Intercom to Freshdesk migration
DataGrine migrates Intercom to Freshdesk: companies, contacts, conversations and tickets with their attributes, replies, notes and attachments, and Help Center articles into Freshdesk Solutions. Run it yourself on the DataGrine platform or have the DataGrine team run it end to end, with 24/7 premium support either way.
What moves
From Intercom into Freshdesk.
- CompaniesCompanies
- ContactsContacts
- Conversations and ticketsTickets
- Replies and notesReplies and private notes
- Ticket attributesTicket fields
- AttachmentsAttachments
- Help Center collections and articlesSolutions categories, folders and articles
Why teams make this move
Cost consolidation or an IT-led standardisation onto the Freshworks stack.
Worth planning for
Intercom conversations are open-ended; Freshdesk needs a status, type and group on every ticket. Those defaults have to be decided before anything moves.
Decided with you in the written mapping, before anything moves.
How it runs
Self-serve or fully managed. Same steps, same checks.
- 01
Connect and map
Read-only access to your old helpdesk. Every field and value mapped before anything moves.
- 02
Sample run
A sample of your own records lands in the new helpdesk for you to check and sign off.
- 03
Full migration
The full move at the fastest pace both platforms allow, while your team keeps working.
- 04
Delta at cut-over
Anything created or changed since the full run, moved on go-live day.
- 05
Reconcile
Counts checked object by object against the source, and every run can be rolled back.
- Read-only access to the source
- Rollback per run
- 24/7 premium support
Questions
Intercom to Freshdesk, answered.
What does not carry across from Intercom?
Configuration such as automations, macros and views is not data, so it is set up again in Freshdesk. Anything with no equivalent in Freshdesk is listed in the written mapping, and you choose what happens to it before anything moves.
Can we run it ourselves?
Yes. Run it self-serve on the DataGrine platform, or let our migration team handle it end to end. Either way you get 24/7 premium support until the migration is signed off.
Does our team have to stop working?
No. We only read from Intercom, so your team keeps working during the full run, and a delta sync at cut-over moves anything created or changed since.
Can we use the built-in importer instead?
None documented for Intercom. Freshdesk's support site documents a built-in import app for Zendesk only, so Intercom data goes in through the Freshdesk API. A migration adds a written mapping, a sample run on your own data, a delta sync at cut-over and rollback.
How fast can data come out of Intercom?
Intercom REST API: 10,000 calls a minute per app and 25,000 per workspace by default, spread over 10-second windows. On this route the destination usually sets the pace: Freshdesk allows 100, 400 or 700 calls a minute by plan, with ticket create capped at 50, 160 and 280. Runs are paced to stay inside that limit, which is why large accounts move in a full run first and a delta at cut-over.
What needs deciding before the move?
Default status, type and group must be agreed for conversations that have none in Intercom. Freshdesk refuses values not on its choice lists and rejects the whole record, so lists must be checked before the run. Freshdesk's ticket-create allowance is a fraction of its total allowance, so large histories need a long, paced full run.
What does it cost?
It depends on how many records move and whether you run the migration yourself or have the DataGrine team run it. You get a quote once the records in scope are counted, before anything moves.
Further reading: Knowledge base migration between Freshdesk and Intercom · How to export conversations, tickets, contacts and articles from Intercom
Other routes
Moving a different pair?
Support consolidates onto Freshdesk when the business grows past a single storefront and needs SLAs and reporting across brands.
Teams consolidate from Zendesk onto Freshdesk to bring support onto the wider Freshworks stack, usually at a renewal.
Teams move from Intercom to Zendesk to standardise on a ticket-first help desk across several brands or business units.
Plan your Intercom to Freshdesk move.
Tell us where you are moving from and to. Run it yourself on the DataGrine platform or let our migration team handle it end to end, with 24/7 support either way.
- A written mapping document before anything moves
- A sample migration you review before the live run
- Delta sync at cut-over and rollback per run
- 24/7 premium support until you sign off