MIGRATION GUIDE

How to migrate from Monday.com to AgencyPro

monday.com exports boards to Excel and full account data to a zip file. AgencyPro's importer accepts clients and services, not boards or items. This guide covers what to export, what imports by CSV, and how to rebuild active client work.

Why agencies switch from Monday.com

A portal for clients

Clients log in to submit requests, approve work, download files and pay invoices, under your agency's brand.

Invoicing and payments built in

Invoices, Stripe and PayPal payments and retainer subscriptions are on every plan.

Services, not boards

Work is organized around services you sell: fixed price, subscription, credit-based or hourly (the last two on Pro).

Unlimited clients

No per-client fees. A 5-person team on Pro is $79 + 4 x $20 = $159 a month.

Example migration timeline

DAYS 1-2

Export and plan

Export from Monday.com, count active clients and open work, and pick a cutover date at the start of a billing period.

DAYS 3-4

Import clients and services

Fill AgencyPro's CSV templates, test with a few rows, then import the full files.

DAYS 5-9

Rebuild active work and payments

Recreate open work as requests, connect Stripe or PayPal, and set up subscriptions.

DAYS 10-14

Parallel run and cutover

Invite clients, run both tools for one billing cycle, then cancel Monday.com.

Step-by-step migration process

1

Export your data from Monday.com

On each board, open the three-dot menu, choose More actions > Export board to Excel, and include updates and subitems if you need them (up to 100,000 items per export). Account admins can also export all account data, including files, to a zip, which can take up to 24 hours.

2

Prepare your client CSV

In AgencyPro, open Imports > Clients and download the template. Every row needs a contact name, an email and an organization (company) name; the import runbook below shows which Monday.com field goes in which column. Keep each file under 1,000 rows and test with a few rows first.

3

Import clients

Upload the CSV under Imports > Clients, map any columns the importer did not match automatically, and check the preview. Import stays disabled until the preview shows no errors. Rows whose email is already in AgencyPro are skipped, so a corrected file can be re-run safely.

4

Import services

Download the template from Imports > Services and add the services you sell. Each row needs a name, a type (one_time or recurring) and a pricing type (standard, time_based or credit_based); prices go in as plain numbers. Upload, check the preview and confirm. Credit-based and hourly services need the Pro plan, and recurring services get their billing period in the service editor after import.

5

Connect payments and subscriptions

Connect Stripe under Payments > Stripe Connect or add PayPal, then recreate retainers as service subscriptions. Clients enter payment details again, because saved cards do not move between platforms.

6

Recreate active work

Create active items from client boards as AgencyPro requests for each client. The Excel exports, with updates, stay as your archive.

7

Invite your team and clients

Invite team members (each seat after the first is billed per plan), then send clients their portal invitation with a short note on where to submit requests and find invoices.

8

Run in parallel, then cancel Monday.com

Run both tools for one billing cycle. When new requests and payments are running in AgencyPro, save a final Monday.com export and cancel.

What moves to AgencyPro, and how

→Client list: from a clients board export, then CSV import (Imports > Clients)
→Services and prices: CSV import (Imports > Services)
→Active items: recreated as requests by hand, or with the Plus migration team
→Updates and subitems: included in the Excel export, not imported
→Files: in the account export zip; upload the ones you still need
→Automations and integrations: rebuilt only where still needed
→Dashboards: replaced by AgencyPro reports where they apply
→Team members: invited to AgencyPro (seats billed per plan)

Import runbook: monday.com to AgencyPro

AgencyPro's CSV importer takes two files: clients (Imports > Clients) and services (Imports > Services). Each has a downloadable template, and each file can hold up to 1,000 rows. Projects, tasks, files, messages, invoices, payment history, saved cards and time entries are not imported; they are set up by hand or with the migration service on the Plus plan. Where a vendor does not publish its export headers, the left column describes the data, and you match the real header in the importer's mapping step.

1. Client file

Where it comes from: On your clients board, open the three-dot menu > More actions > Export board to Excel, then save the file as CSV. Columns are whatever your board uses. monday.com: export board data

From monday.comAgencyPro columnNotes
Item name (if each item is a client company)organization_nameRequired.
Contact name columnnameRequired.
Email columnemailRequired.
Phone columnphone
Link or website columnorganization_website

Rows with the same organization_name become contacts of one organization, and the first of them becomes its owner. The match is exact, so "Example Co" and "Example Co." create two organizations. Address and billing details are taken from the first row of each organization. Columns you do not map are ignored. AgencyPro reads the first row as column headers. If the saved CSV has a board title or group rows above the headers, delete them first.

2. Service file

Where it comes from: If you keep a services or pricing board, export it the same way; otherwise build the file from your price list.

From your offerAgencyPro columnNotes
Service or package namenameRequired. Must be unique; a name already in AgencyPro is skipped.
Short descriptiondescription
One-off or ongoingtypeRequired: one_time or recurring.
How it is pricedpricing_typeRequired: standard, time_based or credit_based. Time-based and credit-based services need Pro.
PricepriceA plain number such as 2500.00. A currency sign or thousands comma leaves the price empty.
Hours in a time blockhoursFor time_based services.
Credits per purchasecreditsFor credit_based services.
Shown to clients in the catalogshow_in_catalogtrue or false. Defaults to true.

The CSV sets the basics only. After import, open each recurring service and add its pricing tier (billing period and price per period), and set intake form fields, images, turnaround and FAQs in the service editor.

3. Sample files

Example data, in the column names AgencyPro's templates use. Download the real templates from Imports > Clients and Imports > Services; they include every optional column.

clients.csv

name,email,phone,position,organization_name,billing_city,billing_country
"Jane Example","jane@example.com","+1 555 0100","Marketing Lead","Example Co","Austin","US"
"Sam Example","sam@example.com","","Founder","Example Co","Austin","US"
"Lee Sample","lee@sample.org","","Owner","Sample Studio","Leeds","GB"

services.csv

name,description,type,pricing_type,price,hours,credits,show_in_catalog
"Website audit","Technical and content audit","one_time","standard","1500.00","","","true"
"SEO retainer","Monthly SEO work","recurring","standard","2000.00","","","true"
"Development hours (10)","Prepaid block of 10 hours","one_time","time_based","1200.00","10","","true"

4. Permissions

  • monday.com: On Enterprise, admins can stop non-admins from exporting boards. A full account export (zip) needs an admin.
  • AgencyPro: importing clients needs the create clients permission, and importing services needs the create services permission, in your workspace role.
  • Importing does not email anyone. Clients get portal access when you send their invite from the client record, so you choose when they see the portal.

5. Validate

  • Import a test file of three to five rows first, then check those clients and services in AgencyPro.
  • In the mapping step, check every column. Headers such as Email, Company and Phone are matched automatically; map the rest by hand.
  • The preview checks the first 100 rows for missing required values, invalid emails and invalid type values, and the import stays disabled until it shows no errors. Later rows with errors are skipped and listed by row number in the results.
  • Rows whose email (clients) or name (services) already exists in the workspace are skipped, not overwritten.
  • Each imported client fires the Client Created event. If you run Zaps on that trigger (Zapier is on the Plus plan), pause them during the import.
  • After the import, export clients and services from Exports and compare the row counts with your monday.com file.

6. Roll back

  • There is no undo button. Select the imported clients or services in their lists and delete them in bulk, fix the CSV, and import again.
  • To correct a client that imported with wrong details, delete or edit it first: re-importing the same email skips the row.
  • Keep monday.com running until the parallel run ends. Your monday.com data is the fallback if anything needs re-checking.

Common migration challenges

Challenge: Boards exported to Excel, not CSV

AgencyPro imports CSV. Fix: open the Excel export, keep the client columns, and save as CSV using AgencyPro's template headings.

Challenge: Account export takes time

monday.com says the full export can take up to 24 hours. Fix: request it a few days before you plan to cancel.

Challenge: Export permissions

On Enterprise, exporting may be restricted to admins. Fix: ask an admin to run the exports.

Post-migration checklist

Client CSV imported and spot-checked against your Monday.com export
Services imported with the right prices and types
Every active client has their open work recreated in AgencyPro
Stripe or PayPal connected and a test payment completed
Retainers rebuilt as subscriptions with the first payment confirmed
Team members invited with the right roles
monday.com account export zip downloaded and checked
Final Monday.com export saved before you cancel

Frequently asked questions

What can I import from Monday.com into AgencyPro?

Clients and services, by CSV. AgencyPro's importer (Imports > Clients and Imports > Services) gives you a template, validates the file and shows a preview before you confirm, up to 1,000 rows per file. Projects, tasks, files, comments and history are not imported automatically. Create active items from client boards as AgencyPro requests for each client. The Excel exports, with updates, stay as your archive.

Can I export my data from Monday.com?

Yes. Any board can be exported to Excel from the three-dot menu under More actions, with the option to include updates and subitems. Admins can export the entire account to a zip file, including uploaded files. On Enterprise, admins can stop non-admins from exporting boards.

How long does the move take?

It depends on how much active work you have. The client and service imports are quick once your CSVs match AgencyPro's templates. Rebuilding open work is the bigger job, so count your active clients and open items in Monday.com before you pick a cutover date, and plan one billing cycle of parallel running. The timeline on this page is an example for a small agency.

What does the AgencyPro migration service include?

The migration service is part of the Plus plan ($149 a month, or $124.17 a month billed annually). The AgencyPro migration team helps you move from Monday.com, including setting up the projects, tasks, files and history that the CSV importer does not bring in. On Basic and Pro you use the CSV importer and rebuild active work yourself.

When is it better to stay on Monday.com?

If your team relies on monday.com for many non-client workflows and clients never log in, keep it for internal work. AgencyPro fits when the main job is serving clients through requests, approvals and invoices.

Moving client work off monday.com?

Book a call and we will help you turn your client boards into AgencyPro clients, services and requests.