HRMS migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between JazzHR and Recruit CRM & ATS. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Recruit CRM & ATS.
JazzHR
Source
Recruit CRM & ATS
Destination
Compatibility
9 of 10
objects map 1:1 between JazzHR and Recruit CRM & ATS.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
3-5 weeks
Overview
Moving from JazzHR to Recruit CRM is a shift from a job-cap-gated ATS to a per-seat ATS+CRM designed for agency recruiting. JazzHR gates volume through active job counts (3 on Hero, 200 on Plus, unlimited on Pro) while charging a flat monthly fee; Recruit CRM charges per user ($100-$165/month) with unlimited jobs and built-in CRM features. We migrate the full candidate profile (name, email, phone, address, work history, education) and the prospect association (status, source, apply date, referral) preserving the candidate-to-job join through Recruit CRM's candidate pipeline. Document attachments require immediate streaming on export because JazzHR document URLs expire 2 hours and 30 minutes after the export event fires. Workflows, automations, and job board syndication connections do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of pipeline stages and active configurations for your admin to rebuild in Recruit CRM.
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
Leaving
What's pushing teams away
Choosing
What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a JazzHR object lands in Recruit CRM & ATS, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
JazzHR
Job
Recruit CRM & ATS
Job
1:1JazzHR Jobs (title, location, description, salary range, status, department, hiring_lead_id, board codes) map to Recruit CRM Job records. The job_id in JazzHR is the top-level container. We preserve the active/inactive status and department taxonomy from JazzHR and map the hiring lead reference to a corresponding user in Recruit CRM. Board codes identifying original job board posts are stored as a custom text field for reference rather than recreated as active connections.
JazzHR
Candidate (Profile)
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate
1:1JazzHR Candidate profiles (name, email, phone, address, work history, education with educationLevelCodes) map directly to Recruit CRM Candidate records. Education level codes from JazzHR (36 enumerated values) are stored as a custom picklist field in Recruit CRM. The startDate custom field (camelCase key, YYYY-MM-DD formatting) migrates to a custom date field on the Candidate record. We resolve email deduplication using the candidate's email address as the unique key.
JazzHR
Prospect
Recruit CRM & ATS
Application / Pipeline Entry
1:1JazzHR Prospects represent the candidate-to-job association with status, source, referral, and apply date. prospect_id is the join key. We create a corresponding pipeline entry in Recruit CRM linking the Candidate to the Job, preserving the original status (new, screened, interviewed, offered, hired, rejected), source, and referral information. The apply date migrates as the submission timestamp.
JazzHR
Document / Attachment
Recruit CRM & ATS
Candidate Attachment
1:1JazzHR document attachments are returned as base64-encoded blobs via the Candidate Export Webhook with MIME type. Document URLs expire 2 hours and 30 minutes after the export event fires. We stream all documents immediately upon receipt, decode the base64 payload, and upload to Recruit CRM as candidate attachments before URL expiry. This requires immediate processing rather than batch queuing.
JazzHR
Department
Recruit CRM & ATS
Department / Team
1:1JazzHR Departments are returned as a filterable entity in the Jobs API and define the organizational taxonomy for job assignments. We migrate the full department list and preserve the job-to-department assignments in Recruit CRM's department or team configuration.
JazzHR
Hiring Lead
Recruit CRM & ATS
User
1:1Every JazzHR job carries a hiring_lead_id tied to a user account. We extract all hiring_lead_id references and remap them to corresponding users in Recruit CRM by email match. If no matching user exists in Recruit CRM, we assign the record to a designated migration admin user and flag the entry in the reconciliation report for the customer to update post-migration.
JazzHR
Custom Field
Recruit CRM & ATS
Custom Field
1:1JazzHR supports custom fields on profiles and candidate exports. The startDate field uses a specific camelCase key and YYYY-MM-DD formatting. Other custom fields vary by account. We inventory every distinct custom field during scoping, map each to an equivalent custom field in Recruit CRM, and preserve the original field values. Account-specific custom fields that have no equivalent in Recruit CRM are stored as custom text properties with a naming prefix indicating their JazzHR origin.
JazzHR
Source and Referral
Recruit CRM & ATS
Source / Custom Property
1:1JazzHR source and referral fields on prospect records are free-text and codified strings. We preserve them as-is and map them to Recruit CRM's equivalent source and referral fields. If Recruit CRM does not have a matching field for a specific source value, we store it as a custom property on the candidate record.
JazzHR
Workflow / Pipeline Stage
Recruit CRM & ATS
Pipeline Stage
lossyJazzHR workflows define the stages a candidate moves through per job. Custom workflow IDs (workflow_id) are required when creating jobs via API. We map the full stage sequence and stage names to Recruit CRM pipeline stages. We deliver a written stage-by-stage mapping document rather than configuring Recruit CRM workflows directly; the customer's admin applies the mapping during Recruit CRM onboarding.
JazzHR
Job Board Code
Recruit CRM & ATS
Custom Property
1:1Each JazzHR job carries board codes identifying where it was posted (Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, etc.). We do not recreate job board connections during migration since Recruit CRM manages job distribution separately. We flag which boards were active on each job as a custom text property so the customer knows which job boards to reconnect in Recruit CRM after migration.
| JazzHR | Recruit CRM & ATS | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | Job1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Candidate (Profile) | Candidate1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Prospect | Application / Pipeline Entry1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Document / Attachment | Candidate Attachment1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Department | Department / Team1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Hiring Lead | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Custom Field | Custom Field1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Source and Referral | Source / Custom Property1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Workflow / Pipeline Stage | Pipeline Stagelossy | Fully supported | |
| Job Board Code | Custom Property1:1 | 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.
JazzHR gotchas
Job cap cliff between Hero and Plus plans
API 100-result pagination cap
Apply API bearer tokens expire in 48 hours
Document URLs expire 2.5 hours after export event
TLS 1.2 enforced as of January 2024
Recruit CRM & ATS gotchas
API rate limits are license-scaled and can throttle bulk migration
Custom field schemas vary per organization and require field-level mapping
Files and email attachments require separate extraction and re-upload
Email sequences and automation logic do not transfer between platforms
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and scoping
We audit the JazzHR account across plan tier (Hero/Plus/Pro), active job count, candidate volume, prospect records, document attachment count, custom field inventory, department taxonomy, and hiring lead list. We pair this with a Recruit CRM edition review ($100-$165/month per user) to confirm the target plan covers the migration scope. The discovery output is a written migration scope document specifying record counts, object mapping, custom field inventory, and an estimated timeline.
Document streaming pipeline build
We build the document attachment pipeline before any bulk export to handle the 2-hour-30-minute URL expiry window. The pipeline decodes base64-encoded document blobs from the JazzHR Candidate Export Webhook immediately on receipt and uploads to Recruit CRM candidate attachment storage. This pipeline runs in parallel with the record migration to avoid the silent attachment loss that occurs when URL expiry passes before upload.
Record export and transformation
We export Jobs, Candidates, Prospects, Departments, Hiring Leads, custom fields, and source/referral data from JazzHR using cursor-based pagination loops across all endpoints. Each entity is transformed against the object mapping: Prospects are linked to their parent Candidate and Job records, Hiring Leads are resolved by email match against the Recruit CRM user list, and custom field values are written to equivalent Recruit CRM custom fields. We validate total record counts against JazzHR UI-reported figures before loading.
Recruit CRM load in dependency order
We load records into Recruit CRM in dependency order: Departments (taxonomy reference), Jobs (top-level container), Users (hiring lead resolution), Candidates (dedupe by email), Applications/Pipeline Entries (candidate-to-job join), Source and Referral data, and custom field values. Document attachments stream in parallel as they arrive from the webhook. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report showing records written, records skipped (duplicates), and records held in error for review.
Workflow and automation inventory delivery
We audit all active JazzHR workflows, stage sequences, and workflow_id assignments per job and deliver them as a written inventory document. The document lists each workflow with its stages, the jobs it applies to, and the recommended Recruit CRM equivalent configuration. We do not configure Recruit CRM workflows as part of the migration scope; this is a separate configuration task for the customer's admin using Recruit CRM's pipeline builder.
Cutover and validation
We freeze JazzHR writes during a defined cutover window, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration, then validate against Recruit CRM. We spot-check 25-50 random candidate records for field completeness, verify document attachment counts, confirm pipeline stage assignments, and resolve any remaining owner lookup gaps. We deliver the final reconciliation report and a post-migration data quality summary. We do not provide post-migration admin support or training as standard scope.
Platform deep dives
JazzHR
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Recruit CRM & ATS
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard HRMS migration. 1 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Standard migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across JazzHR and Recruit CRM & ATS.
Object compatibility
1 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
JazzHR: Not publicly documented in API docs..
Data volume sensitivity
JazzHR 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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