Migration guide
From ClickUp to Kovarro
Most ClickUp Spaces map cleanly to Kovarro Projects, and the task hierarchy comes across via CSV / JSON import.
Imports cleanly
- Tasks with titles, descriptions, due dates, priorities, assignees
- Subtasks (mapped to Kovarro's parent / child relations)
- Lists (mapped to Kovarro Projects)
- Statuses (custom statuses recreated per project)
- Members + email addresses
Needs manual work
- Custom fields - need to be redefined in Kovarro's field manager; ClickUp's flexibility doesn't 1:1 map
- Comments - text comes across but @mentions need to be re-resolved to Kovarro user IDs
- Attachments - need to be downloaded from ClickUp and re-uploaded (we provide a helper script)
- Time entries - CSV export from ClickUp, CSV import into Kovarro's time tracker
Doesn't migrate
- Whiteboards and Mind Maps - not supported in Kovarro
- ClickUp Brain prompts / outputs
- Workflow automations - need to be rebuilt with Kovarro webhooks + recurring tasks
Step by step
The migration playbook
Roughly For a 10-person team with 1-2 active Spaces: half a day. For an agency with 20+ client Spaces and 30,000+ tasks: 2-3 days, mostly attachment re-linking.
- 1
Export your ClickUp workspace
In ClickUp, go to Settings → Import / Export → Export. Pick CSV (per Space) or JSON (full workspace). For larger workspaces, do it per Space - JSON exports of 10,000+ tasks can time out.
- 2
Map ClickUp Spaces to Kovarro Projects
Decide before importing. A small Space (one team, one workflow) becomes one Kovarro Project. A large Space with multiple Folders usually splits into one Project per Folder.
- 3
Create the target projects in Kovarro
In Kovarro, create each target project with the right custom statuses up front. The importer matches by status name - it's much faster than fixing 200 tasks afterwards.
- 4
Run the importer
Settings → Import → Upload CSV / JSON. Pick the target project, map columns to fields, preview the first 10 rows, then run. Typical import: 60 seconds per 1000 tasks.
- 5
Re-link attachments + rebuild automations
Download ClickUp attachments separately and bulk-upload to the matching tasks via the attachment helper. Recreate any automation logic using Kovarro recurring tasks + webhooks.
- 6
Cut-over day
Pick a low-traffic day. Re-run the importer for the previous 24 hours so nothing's lost. Add the Kovarro link to every channel and lock ClickUp to read-only.
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