Project Management migration

Migrate from Azor to monday Work Management

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Azor and monday Work Management. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in monday Work Management.

Azor logo

Azor

Source

monday Work Management

Destination

monday Work Management logo

Compatibility

75%

9 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Azor and monday Work Management.

Complexity

CModerate

Timeline

1-2 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Azor to monday.com is a structural migration compounded by Azor's lack of a public API. Without bulk extraction endpoints, we rely on CSV exports from individual project views and structured screen-based sampling to scope the dataset before migration. We map Azor's flat task lists into monday.com's Board-Group-Item hierarchy, converting each Azor project to a monday.com Board and each task to an Item. Azor tasks with no sub-task or dependency model flatten cleanly into monday.com Items; if the source team used hierarchical workarounds, we flag each flattened relationship for manual reconstruction. Comments and file attachments do not export from Azor and are documented as permanent data gaps before migration begins. We deliver a written inventory of any Azor workflow patterns for your admin to rebuild using monday.com's automation builder, which is gated at the Standard plan ($12/seat). Timeline and cost scale with total task count and the number of source projects requiring individual CSV extraction runs.

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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Azor

What's pushing teams away

  • The user interface is described as dated and not modern, which creates friction for teams expecting the visual polish of newer PM tools like monday.com or Asana.
  • Azor lacks native mobile applications, offering only a mobile browser experience, which frustrates field or remote teams that need full offline functionality on iOS or Android.
  • The platform has no documented API or webhook system, which blocks teams that need to automate reporting, sync with other tools, or extract data in bulk.
  • Scaling costs are a pain point: at 100 users the price reaches $499/month, which becomes less competitive compared to Asana's per-seat model at that team size.
  • The platform does not expose comments or attachments in any export format, making it difficult to preserve full project history when switching to a new tool.

Choosing

monday Work Management logo

monday Work Management

What's pulling them in

  • Lowest onboarding friction of any mid-market PM tool — drag-and-drop boards and colorful UI mean non-technical team members contribute from day one without training.
  • Highly customizable board structure lets teams model their actual workflow rather than forcing a predefined template onto their process.
  • Generous free forever plan with two seats lets small teams or solo users validate the platform before committing budget or migrating data from elsewhere.
  • Integrations with Slack, Zoom, Google Drive, and CRM tools keep monday.com as a coordination hub rather than requiring teams to switch context constantly.
  • Multiple view modes — Kanban, Calendar, Gantt, Map, Chart — give different team members the visualization they prefer without switching tools.

Object mapping

How Azor objects map to monday Work Management

Each row shows how a Azor object lands in monday Work Management, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

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

Azor

Project

maps to

monday Work Management

Board

1:1
Fully supported

Each Azor project maps to a monday.com Board. Project name, description, and creation date migrate as Board name, description, and created_at metadata. We create Boards in the target Workspace during migration. If the Azor project has folder or group labels, we store them as a Board tag or a custom column rather than a separate organizational layer since Azor's hierarchy is flat.

Azor

Task

maps to

monday Work Management

Item

1:1
Fully supported

Azor tasks map directly to monday.com Items within the corresponding Board. Task title becomes Item name, task description becomes the Item's Description column, and task status maps to a Status column configured in monday.com to match Azor's status values (e.g. To Do, In Progress, Done). Due dates transfer to a Date column. Tasks with no assignee are left blank or assigned to a migration service account pending customer confirmation.

Azor

User

maps to

monday Work Management

Team Member

1:1
Fully supported

Azor user display names and email addresses map to monday.com Team Members. We extract all users from Azor CSV exports and provision matching accounts in monday.com by email. Azor does not expose role or permission levels in any export format, so all migrated users receive standard member access; permission elevation is handled manually by the customer's monday.com admin post-migration.

Azor

Task Status

maps to

monday Work Management

Status Column

lossy
Mapping required

Azor's fixed status set per project (To Do, In Progress, Done, or project-specific labels) maps to a monday.com Status column. We extract the distinct status values from each Azor project's export and configure them as labeled color-coded status options in monday.com. Non-standard or custom status values are flagged for manual review before import because Azor allows per-project status labels with no centralized taxonomy.

Azor

Due Date

maps to

monday Work Management

Date Column

1:1
Fully supported

Due dates on Azor tasks migrate to a monday.com Date column. Dates are preserved in ISO 8601 format through the extraction and import pipeline. Tasks with no due date are migrated with a null Date column value. If the source team uses a due-date-only field without start dates, we do not create a Timeline (start-end range) column; a separate Timeline column requires customer input on start-date logic.

Azor

Tag

maps to

monday Work Management

Tag or Label Column

lossy
Fully supported

Azor tags migrate to monday.com Tags. We extract tags as a comma-separated string from Azor's export and split them into monday.com tag labels. Tags that do not already exist in the destination Board are created automatically during import. If the customer prefers a dedicated Labels column (dropdown or multi-select) over tags, we configure this during scoping and remap accordingly.

Azor

Task Assignment

maps to

monday Work Management

Person Column

1:1
Fully supported

Azor tasks with a single assignee map to a monday.com Person column. We resolve each assignee by email against the migrated Team Member list. Tasks with no assignee are flagged in the migration report. Tasks assigned to users not found in the Team Member list are held in a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to map manually before the final import phase.

Azor

Project Groups

maps to

monday Work Management

Board Groups

lossy
Fully supported

Azor does not have a nested group structure beyond flat task lists; each project is a single flat list. We map each Azor project to a monday.com Board with a single default Group (e.g. 'Group 1'). If the source Azor data reveals informal groupings (e.g. tasks prefixed with project phase names), we create monday.com Groups from those prefixes and assign items accordingly during scoping.

Azor

Comments

maps to

monday Work Management

Not migrated

1:1
Not supported

Azor does not expose comments in any documented export or API format. This is a permanent data gap. We include a pre-migration checklist item requiring the customer to acknowledge comment loss and, if possible, export comments manually before the engagement begins. We cannot import comments from Azor by any automated or screen-based method.

Azor

Attachment

maps to

monday Work Management

Not migrated

1:1
Fully supported

Azor does not expose file attachments in any documented export mechanism. Uploaded files associated with tasks cannot be retrieved for migration. We flag this gap in the pre-migration scope document and recommend the customer downloads any critical attachments manually before migration begins.

Azor

Custom Fields

maps to

monday Work Management

Custom Column

1:1
Not supported

Azor does not document a custom field layer. Any customer-specific attributes stored in text fields, notes, or custom columns in the Azor source must be identified during scoping and manually mapped to monday.com's 29 column types. We request a field map from the customer before import so that text attributes map to Text columns, numeric attributes to Number columns, and date attributes to Date columns rather than requiring post-migration rework.

Azor

Time Tracking

maps to

monday Work Management

Not migrated

1:1
Not supported

Azor does not expose time-tracking data in any documented export format. monday.com's Time Tracking column (available on Pro plan and above) cannot be populated from Azor data. If the customer relies on time tracking, they must configure it manually in monday.com 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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Azor gotchas

High

No API means no bulk data export

High

No documented export format for comments or attachments

Medium

Free plan limits and per-seat pricing model

Medium

No sub-task or dependency model

Low

Custom fields not a native feature

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monday Work Management gotchas

High

Subitems have no bulk export endpoint

High

API complexity budget constrains query depth

Medium

Daily call limits vary sharply across plan tiers

Medium

Automation and integration rules do not export via API

Low

Saved views are not exposed via API

Pair-specific challenges

  • Azor has no API for bulk data extraction

    Azor has no documented public API, REST endpoint, or webhook system. We cannot programmatically pull data in bulk. We rely on CSV exports from individual project views, which requires the customer to manually initiate exports per project and share the files with us. Screen-based sampling is required for any project data not visible in the CSV export. This adds significant scoping time. We recommend identifying the 5-10 most critical projects for migration before any data pull begins and confirming that CSV exports cover the fields the customer cares about.

  • Comments and attachments are permanently inaccessible

    Comments on tasks and uploaded file attachments are not exposed via any Azor export mechanism or API. Customers relying on task-level discussion history or documents will lose that data unless they export it manually before the engagement starts. We include a pre-migration checklist item requiring the customer to acknowledge this gap and attempt a manual export. We cannot work around this limitation through any automated or manual screen-capture method.

  • Flat Azor tasks require hierarchy reconstruction

    Azor tasks are flat; there is no sub-task or dependency linking feature. If the source team used naming conventions, prefixes, or indentation as informal sub-task workarounds, we identify these during scoping and flag which items were flattened. Parent-child relationships and task dependencies must be reconstructed manually in monday.com using the Sub-items column and the Dependencies column (Pro plan) post-migration. We deliver a written inventory of every flattened relationship for the customer's admin to rebuild.

  • Automations are not migrated; monday.com requires Standard plan

    Azor has no automation feature to migrate, but monday.com's automation builder is gated at the Standard plan ($12/seat). Teams evaluating monday.com on the Basic plan ($9/seat) will not have access to automation rebuilds. We include a written automation inventory documenting any workflow patterns the source team used (even informally through status-change emails or manual reminders) and the equivalent monday.com automation block for the customer's admin to configure on the Standard plan or above.

  • Per-project status labels require manual column configuration

    Azor allows per-project status labels with no centralized taxonomy. If one project uses 'Open / In Progress / Resolved' and another uses 'Backlog / Active / Complete', these non-standard values must be mapped individually to monday.com Status columns per Board. We extract all distinct status values during scoping, configure them in monday.com before import, and flag any conflicts where the same label name means different things in different projects.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Azor to monday Work Management data migration

  1. Discovery and extraction scoping

    We audit the source Azor account via CSV exports provided by the customer. We identify all active projects, total task counts, distinct status values per project, tag usage, user list, and assignee patterns. We confirm which fields are present in the CSV exports versus which require manual screen sampling. We produce a written scoping document listing every project, its record count, and the extraction method (CSV or manual), plus a data-gap acknowledgment for comments, attachments, and any custom fields stored in Azor text notes.

  2. monday.com workspace and board structure design

    We design the destination monday.com workspace. This includes creating Boards corresponding to each Azor project, configuring Status columns with the extracted status labels per Board, adding Date columns for due dates, Person columns for assignees, and any custom columns requested by the customer. We configure Board Groups based on any informal grouping patterns found in the Azor source. Workspace settings, team members, and permission groups are provisioned before any Item import begins.

  3. User reconciliation and Team Member provisioning

    We extract every distinct user from Azor's task exports (as assignee and creator fields) and match by email against the monday.com Team Member list. Users without an existing monday.com account are flagged in a reconciliation queue. The customer's monday.com admin provisions any missing accounts and confirms the correct permission level before Item import begins because monday.com Person columns require a valid Team Member to assign.

  4. Task flattening and status mapping validation

    We process the Azor CSV exports to flatten any informal sub-task patterns (e.g. tasks with 'parent task name > sub-task name' naming conventions) into individual Items. Status values are mapped to the corresponding monday.com Status column option per Board. Tags are split from comma-separated strings into monday.com tag labels. Due dates are normalized to ISO 8601 format. We run a dry-run import into the monday.com workspace and reconcile Item counts before the production import phase.

  5. Production import and reconciliation

    We run the production import into the configured monday.com workspace. Items are created in dependency order: Boards confirmed, then Items with resolved Person assignments and Date values. Each Board receives a reconciliation report comparing Azor task count to monday.com Item count. Assignee gaps (tasks assigned to unprovisioned users) and date mismatches are flagged for customer review. Comments and attachments are not imported and are confirmed as excluded per the pre-migration data-gap acknowledgment.

  6. Cutover, automation inventory handoff, and post-migration support

    We freeze the Azor CSV export as the source of record and run a final delta check for any tasks modified during the migration window. monday.com becomes the system of record once the customer confirms Item counts and sampling match expectations. We deliver the automation rebuild guide documenting any workflow patterns observed in Azor (status-change notifications, recurring task generation, deadline alerts) with the equivalent monday.com automation block recommendation. We support a 5-business-day post-migration window to resolve import errors. Rebuilding automations in monday.com requires the Standard plan or above and is handled by the customer's admin using our guide.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Azor

Source

Strengths

  • Cross-platform deployment — Azor runs on desktop, mobile, and cloud, with Mac and Windows native support per the vendor's site, suitable for hybrid creative agency setups.
  • FileMaker-based fundament — the underlying database engine is mature and stable, and the rights-management and SSL-encrypted data transfer model gives smaller agencies enterprise-grade security without dedicated IT.
  • Single environment that covers projects, tasks, time tracking, invoicing, quotations, document management, and CRM — useful for creative agencies that previously juggled separate tools for each function.
  • Multi-user collaboration scales to a documented 999 simultaneous users, which is well beyond what most independent and mid-sized agencies require.
  • TakeOff configuration assistance during onboarding reduces the cold-start cost of setting up the schema, role permissions, and workflow templates.

Weaknesses

  • Pricing is opaque — the vendor publishes only an entry annual figure and routes everything else through sales, which makes side-by-side budget comparisons with Asana, Monday, or ClickUp difficult.
  • Feature surface is narrower than mainstream PM platforms — ITQlick's comparison flags missing native issue tracking, project planning, and advanced scheduling capabilities.
  • FileMaker dependency means deeper integrations with modern SaaS tools (Slack, GitHub, JIRA, modern BI tools) typically require custom FileMaker scripting rather than out-of-the-box connectors.
  • Mobile experience is functional but inherits FileMaker's interaction model, which feels dated next to mobile-first competitors built for tablet and phone PM use.
  • Public reviewer footprint is thin (limited verified G2/Capterra reviews), making third-party validation of feature claims harder during evaluation.
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monday Work Management

Destination

Strengths

  • Drag-and-drop board UI with near-zero learning curve for non-technical users entering project data for the first time.
  • 20+ column types and unlimited custom columns let teams model arbitrarily complex data structures without developer help.
  • Multi-view support — Kanban, Gantt, Calendar, Timeline, Chart, Map — satisfies different team members without forcing a single layout.
  • Automations cover common trigger-action patterns for teams without dedicated developers to write custom scripts.
  • Free plan for 2 seats and a 14-day trial on all paid tiers make evaluation risk-free before committing to migration scope.

Weaknesses

  • Per-seat pricing with no enterprise flat-rate option means costs scale linearly with headcount, making it expensive at 50+ seats.
  • Subitems lack bulk API access, making them problematic for CRM-style use cases where contact records live as subitems under a company board.
  • Automations and advanced views are gated behind Pro and Enterprise tiers, creating feature deserts on entry-level plans.
  • Dependency column is visually limited — no critical path, no auto-rescheduling, and cross-board dependencies require manual link management.
  • No native document management; docs, wikis, and knowledge bases require a separate integration or third-party workaround.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Moderate Project Management migration. 4 of 8 objects need a manual workaround.

C

Overall complexity

Moderate migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Azor and monday Work Management.

  • Object compatibility

    D

    4 of 8 objects need a manual workaround.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Azor: No public API exists.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

Estimator

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Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.

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Frequently asked questions about Azor to monday Work Management data migrations

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Small migrations under 1,000 tasks across 5-10 Azor projects land in one to two weeks. Migrations above 5,000 tasks or across 20+ projects move to three to five weeks because each project requires a separate CSV export run and manual scoping adds time. The primary driver of duration is not record volume but the number of distinct Azor projects requiring individual export handling and the speed at which the customer provides the exported files.

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