Project Management migration

Migrate from Runrun.it to monday Work Management

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

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Runrun.it

Source

monday Work Management

Destination

monday Work Management logo

Compatibility

67%

8 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Runrun.it and monday Work Management.

Complexity

CModerate

Timeline

2-4 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Runrun.it to monday.com is a structural reorganization: Runrun.it's Projects (top-level containers) become monday.com Boards, Tasks become Items organized within Board Groups, and Kanban stage names carry over as custom Status column labels. The critical migration complexity is Runrun.it's two-step document upload—records are created via POST to the API and files are pushed to Amazon S3 presigned URLs before association with parent Tasks. We handle both steps and verify S3 bucket accessibility during scoping so that attachment links arrive intact in the destination. Time entries migrate with explicit duration rounding rather than relying on destination auto-conversion, which can silently change reported hours. Runrun.it automations, approval workflows, and AI report configurations do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of these for your admin to rebuild in monday.com's Automations and Integrations center.

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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Runrun.it

What's pushing teams away

  • Users report glitches including unresponsive features and visual bugs that disrupt daily efficiency, appearing across multiple review platforms.
  • The lack of a native mobile application makes it difficult for remote workers to access and update tasks outside of desktop browsers.
  • Creating tasks and marking them complete requires excessive clicking, with users noting the overhead consumes time better spent on actual work.
  • Structural flexibility is limited once the platform is configured, with users unable to keep part of a team on a free plan while others upgrade.
  • Time tracking features have known issues including accuracy problems that frustrate teams relying on Runrun.it for billable hour reporting.

Choosing

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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 Runrun.it objects map to monday Work Management

Each row shows how a Runrun.it 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.

Runrun.it

Project

maps to

monday Work Management

Board

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it Projects map directly to monday.com Boards. Project name, description, start/end dates, and team assignments migrate to Board name, description, and Workspace access settings. The destination Workspace is determined during scoping—typically one Workspace per team or department. We preserve the Project timeline as a Date column on the Board for initial reference and recommend converting to monday.com's Timeline column (Standard tier and above) post-migration.

Runrun.it

Task

maps to

monday Work Management

Item

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it Tasks map to monday.com Items. Task name, description, estimated hours, actual hours, priority, assignee, and due date migrate to Item name, description (via Text column), and native assignee and date columns. Subtasks in Runrun.it map to Subitems in monday.com (available from Standard tier). The parent-Project to Board relationship is resolved at migration time by matching Project name to Board name.

Runrun.it

Kanban Stage

maps to

monday Work Management

Status Column

lossy
Fully supported

Runrun.it Kanban stages are configured per Project. Each unique stage name set across all Projects becomes a monday.com Status column with label values matching the Runrun.it stage names. Where multiple Runrun.it Projects share the same stage names (e.g., To Do, In Progress, Done), we configure a single Status column set; where Projects have divergent stage sets, we configure separate Board templates or Status groups per Board and flag the inconsistency during scoping.

Runrun.it

Time Entry

maps to

monday Work Management

Time Tracking Column

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it Time Entries (date, duration in minutes, notes) migrate to monday.com Time Tracking column entries linked to the corresponding Item. We explicitly round durations to monday.com's decimal hour model (dividing by 60 and rounding to two decimal places) rather than allowing the destination to auto-convert, which can silently alter reported hours. Billable/non-billable flags migrate to a Label column if the monday.com plan supports it; otherwise they are noted for manual tagging post-migration.

Runrun.it

Document

maps to

monday Work Management

File Column

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it documents require a two-step API flow: first POSTing to the document record endpoint with attachable_type and attachable_id, then uploading the file to an Amazon S3 presigned URL. We handle both steps during migration—creating the document record and pushing the file to S3—before associating the file with the migrated Item via the File column. We verify S3 bucket accessibility during scoping and flag any documents that fail S3 upload for manual re-upload post-migration. Document metadata (filename, upload date, uploader) migrates as Item column data.

Runrun.it

User / Member

maps to

monday Work Management

User

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it team members map to monday.com Users. We resolve by email address match. Any Runrun.it User referenced on a Task without a matching monday.com User goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes. Role and hourly rate fields from Runrun.it migrate to Text columns on the user's monday.com profile for reference.

Runrun.it

Custom Field

maps to

monday Work Management

Column

lossy
Fully supported

Runrun.it custom field definitions (field_label, field_type in API) map to monday.com column types: text fields map to Text columns, numeric fields to Number columns, date fields to Date columns, and dropdown fields to Label columns. Not all Runrun.it field types have direct monday.com equivalents—complex conditional fields or third-party integration fields are flagged during scoping for manual column creation post-migration. Custom field values migrate as column values on the corresponding Items.

Runrun.it

Tag

maps to

monday Work Management

Tag

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it tags stored in tags_data arrays migrate to monday.com Tags. Tag names preserve exactly; tag color assignments do not carry over since monday.com manages tag colors independently. If the migrated tag count exceeds monday.com's practical display limit (approximately 50 tags per Board), we recommend consolidating low-frequency tags before migration.

Runrun.it

Comment

maps to

monday Work Management

Update

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it comments attached to Tasks migrate as monday.com Updates on the corresponding Items. Comment body, author (resolved to monday.com User by email), and timestamp migrate. Threaded replies nest as replies to the parent Update. If the Runrun.it API returns comments as a nested structure, we preserve the parent-child relationship in the update tree. Note: Runrun.it's API documentation does not explicitly define a Comments endpoint, so we verify comment accessibility during discovery.

Runrun.it

Attachment

maps to

monday Work Management

File Column

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it attachments (URL-based or file-based via attachable_type and attachable_id) migrate as File column entries on the corresponding Items. URL attachments migrate as Link column values; file attachments follow the same two-step S3 flow as Documents. We verify the attachable_id references resolve correctly to migrated Items before inserting attachment records.

Runrun.it

Automation / Workflow

maps to

monday Work Management

Automation (to be rebuilt)

lossy
Fully supported

Runrun.it automations and approval workflows do not migrate as code. We deliver a written inventory of every active Runrun.it automation with its trigger, conditions, actions, and a recommended monday.com Automation equivalent (e.g., when Status changes to Done, notify User X). The customer's admin rebuilds these in monday.com's Automations center post-migration. Approval workflows map to monday.com's WorkForms and Status-based routing.

Runrun.it

AI Report / Dashboard

maps to

monday Work Management

Dashboard (to be rebuilt)

lossy
Fully supported

Runrun.it's AI-enabled productivity reports and dashboards have no direct monday.com equivalent. We export Runrun.it report definitions and data snapshots as reference documents. monday.com Dashboards (available from Standard tier) rebuild as Widget boards with chart types matching the original report metrics. We document the source metric, the recommended monday.com Widget type, and the source column mapping for the customer's admin to implement.

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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Runrun.it gotchas

High

Two-step document upload requires S3 coordination

Medium

No documented API rate limits

Medium

No mobile app means no mobile-only data

Low

Time tracking data requires currency and rounding alignment

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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

  • Two-step document upload requires S3 coordination

    Runrun.it uploads documents via a two-step API flow: first POSTing to the document record endpoint with attachable_type and attachable_id, then pushing the file to an Amazon S3 presigned URL. If we only migrate the document record without the actual file, attachments arrive as broken links in the destination. We handle both steps, verify S3 bucket accessibility during migration scoping, and flag any documents that fail S3 upload for manual re-upload with a list of affected Items.

  • Automations and approval workflows do not migrate

    Runrun.it automations and approval workflows have no direct monday.com equivalent and are not migrated as code. We deliver a written inventory of every active Runrun.it automation with trigger conditions, action lists, and recommended monday.com Automation recipes. The customer's admin rebuilds these in monday.com's Automations center post-migration. Approval workflows map to monday.com's WorkForms or custom Status-based routing but require manual configuration.

  • Kanban stage sets diverge per Project and require Board-level configuration

    Runrun.it Kanban stages are configured individually per Project, meaning different Projects can have completely different stage names. monday.com Status columns are configured per Board. We need to deduplicate stage sets during scoping: where Projects share stage sets, we configure one Status column; where Projects have unique stages, we configure separate Boards or Status groups and flag the inconsistency. This requires upfront discovery of all unique stage sets before migration begins.

  • Time-entry rounding must be explicit to avoid silent hour changes

    Runrun.it stores time entry duration in minutes; monday.com's Time Tracking column uses decimal hours. We explicitly divide and round (to two decimal places) rather than allowing the destination to auto-convert, which can silently alter reported billable hours. If the customer uses Runrun.it's billable hour reporting for client invoicing, rounding strategy must be agreed upon during scoping to avoid discrepancies between pre-migration and post-migration totals.

  • monday.com Basic plan excludes automations and time tracking

    monday.com's Basic plan ($9/seat) includes unlimited boards and 5 GB storage but excludes Automations (which require Standard at $12/seat) and Time Tracking (which requires Pro at $19/seat). If the migration scope includes rebuilding Runrun.it automations or preserving time tracking with the same feature set, the customer must be on the appropriate monday.com plan before migration. We verify plan tier during scoping and flag any plan-tier mismatches before migration begins.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Runrun.it to monday Work Management data migration

  1. Discovery and Runrun.it API audit

    We audit the source Runrun.it instance via API: all Projects (with Kanban stage configurations), all Tasks (with assignees, custom field definitions, and status), all Time Entries (with date, duration, and billable flags), all Documents (with S3 presigned URL reachability), all Users and their roles, and any Tags or Comments present. We also verify whether the Comments endpoint is accessible in this specific Runrun.it instance (documentation does not explicitly define it). The discovery output is a written scope document listing record counts, unique Kanban stage sets, custom field definitions, and S3 document inventory.

  2. monday.com board design and column mapping

    We design the monday.com destination structure: one Board per Runrun.it Project, with Workspace assignment per team or department. We configure Status columns to match each unique Runrun.it Kanban stage set, create additional columns (Text for description, Date for due dates, Person for assignees, Number for estimated/actual hours, Label for billable flags, Time Tracking for time entries) on each Board, and pre-create subitem columns for any Runrun.it subtasks. Custom fields from Runrun.it map to the nearest monday.com column type. The Board design is validated in a monday.com test workspace before any data moves.

  3. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into a monday.com test workspace using production-like record volumes. The customer's project manager and admin reconcile Board structure (Boards in, stage labels correct), Item counts (Tasks in, subtasks nested), Time Entry totals per Item (hours match Runrun.it source), document attachment links (open successfully in monday.com), and tag counts per Item. Any mapping corrections—column type mismatches, stage label corrections, time rounding adjustments—are documented and applied before production migration begins.

  4. Document and file migration

    We process Runrun.it documents in dependency order: first creating Item records in monday.com to establish the target IDs, then executing the S3 upload step for each document with the correct attachable_id referencing the migrated Item. We verify each S3 upload completes with a 200 response before marking the document migrated. Any S3 presigned URLs that fail (expired credentials, bucket access denied) are logged with the Item name for manual follow-up. This step runs after Items are confirmed in monday.com but before the final cutover freeze.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Users (validated against monday.com workspace), Boards (from Runrun.it Projects), Items (from Runrun.it Tasks with parent Board ID resolved), Subitems (nested under Items), Time Entries (linked to Items with explicit decimal rounding), Tags (applied to Items), Custom Field values (mapped to column types), Comments/Updates (with author resolved to monday.com User), and Documents (with S3 upload step completed for each). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report. We implement conservative exponential backoff on Runrun.it API calls since no public rate limit is documented.

  6. Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff

    We freeze Runrun.it writes during cutover, run a delta migration of any Tasks or Time Entries modified during the migration window, then enable monday.com as the system of record. We deliver the Automation and Workflow inventory document, the AI Report/Dashboard reference document, and the Runrun.it Kanban stage-to-monday.com Status mapping sheet to the customer's admin team. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Runrun.it automations in monday.com as part of the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin task.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Runrun.it

Source

Strengths

  • Integrated time tracking embedded directly into Tasks with billable hour reporting for service teams.
  • Kanban-based workflow visualization with configurable stages per Project.
  • AI-enabled productivity reports and dashboards for manager-level visibility into team performance.
  • Built by Managers for Managers, with a focus on project cost control and hour-based billing.

Weaknesses

  • No native mobile application, limiting remote access for teams without consistent desktop availability.
  • Users report visual glitches and UI bugs that disrupt daily productivity workflows.
  • Task creation and completion require excessive clicking, adding friction for high-volume users.
  • Limited structural flexibility once the platform is configured, with constraints on mixing free and paid users.
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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. 5 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

C

Overall complexity

Moderate migration

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

  • Object compatibility

    C

    5 of 8 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

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

  • API constraints

    B

    Runrun.it: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    Runrun.it 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 teams under 20 users with fewer than 500 Tasks, 5,000 Time Entries, and no large document library. Migrations with large attachment counts (over 1,000 documents requiring S3 coordination), multiple Projects with divergent Kanban stage sets, or extensive custom field definitions move to five to nine weeks because of stage-set deduplication, column-type mapping, and document verification work.

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