HRMS migration

Migrate from SupportFinity to Bullhorn ATS & CRM

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

SupportFinity logo

SupportFinity

Source

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Destination

Bullhorn ATS & CRM logo

Compatibility

79%

11 of 14

objects map 1:1 between SupportFinity and Bullhorn ATS & CRM.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

4-7 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from SupportFinity to Bullhorn is a migration from an AI-native hiring operating system to a mature staffing-specific ATS and CRM. SupportFinity uses a flat-rate base plan with a credits economy for AI-driven features (Genie, Revo, Atom, Sia) that creates unpredictable costs at scale. Bullhorn charges per user across growth and enterprise tiers with Bullhorn Amplify providing embedded AI, and its 26-year focus on staffing agencies gives it a deeper feature set for placement workflow, back-office invoicing, and client relationship management. We flag SupportFinity's credits consumption before bulk export to prevent billing-wall mid-migration, handle interview recordings stored as binary attachments via direct file transfer, and map tenant-specific pipeline stages to Bullhorn's configurable Record Types and Sales Processes. Workflows, AI agent configurations, and the credits ledger do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of SupportFinity automations for the customer's admin to rebuild in Bullhorn.

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

SupportFinity logo

SupportFinity

What's pushing teams away

  • The credits system ($0.195/credit) becomes unpredictable at scale—high-volume hiring shops report bill shock when AI features consume credits faster than expected.
  • Smaller or non-technical hiring teams find the AI-first interface overwhelming compared to simpler ATS tools that offer basic applicant tracking without agent automation.
  • Lack of transparent public API documentation makes integration with existing HRIS or payroll systems a custom development effort rather than an out-of-box feature.
  • The platform markets primarily to enterprises and agencies; solo or very small team recruiters feel underserved by the feature set relative to simpler alternatives.

Choosing

Bullhorn ATS & CRM logo

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

What's pulling them in

  • Agencies choose Bullhorn because it combines ATS and CRM in one platform, eliminating the need to switch between separate tools for candidate management and client relationship tracking.
  • The resume parser extracts contact details, work history, and skills into structured, searchable candidate profiles automatically without manual data entry, reportedly driving 24% more placements per recruiter.
  • Bullhorn's placement and split-billing model natively supports contract staffing workflows, handling start/end dates, overtime rules, and multi-party pay/charge rates in a single record.
  • The platform offers extensive third-party integrations through its Recruitment Cloud Marketplace, connecting with back-office, onboarding, and payroll systems used by staffing agencies.
  • 72% of Bullhorn customers are teams with fewer than 10 users, and Bullhorn's implementation team handles setup and data migration for small agencies going live within weeks.

Object mapping

How SupportFinity objects map to Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Each row shows how a SupportFinity object lands in Bullhorn ATS & CRM, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

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

SupportFinity

Jobs (Positions)

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

JobOrder

1:1
Fully supported

SupportFinity Jobs map directly to Bullhorn JobOrder. We extract job title, description, department, location, status, and salary fields and map them to Bullhorn JobOrder standard fields. Bullhorn's JobOrder includes a JobBoardList field for job board distribution settings that has no SupportFinity equivalent; we leave this blank for the customer's admin to configure post-migration. The job's current status (Open, Paused, Closed) maps to JobOrder's status field using Bullhorn's status enumeration (Open, Interview, Offer, etc.). Tenant-specific job categories from SupportFinity map to Bullhorn JobOrder's category field or a custom object if the category list exceeds the standard picklist.

SupportFinity

Candidates

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Candidate

1:1
Fully supported

SupportFinity Candidate profiles map to Bullhorn Candidate records with name, email, phone, and contact information preserved. SupportFinity custom profile fields (beyond the standard fields) map to Bullhorn custom fields on the Candidate entity, which we pre-create via Bullhorn's Admin Field Mappings before migration. SupportFinity's global talent cloud enrichment (2.4 billion profiles) is read-only enrichment data and does not transfer; we export the enrichment fields as custom text fields so the customer's Bullhorn admin can review which candidates had talent cloud matches. Resume and CV files migrate as ContentDocument records attached via ContentDocumentLink to the Candidate record.

SupportFinity

Applications

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

JobSubmission

1:1
Fully supported

SupportFinity Application records link a Candidate to a Job and map to Bullhorn JobSubmission. We preserve application ID, submission date, current stage, source channel, and full application history including withdrawn or rejected states. The JobSubmission record resolves the Candidate and JobOrder references at migration time. SupportFinity's application source tracking (referral, job board, direct) maps to JobSubmission's source field.

SupportFinity

Pipeline Stages

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Record Type + Sales Process (JobOrder)

lossy
Mapping required

SupportFinity uses tenant-specific configurable pipeline stages (Screening, Interview, Offer, Hired, etc.) with custom stage names and counts. Bullhorn controls pipeline stage values through Record Types and Sales Processes on JobOrder. We extract every distinct stage label and probability from SupportFinity and configure a Bullhorn Sales Process with matching stage names and percentages. Each SupportFinity stage ID is stored as a custom field on JobSubmission for audit trail purposes.

SupportFinity

Assessments (DISC+ and custom AI)

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Custom Object + Custom Fields

1:1
Fully supported

SupportFinity DISC+ assessment scores and custom AI-generated assessment results from the Atom agent map to Bullhorn custom fields or a custom object on the Candidate record. We extract raw score values, percentile rankings, and AI-generated rubric data as numeric and text custom fields. Bullhorn's Front Office Growth and Enterprise editions allow up to 10 custom objects with 55 fields each; Bullhorn ATS Growth does not support custom objects and we flag this constraint during scoping so the customer can upgrade or accept that assessment data lands in a single large custom text field. The assessment rubric definition itself (the structure of the rubric, not just the scores) does not transfer and is flagged for manual rebuild if needed.

SupportFinity

Interviews

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Note + Event (scheduled) + Custom Fields

1:1
Mapping required

SupportFinity Interview records (scheduled time, interviewer assignment, notes) map to a combination of Bullhorn Note records and Event records for scheduling. We preserve interviewer assignment by resolving SupportFinity user IDs to Bullhorn User IDs via email match. Interview status (Scheduled, Completed, Cancelled) migrates as a custom picklist field on the Note. Sia interview recordings are binary attachments and do not migrate via the standard API; we schedule a separate media transfer pass after structured data migration completes, preserving filenames and interview linkage metadata.

SupportFinity

Users (Team Members)

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

User

1:1
Fully supported

SupportFinity User accounts with role assignments (Recruiter, Hiring Manager, Admin) map to Bullhorn User records. We resolve users by email address as the dedupe key. SupportFinity's Growth plan 3-seat limit means candidate records often outnumber active users; Bullhorn supports unlimited user seats on growth and enterprise tiers, allowing the full recruiting team to access the system post-migration. Any SupportFinity user without a matching Bullhorn User is held in a reconciliation queue for the customer's Bullhorn admin to provision before record import proceeds.

SupportFinity

Notes and Comments

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Note

1:1
Fully supported

SupportFinity free-text notes attached to candidates or applications map to Bullhorn Note records linked via ContentDocumentLink to the parent Candidate or JobSubmission record. Timestamps and author attribution (resolved via user email mapping) are preserved as Note fields. Bullhorn Note supports 131,072 characters of body text, which accommodates all standard SupportFinity note lengths. Notes with embedded media references are flagged for manual follow-up if the referenced media file is not resolvable.

SupportFinity

Communications (email/SMS)

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Note + EmailMessage (optional)

1:1
Fully supported

SupportFinity candidate email and SMS conversations via unlimited mailboxes map to Bullhorn Note records for thread-level preservation. Bullhorn does not natively replicate full email threading as a standalone CRM object without Bullhorn Messaging add-on; we map thread content, timestamps, and direction (inbound/outbound) as structured fields on the Note. Attachment handling requires a separate pass for binary files. Bullhorn Messaging (optional module) would provide native conversation tracking but is outside standard migration scope.

SupportFinity

Screening Questions

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Custom Fields on JobSubmission

1:1
Mapping required

SupportFinity job-specific screening questions and candidate answers are custom fields at the application level. We map question text and answer values to Bullhorn JobSubmission custom fields, creating the custom fields during schema deployment. Skip logic and conditional branching from SupportFinity is not transferable and is flagged in the handoff documentation for manual rebuild as Bullhorn forms or questionnaire tools.

SupportFinity

Talent Signals (AI-generated scores)

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Custom Fields on Candidate

1:1
Fully supported

SupportFinity AI-generated talent signals and ranking scores are proprietary metadata produced by the Genie and Revo agents. We export raw scores and signal labels as custom numeric and text fields on the Bullhorn Candidate record. Bullhorn does not have a native equivalent to these AI signals; the data migrates as informational fields that the customer's Bullhorn admin can review in candidate list views or reports. The AI signal generation logic itself (the model and rules that produced the scores) does not transfer.

SupportFinity

Offers

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Placement

1:many
Fully supported

SupportFinity Offer records (salary, start date, status) map to Bullhorn Placement records. A single SupportFinity Offer may generate a Placement in Bullhorn; if the same candidate has multiple offers outstanding across roles, we split each into a separate Placement record. Placement in Bullhorn is the canonical employment record tied to the candidate (Candidate), the job (JobOrder), the client (ClientCorporation), and the user's billing terms. We map SupportFinity offer salary to Placement payRate and billRate, start date to startDate, and offer status to Placement's status field.

SupportFinity

Companies/Clients

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

ClientCorporation

1:1
Fully supported

SupportFinity does not have a dedicated Company object but job and application records reference client entities. We extract these references and map them to Bullhorn ClientCorporation records, creating the corporate record if it does not exist. Client name, address, and contact details migrate as standard ClientCorporation fields. Bullhorn's ClientCorporation includes a markupPercentage field for staffing margin management that we leave blank for admin configuration.

SupportFinity

Credits Usage Log

maps to

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

N/A (informational only)

lossy
Mapping required

SupportFinity's credits ledger (credits purchased, credits consumed, balance) is specific to SupportFinity's billing model and has no Bullhorn equivalent. We export the credits consumption history as a CSV file delivered alongside the migration, so the customer's finance team retains a record of historical AI feature usage. This data is for audit and reporting purposes only; it does not create Bullhorn records.

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.

SupportFinity logo

SupportFinity gotchas

High

Credits consumption rate is non-linear for AI features

Medium

Interview recordings stored as binary attachments require separate export handling

Low

Growth plan 3-seat limit applies to team members, not candidates

Bullhorn ATS & CRM logo

Bullhorn ATS & CRM gotchas

High

ATS Growth edition has no API access

High

Attachments excluded from CSV bulk exports

Medium

Custom Object limits vary sharply by edition

Medium

Opportunity pipeline stages are recruitment-specific

Low

Resume parse quality varies by document format

Pair-specific challenges

  • Interview recordings require separate media transfer pass

    SupportFinity's Sia interview recorder produces video/audio files stored as binary attachments that do not export via a standard JSON API response. Bullhorn has no native interview recording storage; recordings would need to be hosted in a third-party tool or manually re-uploaded. We schedule a direct file download pass for media assets after structured data migration completes, preserving filenames and interview linkage metadata in a CSV manifest. If the SupportFinity account uses Sia recording extensively, budget an additional one to two weeks for media transfer and testing. Source evidence: SupportFinity object support notes on binary attachment export handling.

  • Bullhorn custom object limits constrain assessment migration

    Bullhorn caps custom objects at 10 with 55 fields each on Front Office Growth and Enterprise editions, and zero on ATS Growth. SupportFinity supports DISC+ and custom AI-generated assessments via Atom with no documented custom field limit on Growth. If the customer's SupportFinity instance uses more than 10 assessment types or more than 55 total assessment fields, migration will require consolidation decisions. We flag every assessment field during scoping and present the customer with a field-count comparison to their Bullhorn edition limit before structured data migration begins.

  • No publicly documented API means export is custom integration

    SupportFinity does not publish a public REST API with documented endpoints, authentication flows, or rate limits. All data export requires a custom integration effort scoped per customer environment. We handle this as a scoped integration project per migration: we negotiate authenticated export access with SupportFinity's backend team on the customer's behalf, map the undocumented schema, and run a test export before committing to migration timelines. This adds a one to two week discovery phase that standard API-backed migrations do not require. Bullhorn's documented REST API (at rest{swimlane#}.bullhornstaffing.com) handles the destination write with standard entity, search, and dataplus operations.

  • Pipeline stage names are tenant-specific and require manual mapping

    SupportFinity's pipeline stages (Screening, Interview, Offer, Hired, etc.) are tenant-configured with custom names and counts per job or application type. Bullhorn controls stage values through Record Types and Sales Processes on JobOrder, which require manual configuration in the Bullhorn Admin interface. We extract every distinct stage label from SupportFinity and map them to Bullhorn Sales Process stage values, but the Bullhorn configuration itself requires admin-level access and testing. Stage IDs from SupportFinity are stored as a custom field for audit trail. Skip this gotcha only if the customer accepts a default Bullhorn pipeline configuration.

  • Credits consumption rate mid-migration can trigger billing wall

    SupportFinity's $0.195/credit model means AI operations during the migration export window consume credits at variable rates. High-volume candidate pools with active AI ranking and assessment features can exhaust the 14,400 annual credit allocation during the migration export phase alone, creating a billing wall that halts data extraction mid-migration. We monitor credit balance during scoping and recommend purchasing a credit buffer before initiating bulk exports if any AI features were actively used. Growth plan customers on the 3-seat tier are not affected by user seat limits during export, only by credits.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful SupportFinity to Bullhorn ATS & CRM data migration

  1. Discovery and SupportFinity export access

    We audit the source SupportFinity instance across plan tier (Growth/Enterprise), active AI features (Genie, Revo, Atom, Sia), credits consumption history, pipeline stage configurations, custom profile fields, interview recording count and storage location, candidate and application volume, and offer records. Because SupportFinity lacks a public API, we negotiate backend export access with SupportFinity's technical team on the customer's behalf during this phase. The discovery output is a written migration scope document specifying record counts per object, media file count, credits balance, and a Bullhorn edition recommendation (Front Office Growth or Enterprise based on custom object requirements).

  2. Bullhorn schema design and configuration

    We design the destination Bullhorn schema: custom fields on Candidate, JobOrder, JobSubmission, and Placement via Admin Field Mappings; Record Types and Sales Processes mapped to SupportFinity pipeline stages; custom objects (up to 10 on Growth/Enterprise) pre-created for assessment data that cannot fit in standard fields; and Note fields for communication threads. Bullhorn custom field limits are verified against the target edition before schema deployment. We deploy to a Bullhorn Sandbox org first for validation by the customer's Bullhorn admin before any production data moves.

  3. User mapping and reconciliation

    We extract every SupportFinity user referenced on candidate, job, application, and offer records and match by email against the Bullhorn destination org's User table. Owners without a matching Bullhorn User go to a reconciliation queue. The customer's Bullhorn admin provisions any missing Users during this window. Bullhorn's unlimited user seats on growth and enterprise tiers allow the full recruiting team to be onboarded, which resolves the 3-seat Growth plan limitation that SupportFinity imposed.

  4. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into Bullhorn Sandbox using production-like data volume. The customer's Bullhorn admin reconciles record counts (Candidates in, JobOrders in, JobSubmissions in, Placements in), spot-checks 25-50 random records against the SupportFinity source, validates pipeline stage mapping, and reviews interview recording manifests. Bullhorn Field Mappings are adjusted based on findings and re-deployed to Sandbox until reconciliation passes. This step is critical because SupportFinity has no documented API schema and the mapping may require iteration.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: ClientCorporation (from SupportFinity client references), JobOrder (from SupportFinity Jobs), Candidate (from SupportFinity Candidates with custom fields resolved), User provisioning validation, JobSubmission (linking Candidate and JobOrder), Placement (from SupportFinity Offers), Interview records and media transfer pass (separate file download pass after structured data), Assessment data (to Bullhorn custom fields or custom objects), Communication threads (to Note records), and Screening Questions (to JobSubmission custom fields). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.

  6. Cutover, delta migration, and automation inventory handoff

    We freeze SupportFinity writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then designate Bullhorn as the system of record. We deliver the Automation and Workflow Inventory document listing every SupportFinity AI agent configuration and screening logic that requires rebuild in Bullhorn. We do not rebuild SupportFinity automations as Bullhorn configurations inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement. We support a one-week hypercare window to resolve any reconciliation issues raised by the recruiting team during the first week of Bullhorn-only operation.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

SupportFinity logo

SupportFinity

Source

Strengths

  • Flat-rate pricing on Growth ($259/month) with unlimited jobs and applicants eliminates per-hire cost surprises.
  • AI agent stack (Genie, Revo, Atom, Sia) automates content, sourcing, assessment, and interview recording in one platform.
  • Access to 2.4 billion profile database for passive candidate sourcing without separate subscription.
  • DISC+ and custom AI assessments allow domain-specific evaluation without hiring external testing vendors.
  • Free data migration is advertised on Enterprise tier, indicating the platform has at least some data export infrastructure.

Weaknesses

  • Credits-based pricing for AI features creates unpredictable cost for high-volume hiring teams.
  • No publicly documented API makes programmatic migration a custom integration effort rather than an out-of-box export.
  • Limited G2 review volume (20 reviews) makes independent quality verification difficult.
  • Competition with Workday, SAP, and Oracle positions SupportFinity as enterprise-grade but with a smaller customer base for reference.
  • The AI-first UX may create friction for teams wanting simple, manual-only applicant tracking workflows.
Bullhorn ATS & CRM logo

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Destination

Strengths

  • Unified ATS and CRM on one platform purpose-built for staffing agencies, eliminating separate tools for candidates and clients.
  • Automated resume parsing extracts structured candidate data—contact details, work history, skills—into searchable profiles instantly.
  • Native placement and split-billing model handles contract staffing workflows including start/end dates and overtime rules.
  • Bullhorn Recruitment Cloud Marketplace offers 100+ pre-validated third-party integrations spanning the full recruiting lifecycle.
  • 24/7 global support coverage from 350+ support staff with dedicated account management included at all tiers.

Weaknesses

  • Widely regarded as old and bloated with an unintuitive interface and steep learning curve for new recruiters.
  • Slow page loads and performance lag cited in over 200 verified G2 reviews during high-volume recruiting periods.
  • Pricing is opaque—custom-negotiated per organization with significant upfront implementation fees that vary by deal.
  • ATS Growth edition excludes API access entirely, preventing automated data export without upgrading first.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard HRMS migration. All 7 core objects map 1:1 between SupportFinity and Bullhorn ATS & CRM.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across SupportFinity and Bullhorn ATS & CRM.

  • Object compatibility

    A

    All 7 core objects map 1:1 between SupportFinity and Bullhorn ATS & CRM.

  • 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

    SupportFinity: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

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Most migrations land between four and seven weeks for accounts under 10,000 candidates and 5,000 applications with straightforward pipeline stages and no large media libraries. Migrations with interview recording libraries requiring separate media transfer passes, multiple tenant-specific pipeline configurations, large assessment data sets requiring Bullhorn custom object schema setup, or candidate pools exceeding 50,000 records move to nine to fourteen weeks because of file-transfer scheduling and Bullhorn custom object configuration. The initial discovery phase adds one to two weeks because SupportFinity lacks a public API and requires custom export access negotiation.

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