HRMS migration

Migrate from PageUp to Recruit CRM & ATS

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between PageUp and Recruit CRM & ATS. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Recruit CRM & ATS.

PageUp logo

PageUp

Source

Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Compatibility

42%

5 of 12

objects map 1:1 between PageUp and Recruit CRM & ATS.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

PageUp and Recruit CRM sit at different ends of the talent management spectrum. PageUp is an enterprise talent management platform covering recruiting, performance, learning, succession, and onboarding across global multi-datacentre infrastructure. Recruit CRM is a purpose-built ATS and recruitment CRM for agencies and in-house teams, offering transparent per-seat pricing from £39 per user per month and a native Chrome Extension for candidate sourcing. The structural difference means PageUp organisations moving to Recruit CRM are typically shedding unused modules (learning, succession planning, performance review cycles) and focusing migration scope on Candidates, Positions, Employee Records, and background check data. We identify the correct PageUp datacentre, extract via the Exports API using OAuth JWT, map each object to Recruit CRM's equivalent, and handle background check document files as a separate extraction pass. Workflow definitions, approval chains, and automation triggers are configuration data that does not export from PageUp; we deliver a written inventory of these for your administrator to rebuild in Recruit CRM's stage and workflow tools.

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

PageUp logo

PageUp

What's pushing teams away

  • Custom enterprise pricing with no public tiers creates budget uncertainty and makes cost-of-ownership comparisons with alternatives difficult
  • Some UI and feature areas feel dated compared to newer talent management competitors, leading to friction for users expecting modern UX patterns
  • Platform complexity and custom workflows mean new administrators face a steep learning curve before becoming productive
  • Integration-heavy environment means migrations involve re-establishing dozens of third-party connections in the destination system
  • Recruiting process inefficiencies—slow approvals and candidate drop-off—generate hidden operational costs that add up annually

Choosing

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Recruit CRM & ATS

What's pulling them in

  • Agencies choose Recruit CRM for its full customizability — pipelines, stages, and fields can be tailored to any recruitment workflow without developer involvement.
  • Small teams value the built-in CRM and ATS combined in one subscription, eliminating the need to purchase and sync separate systems.
  • The Chrome extension for one-click LinkedIn profile collection streamlines candidate sourcing and reduces manual data entry for recruiters.
  • Responsive customer support with fast issue resolution is consistently cited as a reason teams stick with the platform long-term.
  • Automation options including email sequences and workflow triggers allow recruitment agencies to reduce repetitive manual outreach tasks.

Object mapping

How PageUp objects map to Recruit CRM & ATS

Each row shows how a PageUp 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.

PageUp

Candidate

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate

1:1
Fully supported

PageUp Candidate records (applicant data, evaluations, hiring process status, resume files) map directly to Recruit CRM Candidate. The Exports API provides structured candidate exports with configurable field selections. We preserve resume files as document attachments. Custom fields on the PageUp candidate record map to Recruit CRM custom fields on the Candidate object. PageUp's candidate status pipeline stages map to Recruit CRM's stage configuration on the Job Order.

PageUp

Position

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Job Order

1:1
Fully supported

PageUp Position records (job postings, sourcing channels, candidate metrics, pipeline analytics) map to Recruit CRM Job Order. We export active and historical positions, preserving job board associations and posting metadata. Recruit CRM's Job Order carries the position title, description, assigned recruiter, client association, and current pipeline count. The position status (active, on hold, filled, cancelled) migrates as the Job Order status field.

PageUp

Employee Record

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate

1:many
Fully supported

PageUp Employee Records (employment history, organisational structure, effective-dated employment changes) map to Candidate records in Recruit CRM when the use case covers internal mobility or re-hire tracking. We extract the current employment state and flag any historical employment records for explicit customer consent before migration, as individual-level employment history may require GDPR consideration depending on the datacentre region.

PageUp

Workflow

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Stage Mapping

lossy
Fully supported

PageUp recruiting workflows define approval chains, stage progressions, and automation triggers as tenant-specific configurations. These are configuration data, not record data, and do not export from the PageUp Exports API. We document every active workflow, map each stage to an equivalent Recruit CRM stage or pipeline, and provide a workflow recreation guide. The customer's PageUp administrator reviews and reconfigures stages in Recruit CRM's pipeline builder post-migration.

PageUp

Performance Review

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Custom Fields / Notes (Candidate)

lossy
Fully supported

Recruit CRM has no native performance review module. PageUp performance review cycles, ratings, goals, and feedback notes map to a combination of Candidate custom fields (for recent ratings and scores) and Note attachments (for narrative feedback and historical review text). We extract review template structures and apply the most recent review data as structured fields; full review history is preserved as a dated note attachment per employee record.

PageUp

Learning Module

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Custom Fields / Notes (Candidate)

lossy
Fully supported

Recruit CRM does not include a learning management system. PageUp courses, training records, and learning paths (completion status, scores, enrollment history) cannot map to native objects in Recruit CRM. We extract these records and create a Learning History section on the Candidate record using custom fields for completion dates and course names, with the full training record as an attached summary document.

PageUp

E-Form

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Custom Fields (Candidate)

lossy
Fully supported

PageUp electronic forms handle new hire onboarding, compliance acknowledgements, and HR transactions. Form templates and submitted responses export from PageUp but require field-level mapping to Recruit CRM custom fields on the Candidate or Job Order. We document the form structure, identify each form field's data type, and map it to the nearest Recruit CRM field type. Custom form logic and conditional routing do not migrate.

PageUp

Background Check

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Custom Fields / Documents (Candidate)

1:1
Fully supported

Background check status and summary fields export cleanly from PageUp via the Exports API and map to Recruit CRM candidate custom fields (check status, check type, completion date, result summary). The actual PDF or image files (background check reports, criminal record checks, verification documents) are stored as attachments requiring a separate file-level extraction pass via PageUp's document endpoints. We package these alongside the candidate record export and attach them to the corresponding Recruit CRM candidate record.

PageUp

Onboarding Record

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Task / Checklist (Job Order)

1:1
Fully supported

PageUp onboarding tasks, checklist progress, and new hire document completions track per employee. We export onboarding status and completed task records. Recruit CRM's Job Order checklist and Task objects serve as the destination for onboarding task records. Step sequencing and automated task triggers are tenant-specific configurations that we document as a separate onboarding workflow guide for the customer's administrator to rebuild in Recruit CRM.

PageUp

Succession Plan

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Custom Fields / Notes (Candidate)

lossy
Fully supported

Recruit CRM has no native succession planning module. PageUp succession planning records (role mappings, identified successors, readiness ratings) export from the Employee Record and Position objects. We map these to Candidate custom fields (succession role, readiness score, development target) and preserve the full succession plan as a note attachment on the relevant Position record. The destination succession module concept is replaced with structured custom fields in Recruit CRM.

PageUp

Employee Engagement Survey

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Custom Fields / Notes (Candidate)

lossy
Fully supported

PageUp survey results, participation rates, and trend data export by cycle. We export aggregate and anonymised results where applicable, flagging individual-level response data for explicit customer consent before migration. Survey aggregate scores migrate to Position or Job Order custom fields; cycle-level trend data migrates as a report note attachment. Recruit CRM has no native survey module.

PageUp

Document

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Document Attachment (Candidate / Job Order)

1:1
Fully supported

PageUp stores employee documents including contracts, signed forms, and performance records. We extract document metadata and binary files via PageUp's document endpoints. Recruit CRM stores documents as attachments linked to Candidate or Job Order records via its document management tool. We preserve the original document naming convention and folder hierarchy as metadata fields in Recruit CRM, and attach the binary files directly to the relevant record.

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.

PageUp logo

PageUp gotchas

High

Multi-datacentre routing requires correct tenant datacentre identification

Medium

OAuth JWT token scopes gate export access per endpoint

Medium

Custom workflow logic does not export as data and must be manually rebuilt

Low

Background check document files require separate file-level extraction

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Recruit CRM & ATS gotchas

High

API rate limits are license-scaled and can throttle bulk migration

Medium

Custom field schemas vary per organization and require field-level mapping

Medium

Files and email attachments require separate extraction and re-upload

Low

Email sequences and automation logic do not transfer between platforms

Pair-specific challenges

  • PageUp datacentre routing must be confirmed before any export begins

    PageUp operates across multiple datacentres identified by a dataCentreId (e.g., dc2), and the API root URL changes based on which datacentre hosts the tenant's instance. We identify the correct datacentre during scoping by checking the customer's admin portal URL. If the wrong datacentre is used, the OAuth JWT token validates but the export request returns zero records with no error message, which can delay discovery by days. We log the dataCentreId and include it in all export configuration to ensure requests route correctly throughout the migration.

  • OAuth JWT scopes gate export access per endpoint

    The PageUp Exports API requires specific OAuth scopes: Public.Exporter.Read for GET requests and Public.Exporter.Write for POST requests to trigger export jobs. Credentials provisioned with only Read scope cannot trigger export jobs, which stalls migration timelines if not caught during integration setup. We confirm scope availability during the integration setup phase and flag any missing scopes to the customer's PageUp administrator before scheduling export jobs.

  • Custom workflow logic does not export as data

    PageUp workflow definitions including approval chains, stage gates, and automation triggers are configuration data stored in the workflow builder, not in the record-level Exports API. We document every active workflow, map each stage to an equivalent Recruit CRM stage or pipeline configuration, and deliver a workflow recreation guide. The customer's PageUp administrator reviews and rebuilds workflows in Recruit CRM's pipeline builder. This manual handoff is a scope item that requires administrator time post-migration and is flagged during scoping.

  • Background check PDF files require a separate file extraction pass

    Background check status and summary fields export cleanly via the PageUp Exports API and map to Recruit CRM candidate custom fields. However, the actual PDF or image files storing the background check reports are stored as attachments requiring a separate file retrieval pass through the document endpoints. We handle this as a parallel extraction track and attach the files to the corresponding Recruit CRM candidate record. Customers should verify that background check vendor agreements permit data transfer before migration begins.

  • Recruit CRM lacks native performance review and learning management objects

    PageUp stores structured performance review cycles, learning module completion records, and succession plans that have no native equivalent in Recruit CRM. We handle these as configuration mappings to Candidate custom fields and Note attachments. Customers who rely heavily on performance review history or learning module data in PageUp should confirm during scoping whether that historical data is critical to migrate or whether a clean start with current records in Recruit CRM better serves their operational needs.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful PageUp to Recruit CRM & ATS data migration

  1. Scoping and datacentre confirmation

    We audit the source PageUp instance to confirm the datacentre identifier (dataCentreId) from the admin portal URL, validate OAuth JWT credential scopes (Public.Exporter.Read and Public.Exporter.Write), and inventory all active modules in use. We identify which objects carry data (Candidates, Positions, Employee Records, Performance Reviews, Learning Modules, Background Checks, Onboarding Records, Succession Plans), estimate record volumes per object, and flag any objects with no Recruit CRM native equivalent as configuration-mapped items. The scoping output is a written migration scope document and object inventory.

  2. Schema mapping and Recruit CRM configuration prep

    We map every PageUp object and field to its Recruit CRM equivalent, document unsupported fields requiring custom field creation in Recruit CRM, and flag objects that will map to notes or document attachments. Recruit CRM's custom field builder handles most non-native data types. We coordinate with the customer's Recruit CRM administrator to pre-create required custom fields, define stage pipelines matching PageUp position status values, and configure any custom picklists before migration begins. This phase also includes the background check file extraction design.

  3. Data extraction via PageUp Exports API

    We extract data from PageUp using the Exports API with OAuth JWT authentication, using the confirmed dataCentreId for correct routing. We run discovery queries on each object to verify field availability and data volumes, then trigger configurable export jobs per object type. Background check PDF and image files are extracted separately via the document endpoints in a parallel pass. All exports land in a secure staging environment with field-level provenance metadata attached to each record batch.

  4. Transformation and field mapping

    We apply field-level transformation logic to each exported record: standardising date formats, resolving picklist value lookups, splitting or merging records per the object mapping strategy, deduplicating where data quality issues are identified, and attaching background check documents to the correct candidate records. Each transformation step is logged for reconciliation. We preserve original PageUp identifiers as reference fields in Recruit CRM for audit trails.

  5. Staging load and reconciliation

    We perform an initial load into Recruit CRM's staging environment (or a test workspace) to validate field mapping, verify custom field population, check stage pipeline configuration, and confirm document attachment integrity. We run row-count reconciliation against the PageUp export totals and spot-check 25-50 records per object against the source. Any mapping corrections, rejected records, or field type mismatches are resolved before production migration begins.

  6. Production cutover and handoff documentation

    We freeze writes to PageUp during the cutover window, run the final production load in dependency order (Positions first, then Candidates with position lookups resolved, then Employee Records, Background Checks, and Documents), validate the loaded data, and enable Recruit CRM as the system of record. We deliver a written workflow inventory and stage mapping guide for the customer's administrator to rebuild PageUp workflows in Recruit CRM's pipeline configuration. We do not rebuild workflows as code; that work requires the customer's administrator or a Recruit CRM implementation partner.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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PageUp

Source

Strengths

  • Single platform covering recruiting, performance, learning, and succession reduces data silos across HR functions
  • Multi-datacentre architecture with OAuth JWT API enables secure programmatic access for integration and migration
  • Highly customisable workflow builder lets enterprises model complex hiring and approval processes
  • Strong integration ecosystem with 150+ third-party tools including HRIS, calendar, and background check providers
  • Established enterprise track record since 1997 with references across global mid-market and large organisations

Weaknesses

  • No public pricing tiers makes budget planning and competitive comparisons difficult for prospects
  • Custom workflow complexity creates steep onboarding curve for new administrators and HR teams
  • Some interface elements and feature areas feel outdated relative to newer talent management competitors
  • Integration dependencies mean migrations require rebuilding numerous third-party connections from scratch
  • Enterprise-only positioning limits appeal for small and medium businesses seeking simpler HR solutions
Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Strengths

  • Fully customizable pipelines, stages, and fields without requiring developer involvement
  • Combines recruitment CRM and ATS in one subscription for staffing agencies and small teams
  • Built-in email sequences and automation reduce manual outreach work
  • Chrome extension enables one-click LinkedIn profile collection directly into the CRM
  • Responsive customer support cited across multiple reviews with fast resolution times

Weaknesses

  • Several features are gated as paid add-ons rather than included in the base subscription
  • Email functionality has been reported as unreliable by multiple users
  • Interface occasionally lags during high-activity periods in large pipelines
  • Pricing is considered higher than comparable recruitment CRMs by some customers
  • Limited native reporting — users request pre-made report exports rather than manual data pulls

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 PageUp and Recruit CRM & ATS.

  • 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

    PageUp: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for recruiting-focused organisations with up to 5,000 candidates, 2,000 positions, and no active performance review or learning module data in scope. Migrations that include employee records with historical performance reviews, learning module completion data, succession plans, or extensive background check document archives extend to six to ten weeks because each of these object types requires a separate export job, custom field mapping strategy, and a manual file extraction pass for document attachments.

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