HRMS migration

Migrate from Zimyo to Crelate

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Zimyo and Crelate. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Crelate.

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Zimyo

Source

Crelate

Destination

Crelate logo

Compatibility

80%

12 of 15

objects map 1:1 between Zimyo and Crelate.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Zimyo and Crelate serve different HR workflows. Zimyo is an all-in-one HRMS built in India that consolidates payroll, attendance, performance, and talent acquisition into a single platform for mid-market and enterprise teams in APAC. Crelate is a purpose-built applicant tracking and talent recruiting platform serving over 1,500 staffing agencies and in-house recruiting teams, with AI-powered candidate matching (Crelate Co-Pilot), executive search tooling, and a dedicated ATS data model built around People, Jobs, Applications, and Activity records. The migration from Zimyo to Crelate is primarily an ATS upgrade: talent acquisition data moves cleanly (Candidates to People, Applications to Applications, Job Postings to Jobs, Scorecards preserved), while payroll history, leave balances, attendance logs, performance reviews, and benefits enrollments have no native Crelate equivalent and require either custom field configuration or a parallel HRMS for ongoing operations. We handle the talent data migration end-to-end, flag unsupported HRMS modules during scoping, and deliver a written inventory of Zimyo workflows and approval rules that require manual rebuild in Crelate or in whichever system handles payroll post-migration.

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

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Zimyo

What's pushing teams away

  • Occasional software glitches causing screen freezing and processing errors in leave and payroll workflows disrupt HR operations and erode confidence in data accuracy.
  • Performance issues during busy periods make navigation and report generation feel sluggish, frustrating HR staff who need quick access to data during critical payroll windows.
  • Missing features force manual workarounds and data feeding, with some reviewers noting server unavailability and notification gaps complicating their workflows.
  • Limited integration capabilities compared to larger HRMS platforms restrict connectivity with specialized third-party tools and custom business workflows.
  • Despite an intuitive interface, the learning curve for new users remains steep when navigating all available features and configuration options.

Choosing

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Crelate

What's pulling them in

  • Affordable per-seat pricing with transparent tiers makes Crelate accessible for small-to-mid staffing firms evaluating ATS platforms for the first time.
  • Fast implementation reported by customers—some describe getting live in a matter of minutes with support team assistance.
  • Unified ATS + CRM in a single product eliminates the need to buy and synchronize separate recruiting and sales tools.
  • Flexible custom fields across Contacts, Companies, and Opportunities allow recruiting teams to capture firm-specific data without developer involvement.
  • Positive reviews highlight the product's intuitive interface and functional breadth for teams that need recruiting workflows without enterprise overhead.

Object mapping

How Zimyo objects map to Crelate

Each row shows how a Zimyo object lands in Crelate, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

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

Zimyo

Talent Acquisition: Candidate

maps to

Crelate

People

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo candidate profiles (personal details, contact information, work history, education, skills, source attribution) map to Crelate People records. The candidate's email address serves as the dedupe key during import. Any candidate rating or ranking scores from Zimyo migrate to custom fields on the Crelate People record. If the candidate has been placed or is currently in an active application, we preserve the stage and the linked job posting reference.

Zimyo

Talent Acquisition: Application

maps to

Crelate

Application

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo application records map directly to Crelate Application records. The application status (Applied, Screening, Interview, Offer, Hired, Rejected) maps to Crelate's application stage values. Application submission timestamp migrates as the Created Date on the Crelate Application. Any application-specific notes or rejection reasons from Zimyo migrate as text fields on the Application record.

Zimyo

Talent Acquisition: Job Posting

maps to

Crelate

Job

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo job postings (title, description, requirements, location, employment type, department assignment) map to Crelate Job records. The job status (Draft, Active, Paused, Closed) migrates to Crelate Job status. Salary range and compensation details from Zimyo map to custom compensation fields in Crelate. We align any Zimyo department or cost center assignments with Crelate's Job Categories or Tags configuration.

Zimyo

Talent Acquisition: Interview Schedule

maps to

Crelate

Activity + Event

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo interview schedules (interview type, date and time, interviewer, location or meeting link, candidate reference, job reference) map to Crelate Activity records of type Interview or Event. We preserve the interviewer assignment by resolving Zimyo interviewer names or emails against Crelate User records. Calendar or video meeting link metadata migrates as Activity description or custom URL fields.

Zimyo

Talent Acquisition: Scorecard

maps to

Crelate

Scorecard

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo interview scorecards (rating criteria, scores, interviewer feedback, recommendation) map to Crelate Scorecard records linked to the relevant Application and Activity. Competency rating scales vary by organization and require value mapping during scoping to ensure consistent scale application across migrated and future scorecards. Any overall recommendation (Strong Hire, Hire, No Hire, Strong No Hire) migrates as the Crelate Scorecard recommendation field.

Zimyo

Talent Acquisition: Offer Letter

maps to

Crelate

Document + Activity

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo offer letter documents (PDF or file blob with offer terms, compensation, start date, candidate reference) migrate as Crelate Document records attached to the relevant Application and Person. We preserve the original filename, upload timestamp, and file integrity checksum. Offer terms (salary, equity, start date, contingencies) migrate as custom fields on the Crelate Application or as structured Activity notes if no dedicated offer object exists in the customer's Crelate configuration.

Zimyo

Talent Acquisition: Hiring Pipeline Stages

maps to

Crelate

Pipeline + Stage Configuration

lossy
Fully supported

Zimyo's configurable hiring pipeline stages (typically: Applied, Screening, Interview, Assessment, Offer, Onboarding) map to Crelate Pipeline stages. We align the stage order and rename stage labels to match Crelate's terminology during environment setup. If Zimyo uses multiple pipelines per department or role type, each maps to a separate Crelate Pipeline with its own stage sequence.

Zimyo

Employee (HR core)

maps to

Crelate

People (with ATS scope)

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo Employee records do not have a native Crelate equivalent because Crelate is an ATS, not an HRMS. Employee records that overlap with recruiting candidates (hired candidates who now appear as employees) can be stored as Crelate People records with a custom 'Employee Status' flag. Payroll, compensation history, bank details, emergency contacts, and benefits enrollments do not map to Crelate and require a parallel HRMS or payroll platform post-migration. We flag all employee fields that have no destination and provide a structured Employee Export package for the customer's chosen HRMS replacement.

Zimyo

Leave Management

maps to

Crelate

Not applicable

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo leave balances, accrual rules, carry-forward policies, and approval workflows have no Crelate equivalent. Crelate is a recruiting platform and does not track employee leave entitlements. We export leave balance snapshots as of the migration date and flag this module as requiring either retention in Zimyo (partial continued use), migration to a dedicated leave management platform, or manual reconciliation during HRMS cutover. Leave approval workflows do not migrate as automation; a written inventory of active approval rules is included in the deliverables.

Zimyo

Payroll Runs

maps to

Crelate

Not applicable

1:1
Mapping required

Zimyo payroll history (earnings, deductions, tax withholdings, reimbursements, net pay) has no Crelate equivalent. Crelate does not process payroll. We export payroll run summaries and reconciliation files from Zimyo as structured CSV exports for the customer's payroll team to load into their replacement payroll platform. Individual earning codes and deduction categories are exported with full metadata for mapping into ADP, Rippling, Gusto, or whichever payroll system the customer selects post-migration.

Zimyo

Attendance Records

maps to

Crelate

Not applicable

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo clock-in/clock-out timestamps, overtime calculations, and shift mappings do not map to Crelate. Attendance is an HRMS function, not an ATS function. We export the most recent 12 months of attendance summaries as a structured export file for the customer's HRMS replacement. Attendance data integrity is validated against Zimyo's own reports before export to ensure no silent truncation.

Zimyo

Performance Reviews

maps to

Crelate

Not applicable

1:1
Mapping required

Zimyo performance review cycles, goals, competency ratings, self-assessments, and manager feedback have no Crelate equivalent. We export historical performance review data as structured records including cycle name, rating scores, competency framework mapping, and reviewer feedback text. The export package is formatted for import into the customer's selected performance management platform (Lattice, 15Five, BambooHR, or another HRMS). Active review cycles in progress are flagged for manual completion or HRMS transition handling.

Zimyo

Organization Structure

maps to

Crelate

Department / Tags

lossy
Fully supported

Zimyo departments, cost centers, locations, and reporting hierarchies map partially to Crelate's Department and Tags configuration. We extract the full organization tree from Zimyo (departments, sub-departments, location codes, cost center IDs) and configure Crelate Departments and Tags to match. Reporting hierarchies (manager-employee relationships) are exported as a structured org chart export and are not built into Crelate's ATS data model; the customer's HRMS replacement maintains the official org structure post-migration.

Zimyo

Documents

maps to

Crelate

Document (People-attached)

1:1
Fully supported

Zimyo employee documents (contracts, ID proofs, certifications, offer letters) attached to employee records are not the same as Crelate's candidate documents. Candidate-related documents (resumes, cover letters, portfolio files) attached to Zimyo candidate profiles migrate as Crelate Document records attached to the relevant People record with original filename and upload timestamp preserved via file integrity checksum. HRMS documents (employment contracts, tax forms, ID scans) are exported separately as a document package for the customer's HRMS replacement.

Zimyo

Custom Fields (Talent Acquisition)

maps to

Crelate

Custom Fields

lossy
Mapping required

Zimyo organization-specific custom fields added to candidate profiles, job postings, or applications map to Crelate custom fields. We discover the custom field schema during scoping, map field types (text, number, date, picklist, checkbox, multi-select) to their Crelate equivalents, and configure the destination fields in Crelate before migration. Custom fields that reference employee-specific data (e.g., employee ID, department assignment) are flagged as requiring either a custom integration or a separate HRMS data source 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.

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Zimyo gotchas

High

25-user minimum billing applies at all times

High

Leave and payroll processing errors documented in reviews

Medium

No publicly documented API rate limits or schema

Low

USD-only transactions for US customers

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Crelate gotchas

High

120 req/min API rate limit throttles bulk migrations

High

20 custom field per-entity cap forces data model decisions

Medium

15,000-record export ceiling on single operations

Medium

Sequences and automation workflows do not migrate

Low

API key is a querystring parameter, not a header

Pair-specific challenges

  • Crelate is an ATS, not a full HRMS

    Crelate does not natively support payroll, attendance, leave management, performance reviews, or benefits enrollments. Organizations migrating from Zimyo's full HRMS to Crelate must select and set up a parallel HRMS for all non-ATS data before or during migration. We export Zimyo employee records, payroll run summaries, leave balances, and attendance logs as structured data packages for the customer's replacement HRMS, but we do not load these into Crelate because they have no native home there. Failing to plan the parallel HRMS scope before migration scoping results in a gap where employee records, compensation data, and attendance history have no destination system.

  • Leave and payroll processing errors require pre-migration validation

    Multiple G2 and SoftwareAdvice reviews cite calculation discrepancies and processing errors in Zimyo's leave and payroll modules. Before exporting leave balance snapshots or payroll run summaries, we independently reconcile Zimyo totals against the platform's own reports. Any discrepancies are flagged to the customer before export so that the migration package reflects corrected or acknowledged balances rather than potentially erroneous figures. We recommend a parallel-run validation period for payroll data specifically: run one full payroll cycle in the replacement payroll platform and compare results against the exported Zimyo payroll data before closing the Zimyo instance.

  • Zimyo's undocumented API requires schema discovery during scoping

    The Zimyo API is not publicly documented with rate limits, endpoint structure, or bulk export capabilities. We conduct schema discovery during the scoping call by coordinating with Zimyo support for bulk export access where available and by using standard REST API patterns with conservative request pacing to avoid triggering any undocumented throttling. The absence of public API documentation means that any automated migration scripts built without this discovery step may fail silently or return incomplete record sets. We include a schema discovery deliverable as part of the scoping phase.

  • No publicly documented API rate limits or bulk export schema

    Neither Zimyo nor Crelate publishes explicit API rate limit documentation on a developer portal accessible to migration tooling. We apply conservative request pacing, batch requests to stay well within assumed limits, and implement exponential backoff with retry logic for any 429 responses. For large candidate record sets (over 10,000 records), we coordinate bulk export timing with Zimyo support to avoid impact on production HR operations during the export window.

  • Workflows, approval rules, and automation do not migrate

    Zimyo's leave approval workflows, payroll approval chains, and recruitment stage automation have no direct equivalent in Crelate's ATS model. Crelate supports candidate routing automation and email sequences, but these are scoped to recruiting workflows. We deliver a written inventory of every active Zimyo workflow and approval rule (trigger conditions, approver assignments, escalation paths, automation actions) organized by module (leave, payroll, recruitment). The customer's admin rebuilds recruiting-specific automations in Crelate; non-recruiting automations require a rebuild in the customer's parallel HRMS replacement. We do not rebuild automation logic as code in either platform within standard migration scope.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Zimyo to Crelate data migration

  1. Scoping and Zimyo talent acquisition audit

    We audit the Zimyo talent acquisition module in scope: active and inactive candidates, application history, job postings (open, paused, closed), interview schedules, scorecard templates and completed scorecards, offer letters, hiring pipeline stage configurations, candidate source tracking, and any custom fields on candidate or job posting objects. We also capture the volume of non-ATS data (employees, payroll runs, leave balances, attendance logs, performance reviews) to scope the parallel HRMS export. The scoping output is a written migration scope document with record counts per object, custom field inventory, pipeline stage mapping, and a recommendation on whether the customer's parallel HRMS replacement should be scoped as a separate FlitStack AI engagement.

  2. Schema discovery and Crelate environment setup

    We conduct API schema discovery against the Zimyo instance and configure the Crelate destination environment: Pipelines and Stages are set up to align with the Zimyo hiring pipeline (stage names, order, probability mapping if applicable), custom fields are provisioned in Crelate to receive mapped Zimyo custom properties, Department and Tags structures are configured to match the Zimyo organization hierarchy, and User accounts are provisioned or matched for any Zimyo recruiters or hiring managers who will use Crelate. If Crelate's standard Pipeline model does not fully represent the customer's hiring workflow, we document the gap and recommend a Crelate configuration adjustment before migration begins.

  3. Test migration and reconciliation

    We run a full test migration into a Crelate test or staging environment using production-like data volume. The customer's recruiting lead reviews a random sample of migrated candidate records (typically 25-50 records), verifies that scorecards, application history, interview schedules, and file attachments appear correctly, and confirms that pipeline stage labels match expectations. Any mapping corrections, custom field omissions, or stage alignment issues are resolved in the test environment before production migration begins. This step also validates that the parallel HRMS export package (employee records, payroll, leave) is structurally complete and ready for the customer's replacement HRMS load.

  4. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Crelate Users and Departments first (to satisfy lookups), then Job postings (to satisfy application lookups), then Candidates as People, then Applications (with candidate reference and job reference resolved), then Interview Activities and Scorecards (linked to Applications), then Offer Letters and Document attachments (with file integrity checksum validation), and finally custom field values on all migrated records. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report showing records attempted, records committed, records skipped, and records held for review. We apply conservative API pacing throughout to avoid impacting live Zimyo HR operations.

  5. Parallel HRMS export and handoff

    We export non-ATS Zimyo data (employee records, payroll run summaries, leave balance snapshots, attendance summaries, performance review history, benefits enrollment records, and organization structure) as structured data packages. These packages are formatted for import into the customer's replacement HRMS (ADP, Rippling, Gusto, BambooHR, or another platform). We deliver a written data dictionary mapping each exported field to the corresponding field in the replacement HRMS, flag any fields that require transformation or manual entry, and provide a parallel HRMS migration engagement proposal if the customer wants FlitStack AI to handle that scope as well.

  6. Cutover, validation, and automation inventory handoff

    We freeze write access to the recruiting module in Zimyo during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Crelate as the recruiting system of record. We deliver the Zimyo workflow and approval rule inventory document to the customer's recruiting and HR admin teams for rebuild in Crelate (recruiting automations) and in the parallel HRMS (payroll and leave approvals). We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any reconciliation issues raised by the recruiting team. Post-migration, Zimyo may be retained for payroll and non-recruiting HR functions if a full migration is not yet complete, or decommissioned if the parallel HRMS replacement is live.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Zimyo

Source

Strengths

  • Clean, organized interface praised for ease of navigation and quick access to employee records and reports
  • All-in-one consolidation covering payroll, attendance, performance, and talent acquisition without separate integrations
  • Transparent per-employee pricing model with no hidden fees, no long-term contracts, and a 25-user minimum
  • Responsive support team that resolves issues promptly even when software bugs affect critical workflows
  • Good for attendance and leave tracking with connected records that are harder to misplace than paper processes

Weaknesses

  • Occasional software glitches and processing errors in leave and payroll modules that disrupt HR operations
  • Performance slowdowns during report generation and navigation in busy work periods
  • Feature gaps requiring manual data entry and external workarounds for some HR workflows
  • Limited integration ecosystem compared to larger global HRMS platforms
  • Steep learning curve remains despite interface intuitiveness for teams exploring all features
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Crelate

Destination

Strengths

  • Unified ATS and CRM in a single platform reduces data synchronization overhead for recruiting teams.
  • Fast setup with guided implementation reported as a significant time saver for small teams.
  • Transparent per-seat pricing without surprise fees at the base tier.
  • Flexible custom field configuration across core objects without developer dependency.
  • Export capability supports up to 15,000 records per operation for Contacts, Companies, and Opportunities.

Weaknesses

  • API rate limit of 120 requests per minute restricts bulk migration throughput.
  • Custom field cap of 20 per entity requires field consolidation for complex recruiting schemas.
  • All advanced features (Activities, Activity Forms, Core Record Field customization) are tier-gated add-ons.
  • Customer service responsiveness receives consistent negative feedback in reviews.
  • Resume parsing quality trails competitors and generates support requests.

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 Zimyo and Crelate.

  • 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

    Zimyo: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

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Most Zimyo to Crelate migrations land between three and five weeks for accounts with under 5,000 active candidates, 500 job postings, and no custom field complexity. Migrations with large candidate histories (over 20,000 records), extensive interview scorecard templates, bulk file attachment transfers, or a simultaneous parallel HRMS replacement scope move to eight to twelve weeks. Crelate's own documentation cites one to three weeks for ATS data migrations; the additional time reflects the Zimyo-specific schema discovery, non-ATS data export scope, and test migration validation before production cutover.

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