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Agency Migration Guide

Emma to HubSpot Migration

What actually transfers, what quietly does not, and what has to be rebuilt by hand.

We mapped Emma against HubSpot feature by feature: 23 features, 1 synced object, 6 documented traps and 24 items that have to be rebuilt. The whole map is on this page, ungated.

The PDF is the same reference, formatted to send to a client.

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Get The Guide And The Calculator

The full Emma to HubSpot reference as a branded PDF you can send straight to a client, plus the Excel calculator we scope these migrations with: every one of the 23 features as a row, enter your counts, get hours.

Three files: the guide as a PDF, the same guide unbranded in Markdown for your AI tool, and the full Excel effort calculator.

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Emma to HubSpot is a low to medium migration, typically 2-4 weeks. Of 23 features we mapped, 19 carry across as they are and 4 land with something lost. The work is not moving records: it is the 24 items nothing moves for you.

Migration Scorecard

Complexity: Low
Migration complexity
Low to medium
Typical timeline
2-4 weeks
Recommended method
CSV export/import with data sync for parallel operation during transition
Native sync
Data sync, two way
Smart transfer
Not supported
HubSpot subscription
Free HubSpot CRM or higher

Feature parity across 23 capabilities

1983%
417%
  • Maps directly: 19 (83%)
  • Maps partially: 4 (17%)
  • No equivalent: 0 (0%)

1

Objects synced natively

6

Limitations and traps

24

Manual rebuild items

3

Source editions covered

Where this comes from: Our own research corpus, verified 2026-07-31, behind every number on this page.

Size Your Own Migration

The One Object That Syncs Natively

What the connector moves for you, and which way each one flows.

Members/Subscribers

Two wayTwo way

Becomes Contacts

Two-way contact/member sync with default field mappings and historical syncing. Custom mappings available with Data Hub Starter+. Emma's Professional Services team handles field mapping and subaccount routing for complex organizational structures.

Six Things the Sync Does Not Tell You

Each one is documented, and each one has ended a migration in a bad week.

Email Campaign Engagement Data Does Not Sync

Opens, clicks, bounces, and unsubscribe events from Emma email campaigns are not synced to HubSpot contact timelines via the native data sync.

Workaround: Export Emma engagement reports and use them for reference. Consider Zapier for event-level data transfer.

Custom Field Mappings Require Data Hub

Default field mappings are provided. Custom field mappings require HubSpot Data Hub Starter or Professional.

Workaround: Use default mappings or upgrade to Data Hub.

Multi-value and Complex Properties Excluded

Properties with multiple values (multiple emails, phones with home/work labels) cannot sync in custom mappings.

Workaround: Map only the primary value for each field.

Multi-account/subaccount Complexity

Emma supports multi-brand subaccounts under a parent organization. The data sync does not natively map subaccount structures to HubSpot team or brand structures.

Workaround: Emma's Professional Services team can configure field mapping and subaccount routing to match organizational structure. May require custom properties in HubSpot to track brand/subaccount origin.

Automated Campaigns Do Not Sync

Emma's automation workflows, triggers, and email sequences cannot be transferred to HubSpot.

Workaround: Document all Emma automations and rebuild as HubSpot workflows.

Group/segment Membership Does Not Sync

Emma groups and segments do not map to HubSpot lists through the native data sync.

Workaround: Recreate segmentation using HubSpot active lists based on synced contact properties.

The 24 Items That Get Rebuilt by Hand

This is the list that separates a quote that holds from one that does not.

Data And Objects

Emma Groups and Segments Must Be Recreated as HubSpot Active/static Lists

Suppression/opt-out Lists Must Be Imported Before Sending From HubSpot

Historical Email Engagement Data Cannot Be Imported

Subaccount Membership Data May Need Custom Property Mapping

Automation

All Emma Automated Campaigns Must Be Rebuilt as HubSpot Workflows

Triggered Email Series Require Manual Recreation

Welcome and Onboarding Sequences Must Be Recreated

Event-triggered Automations Need Rebuilding

Reporting

Campaign Performance Reports Do Not Transfer

A/B Test Results and Mailing Insights Are Lost

Response Rate Trends and Engagement Analytics Need Rebuilding

Custom Reports Must Be Recreated in HubSpot

Sales And Marketing Config

Email Templates Must Be Recreated in HubSpot's Email Builder

Landing Pages (if Using Emma Pages) Need Complete Rebuild

Signup Forms Must Be Recreated as HubSpot Forms

Subject Line and Content A/B Testing Configurations Need Recreation

Lead Scoring Must Be Built From Scratch

Emma's Visual Automation Builder Workflows Need Manual Translation to HubSpot Workflows

Users And Permissions

User Accounts and Permission Levels Must Be Reconfigured in HubSpot

Subaccount Admin Structures Need Mapping to HubSpot Teams and Permissions

Approval Workflows for Email Sends May Need Recreation

Integrations

Third-party Integrations Must Be Reconnected Through HubSpot

Emma API-based Custom Integrations Require Rebuilding

Webhook Triggers Need Reconfiguration

Estimate The Hours

The Sequence

Sync First, Then Migrate

Order is the content here. These are a dependency chain, and running them out of order is a documented way these migrations fail.

  1. 1

    Audit Emma Account

    groups, segments, automations, templates, integrations, subaccounts

  2. 2

    Export All Members/subscribers as CSV With Custom Fields and Group Memberships

    Export all members/subscribers as CSV with custom fields and group memberships

  3. 3

    Export Suppression List (opted-out, Bounced, Inactive Members)

    Export suppression list (opted-out, bounced, inactive members)

  4. 4

    Export Email Template HTML/content for Reference

    Export email template HTML/content for reference

  5. 5

    Document All Automated Campaigns With Triggers, Conditions, Timing, and Content

    Document all automated campaigns with triggers, conditions, timing, and content

  6. 6

    If Using Subaccounts, Plan Mapping Strategy to HubSpot (teams, Custom Properties, or Business Units)

    If using subaccounts, plan mapping strategy to HubSpot (teams, custom properties, or business units)

  7. 7

    Clean Data

    deduplicate, validate emails, standardize fields

  8. 8

    Import Suppression List Into HubSpot BEFORE Marketing Sends

    Import suppression list into HubSpot BEFORE marketing sends

  9. 9

    Import Contacts With Field Mapping to HubSpot Properties

    Import contacts with field mapping to HubSpot properties

  10. 10

    Recreate Groups/segments as HubSpot Active Lists

    Recreate groups/segments as HubSpot active lists

  11. 11

    Rebuild Email Templates in HubSpot's Email Editor

    Rebuild email templates in HubSpot's email editor

  12. 12

    Recreate Automated Campaigns as HubSpot Workflows

    Recreate automated campaigns as HubSpot workflows

  13. 13

    Rebuild Forms and Landing Pages in HubSpot

    Rebuild forms and landing pages in HubSpot

  14. 14

    Configure Email Authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)

    Configure email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)

  15. 15

    Warm Sending Domain Over 4-6 Weeks

    Warm sending domain over 4-6 weeks

  16. 16

    Decommission Emma After Successful Transition

    Decommission Emma after successful transition

Typically 2-4 weeks end to end, depending on how much of the source configuration is actually in use.

Effort Estimator

How Big Is This Migration?

A handful of questions, no email required. The ranges come from the research above: every feature we mapped carries an effort figure, and this adds up the ones that apply to you.

Custom fields and properties across all records

Everything beyond the out-of-the-box fields, added up across contacts, companies, deals and anything custom.

Automations, workflows and rules

Anything that fires on its own: workflows, sequences, assignment and validation rules, approvals.

Custom reports and dashboards

Only the ones the business actually uses. Reports nobody opens do not need rebuilding.

Marketing assets to rebuild

Email templates, forms, landing pages, lists and segments taken together.

Third-party integrations wired into the current system

Anything connected by API, webhook or installed package that has to keep working afterwards.

Users to move across

Seats, plus whatever permission structure sits behind them.

Roughly how many contact records

This affects the sync approach and the reconciliation effort, not the per-record work. The connector moves records; people do not.

Estimated Effort

Answer a couple of questions and an hours range appears here.

Built from our research on 23 Emma features. It is a range, not a quote.

A planning range, not a quote. It is delivery effort only, with no project management line and no agency markup, so add your own. What moves it most in practice is data quality.

What Goes Wrong Most Often

The failures that show up again and again, in roughly the order they bite.

Emma Subaccount Structures Creating Complexity in HubSpot Mapping

Emma subaccount structures creating complexity in HubSpot mapping

Forgetting to Import Suppression Lists Before First HubSpot Send

Forgetting to import suppression lists before first HubSpot send

Emma's Approval Workflow Feature Not Having a Direct HubSpot Equivalent (requires Custom Process)

Emma's approval workflow feature not having a direct HubSpot equivalent (requires custom process)

Complex Multi-brand Setups Requiring HubSpot Business Units Add-on

Complex multi-brand setups requiring HubSpot Business Units add-on

Email Engagement History Not Carrying Over, Affecting Initial Segmentation Decisions

Email engagement history not carrying over, affecting initial segmentation decisions

Emma's Professional Services Involvement in Integration Setup Adding Timeline Dependencies

Emma's Professional Services involvement in integration setup adding timeline dependencies

Questions

Emma To HubSpot, Answered

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