Company · Migration
Switch without
the white-knuckle weekend.
Changing platforms is the thing builders dread most. So we move you across from any platform, and let you run side-by-side until you trust it. On yearly plans, migration is done for you.
01 / The approach
Moving across, the low-risk way
The fear with any platform change is losing data, losing time, or being stranded mid-switch. We design migration to remove all three: we bring your data across, keep your old system available in parallel, and don’t force a big-bang cutover.
On yearly plans we migrate you across for free from any platform: suppliers, cost codes, products, assemblies and templates, done for you. On the $199 first-month monthly plan you self-migrate with our import tools and support. Either way, most builders run both systems side-by-side until they’re confident, and most are fully operational within about five business days.
02 / The process
How migration runs
- 01
Review what you’ve got
We look at your current platform and data (suppliers, cost codes, products, assemblies, templates) and plan the move.
- 02
Export your data
Your data comes out of your current system. It’s yours; we help you get it ready to bring across.
- 03
Bring it across
Suppliers, cost codes, products, assemblies and templates are loaded into VIABUILD, done for you on yearly plans.
- 04
Connect Xero
Link your Xero organisation and line up tracking categories so the accounting side is right from the start.
- 05
Run side-by-side
Keep your old system running in parallel until you trust VIABUILD on live jobs, with no big-bang switchover.
- 06
Go live
When you’re confident, VIABUILD becomes the system of record and you wind down the old one.
03 / What moves
What we bring across
Your setup, not a blank slate.
We move the things that took you years to build up, so you’re not starting from scratch. Your data is yours. You can export it from VIABUILD anytime, just as you’re bringing it in now.
- Suppliers and contacts
- Cost codes
- Products and pricing
- Assemblies
- Templates
- Sample or full job data
04 / FAQ
Common questions.
Most builders are fully operational within about five business days. The exact timeline depends on how much data you’re bringing across and which plan you’re on, but the side-by-side approach means you’re never stranded mid-switch.
On yearly plans we migrate you across for free from any platform: suppliers, cost codes, products, assemblies and templates, done for you. On the $199 first-month monthly plan you self-migrate with our import tools and support.
Yes, and we recommend it. Most builders run both systems side-by-side until they’re confident in VIABUILD on live jobs, so there’s no risky big-bang switchover.
Any platform. We’ve designed migration to bring your core data across regardless of where it’s coming from, including established estimating and job management systems.
No. Your data is yours. You can export it from VIABUILD anytime. Monthly billing also has no lock-in, so you’re never trapped.
05 / Keep reading
Related
Make the switch the easy part.
Start with 7 days free on your real data. $199 for your first month, then $435/mo. Free done-for-you migration on yearly plans, side-by-side until you’re confident.