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Last updated August 2026

Deskpro
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MIGRATION OVERVIEW

Why teams migrate from Deskpro to Kustomer

The core problem
Migrating from Deskpro to Kustomer is a fundamental data-model inversion: Deskpro's ticket-centric architecture — where Tickets, Messages, and Notes are organized under Departments — must be reconstructed into Kustomer's customer-centric CRM model, where Conversations, Messages, and KObjects all hang off a unified Customer record. There is no native import path between the two platforms; Kustomer documents a Zendesk importer and general API guidance, but no Deskpro-specific tooling exists. Every migration requires a fully custom API pipeline using Deskpro REST API v2 for extraction and Kustomer REST API v1 for loading, with the migration script required to group Deskpro Tickets by Person before creating Kustomer Customers and attaching Conversations underneath. Additional custom work is required to translate Deskpro's flat, untyped custom fields into Kustomer's strictly typed and named Custom Attributes, rewrite inline image references, preserve original timestamps via the importedAt flag, and manage Kustomer's tiered rate limits during bulk ingestion.
Why this matters for your migration
KEY CHALLENGES

What makes this migration complex

These are the architectural mismatches and technical hurdles specific to a Deskpro to Kustomer migration.

Most Critical

Data Model Architecture Inversion

Deskpro's ticket-centric model must be restructured so that Tickets are grouped by Person and re-attached as Conversations under a parent Kustomer Customer record, requiring a multi-pass ETL pipeline rather than a flat export-import.

Blocks all downstream imports if mapped wrong

Custom Field Type Mapping

Deskpro's flat, untyped custom fields must be pre-defined in Kustomer as strictly typed Custom Attributes with enforced naming suffixes (e.g., Str, Num, Bool, At), and Kustomer silently drops attributes that violate this schema without returning an error, making pre-migration schema validation mandatory.

Status and Routing Logic Rebuilding

Deskpro's five ticket statuses must be collapsed into Kustomer's three Conversation statuses, and Deskpro Departments have no direct equivalent in Kustomer, requiring routing behavior to be rebuilt using Teams, Queues, and custom attributes.

Post-Cutover Email Thread Matching

Customer replies to pre-migration emails reference Deskpro Message-IDs in their headers, which Kustomer cannot match to migrated Conversations, causing inbound replies to create new Conversations rather than threading onto historical records.

Duplicate People and Upsert Conflicts

Kustomer enforces uniqueness on email, phone, and external ID and returns HTTP 409 on duplicate creation attempts rather than merging records, so Deskpro instances with duplicate People sharing the same email address require a dedicated pre-migration deduplication pass.

Attachment and Inline Image Rewrites

Deskpro CSV exports omit full message bodies, inline images, and attachments entirely, requiring full API extraction and a separate rewrite step to re-host and relink inline images within migrated Kustomer Message bodies.

COMPLETE COVERAGE

Intelligent Human-Verified Data Mapping

Our migration engineer precisely maps every data point from Deskpro to Kustomer, ensuring perfect continuity for your customer support operations.

Deskpro
Kustomer
Tickets
Conversations
Ticket Messages
Messages
Ticket Attachments
Attachments
Ticket Custom Fields
Conversation Custom Attributes
Ticket Labels
Tags
People (Users)
Customers
Agents
Users (Agents)
Organizations
Companies
Agent Groups
Teams
Knowledge Base Articles
Knowledge Base Articles
Knowledge Base Categories
Knowledge Base Categories
Snippets (Macros)
Shortcuts (Macros)
Ticket SLAs
SLA Policies
Ticket Filters
Searches (Views/Saved Searches)
People Custom Fields
Customer Custom Attributes
Departments
Queues
Chats
Conversations
Tasks
Not Available
Feedback
Not Available

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MIGRATION RISK ASSESSMENT

Every migration risk, already solved

Migration between platforms is full of edge cases. Our engineers have identified every risk from Deskpro to Kustomer and built proven solutions for each one.

High complexity
  • Tickets / Conversations
    Tickets must be grouped by Person before creation in Kustomer, status values require deliberate mapping to avoid distorting backlogs and SLA data, and the Department field has no direct equivalent requiring routing logic to be fully rebuilt.
    Solved
  • People / Customers
    Kustomer returns HTTP 409 on duplicate email or phone submissions rather than upserting, so any Deskpro People records sharing contact details will cause bulk load failures unless a pre-migration deduplication process is completed first.
    Solved
  • Custom Fields / Custom Attributes
    Kustomer silently drops Custom Attributes that are missing required type suffixes or reference unregistered attribute names without returning an error, making it impossible to detect data loss without explicit field-by-field response validation.
    Solved
  • Attachments and Inline Images
    Inline images embedded in Deskpro message bodies reference Deskpro-hosted URLs that will break post-migration, requiring a dedicated re-hosting and URL rewrite step that is not handled by any standard import tooling.
    Solved
Custom engineering
  • Messages
    Full message bodies and inline attachments are only available via the Deskpro API and not CSV exports, and message direction, channel, and original timestamps must each be explicitly mapped to avoid data loss.
    Handled
  • Notes (Internal Comments)
    Deskpro internal Notes must be migrated as Kustomer Notes via separate API calls from Messages, and any accidental inclusion in customer-visible Message payloads would expose internal agent communications.
    Handled
  • Knowledgebase / Knowledge Base Articles
    While both platforms support a knowledge base, article content must be migrated via API and any internal links, embedded media, or category structures will require manual review and reconstruction to function correctly in Kustomer.
    Handled
Clean transfer
  • Organizations / Companies
    Core fields like name and domains map directly, though Deskpro's hierarchical organization structures must be flattened or encoded in Custom Attributes since Kustomer Companies are generally flat.
    Clean
  • Labels / Tags
    Deskpro Labels map directly to Kustomer Tags on Conversations, and the translation is straightforward with no significant structural differences to navigate.
    Clean
  • Agents / Users and Teams
    Deskpro Agents and Agent Teams map cleanly to Kustomer Users and Teams, and Kustomer's CSV importer supports Users and Teams directly, reducing the complexity of this portion of the migration.
    Clean
What Our Customers Say

Real migration stories

Jamie Lenda
Direct Review
“They were SO helpful. We had a few hiccups because our migration was in the middle of the process, but they were really flexible and did multiple delta migrations for us. We were able to map a lot of our old ticket data so it's usable for comparisons in the future.”
Jamie Lenda Director of Ecom Operations, Natural Life
Soubhi Alhayek
Direct Review
“Overall a great experience. We had to go back a few times to get everything just right, which was totally expected. The transition was smooth, and there was no data loss.”
Soubhi Alhayek Head of Customer Experience, Kilgour MD
Jacs Orr
Direct Review
“One of the easiest migrations I've ever been through. The team took care of everything — all our data, customer interactions and macros. The process was clear, straightforward and we felt supported all the way. An absolutely seamless experience for our support team and our customers.”
Jacs Orr Operations Manager, New Zealand Honey Co.
Morgan Newlon
Direct Review
“Fantastic at both guiding us through the process and helping us fix things as they come up and dial them in.”
Morgan Newlon Dir. of Sales and Operations, Roofnest
Alec D.
Reviewed on G2
“The ease of the process and that ClonePartner was informing me what was going on at every step. If you're on the fence, do it. ClonePartner are great!”
Alec D. Customer Experience Manager
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CUSTOM MIGRATION

Fully customizable engineer-led migration

Tailor your migration from Deskpro to Kustomer exactly to your needs with our flexible customization options. Our experts will configure the perfect migration plan for your business.

Migration Filters

Conversation Type

Filter by chat, email, or social media conversations

Tag-Based Selection

Migrate tickets with specific tags only

User Selection

Migrate tickets for specific users or agents

Time Range

Migrate tickets from a specific time period

Data Types

Tickets & Conversations

Full conversation history with all metadata

Automations & Macros

Workflows, templates, and automation rules

Knowledge Base

Articles, categories, and help center content

Customer Profiles

Customer information and interaction history

ZERO DOWNTIME

Your timeline. Our engineers.

A dedicated engineer runs your migration, planned around your schedule and your data.

No babysitting a wizard. Avoid debugging errors yourself.

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Speed

The migration timeline depends on both our turnaround time and yours.

We can complete a migration in under a day when the accounts are connected and the sample migration is approved promptly.

Background Sync

We also support migrating the newest records first, so you can go live faster while the rest of the data is synced in the background.

Data Volume Impact

Larger data volumes may require longer migration windows.

Continuous Operation

Weekend migrations minimize disruption to your customer service operations.

MIGRATION TIMELINE

Your Deskpro to Kustomer migration, step by step

See how long your migration will take from start to finish. Drag the slider to estimate based on your data volume.

How many records are you migrating?

<10K 50K 100K 250K 500K 1M 2M 5M 10M+
Checklist ~3 days
Sample 1 day
Review ~2 days
Full 2 days
Delta 1 day
Your team ClonePartner

Estimated total

~9 business days

1

Migration Checklist

1 day · ClonePartner ~2 days · Your team

We prepare the optimal data mapping as a shareable spreadsheet. Your team reviews, approves, and adds any customizations.

2

Sample Migration

1 day · ClonePartner

We run a test migration with a representative sample of your data to verify mapping accuracy and identify any potential issues before the full run.

3

Review & Approve

~2 days · Your team

Your team reviews the sample migration results, confirms data accuracy and mapping, and gives the go-ahead for the full migration.

4

Full Migration

2 days · ClonePartner

We execute the complete migration of all your data to your new Kustomer, with real-time progress tracking and comprehensive logging.

5

Delta Migration

1 day · ClonePartner

We capture and transfer any new data that was added or updated during the main migration to ensure no data is lost. This final sync keeps everything current.

Timeline is an estimate. Actual duration depends on API rate limits, data complexity, and your team's availability.

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Pros and cons of different migration options

Choosing the right approach is key because migrating from Deskpro to Kustomer isn't just about moving data – it's about protecting customer relationships.

Feature / Criteria ClonePartner Automated Tools CSV Import In-house migration
Custom Scripting for complex data ✓ Engineers build & maintain ✗ No ⚠ Manual ✓ Yes – but costly
Sandbox & Pilot Migrations ✓ Full sandbox + pilot plans ⚠ Limited ✗ No ⚠ Often Informal
Manual validation & reconciliation ✓ Automated + manual QA ✗ No ✓ Yes (Manual) ✓ Heavy manual effort
Backup & rollback plan ✓ Robust procedures ✗ No ✗ No ⚠ Often incomplete
Handles automation and integrations ✓ Full support ⚠ Partial ✗ No ⚠ Possible but fragmented
Post-migration engineer support ✓ Dedicated engineers ✗ No ✗ No ⚠ Limited SLA
Adaptable to API changes ✓ Proactive adaptation ✗ No ⚠ Manual fixes ⚠ Slower response
Turnaround / SLA predictability ✓ Predictable SLAs ⚠ Fast but brittle ⚠ Slow and manual ⚠ Often slower
Data Security & Compliance ✓ High – enterprise grade ⚠ Medium (depends) ⚠ Low (manual) ⚠ Hidden gaps common
Pricing predictability ✓ Transparent & fixed ⚠ Low (per-job) ⚠ Low (manual hours) ⚠ High/variable OPEX
End-to-end project management ✓ Full E2E delivery & PM ✗ No ✗ No ⚠ Often partial
Business impact & opportunity cost ✓ No diversion of staff ✗ No ✗ No ⚠ Diverts engineering

What does an Engineer-led migration mean anyway?

Speed & Accuracy: Our Blended Method

We blend automation (smart scripts, bulk APIs) with human expertise for speed without risk. Our engineers manually check every mapping, validation, and exception.

You get:

  1. Speed of automation for bulk record migration
  2. Precision of engineers verifying integrity and business logic
  3. Pilot migrations and sandbox testing to catch issues early
  4. Real-time validation reports and rollback readiness
Result: 50x faster migrations than manual imports — with near-zero error rates.

Handling the Tricky Tech and API Details

The Deskpro and Kustomer APIs each behave differently, which is where our engineers shine. We build custom logic to handle the data quirks where generic tools typically break.

We handcraft API logic for:

  1. Field mapping and transformation
  2. Pagination, rate-limit handling, and throttling
  3. Preserving conversation threads, attachments, and internal notes
  4. Syncing custom fields, SLAs, and macros without breaking structure
Our scripts: Natively retry failed calls, re-queue large attachments, and ensure data parity.

No Guesswork

We don't just promise smooth migrations—we measure and prove them. Every client receives a Migration Validation Report with all metrics.

Typical results across projects:

  1. 100% record-count parity between your Deskpro data and Kustomer
  2. Zero downtime during staged cutovers
  3. 99.9% attachment integrity (verified via checksum)
  4. Full automation and preservation of all business rules
Our standard: Includes full SLA preservation and 48 hours of engineer-assigned support post go-live.

We Adapt to Your Setup (Not the Other Way Around)

No two teams configure Deskpro or Kustomer exactly the same way—with unique automations and data. We customize every migration script to fit your exact workflow, tags, and triggers.

Our engineers adapt for:

  1. Custom fields, ticket forms, and workflows
  2. Multi-brand or multi-language setups
  3. Historical imports and partial (date-based) migrations
  4. Integration re-mapping for CRMs, chat, or feedback tools
The promise: If your data doesn't fit a standard template, we build one just for you.

Enterprise-Grade Security & Compliance

Your customer data is precious. Our migration process maintains the highest standards of security and regulatory compliance.

SOC 2 Type II

Independently audited compliance with rigorous security standards

ISO 27001

Certified information security management system

GDPR

Full compliance with EU data protection regulations

HIPAA

Certified for handling protected health information

AES-256 Encryption

Bank-grade encryption for all stored credentials

Latest TLS

Secure transfer protocol for all data in transit

Role-Based Access

We follow role-based access control for every migration project

Scheduled Deletion

Automatic data purging after migration completion

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about migrating from Deskpro to Kustomer. Can't find what you're looking for? Talk to our team.

Is there a native Deskpro to Kustomer import tool?
No. Kustomer documents a native Zendesk import flow and a general API migration pattern, but not a one-click Deskpro importer. Treat Deskpro to Kustomer as a custom API migration using Deskpro REST API v2 for extraction and Kustomer REST API v1 for loading.
Can I migrate from Deskpro to Kustomer using CSV?
Not for full history. Deskpro's CSV exports do not include full message bodies, inline images, or attachments. Kustomer's CSV importer only supports Customers, Users, Teams, and Companies — not Conversations or Messages. You need an API-to-API pipeline for complete thread migration.
How long does a Deskpro to Kustomer migration take?
Expect 1–2 weeks for under 10K tickets, 2–3 weeks for 10K–50K tickets, and 4–6 weeks for 200K+ tickets. Timeline varies based on custom field complexity, KObject schema design, and the number of automations that need manual rebuilding.
What is the importedAt flag in the Kustomer API?
The importedAt field is a timestamp you include when creating Conversations or Messages via the Kustomer API. It marks records as historical imports, bypasses the per-customer rate limit of 120 conversations/minute, prevents imported records from triggering active Workflows and Business Rules, and allows exclusion from operational reporting.
How do Deskpro custom fields map to Kustomer?
Deskpro custom fields are flat key-value pairs. In Kustomer, you must pre-define Custom Attributes on the appropriate Klass (Customer, Conversation, etc.) with data-type suffixes: Str for strings, Num for numbers, Bool for booleans, At for dates, and Url for URLs. Attributes without the correct suffix will be silently rejected by the API.
How long does the Deskpro to Kustomer migration take?
Most migrations complete within 1–5 business days, depending on data volume and complexity. We provide a detailed timeline after the initial assessment and can often complete small migrations in under 24 hours.
Will my team lose access to Deskpro during the migration?
No. Your source system remains fully operational throughout the entire migration. We run the migration in the background with zero downtime to your current operations.
Will there be downtime when migrating from Deskpro to Kustomer?
No. Our migration process is designed for zero downtime. We use a staged approach with background sync and a fast cutover, ensuring no disruption to your live business operations.
How do I validate that everything migrated correctly?
Every client receives a Migration Validation Report with comprehensive metrics including record-count parity, attachment integrity verification via checksum, and full audit logs. We also offer unlimited sample migrations so you can verify before committing.
Do I need professional help for this migration?
While simple migrations can sometimes be handled in-house, professional help ensures zero data loss, proper field mapping, and preservation of relationships between records. Our engineer-led approach catches edge cases that automated tools miss.
Does ClonePartner provide guidance before committing?
Yes. We provide a free consultation and assessment. We'll review your data structure, discuss your requirements, and provide a detailed migration plan and fixed-price quote before you commit to anything.

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Book a free 30-minute consultation with our migration engineers. We'll walk you through the exact approach for your Deskpro→Kustomer migration.

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Attention to Detail

We meticulously handle every aspect of your migration, ensuring no data is lost during transfer and mapping every field correctly between platforms.

Custom Solutions

Every business is unique. We tailor your migration strategy to match your specific requirements, workflows, and data structures.

Security & Compliance

Your customer data is handled with enterprise-grade security protocols, ensuring compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and industry standards.