HRMS migration

Migrate from Roubler to Recruit CRM & ATS

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

Roubler logo

Roubler

Source

Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Compatibility

50%

5 of 10

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

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

2-4 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Roubler to Recruit CRM is a cross-domain migration: Roubler is an all-in-one workforce management platform (HCM) covering recruiting through payroll on a single codebase, while Recruit CRM is a purpose-built ATS and CRM for recruitment and executive search agencies. There is no direct object-level parity. Employee records in Roubler do not map one-to-one to Candidate records in Recruit CRM because the data models encode different employment lifecycle stages. We begin with a data audit that classifies every Roubler object as candidate-worthy, client-worthy, or archival so the customer's team can make informed decisions about what enters Recruit CRM and what is retained as a historical reference. Roster and timesheet history, leave balances, and onboarding state migrate as structured records against the Candidate object using custom fields. Roubler's integration configuration (Xero, MYOB, POS connections) is not exportable via API and must be rebuilt. Documents attached to employee profiles are not accessible through Roubler's public API and require a separate manual export process before the migration window closes. We do not migrate workflows, automations, or award interpretation rules because these are tied to Roubler's Australian-centric compliance engine and have no equivalent in Recruit CRM.

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

Roubler logo

Roubler

What's pushing teams away

  • Customer support scores poorly (2.8/5) with users reporting slow response times and difficulty reaching knowledgeable staff for complex payroll or compliance queries.
  • Pricing is opaque and negotiated per contract with no public tier structure, making it hard for teams to budget or compare value before committing.
  • The API is still being expanded and does not yet cover all object types, limiting automation options and making migration engineering dependent on undocumented endpoints.
  • Australian-centric pre-configurations frustrate teams operating in the UK, South Africa, or other markets who must override defaults that do not match local employment law.
  • Teams outgrow the platform when they need granular custom objects or workflow automation beyond Roubler's templated approach to HR processes.

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 Roubler objects map to Recruit CRM & ATS

Each row shows how a Roubler 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.

Roubler

Employee

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate

1:1
Fully supported

Roubler Employee records map to Recruit CRM Candidate records. Core fields (first name, last name, email, phone, employment type, start date, position assignment) migrate as typed Candidate fields. Contact details that are incomplete or missing in Roubler are flagged in the reconciliation report for the customer to enrich before final import. The candidate status in Recruit CRM is set to Active if the employee is currently active in Roubler, or to a historical status if terminated, since Recruit CRM's candidate lifecycle does not natively encode employment termination.

Roubler

Position

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Custom Field (job_title or role_reference)

1:1
Fully supported

Roubler Positions define roles with FTE values and task allocations. Since Recruit CRM does not have a separate Position object, we migrate the position title and FTE value into custom fields on the Candidate record. If the customer requires position-level reporting in Recruit CRM, we recommend using Candidate Tags or a custom picklist field populated from the Roubler Position list.

Roubler

Leave Balance

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Custom Field (leave_balance)

1:1
Fully supported

Leave entitlements, accrual history, and current balances migrate as structured custom fields on the Candidate record. Each leave type (annual, sick, parental) becomes a separate custom field with the current balance and effective date. We flag that Recruit CRM does not have a native leave management engine, so these values are informational only and will not trigger alerts or approvals in the destination system. Leave rules and award-based entitlement logic from Roubler do not migrate.

Roubler

Roster / Shift

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Custom Field (shift_history JSON)

lossy
Fully supported

Full roster and shift history (time, location, assigned employee) migrates as a structured JSON payload stored in a custom long-text field on the Candidate record, since Recruit CRM does not have a native Roster or Shift object. Each shift record includes date, start time, end time, location, and the original Roubler shift type. We recommend the customer review and optionally import shift history into a separate scheduling tool post-migration if rostering is a core operational need.

Roubler

Timesheet

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Custom Field (timesheet_summary)

lossy
Fully supported

Timesheet records linked to rostered shifts and clock-in/out events migrate as a summary custom field. For each pay period, we store hours worked, overtime hours, and the pay period end date. Timesheets linked to locked payroll runs are flagged with a warning since write-locked runs cannot be modified in Roubler. Recruit CRM has no native timesheet or clock-in object, so this data is stored as structured text for reference.

Roubler

Payroll Run

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Custom Field (payroll_reference)

1:1
Fully supported

Payroll run summaries (gross/net amounts, run date, pay period) migrate as read-only reference fields on the Candidate record. Full payroll detail (deductions, tax, superannuation) is not migrated because Recruit CRM has no payroll object and these records contain sensitive financial data that may require redaction. We recommend the customer retains payroll run archives in Roubler or exports them to a dedicated payroll storage system before cutover.

Roubler

Onboarding Record

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Custom Field (onboarding_status)

lossy
Fully supported

Onboarding workflow state (completed steps, pending tasks, document collection status) migrates as a structured custom field on the Candidate record. In-progress tasks that were not complete at migration time are flagged as incomplete since Recruit CRM does not have a native onboarding workflow engine. We recommend the customer rebuilds onboarding task checklists in Recruit CRM's candidate management workflow after migration.

Roubler

Custom Field

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Custom Field

1:1
Fully supported

Roubler custom fields on Employee and Position objects migrate as custom fields on the Candidate object in Recruit CRM. Field names are preserved and mapped by type (text to text, number to number, date to date, picklist to picklist). Any picklist values in Roubler that do not match Recruit CRM's allowed values are flagged in the mapping report for the customer to resolve before import.

Roubler

Integration (Xero, MYOB, POS)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Integration (configuration)

lossy
Fully supported

Roubler integration configuration (webhook URLs, credential references, mapping rules for Xero, MYOB, and POS systems) is not exportable via the public API. These integrations must be reconfigured from scratch in Recruit CRM or replaced with alternative integrations. We document the full list of active Roubler integrations during discovery and deliver a written integration reconstruction guide as part of the migration handoff.

Roubler

Document

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Manual export required

lossy
Fully supported

Employee documents (contracts, certifications, IDs, compliance records) attached in Roubler are not accessible via the documented API. We alert the customer during discovery so they can export these manually through Roubler's UI or via a separate screen-capture process before the migration window closes. We do not migrate binary file attachments automatically.

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.

Roubler logo

Roubler gotchas

High

Roubler was acquired by MYOB — data residency and support continuity are migration-critical

Medium

No public pricing or free trial — migration budget must be negotiated blind

Medium

API is incomplete and expanding — endpoint availability varies by object

Low

Australian-centric defaults may persist in international deployments

High

Document attachments are not accessible via the public API

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

  • No direct object parity between Roubler and Recruit CRM

    Roubler is an HCM platform with an employee-centric data model; Recruit CRM is a recruitment ATS with a candidate-centric model. There is no native Employee-to-Candidate mapping because the objects encode fundamentally different lifecycle stages. We restructure Employee records as Candidate records and push positional, leave, roster, and payroll data into custom fields. This restructuring requires manual decisions during scoping about which employment data is candidate-relevant versus purely HR-operational, and those decisions are the primary driver of migration timeline and cost.

  • Roubler documents cannot be retrieved via API

    Employee documents (contracts, certifications, IDs, compliance records) stored as attachments in Roubler are not exposed through the documented public API. Binary file assets cannot be migrated automatically and will not appear in Recruit CRM without a manual export-and-upload process. We alert customers during discovery so they can export documents via Roubler's UI before the migration window closes. Any documents not exported before cutover are not recoverable after the Roubler account is deactivated.

  • Leave, roster, and payroll data have no native home in Recruit CRM

    Recruit CRM does not have objects for leave management, timesheets, rostering, or payroll. These records from Roubler migrate as structured custom fields on the Candidate record or as JSON blobs in long-text fields. They will not trigger approvals, alerts, or calculations in Recruit CRM because the platform lacks a payroll or leave engine. Customers who rely on Roubler for ongoing leave accrual or roster management need a separate HRMS or workforce management tool post-migration; Recruit CRM serves as the recruitment and candidate relationship layer only.

  • Australian-centric defaults may contaminate non-Australian data

    Roubler's pre-configured award libraries, leave entitlement rules, and statutory compliance calculations are built for Australian Fair Work employment law. Teams operating in the UK or South Africa inherit these defaults and must manually override them. When migrating leave balances or position definitions from a non-Australian Roubler deployment, we verify that award interpretation rules are not Australian defaults before importing. If Roubler's award settings contain Australian-specific references (award names, classification levels, leave multiplicators), we flag them for the customer's review rather than silently importing them into Recruit CRM.

  • Roubler API does not yet cover all object types

    The Roubler API documentation states that coverage will be expanded to cover more types and fields as they stabilise. This means some objects, specific compliance fields, or integration webhook configurations may not have stable endpoints at migration time. We conduct a pre-migration API probe against every required object and fall back to CSV export or documented screen-capture instructions for any gaps. Migrations planned during a period of active Roubler API development carry a higher risk of endpoint changes mid-project.

Migration approach

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

  1. Discovery and data classification

    We audit every Roubler object across the customer's account: employee count, position list, roster history volume, leave balance records, timesheet records, payroll run summaries, onboarding state, and active custom fields. We classify each object as candidate-worthy (Employee, Custom Fields), reference-worthy (Leave Balances, Roster history, Timesheet summaries as custom fields), or archival (Payroll run details, Xero/MYOB integration credentials). The discovery output is a written migration scope that explicitly states what enters Recruit CRM and what is retained as a historical reference in Roubler or exported to a separate storage system.

  2. Candidate data model design in Recruit CRM

    We design the Candidate record schema in Recruit CRM before any data moves. This includes creating custom fields for position title, FTE value, leave balance per type, shift history summary, timesheet summary, payroll reference, and onboarding status. We configure picklist values that match Roubler's active field values and flag any value mismatches for the customer to resolve. Recruit CRM's sandbox environment is used for all initial schema validation and test imports.

  3. Data audit and quality preparation

    We audit Roubler source data for completeness and consistency. Common issues include missing email addresses on employee records, duplicate employee entries, inconsistent date formats, and Australian-state-formatted addresses. We generate a data quality report with row-level flags and deliver it to the customer's HR or admin team for enrichment before the migration load. We do not proceed with import until the data quality report shows acceptable completeness thresholds agreed upon during scoping.

  4. Document export coordination

    We provide the customer with a written document export procedure for Roubler, including the UI steps to download employee attachments (contracts, certifications, IDs) in bulk. We set a deadline for completing the export before the migration cutover window. Upload of these documents into Recruit CRM's candidate profiles is a manual post-migration step; we document the recommended folder structure and naming convention to maintain continuity.

  5. Migration load in dependency order

    We load data into Recruit CRM in dependency order: custom field schema first (deployed to production), then Candidates (from Employees with position and leave data as custom fields), then candidate shift history and timesheet summaries as structured long-text custom fields. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Integration configuration for Xero, MYOB, or POS systems is documented separately for manual rebuild; we do not migrate integration credentials or webhook URLs from Roubler.

  6. Cutover, validation, and integration rebuild handoff

    We freeze Roubler writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Recruit CRM as the system of record for candidate management. We deliver a written integration reconstruction guide listing every active Roubler integration and the corresponding Recruit CRM or third-party replacement (e.g., Xero integration setup in Recruit CRM, alternative POS scheduling tool recommendation). We do not rebuild onboarding workflows, award interpretation rules, or leave accrual engines; these require separate configuration in Recruit CRM or a dedicated HRMS. A one-week hypercare window covers reconciliation issues raised by the team during the first week of live operation.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Roubler logo

Roubler

Source

Strengths

  • End-to-end employee lifecycle from recruiting through payroll on a single cloud codebase with no manual sync steps.
  • Native integrations with Xero and MYOB that push approved timesheets directly into payroll journals.
  • Demand-based rostering that ingests POS sales data to auto-generate shifts aligned to trading volume forecasts.
  • Built-in award interpretation and statutory entitlement calculations for Australian employment compliance.
  • AWS-hosted with ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS certifications and Auth0 OAuth authentication.

Weaknesses

  • No free trial and non-published pricing makes it difficult to evaluate fit before committing to a contract.
  • Customer support ratings are consistently low (2.8/5) with reported delays in resolving complex issues.
  • API coverage is incomplete and still expanding; migration tooling must account for undocumented endpoint gaps.
  • Platform defaults are heavily tailored to Australian employment law, requiring significant override for UK or South African deployments.
  • Custom object capabilities are limited, restricting flexibility for complex HR workflows beyond templated processes.
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 Roubler 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

    Roubler: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

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Most migrations land between two and four weeks for accounts with under 2,000 employee records and clean contact data. Migrations with large roster histories (over 50,000 shift records), active leave balance carryovers, incomplete employee records requiring enrichment, or non-Australian deployments requiring award-default verification move to five to nine weeks because of data audit scope, custom field schema design, and the restructuring required to map employment records into a candidate-centric model.

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