---
title: "Where to Move Documents After Quip Retires: 2027 Decision Guide"
slug: where-to-move-documents-after-quip-retires-2027-decision-guide
date: 2026-08-12
author: Wahab
categories: [Quip, Migration Guide, Knowledge Base]
excerpt: "Quip retires March 2027. Compare Slack Canvases, Notion, SharePoint, Confluence, Google Docs, and Coda as migration targets — with real API limits and data loss trade-offs."
tldr: "Pick your Quip migration target by tech stack: Slack for Salesforce orgs, SharePoint for M365, Confluence for Atlassian teams, Notion for flexible wikis, Coda for spreadsheet-heavy workflows. Start exporting now — there is no bulk export."
canonical: https://clonepartner.com/blog/where-to-move-documents-after-quip-retires-2027-decision-guide/
---

# Where to Move Documents After Quip Retires: 2027 Decision Guide


Salesforce is retiring all Quip products — Starter, Advanced, and Plus. Subscriptions cannot be renewed after March 1, 2027, and Salesforce will not migrate your data automatically. After your subscription expires, the platform enters a 90-day read-only phase, then 90 days of blocked logins, then permanent data deletion. There is no native bulk export button. ([help.salesforce.com](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=005299603&language=en_US&type=1&utm_source=openai))

If you manage a Quip instance, the question is not whether to migrate but where — and whether you can get the data out in time. The answer depends on your existing tech stack, the type of content stored in Quip, and how much migration complexity you can absorb.

This guide is a structured decision framework for choosing a migration destination based on what actually matters: data fidelity, API constraints, and operational fit.

> [!CAUTION]
> **Quip data deletion is permanent.** Salesforce has confirmed that content is not moved automatically for customers. After your subscription expires: Read-Only (90 days) → Blocked Logins (90 days) → Data Deletion (~30 days). The API stops working once logins are blocked. Start planning now.

## Quip End-of-Life Timeline

The March 2027 date is the last day Salesforce will process a Quip renewal. Your real deadline is your **contract term-end date**, which may be earlier. Free users lose access on March 31, 2027.

| Phase | Duration | What Works | What Doesn't |
|-------|----------|------------|---------------|
| **Active** | Until subscription ends | Full functionality | — |
| **Read-Only** | 90 days | View content, API reads | Edits, new docs, write API |
| **Blocked Logins** | 90 days | Nothing | UI access, API access |
| **Data Deletion** | ~30 days | — | Everything is gone |

The practical implication: if you need to extract data via the Quip Automation API, you must do it while the subscription is active or within the read-only window. Some extraction workflows — resolving Salesforce Data Mentions to static values, adjusting permissions, appending migration tags — require **write access**, which means completing those tasks before the subscription expires, not during the read-only phase.

For a deeper walkthrough of the retirement phases, see our [Quip End-of-Life Playbook](https://clonepartner.com/blog/blog/quip-end-of-life-playbook-2027-choosing-your-migration-destination/).

## What Quip Doesn't Export Cleanly

Before choosing a destination, understand what breaks regardless of where you're going:

- **Salesforce Data Mentions:** Live CRM references embedded in Quip docs render as blank spaces when exported to DOCX. They must be resolved to static values via the API before export.
- **Inline comments and chat threads:** The Quip GUI export drops comments entirely. The `Get Recent Messages` API endpoint retrieves them separately — and returns only the 25 most recent per document.
- **Spreadsheet formulas:** Quip spreadsheets export as XLSX, but formulas referencing Quip-specific functions or live data will break.
- **Live Apps:** Any Quip component pulling live Salesforce data (dashboards, records, reports) has no equivalent in the exported file. Salesforce's own guidance confirms that Word exports do not include Live App data, Markdown doesn't support them, HTML has limited support, and only PDF renders what users actually saw. ([help.salesforce.com](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000389933&language=en_US&type=1&utm_source=openai))
- **Embedded spreadsheets in documents:** Quip allows fully functional spreadsheets inside text documents. When exported via the API, these extract as complex HTML `<table>` elements that break standard Markdown converters.
- **Folder structure:** Quip uses tag-based folder assignment — a single document can appear in multiple folders. Most target platforms enforce strict hierarchy, so you need a deduplication strategy.

> [!WARNING]
> **PDF is an archive format, not a working migration target.** If a Quip document depends on Live Apps, PDF may be the only way to preserve what users saw, but it does not solve editability, structured data reuse, or future collaboration. Generated PDF URLs expire after 72 hours.

For the full export playbook, read [How to Export Data from Quip](https://clonepartner.com/blog/blog/how-to-export-data-from-quip-methods-api-limits-migration-prep/).

## Decision Matrix: Pick Your Destination by Use Case

There is no 1:1 replacement for Quip's hybrid document-spreadsheet-chat model. The right target depends on what you actually used Quip for — and in many cases, the right answer is routing different content classes to different platforms.

| If your primary use case is… | Best destination | Why |
|------------------------------|-----------------|-----|
| Salesforce-integrated account plans, deal rooms | **Slack Canvases** | Official Salesforce path; built on Quip's codebase |
| Structured knowledge base, engineering docs | **Confluence** | Best wiki structure; Jira integration |
| Enterprise document management, compliance | **SharePoint** | Included in M365 E3/E5; native Purview compliance |
| Flexible team wiki, lightweight docs | **Notion** | Block-based editor; generous free tier |
| Spreadsheet-heavy workflows mixed with prose | **Coda** | Closest structural match to Quip's doc+spreadsheet hybrid |
| Real-time collaborative editing, simple docs | **Google Docs** | Lowest switching friction |

If your Quip instance contains a mix of channel docs, governed documents, wiki pages, and spreadsheet workflows, the best outcome may involve multiple destinations. Meeting notes in Slack, policies in SharePoint, engineering docs in Confluence. That is a success, not a failure to standardize.

## Slack Canvases: The Official Salesforce Path

**Best for:** Teams staying in the Salesforce ecosystem and already using Slack.

Slack Canvases was built on Quip's codebase and is the closest thing to an official successor. Salesforce now offers a Quip-to-Slack Canvas conversion flow that preserves rich text, headings, lists, mentions, and access permissions. The original Quip document becomes read-only after conversion.

**What breaks:**

- **Spreadsheets don't convert.** If your Quip usage is spreadsheet-heavy, Slack Canvases cannot absorb that content.
- **Bulk conversion is not supported.** Each document must be converted individually.
- **Live Apps and Salesforce Data Mentions** don't migrate cleanly.
- **Limited compatibility:** Salesforce states that roughly **65% of Quip documents** are compatible with Slack Canvas today. Permissions like comment-only access do not map cleanly, and each Quip user must match to exactly one active Slack user by email. ([help.salesforce.com](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=005387799&language=no&type=1&utm_source=openai))
- **Table limits:** The Canvas API limits tables to 300 cells per table.

Slack Canvases work well for meeting notes, channel runbooks, and lightweight operational docs that already live in Slack. They are a poor fit for spreadsheet-heavy content, long-form controlled documents, or anything with thousands of pages.

> [!NOTE]
> The Quip-to-Slack conversion flow requires a paid Quip team and an established connection between your Quip org and Slack. The flow is rolling out throughout 2026 and may not yet be available in your tenant. If the admin leaves undo enabled, the conversion can be reversed for 10 days — but that undo deletes the Slack canvas and any edits made there.

For the full breakdown, see [Quip to Slack Canvases Migration: The Official Salesforce Path](https://clonepartner.com/blog/blog/quip-to-slack-canvases-migration-the-official-salesforce-path/).

## SharePoint: Best for Microsoft 365 Shops

**Best for:** Enterprises already on M365 E3/E5 that need document management and compliance.

SharePoint is the default destination for highly regulated industries. If your Quip usage looks more like traditional Word documents and standalone Excel files, SharePoint is the logical choice. It supports HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, and GDPR natively via Microsoft Purview, and it's included in E3/E5 at no additional licensing cost.

**Key constraints:**

- **No hybrid docs:** SharePoint does not support Quip's "spreadsheet inside a document" model. During migration, the text becomes a SharePoint Site Page and the embedded spreadsheet must be extracted, converted to `.xlsx`, and uploaded to the document library.
- **Permission mapping:** Quip's arbitrary document sharing creates problems in SharePoint. Breaking permission inheritance at the item level degrades search performance. Microsoft allows up to 50,000 unique ACLs per library but recommends staying under 5,000 for performance. ([learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/sharepoint-online-service-description/sharepoint-online-limits?utm_source=openai))
- **Architectural mismatch:** Quip's flat, tag-based folder model doesn't map to SharePoint's site → document library → folder hierarchy. Design the information architecture before migrating, not during.
- **API throttling:** Microsoft Graph API throttles heavily. Migrating tens of thousands of split documents requires backoff-and-retry logic.

**When SharePoint wins:** Large enterprises with strict compliance requirements, existing M365 investment, and IT resources to design the target architecture.

For the technical walkthrough, read [Quip to SharePoint Migration: The Complete Technical Guide](https://clonepartner.com/blog/blog/quip-to-sharepoint-migration-the-complete-technical-guide/).

## Confluence: Best for Engineering Teams on Atlassian

**Best for:** Organizations using Jira, Bitbucket, or other Atlassian products.

Confluence is the strongest wiki-style platform for teams that actively maintain technical documentation. Its space-and-page hierarchy maps reasonably well to Quip's folder structure after deduplication.

**Key constraints:**

- **Data formatting:** Confluence Cloud uses Atlassian Document Format (ADF), a strict JSON-based schema. You cannot push Quip's raw HTML export into Confluence directly. The HTML must be parsed and converted into valid ADF nodes.
- **Import limits:** Confluence Cloud's native importer accepts Word, Google Docs, and OneDrive documents — not Quip directly. A single doc is capped at 5 MB excluding attachments; bulk imports support up to 30 files and 50 MB total. ([support.atlassian.com](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/import-content-into-confluence-cloud/?utm_source=openai))
- **Spreadsheet limitations:** Confluence tables are rudimentary. They don't support formulas, cross-sheet referencing, or complex formatting. Spreadsheet-heavy Quip content belongs in Excel or Google Sheets, not Confluence tables.
- **Macro gap:** Quip's Live Apps have no direct Confluence equivalent. You'll need to convert these to static content or rebuild them as Confluence macros or Jira integrations.

**When Confluence wins:** Engineering-heavy organizations on the Atlassian stack who need structured, versioned documentation with Jira traceability. Free for up to 10 users.

## Notion: Best for Flexible Team Wikis

**Best for:** Teams that need a modern, block-based workspace with database capabilities.

Notion is architecturally the closest modern equivalent to Quip's block-based editing for text content. Its import path accepts HTML or Markdown, one page at a time through the UI. Basic formatting carries over, but complex tables, callouts, and advanced formatting degrade. Comments, permissions, and revision history don't transfer.

**Key constraints:**

- **API rate limit:** 3 requests per second per integration, with a secondary cap of 1,000 requests per 5 minutes per workspace. Bulk imports hit these limits fast.
- **Block limits:** The Notion API allows only 100 blocks per append request, and page creation is capped at 1,000 block elements per payload. Long Quip documents may require dozens of sequential API calls to reconstruct.
- **No spreadsheet parity:** Notion databases enforce strict column types — a column must be all dates or all text. Quip spreadsheets allow arbitrary data in any cell. Migrating unstructured Quip spreadsheets into Notion databases often causes data truncation.
- **File import limits:** 5 MB per file on Free plans, 50 MB on paid plans, with about 120 file imports per 12 hours. ([notion.com](https://www.notion.com/help/import-data-into-notion?assetsVersion=23.13.20251202.2151&utm_source=openai))

**When Notion wins:** Small-to-medium teams (under 500 docs) that value a flexible editor and don't rely heavily on Quip spreadsheets. The page-by-page import model works for smaller estates but is impractical for tens of thousands of documents without a scripted pipeline.

See the technical details in [Quip to Notion Migration: Step-by-Step Guide & API Limits](https://clonepartner.com/blog/blog/quip-to-notion-migration-step-by-step-guide-api-limits/).

## Coda: Closest Match for Quip's Hybrid Model

**Best for:** Teams that heavily used Quip's combined document + spreadsheet functionality.

Coda was built on the same philosophical foundation as Quip: documents and data should live in the same canvas. It's structurally the closest alternative. Coda's help center includes a **Quip importer** that creates a built-in cleanup guide after import. ([help.coda.io](https://help.coda.io/hc/en-us/articles/39555916401933-Import-Quip-data-into-Coda?utm_source=openai))

**Key constraints:**

- **Size limits:** Docs over 125 MB may lose API and Cross-doc sync support. Docs over 325 MB can have formulas and automations paused. Paid plans allow files up to 250 MB per attachment.
- **API limits:** Writing doc content through the API is limited to 3 requests per 10 seconds. Mapping Quip's HTML table output into Coda's structured tables requires intermediate parsing.
- **Smaller ecosystem:** Coda has fewer enterprise integrations than Confluence or SharePoint. Verify that your critical tool connections exist before committing.
- **Learning curve:** Coda's formula language and pack system are powerful but idiosyncratic. Budget for team onboarding.

**When Coda wins:** Teams with 50+ Quip spreadsheets containing formulas, cross-references, and structured data mixed with prose. Coda absorbs this content type better than any other destination.

For the migration playbook, see [Quip to Coda Migration: API Limits, Data Mapping & Export Guide](https://clonepartner.com/blog/blog/quip-to-coda-migration-api-limits-data-mapping-export-guide/).

## Google Docs: Lowest Switching Friction

**Best for:** Teams already on Google Workspace that just need real-time collaborative documents.

Google Docs is the simplest destination if your Quip usage is primarily prose documents and lightweight collaboration. Quip documents export as HTML or DOCX and import into Google Drive with reasonable fidelity. Quip spreadsheets export as XLSX and open directly in Google Sheets. Google Docs supports up to **1.02 million characters** per document and live collaboration for up to 100 concurrent editors. ([support.google.com](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/9406611?hl=en&utm_source=openai))

**Key constraints:**

- **No structured knowledge base:** Google Docs is a document editor, not a wiki. You'll need to build your own folder hierarchy in Drive or layer a wiki tool on top.
- **No Quip-specific import:** Google's path is file-centric — export from Quip, upload to Drive, then clean up tables, comments, and embedded data.
- **Salesforce integration loss:** Google Docs has no native Salesforce connector.

**When Google Docs wins:** Teams under 200 documents that used Quip primarily for collaborative editing and don't need a structured knowledge base. Also works as an interim step — park documents in Drive while evaluating longer-term platforms.

## The Extraction Problem: Why You Should Start Now

Regardless of destination, **start exporting now**. Getting data out of Quip is the bottleneck — every destination has import tools, but Quip has no bulk export.

The Quip Automation API provides a `GET /1/threads/{thread_id}` endpoint that returns document metadata and raw HTML:

```json
{
  "thread": {
    "id": "xyz123",
    "title": "Q3 Engineering Roadmap",
    "created_usec": 1672531200000,
    "updated_usec": 1675209600000
  },
  "html": "<h1>Q3 Engineering Roadmap</h1><p>Goals for this quarter...</p>"
}
```

This looks simple, but the HTML is proprietary:

- **Mentions:** User mentions appear as `<span class="user-mention" data-user-id="abc987">@John Doe</span>`. You must query the Quip API to resolve the user ID to an email, then find the corresponding user in your target platform via Entra ID, Atlassian Access, or similar.
- **Images:** Images are returned as relative URLs. Your script must parse the HTML, download each blob via the Quip API, upload it to the destination, and rewrite the URL in the document body.
- **Rate limits:** Default limits are roughly 100 requests per minute per user and 600 per minute per company, with a bulk PDF export cap of 36,000 documents per hour. Rate-limited responses return **HTTP 503**, not the standard 429 — a gotcha that breaks many off-the-shelf retry libraries. ([help.salesforce.com](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=004693512&language=en_US&type=1&utm_source=openai))

**Why urgency matters:**

1. At default rate limits, extracting 10,000 documents with comments and attachments takes days, not hours. Salesforce recommends exporting in batches of about 5,000 items for large estates.
2. You need exported data to evaluate destinations. You can't test how content renders in Notion vs. SharePoint without the actual files.
3. Some extraction workflows require write access — resolving Data Mentions, restructuring folder assignments. That access disappears when the subscription expires.
4. Quip Support responsiveness may decline as the product winds down. Requesting a rate limit increase takes time.

> [!TIP]
> **Pilot before you commit.** Export 50 representative Quip documents — a mix of prose docs, spreadsheets, and docs with embedded Salesforce data. Import them into your top two candidate platforms. Evaluate formatting fidelity, search quality, and team usability. A 2-day pilot prevents a 2-month course correction.

## How to Execute the Migration

Treat this as an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) project, not a copy-paste job.

1. **Audit and triage.** Use the Quip API to inventory all documents — last modified dates, owners, content types, view counts. Identify documents with Salesforce Data Mentions and multi-folder assignments that need deduplication. Archive anything untouched in the last 18 months.

2. **Check your subscription end date.** Your real deadline is your contract term-end date, not March 2027. Confirm this with Salesforce. You need active access (not read-only) for most extraction workflows.

3. **Define the data map.** Document exactly how Quip features translate to your destination. If moving to Confluence, map Quip spreadsheets to Excel attachments. If moving to Notion, map Quip folders to Teamspaces. If routing to multiple platforms, define which content class goes where.

4. **Build the extraction engine.** Write scripts to pull the raw HTML, download inline images, and export comments separately via the Messages API. Store everything in an S3 bucket or local archive. Do not attempt to read from Quip and write to the destination in a single synchronous script — if it fails mid-run, you lose your progress.

5. **Transform the payload.** Convert proprietary Quip HTML into the required format for your destination: Atlassian Document Format (ADF), Microsoft Graph JSON, Notion Blocks, or Coda tables.

6. **Run a pilot, then batch.** Migrate 50–100 documents first. Validate permissions, image rendering, table formatting, and link integrity. Adjust transformation logic before running the full batch.

## When to DIY vs. When to Get Help

**You can handle it yourself if:**
- You have fewer than 200 Quip documents
- Most content is basic prose — no spreadsheets, no Live Apps, no Salesforce Data Mentions
- You're using the Slack Canvas in-product conversion flow and it's available in your tenant
- Your team has engineering capacity to write and maintain API scripts

**You should get professional help if:**
- You have 1,000+ documents with mixed content types
- Your instance includes Salesforce Data Mentions that must be resolved before export
- You need to preserve comments, revision history, or audit trails
- Compliance requirements mandate verifiable data integrity during the migration
- Your team doesn't have the bandwidth to debug custom API scripts against Quip's 503 rate-limit behavior and folder deduplication edge cases

Enterprise Quip migrations are engineering projects, not drag-and-drop moves. The combination of no bulk export, non-standard rate limiting (503 instead of 429), multi-folder document deduplication, and comment extraction from a separate API endpoint means most organizations underestimate the effort by 3–5x.

## Making the Final Call

The right destination is the one your team already lives in. M365 shop? SharePoint. Atlassian stack? Confluence. Staying in Salesforce with document-heavy content? Slack Canvases. Platform-agnostic and want a modern wiki? Notion. Spreadsheet-heavy? Coda.

Evaluate your destination based on your hardest technical constraints — usually permissions mapping and spreadsheet complexity. Once the destination is locked, focus entirely on the API extraction strategy.

Don't let March 2027 create false comfort. Enterprise migrations need 3–6 months of lead time for inventory, pilot testing, user training, and phased cutover. The teams that start now will have clean, validated content in their new platform before the read-only window begins.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What happens to my Quip data after the subscription expires?

After your Quip subscription expires, your site enters a 90-day read-only phase (API reads still work, writes fail), then a 90-day blocked-login phase (no UI or API access), then permanent data deletion in roughly 30 days. Salesforce does not automatically migrate your data anywhere. If you don't export before the blocked-login phase, your data is unrecoverable.

### Can I bulk export all my Quip documents at once?

No. Quip has no native bulk export button. The UI only supports one-document-at-a-time exports. For enterprise-scale extraction, you must use the Quip Automation API, which defaults to roughly 100 requests per minute per user and 600 per minute per company. Rate-limited responses return HTTP 503 (not 429), which can break standard retry logic.

### Is Slack Canvases a full replacement for Quip?

Partially. Slack Canvases was built on Quip's codebase and handles rich text documents well. However, Salesforce states that only about 65% of Quip documents are compatible with Slack Canvas today. Quip spreadsheets cannot be converted to canvases, bulk conversion is not supported, and Live Apps and Salesforce Data Mentions don't migrate cleanly.

### Which Quip alternative is best for teams on Microsoft 365?

SharePoint Online. It's included in M365 E3/E5 at no additional cost and provides native compliance support via Microsoft Purview. The trade-off is setup complexity — you need to design site architecture, metadata schemas, and permissions before it functions as a knowledge base.

### How long does a Quip migration take?

Enterprise Quip migrations (1,000+ documents) typically require 3–6 months including inventory, pilot testing, API extraction scripting, user training, and phased cutover. Smaller teams with under 200 prose-only documents can complete a migration in 1–2 weeks. The export side — not the import — is the bottleneck due to Quip's API rate limits and lack of bulk export.