Top 6 Tools for Data Migration Your Business Needs
Six integration tools that automate moving data between the apps your business already runs, from your CRM to your accounting software.
Running a business today means running a stack of separate applications — a CRM, an accounting tool, a helpdesk, a spreadsheet or two. Left alone, they don’t talk to each other, and someone ends up re-typing the same customer record into three different systems.
These tools automate that handoff, moving data from a source application to a destination application without the manual re-entry. Here’s a look at six data migration and integration tools worth knowing.
#1 SyncSpider
SyncSpider moves data between apps without manual exporting and importing, supporting formats including CSV, XLS, XML and TXT. Point it at a source and a destination — a web store and a CRM, say — and it can send each transaction’s customer name, contact details and purchase across automatically, in minutes rather than a spreadsheet re-entry job. It isn’t limited to CRMs and ERPs either; the same handoff works for an accounting tool, a payment gateway or an inventory system.
#2 n8n
n8n is an open-source workflow automation tool that connects apps such as Slack, Trello and Shopify without locking you into a single vendor’s hosting. It can run as a managed cloud service or self-hosted on your own infrastructure, which matters for a business that wants to keep control of where its data physically sits.
Because workflows are built visually and can still drop down to custom code where needed, it suits a team that wants more control than a pure no-code tool gives, without hiring a developer for every new integration.
#3 Zapier
Zapier connects a very wide range of online applications, and is often the first integration tool a business tries because most of the apps it already uses are supported.
Zapier is a simple tool at its core, but it gets a lot more useful once you use its ability to automate numerous actions with a single trigger. It gives you several sample configurations to start from, with the appropriate triggers and actions already in place.
Using the branching logic, a single process may have numerous outcomes without requiring several Zaps. Here, you’ll be able to get precisely what you want since you’ll have the tools to construct a system to your specifications.
#4 Pabbly Connect
Pabbly Connect is a widely used alternative to Integromat/Make, built around automating and simplifying tasks like email and social media advertising.
Internal cross-functional workflows may be created using triggers, actions, and a scheduler for one-to-one integration and multi-app workflows.
To get the desired outcome using Pabbly Connect, choose the applications you want to synchronize and configure the subsequent modules.
#5 Integromat
Integromat, now known as Make, is a piece of middleware that facilitates data exchange across several programs. Integromat may be used to connect to a platform that Databox doesn’t natively support to send data to Databox.
Integromat/Make supports a wide range of native integrations and also offers an API for synchronizing user-defined data, letting you gather your workflows into a single, no-code hub rather than a scattered set of point integrations.
#6 Jitterbit
If you’re looking for an alternative to Integromat, you should check out Jitterbit. It has a user-friendly graphical interface that facilitates drag-and-drop setup and point-and-click networking.
Its API platform allows users to create and use real-time APIs with various connections. Furthermore, Jitterbit iPaaS enables you to execute and manage data on SaaS, cloud, on-premises, or hybrid and finish the integration quickly. Multiple tasks are simplified, such as ensuring team rights, real-time surveillance with detailed warnings, and feeding unified data into the real-time analysis.
Regardless of which tool you choose, OneHash’s CRM and ERP software is built on the open-source ERPNext/Frappe stack, so your data stays exportable rather than locked behind a proprietary format.