — have no Crelate equivalent. We export the enrollment data as a CSV reference file for the customer's HR team to use when re-enrolling employees in the destination HR platform (separate engagement). Benefits data does not load into Crelate.

EPAY HCM

Payroll Processing History

maps to

Crelate

(no equivalent in Crelate)

lossy
Mapping required

EPAY payroll run records, earnings, deductions, taxes, net pay by pay period, pay stubs, and tax filing history have no Crelate equivalent. We export payroll history as a PDF and CSV reference file for the customer's payroll team and recommend retaining EPAY access or a payroll archive service for lookback. Active garnishment orders and deduction codes require manual verification in the destination HR platform before the first payroll run.

EPAY HCM

Time and Attendance Logs

maps to

Crelate

(no equivalent in Crelate)

lossy
Mapping required

EPAY clock-in/clock-out data, overtime records, accrual balances, scheduling rules, and job costing assignments have no Crelate equivalent. We export attendance summary data as a CSV reference file for the destination HR or time-tracking platform. Accrual balances (PTO, sick, holiday) require manual entry or API import into the destination system by the customer's HR team.

EPAY HCM

Compensation Records

maps to

Crelate

(no equivalent in Crelate)

lossy
Fully supported

EPAY pay rates, salary histories, pay frequency, bonuses, pay adjustments, and effective-dated compensation changes have no Crelate equivalent. We export the compensation timeline as a CSV reference file. The customer's HR team or the destination HR platform administrator enters compensation data during onboarding in the new system.

EPAY HCM

Performance Review Records

maps to

Crelate

(no equivalent in Crelate)

lossy
Mapping required

EPAY performance review cycles, 360-degree feedback, journaling entries, and review status tracking have no Crelate equivalent. We export review history and scores as a CSV reference file. The destination HR platform handles performance management going forward. Review cycle configuration does not migrate.

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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EPAY HCM gotchas

High

No public API means migration extraction is vendor-assisted

High

Historical payroll and tax filing data require special handling

Medium

Benefits carrier re-enrollment is often required at destination

Medium

Employee count directly affects billing — imports increase costs

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Crelate gotchas

High

120 req/min API rate limit throttles bulk migrations

High

20 custom field per-entity cap forces data model decisions

Medium

15,000-record export ceiling on single operations

Medium

Sequences and automation workflows do not migrate

Low

API key is a querystring parameter, not a header

Pair-specific challenges

  • EPAY has no public API — export is vendor-assisted and timeline-dependent

    EPAY HCM does not publish a public REST or bulk API for customer data extraction. All recruiting module exports — candidate profiles, job orders, applications, submission history — require coordination with EPAY's internal export tools or direct database access facilitated by their team. We request exports early in the scoping phase and validate record counts before beginning transformation work. Export scheduling depends on EPAY's availability and can add one to three weeks to the timeline if their export team has queue backlog. We flag this risk at project kickoff and recommend requesting the export on day one of engagement.

  • EPAY's recruiting module stores a subset of employee data

    EPAY Employee records contain fields spanning payroll, benefits, time tracking, and HR. The recruiting module subset — name, contact info, employment history, job title, department — is a fraction of the total record. If the migration goal is to preserve employee records as Crelate contacts (for internal mobility or staffing scenarios), the EPAY export must be scoped specifically to the recruiting-relevant fields. We coordinate with EPAY's export team to request the correct field subset. Full employee record export including payroll and benefits data does not serve a purpose in Crelate and should be handled separately by the destination HR platform.

  • Most EPAY HCM data has no Crelate equivalent — scope must be defined upfront

    Crelate is a recruiting ATS and CRM. It has no payroll, benefits, time tracking, tax filing, garnishment, compensation, or performance management modules. The migration scope is limited to recruiting-relevant records: candidates, job orders, submissions, companies, and interview activity. Payroll history, benefits enrollments, compensation records, garnishment orders, tax filing data, time and attendance logs, and ACA compliance data do not migrate to Crelate under any configuration. We define the migration scope in writing at project start and confirm which EPAY modules are in scope before any data moves. Organizations that need to retain payroll and HR must migrate that data to a separate HR platform in a parallel engagement.

  • Benefits carrier re-enrollment is required in the destination HR platform

    Although we export EPAY benefit enrollment records, plan names, coverage tiers, enrollment dates, and dependent information as a reference file, insurance carriers require employees to re-enroll directly in the carrier's system or the new HR platform's carrier integration. We provide the enrollment export as supporting documentation for the HR team's re-enrollment process. We advise customers to budget for a two-to-four week parallel re-enrollment window with their benefits vendors and to coordinate the enrollment freeze date with the EPAY-to-Crelate cutover to avoid a gap in coverage.

  • Active garnishment orders and deduction codes require manual verification

    EPAY stores court-ordered garnishments, wage deductions, and voluntary payroll deductions with current balances and deduction codes. Crelate has no payroll deduction module. Active garnishment orders must be exported from EPAY and verified manually in the destination payroll system — by the customer's payroll team or the new HR platform administrator — before the first payroll run processes. Garnishment compliance failures carry legal risk; we do not attempt to automate this migration step and recommend dedicated payroll administrator review.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful EPAY HCM to Crelate data migration

  1. Scope definition and EPAY export request

    We define the migration scope in writing with the customer, confirming which EPAY modules are in scope (recruiting candidates, job orders, applications, submissions, companies) and which are out of scope (payroll, benefits, compensation, time tracking, tax, performance, ACA). We immediately submit the EPAY vendor-assisted export request for the recruiting module field subset. We validate the record counts returned by EPAY against the customer's estimates before beginning transformation work. Any export delay is escalated to EPAY and reflected in the project timeline.

  2. Crelate schema design and field mapping

    We design the destination Crelate schema: configuring custom fields for EPAY identifiers (epay_candidate_id__c, epay_job_id__c, epay_company_id__c), mapping EPAY application stages to Crelate Submission pipeline stages, and configuring any custom Job Order or Contact fields the customer requires. If the customer's Crelate tier supports custom objects (Business Plus or Enterprise), we add any additional custom entities. Crelate field types must match source field types — we flag any mismatches (date fields mapping to text, numeric fields mapping to currency) during this phase.

  3. EPAY recruiting data extraction and transformation

    We receive the vendor-assisted EPAY export in the format EPAY provides (typically CSV or fixed-width). We transform the data into Crelate-compatible import format: parsing resume files for Crelate's Resume Toolbox attachment, splitting multi-value fields (skills, certifications) per Crelate's multi-select format, mapping EPAY job status to Crelate Job Order status, and applying the recruiter-to-Crelate-User lookup by email match. We generate a transformation log documenting every field-level mapping decision for customer review.

  4. Test migration to Crelate sandbox

    We run a full test migration into Crelate's sandbox or a test environment using production-like data volume. The customer's recruiting operations lead reviews the imported Contacts, Job Orders, and Submissions against the EPAY source records, spot-checks 25-50 records for data fidelity, and validates that resume attachments, status mappings, and recruiter assignments are correct. Any mapping corrections happen in this phase. We do not proceed to production migration without written sign-off from the customer's recruiting lead.

  5. Production migration and cutover

    We run the production migration in dependency order: Companies first (for Client and organizational mapping), then Job Orders (for submission parent reference), then Contacts (candidates and employees), then Submissions (with Contact and Job Order Lookups resolved), then Activity history (interview notes, evaluations as Notes or Activity records), and finally any resume attachments via Crelate's Resume Toolbox or ContentDocument API. We freeze EPAY recruiting writes during the cutover window, run a delta check for any records modified during migration, and enable Crelate as the recruiting system of record.

  6. Out-of-scope data handoff and parallel migration coordination

    We deliver a written inventory of all EPAY data that was not migrated to Crelate — payroll history export, benefits enrollment CSV, compensation timeline CSV, time and attendance summary, garnishment order list, and performance review history — with recommendations for which destination system each dataset should route to. If the customer has engaged a separate HR platform migration (Workday, ADP, Paylocity, or another), we coordinate cutover timing to align the recruiting cutover in Crelate with the HR cutover in the new payroll system, minimizing the window during which EPAY remains active for any function.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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EPAY HCM

Source

Strengths

  • All-in-one bundling of recruiting, onboarding, HR, benefits, time tracking, and payroll under a single vendor relationship reduces multi-vendor coordination overhead.
  • Fixed per-employee pricing model provides predictable monthly costs with no surprise transaction fees, unlimited admin seats, and included tax filing across all jurisdictions.
  • FedRAMP Ready certification for time and labor management meets federal cloud security standards required by government contractors and public-sector employers.
  • Complex workforce handling for multi-state, multi-union, and split-shift environments is a documented differentiator, with customers in construction, staffing, and manufacturing specifically citing flexibility.
  • 24/7 customer support included at no extra charge with a dedicated Client Relationship Manager assigned at onboarding.

Weaknesses

  • No public pricing page or tier documentation — prospects must request a quote, making budget planning and vendor comparison difficult before committing.
  • No documented public API for programmatic data export — integrations and migrations rely on vendor-assisted exports or manual data extraction, limiting automation options.
  • Reporting and analytics capabilities are described as functional but not deep, with customers noting they supplement EPAY analytics with external BI tools for workforce insights.
  • Switching away requires coordinating a full-suite migration since the platform bundles multiple HCM functions — there is no modular exit path for individual modules.
  • Steep administrative configuration curve for complex pay rules, union agreements, and multi-state tax setups extends implementation timelines beyond initial estimates.
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Crelate

Destination

Strengths

  • Unified ATS and CRM in a single platform reduces data synchronization overhead for recruiting teams.
  • Fast setup with guided implementation reported as a significant time saver for small teams.
  • Transparent per-seat pricing without surprise fees at the base tier.
  • Flexible custom field configuration across core objects without developer dependency.
  • Export capability supports up to 15,000 records per operation for Contacts, Companies, and Opportunities.

Weaknesses

  • API rate limit of 120 requests per minute restricts bulk migration throughput.
  • Custom field cap of 20 per entity requires field consolidation for complex recruiting schemas.
  • All advanced features (Activities, Activity Forms, Core Record Field customization) are tier-gated add-ons.
  • Customer service responsiveness receives consistent negative feedback in reviews.
  • Resume parsing quality trails competitors and generates support requests.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard HRMS migration. 1 of 7 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 EPAY HCM and Crelate.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    1 of 7 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

    7-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    EPAY HCM: Not publicly documented..

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

Estimate your EPAY HCM to Crelate migration cost

Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about EPAY HCM to Crelate data migrations

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for organizations moving under 5,000 candidate records and 200 job orders from EPAY's recruiting module. Projects with larger candidate databases, complex submission histories, or multiple job pipelines move to seven to ten weeks. The primary timeline risk is EPAY's vendor-assisted export, which is not under FlitStack AI's control and can add one to three weeks if EPAY's export team has backlog. We request the export on day one to minimize this risk.

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Related migrations to explore

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