HRMS migration

Migrate from VivaHR to Recruit CRM & ATS

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

VivaHR logo

VivaHR

Source

Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Compatibility

50%

5 of 10

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

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

2-4 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

VivaHR and Recruit CRM occupy similar positions as ATS platforms for small to mid-size hiring teams, but they differ fundamentally in API accessibility. VivaHR has no publicly documented REST API, which means all data extraction must proceed through manual exports and report downloads rather than automated bulk read operations. Recruit CRM publishes a documented REST API at api.recruitcrm.io with endpoints for candidates, jobs, companies, and associated custom fields, enabling structured API-driven loading after we normalize the exported VivaHR data. We map VivaHR Jobs to Recruit CRM Job records with custom pipeline stages, VivaHR Candidates to Recruit CRM Candidates, Scorecard ratings to custom candidate fields, Culture Profiles to rich-text notes or career page assets, and Hiring Team assignments to Recruit CRM Assignee fields. The migration approach splits into two phases: extraction (manual export and normalization) and loading (API-driven import into Recruit CRM with batch chunking). Automations, workflows, and candidate sequences do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of these for the customer's admin to rebuild 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

VivaHR logo

VivaHR

What's pushing teams away

  • The platform lacks a publicly documented API, forcing customers who need deep integrations or programmatic data access to work around the limitation manually.
  • Fillable PDF forms cannot be uploaded, blocking use cases where employers require candidates to complete structured document-based applications.
  • The product positioning varies inconsistently across web properties (VivaHR vs AvaHR vs vivahr.in), creating confusion about which product is actually being purchased and supported.
  • First-time job postings undergo a manual QA approval delay of up to 24 hours before going live, disrupting time-sensitive hiring campaigns.

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 VivaHR objects map to Recruit CRM & ATS

Each row shows how a VivaHR 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.

VivaHR

Job (Job Posting)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Job

1:1
Fully supported

VivaHR Jobs map to Recruit CRM Job records. The VivaHR job title, type (full-time, part-time, contract), skill level, and location fields map to their Recruit CRM equivalents. Active job posting status and the job description (rich text) migrate directly. Pipeline assignment in VivaHR (which pipeline the job uses) maps to the Recruit CRM Pipeline Stage assignment. VivaHR's job-level Scorecard templates link to the Job record and carry over as associated custom fields in Recruit CRM. The active job posting limit on VivaHR Standard (5 jobs) does not affect migration; the destination Recruit CRM tier determines the posting ceiling.

VivaHR

Candidate

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate

1:1
Fully supported

VivaHR Candidates map to Recruit CRM Candidates. Core profile fields (name, email, phone, LinkedIn URL, resume attachment) migrate directly. VivaHR stores candidates attached to Jobs within the pipeline; we preserve the candidate-to-job association using Recruit CRM's candidate-job linked record structure. The candidate's current pipeline stage in VivaHR maps to the corresponding stage in Recruit CRM's equivalent pipeline. Email opt-in status migrates to Recruit CRM's contact preference fields.

VivaHR

Pipeline Stage

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Pipeline Stage

lossy
Fully supported

VivaHR customizable pipelines (available on Growth and Premier plans) map to Recruit CRM pipeline stages. Stage names are preserved as the customer defined them in VivaHR. If VivaHR and Recruit CRM stage counts differ, we map by sequence order and flag any orphaned stages for the customer's admin to reconcile. Stage probability percentages from VivaHR carry over as informational custom fields since Recruit CRM manages stage probabilities at the pipeline configuration level.

VivaHR

Scorecard

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Associated Custom Fields (Candidate level)

lossy
Fully supported

VivaHR Scorecards are job-specific evaluation templates with rating criteria and candidate ratings. We map each Scorecard criterion to a custom field on the Recruit CRM Candidate object. The rating value for each criterion migrates as the field value on the specific candidate-job combination. Scorecard template structure (criteria names, weightings) is preserved in a separate mapping document for the customer's admin to configure as custom fields in Recruit CRM if the template structure is needed beyond the individual ratings.

VivaHR

Candidate Questionnaire

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Associated Custom Fields

1:1
Fully supported

VivaHR Questionnaires attached to Jobs collect structured candidate responses. These map to Recruit CRM associated custom fields using the POST /v1/candidates/associated-field/{candidate}/{job} endpoint. Each questionnaire question becomes a field_id in Recruit CRM, and the candidate's response becomes the value. We extract the field IDs during data discovery, create matching custom fields in Recruit CRM, then populate them during migration. Multi-select questionnaire answers map to comma-separated values or the destination's multi-select format.

VivaHR

Culture Profile

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Note or Career Page Asset

lossy
Fully supported

VivaHR Culture Profiles represent employer brand content (text descriptions, media assets, company values) displayed on the branded careers page. These are not relational database records but content assets. We export Culture Profile content as structured rich-text documents and re-import as Notes attached to the customer's Recruit CRM account or as content within Recruit CRM's career page builder. Media assets (images, videos) migrate as file attachments. The customer configures the destination Recruit CRM career page post-migration using the migrated content as source material.

VivaHR

Hiring Team

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Assignee

1:1
Mapping required

VivaHR Hiring Team assigns users to a Job posting with specific roles (hiring manager, recruiter, interviewer). Team membership maps to the Recruit CRM Assignee field on the Candidate record and the Owner field on the Job record. We resolve VivaHR user email addresses against Recruit CRM user accounts during migration. If a VivaHR team member does not have a corresponding Recruit CRM user, they are added to a reconciliation list for the customer's admin to provision before final migration.

VivaHR

Company (Candidate employer)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Company

1:1
Fully supported

VivaHR stores company information associated with Candidates (current employer, previous employer). These map to Recruit CRM Company records. The company name, industry, website, and size fields migrate directly. If a Candidate has multiple associated companies in VivaHR, we create multiple Company records in Recruit CRM and link them via candidate-company association records.

VivaHR

Candidate Stage History

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Activity Log / Candidate Timeline

lossy
Fully supported

VivaHR tracks a Candidate's movement through pipeline stages with timestamps. We preserve this as activity log entries in Recruit CRM, with the stage change recorded as a timeline event tied to the Candidate record. The original stage entry date becomes the activity timestamp. This is informational migration only; Recruit CRM rebuilds its own stage history from actual pipeline movements going forward.

VivaHR

Candidate Automation

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Not migratable (configuration)

lossy
Fully supported

VivaHR candidate automations (email triggers, follow-up sequences, status update rules) are configuration data rather than records. These do not migrate to Recruit CRM because the automation engine and rule syntax differ. We deliver a written inventory of every active VivaHR candidate automation, documenting its trigger conditions, actions, and target candidates, so the customer's admin can rebuild equivalent automations in Recruit CRM's automation module post-migration.

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.

VivaHR logo

VivaHR gotchas

High

No publicly documented API for bulk exports

Medium

Fillable PDF forms not supported on the platform

Medium

First-time job posting approval delay

Low

Product name inconsistency across web properties

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

  • VivaHR extraction requires manual export workaround

    VivaHR does not publish a public REST API with documented bulk-read endpoints. All candidate records, job data, pipeline configurations, and scorecard information must be extracted through VivaHR's built-in report exports or manual CSV downloads. This adds a preparation phase to the migration in which we work with the customer to generate and download exports covering all active and historical records. Export file formatting (encoding, line breaks, column ordering) varies by VivaHR plan and must be normalized before loading into Recruit CRM's API. Migration scoping must account for this extraction overhead; accounts with large historical candidate volumes may require multiple export batches.

  • Culture Profile assets require manual re-import

    VivaHR Culture Profiles contain employer brand content (company descriptions, values statements, photos, videos) that does not map to a relational object in Recruit CRM. There is no direct Culture Profile equivalent in Recruit CRM. We export Culture Profile content as structured files and rich text, but re-import is a manual configuration step in Recruit CRM's career page builder. Media files (logos, team photos, video URLs) are transferred as file assets for the customer's admin to upload to the Recruit CRM career page. This is a content migration, not a data migration, and requires post-migration administrative effort.

  • Pipeline stage count mismatch between platforms

    VivaHR allows customizable pipeline stages on Growth and Premier plans with no documented maximum. Recruit CRM's pipeline stage configuration supports customization but the stage count must be reconciled during mapping. If a VivaHR pipeline has more stages than the equivalent Recruit CRM pipeline configuration, we flag the excess stages and map them to the nearest Recruit CRM equivalent. Stage order and naming are preserved; stage-specific automation rules (VivaHR automations) do not migrate and are documented separately for rebuild.

  • Scorecard templates are not custom objects

    VivaHR Scorecards are job-specific evaluation templates with named criteria and rating scales. Recruit CRM does not have a native Scorecard template object; evaluation criteria migrate as associated custom fields on the Candidate record. The template structure (which criteria exist for a given job) must be reconstructed in Recruit CRM by the customer's admin as custom fields per candidate-job combination. We preserve the mapping of which criteria belong to which job so that the admin can configure the correct fields in Recruit CRM.

  • Candidate automations and sequences do not migrate

    VivaHR candidate automations and any active candidate sequences (time-based follow-up cadences) are platform-specific automation configurations. Recruit CRM has its own automation engine with different trigger types, action sets, and scheduling logic. We do not migrate automations as executable rules. We deliver a written inventory of every active VivaHR automation and sequence, including trigger conditions, actions, and affected candidate counts, so the customer's admin can rebuild them in Recruit CRM's automation module. This inventory is part of the standard migration deliverable and does not require a separate engagement.

Migration approach

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

  1. VivaHR export preparation and data discovery

    We work with the customer's VivaHR account to generate all available CSV exports: candidate records (full profile export), job postings, pipeline stage history, scorecard ratings, and hiring team assignments. VivaHR's manual export interface requires account-level navigation per report type, so we provide the customer with a step-by-step export checklist. We simultaneously document the VivaHR pipeline structure (stage names, counts, probabilities) and any active candidate automations. This phase typically takes three to five business days depending on data volume and customer availability. The output is a set of normalized CSV files ready for transformation.

  2. Data normalization and Recruit CRM schema preparation

    We normalize the exported VivaHR data into the structure expected by Recruit CRM's REST API. This includes parsing candidate email addresses as the primary dedupe key, resolving company names to Recruit CRM Company records, mapping pipeline stage names to Recruit CRM stage identifiers, and formatting scorecard ratings as associated custom field values. We create the matching custom field definitions in Recruit CRM (using the associated fields API) before any data is loaded. This ensures that field IDs are available for the candidate import step. We also provision any missing Recruit CRM user accounts referenced in the Hiring Team data.

  3. Recruit CRM API connection validation

    We authenticate to Recruit CRM using bearer token credentials and validate connectivity to the key endpoints: GET /v1/candidates for candidate read-back, POST /v1/jobs for job creation, and POST /v1/candidates/associated-field for custom field population. We test rate limit responses by sending a small batch of test records and measuring throttle behavior. Recruit CRM's documented API supports standard REST operations; we confirm that the customer's API key has sufficient quota for the migration batch size before proceeding.

  4. Staging migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into the customer's Recruit CRM staging environment using a representative sample of VivaHR data (at minimum 10% of total record volume or 500 records, whichever is larger). We validate that candidate records appear correctly in Recruit CRM with proper field population, that associated custom fields (scorecards, questionnaire responses) are populated under the correct field IDs, that company records are linked to candidate profiles, and that pipeline stage assignments reflect the original VivaHR stage. The customer reconciles a spot-check sample against the source VivaHR data and signs off the staging results before production migration begins.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Companies first (since candidates reference them), then Jobs, then Candidates with their job associations and stage history, then associated custom fields (scorecard ratings and questionnaire responses) via the per-candidate-job endpoint, then hiring team assignments as Assignee and Owner references. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report. We freeze VivaHR data entry during the final cutover window (typically a 24-48 hour period) and run a delta migration to capture any records modified since the initial export.

  6. Cutover, validation, and automation inventory delivery

    We enable Recruit CRM as the system of record and disable write access to VivaHR. We run a final validation against the original VivaHR export to confirm record counts match and a random sample of 25-50 records passes field-level reconciliation. We deliver the candidate automation and sequence inventory document to the customer's admin team, along with a field mapping reference sheet for any post-migration custom field adjustments. We support a five-business-day hypercare window for reconciliation issues raised during the first week of Recruit CRM use. We do not rebuild VivaHR automations as Recruit CRM automations inside the migration scope; that is a separate rebuild engagement.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

VivaHR logo

VivaHR

Source

Strengths

  • Flat-rate pricing model eliminates per-candidate or per-hire billing surprises for small businesses with predictable hiring volume.
  • Job multi-posting to 50+ boards from a single interface reduces the coordination overhead of managing listings across disparate job sites.
  • Freemium tier with 25-candidate limit provides a genuine trial of core ATS functionality before committing to a paid plan.
  • Culture Profiles and customizable career pages give small businesses employer-brand tooling typically found only in enterprise recruiting platforms.

Weaknesses

  • No publicly documented API limits programmatic access, bulk exports, and third-party integrations to unofficial or manual methods.
  • Fillable PDF form uploads are not supported, restricting document-heavy application workflows common in regulated industries.
  • Pricing tiers cap active job postings on lower plans (5 on Standard), which can throttle hiring velocity for growing teams.
  • Product is positioned primarily for small businesses, making it unsuitable as a system-of-record for mid-market or enterprise recruiting operations.
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 VivaHR 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

    VivaHR: Not publicly documented — confirm with VIVAHR support during scoping..

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

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Most migrations land between two and four weeks for accounts with fewer than 5,000 candidate records, up to 50 active jobs, and no extensive Culture Profile asset libraries. Migrations with large historical candidate databases (more than 10,000 records), multiple active scorecard templates, or complex pipeline configurations with more than ten stages move to five to eight weeks because of the manual VivaHR export overhead and normalization work required before Recruit CRM API loading begins.

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