Project Management migration

Migrate from Streamtime to Jira

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

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Streamtime

Source

Jira

Destination

Jira logo

Compatibility

80%

8 of 10

objects map 1:1 between Streamtime and Jira.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

4-6 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Streamtime to Jira is a structural migration for creative and project-based teams leaving Streamtime's integrated job-billing model for Jira's workflow-driven issue tracking. Streamtime organizes work around Jobs that hold To-Dos, Schedules, and Time Entries with integrated Rate Cards, Quotes, and Invoices. Jira uses Projects containing Issues (Epics, Stories, Tasks, Bugs) with configurable workflows, Sprints, and custom fields but has no native time-tracking billing, Rate Card, Quote, or Invoice objects. We migrate Jobs to Jira Projects or Epics, To-Dos to typed Issues with parent-child hierarchy preserved, Companies to Jira Organizations or custom fields, Team Members to Jira Users, and Time Entries as Issue-linked Comments or custom duration fields. Commercial documents (Quotes, Invoices, POs) and Rate Cards do not have Jira equivalents and are flagged in a written inventory for the customer's admin to handle outside the migration. We do not migrate Streamtime Schedules as active Jira sprint assignments; we deliver them as a resource-allocation reference document.

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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Streamtime

What's pushing teams away

  • Budgeting and accounting features are limited or require workarounds for agencies with complex billing structures or multi-currency projects.
  • The platform lacks the advanced enterprise features, automation depth, and integrations that growing agencies eventually need.
  • Some users report that the interface feels dated compared to newer project management tools that launched after Streamtime's 2016 web version.
  • Support responsiveness varies, with some customers noting difficulty reaching knowledgeable staff for technical or billing issues.

Choosing

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Jira

What's pulling them in

  • Industry-standard tool with deep Git integration and sprint reporting that engineering teams already know, reducing onboarding friction for new hires.
  • Highly customizable workflows and status schemes let business teams model complex approval chains without writing code.
  • Strong ecosystem of Atlassian Marketplace apps means specialized capabilities like time tracking or portfolio management are one install away.
  • Free tier with up to 10 users and unlimited issues gives small teams a no-cost entry point to validate the platform before committing budget.
  • Visibility features — boards, backlog grooming, sprint reports, and dashboards — give leadership a shared view of what is planned, in progress, blocked, and done.

Object mapping

How Streamtime objects map to Jira

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

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

Streamtime

Job

maps to

Jira

Project or Epic

1:1
Fully supported

Streamtime Jobs map to Jira Projects as the primary container. For Jobs with a hierarchical sub-structure (nested To-Dos or sub-Jobs), we map the parent Job to a Jira Epic within the destination Project, with child Jobs mapped to Stories or sub-Epics depending on the depth. Job name, description, start date, and due date migrate to Project or Epic fields. Job status (Active, Completed, On Hold) maps to Jira Project category or Epic status. Template Jobs migrate as standard Projects or Epics; the template flag is recorded in a custom field for the admin to configure as a Jira template post-migration.

Streamtime

To-Do

maps to

Jira

Issue (Story, Task, or Bug)

1:1
Fully supported

Streamtime To-Dos map to Jira Issues with the type determined during scoping: tasks map to Jira Task, design or creative items map to Story, and flagged or overdue items map to Bug or Task depending on the customer's naming convention. We preserve parent-child hierarchy by setting the Jira Issue's Parent field to the Epic (from the Job mapping). To-Do completion status maps to Jira Issue Status (To Do, In Progress, Done), and To-Do assignees map to Jira Assignee via email-based User resolution.

Streamtime

Company

maps to

Jira

Organization or custom field

1:1
Fully supported

Streamtime Companies map to Jira Organizations if the destination Jira site has the Organizations feature enabled (Jira Premium or Enterprise). Otherwise, we map Companies to a custom field (Client__c) of type text or select on the Project or Epic level. Company address, contact name, and client-specific rate card reference migrate as fields on the Organization record or as Project-level custom fields. Jira Organizations do not support the same financial associations as Streamtime Companies, so client billing relationships are documented for the admin to configure in the external billing tool.

Streamtime

Team Member

maps to

Jira

User

1:1
Fully supported

Streamtime Team Members map to Jira Users by email address. We resolve each Team Member's Jira account during the migration window. If a Team Member has no Jira account, they enter a reconciliation queue for the customer's Jira admin to provision before the Team Member's assigned Issues are imported. Team Member roles (e.g., Designer, Developer) do not have a native Jira equivalent; we store role metadata in a custom field (Team_Role__c) on the User record or map it to Jira Project Roles if configured.

Streamtime

Time Entry

maps to

Jira

Comment or custom field (Duration__c)

1:1
Fully supported

Streamtime Time Entries map to Jira as structured data rather than native Jira records because Jira Software does not include a native time-tracking object in its standard configuration. We create a custom field Duration_hours__c (number) on the target Issue type and write Time Entry hours, date, and notes as values linked to the correct Jira Issue. The full time entry log (who logged, how long, what notes) is also written as a Jira Comment on the Issue for human readability. Budget burn data from Streamtime migrates as a Project-level custom field (Budget_Burn__c) for reporting. Jira Premium's native time-tracking app or a third-party app (Tempo Timesheets) can be configured post-migration to replace this flat-field approach.

Streamtime

Schedule

maps to

Jira

Project Role or Sprint Assignment (reference document)

lossy
Fully supported

Streamtime Schedules represent team member allocations to Jobs for a given period. Jira does not have a native scheduling or resource-allocation object. We export Schedule data as a structured CSV reference document keyed to Job and Team Member, listing allocation hours and date ranges. The customer's Jira admin uses this as a guide to configure Project Roles, component assignments, or sprint-based workload planning post-migration. We do not create Jira Sprint records from Streamtime Schedules because the sprint cadence and issue-to-sprint mapping do not exist in Streamtime data.

Streamtime

Rate Card

maps to

Jira

Custom fields or external billing reference

lossy
Fully supported

Streamtime Rate Cards define pricing by role, client, or item with multi-currency support. Jira has no Rate Card equivalent. We export Rate Card definitions as a structured reference document listing each role, rate, currency, and Company association. The customer's admin maps these to a custom field set on the Project or Epic level (e.g., Hourly_Rate_Designer__c, Hourly_Rate_Developer__c) or to an external billing tool integrated with Jira. Multi-currency Rate Card rates migrate as decimal values with currency metadata, not as Jira currency fields.

Streamtime

Quote

maps to

Jira

Not migrated (flagged for external rebuild)

1:1
Fully supported

Streamtime Quotes are commercial documents with line items, pricing, and status tied to Jobs. Jira has no native Quote object. We do not migrate Quotes as Jira records because no equivalent schema exists. We export Quotes as structured records in the migration deliverable package and flag them for the customer's admin to rebuild in a dedicated quoting or invoicing tool (e.g., Scoro, HoneyBooks, or a custom ERP). Quote-to-Job associations are preserved in the export for reference.

Streamtime

Invoice

maps to

Jira

Not migrated (flagged for external rebuild)

1:1
Fully supported

Streamtime Invoices are commercial documents tied to Jobs and Time Entries with line items, amounts, currency, and payment status. Jira has no Invoice equivalent. We do not migrate Invoices as Jira records. We export Invoice data as structured records in the migration deliverable package and flag them for the customer's admin to rebuild in an external accounting or invoicing tool. Historical invoice-to-Job associations are preserved in the export for audit purposes.

Streamtime

Purchase Order

maps to

Jira

Not migrated (flagged for external rebuild)

1:1
Fully supported

Streamtime Purchase Orders represent outbound vendor commitments tied to Jobs. Jira has no native PO object. We do not migrate POs as Jira records. We export PO data as structured records in the migration deliverable package and flag them for the customer's admin to handle in a procurement or accounting tool. PO-to-Job associations are preserved in the export for audit.

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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Streamtime gotchas

High

API rate limits can interrupt bulk migration jobs

Medium

Only the account subscriber can access the API key

Medium

Financial export permissions are separate from job permissions

Low

Template Jobs require upfront setup before migration

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Jira gotchas

High

Unsupported workflow validators silently skipped during migration

High

Custom fields converted to flat text labels when migrating to non-Jira platforms

Medium

Historical status-change timestamps lost when exporting without a Marketplace plugin

Medium

Attachment import failures from oversized files and JQL reference corruption

Medium

Points-based API rate limits enforced on Jira Cloud apps from March 2026

Pair-specific challenges

  • Quotes, Invoices, and POs have no Jira equivalent

    Streamtime's commercial layer (Quotes, Invoices, Purchase Orders) has no direct Jira schema. Migrating these records as Jira Issues is technically possible but creates data that cannot be reported on through Jira's native reporting engine and breaks invoice-payment workflows that require a dedicated financial tool. We export these records as structured data in the migration deliverable and flag them for rebuild in an external billing or accounting platform. Migrations that attempt to force commercial documents into Jira custom fields end up with orphaned, unreportable records that require cleanup post-migration.

  • Streamtime API access requires account subscriber credentials

    Streamtime's API key is only accessible to the account subscriber, not to general administrators. Before migration scoping, we confirm the subscriber account credentials are available and active. If the subscriber is no longer reachable or the account is inactive, migration requires account recovery or ownership transfer before API access can be obtained. We contact [email protected] in advance for customers needing elevated API limits during migration windows.

  • Financial export permissions gate complete data retrieval

    Exporting financial data from Streamtime (Time Entries, Rate Cards, Invoices) requires the migration user account to have both permission to view and edit Jobs and permission to export finances. We verify during scoping that the migration account has both permission sets. Incomplete permissions result in missing Time Entry data or Rate Card definitions that must be reconciled manually after migration. This is a common oversight in Streamtime accounts where an administrator was granted job-level access without financial export rights.

  • Jira permission schemes can hide migrated issues from users

    When Issues migrate to Jira Cloud, the Permissions Scheme assigned to the destination Project is enforced immediately. If migrated users are not members of the Groups or Project Roles referenced in the scheme's Browse Projects permission, they cannot see any migrated Issues despite the records existing in the database. Atlassian community threads document this as a common post-migration visibility problem. We coordinate with the customer's Jira admin before migration to audit the destination project's permission scheme and ensure all migrated Team Members are assigned to the correct Groups or Project Roles.

  • Attachment file storage requires separate transfer

    Streamtime file attachments linked to Jobs and commercial documents can be migrated as references and metadata, but actual binary file transfer depends on the destination Jira site's attachment storage configuration and the file size limits enforced by the Jira Cloud or Data Center plan. We migrate attachment file names, URLs (where accessible), linked record IDs, and upload timestamps. The customer's admin verifies attachment accessibility post-migration and re-uploads any files that could not be transferred due to size or permission constraints.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Streamtime to Jira data migration

  1. Discovery and Streamtime API access setup

    We audit the source Streamtime account for Jobs (active, completed, and archived), To-Dos (with completion status and parent Job), Companies, Team Members, Time Entries (volume and date range), Rate Card definitions, Quotes, Invoices, and Purchase Orders. We verify the migration account has both job view/edit permissions and financial export permissions. We confirm the account subscriber credentials for API access and request any necessary rate-limit increases from Streamtime support. We pair this with a Jira destination audit: existing Projects, permission schemes, issue types, custom fields, and Jira Cloud versus Data Center tenancy.

  2. Schema mapping and Jira project configuration

    We design the Jira destination schema based on the Streamtime audit. Each Streamtime Job becomes a Jira Project or Epic depending on the hierarchy depth. We pre-create custom fields on the destination Project (Client__c, Duration_hours__c, Budget_Burn__c, Role__c) and configure the issue type scheme to match the To-Do types being migrated (Story, Task, Bug). We align Jira workflow statuses with Streamtime Job and To-Do statuses during scoping. If Jira Organizations are available, we pre-provision Organization records for each Streamtime Company. Template Jobs are flagged for post-migration Jira template configuration.

  3. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into the destination Jira environment using representative data volume. The customer's project manager or admin spot-checks a random sample of migrated Issues against the Streamtime source (Job name, To-Do hierarchy, assignee, due date, time entry totals). Record counts are reconciled across all object types. Commercial document export completeness is verified against the financial export permissions. Any field mapping corrections, missing custom field creations, or permission scheme adjustments happen in this phase before production migration begins.

  4. User provisioning and team member resolution

    We extract every distinct Streamtime Team Member referenced on Jobs, To-Dos, and Time Entries and match by email against the destination Jira site's User directory. Team Members without a matching Jira account enter a reconciliation queue for the customer's Jira admin to provision before record import resumes. Project Roles and component assignments are noted from the Streamtime Schedule export and mapped to Jira Project Roles or component ownership during this step.

  5. Production migration in record-dependency order

    We run production migration in dependency order: Jira Organizations (from Companies), Projects and Epics (from Jobs), Issues (from To-Dos with parent Epic set), custom field values (Duration_hours__c, Budget_Burn__c, Role__c), Comments (from Time Entry notes), and finally the Schedule reference document and Rate Card export. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Jira permission schemes are applied after all Issues are ingested to avoid mid-migration visibility interruptions.

  6. Cutover, validation, and commercial document handoff

    We freeze writes to the Streamtime account during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Jira as the system of record. We deliver the Rate Card reference document, Schedule allocation CSV, and Quote/Invoice/PO export package to the customer's admin with guidance on rebuilding those areas in an external billing tool. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any record-reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Rate Cards, Quotes, or Invoices as Jira records; that work is handled by the customer's admin or a billing tool implementation partner.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Streamtime

Source

Strengths

  • Time tracking is embedded in the workflow without requiring separate timesheet submission from team members.
  • Rate cards support per-client, per-project, and multi-currency pricing configurations out of the box.
  • Financial reporting covers work-in-progress, client profitability, and team capacity without requiring third-party integrations.
  • Template Jobs allow teams to standardize recurring project structures and reduce manual setup time.
  • CSV export is available for reports and list views, enabling data portability for analysis outside the platform.

Weaknesses

  • Budgeting and accounting features are limited compared to dedicated agency finance tools, with some customers reporting gaps for complex billing scenarios.
  • The interface has not received major visual updates since the 2016 web version launch, feeling dated compared to newer competitors.
  • Enterprise-tier features such as advanced automation, custom workflows, and deep third-party integrations are limited compared to platforms like monday.com or Asana.
  • Rate card setup requires navigating multiple settings screens, creating a learning curve for new administrators.
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Jira

Destination

Strengths

  • Deeply customizable workflows and status schemes with no hard limits on workflow complexity or number of custom statuses.
  • Strong agile ceremony support: sprint planning, backlog grooming, velocity tracking, and burndown charts for Scrum teams.
  • Industry-standard developer tool with native Git integration linking commits, pull requests, and deployments to issues.
  • Large Atlassian Marketplace with thousands of plugins extending time tracking, portfolio management, and reporting capabilities.
  • Free tier available for up to 10 users with unlimited issues, enabling evaluation before committing to a paid plan.

Weaknesses

  • Excessive configurability creates a steep learning curve; cross-team consistency is hard to maintain without strict governance.
  • Performance degrades with large backlogs, complex custom fields, and heavily nested issue hierarchies.
  • Reporting requires additional configuration or paid plugins; out-of-the-box analytics are limited for business users.
  • Jira lacks native sprint management, requiring Jira Software for true agile team features.
  • Teams outside engineering resist adoption due to UI complexity, leaving the all-in-one promise unfulfilled for cross-functional organizations.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard Project Management migration. 3 of 8 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 Streamtime and Jira.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    3 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

    Streamtime: 60 requests/min, 720 requests/hour, 30s processing/min, 300s processing/hour.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

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

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Most migrations land between four and six weeks for accounts with fewer than 500 Jobs and 5,000 To-Dos with no complex rate card structures. Migrations with deep Job hierarchies, multi-currency Rate Card definitions, large Time Entry histories (over 50,000 records), or Jira Cloud destinations requiring permission-scheme pre-configuration move to eight to twelve weeks because of Jira project schema setup, custom field configuration, and the commercial document export reconciliation.

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