What we do with HubSpot
Custom integrations
Two-way sync between HubSpot and your ERP, accounting, store, product database or data warehouse.
Custom objects & data model
Model subscriptions, properties, vehicles, projects or anything your business tracks.
Workflow automation
Advanced workflows, custom-coded actions and lead routing.
UI extensions
Custom cards inside HubSpot records showing data from your other systems.
Website & forms
HubSpot forms and tracking on WordPress or custom sites, with clean attribution.
Reporting
Pipeline, revenue and attribution reports built on clean data.
Common HubSpot integration projects
| Project | Result |
|---|---|
| Product usage → HubSpot | Sales sees trial activity and product-qualified leads |
| ERP or accounting → HubSpot | Invoices and payment status on the company record |
| Shopify or WooCommerce → HubSpot | Orders and lifetime value for segmentation |
| HubSpot → data warehouse | Full reporting in Power BI, Looker or BigQuery |
| Migration to HubSpot | Contacts, companies, deals, notes and files moved from another CRM |
How we build on HubSpot
- Private apps and OAuth with the minimum scopes needed.
- Webhooks and the HubSpot APIs for near real-time sync, respecting rate limits.
- Custom-coded workflow actions for logic native workflows cannot handle.
- Monitoring — sync logs, alerts and a simple status page for your ops team.
Getting clean data into HubSpot
HubSpot’s automation, reporting and segmentation are only as good as the data they run on. Before building integrations we review your properties, lifecycle stages and pipelines with your team. We remove duplicate or unused properties, agree consistent picklist values, define exactly when a contact becomes a marketing-qualified or sales-qualified lead, and decide which system owns each field so integrations never overwrite good data with bad.
We then clean existing records: merging duplicate contacts and companies, standardising country and phone formats, and associating contacts with the right companies and deals. With a clean foundation, workflows trigger correctly, reports reflect reality and sales teams trust what they see on each record.
HubSpot reporting your leadership will trust
Once data flows into HubSpot reliably, reporting becomes much more useful. We build dashboards that connect marketing activity to closed revenue, show pipeline coverage against targets, track sales cycle length and win rates by source and segment, and surface customer health signals for account managers. Where HubSpot’s native reporting reaches its limits, we sync data to a warehouse for deeper analysis in Power BI or Looker.
Native connectors, middleware or custom code?
HubSpot can be connected to other systems in three broad ways, and the right one depends on how much data moves, how often and how much logic sits between the two systems. Many projects end up using more than one: a native connector for simple syncs and custom code for the one workflow that the connector cannot handle.
| Approach | Strengths | Limitations | Good fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| HubSpot App Marketplace connector | Quick to set up, maintained by the vendor | Fixed field mappings and sync rules | Standard tools such as Gmail, Zoom or popular accounting apps |
| Integration platform (Zapier, Make, Workato) | No-code workflows, fast changes | Per-task pricing, harder to test and version | Low-volume automations owned by operations teams |
| Custom integration on HubSpot APIs | Any logic, full error handling and monitoring | Needs development and ongoing ownership | ERP, product databases, billing and high-volume syncs |
We often start with a connector and move to custom code only where it falls short.
Designing the sync: objects, owners and direction
Most integration problems come from unclear rules rather than code. Before building, we agree which system owns each piece of data, how records are matched and what happens when both sides change the same field.
- Which system is the master for companies, contacts, deals, products and line items
- The unique key used to match records (email, domain, an external ID property)
- Sync direction per field: one-way, two-way or create-only
- How deletes, merges and archived records are handled
- Which custom objects and associations are needed in HubSpot
- How sync errors are logged, alerted and retried
A typical HubSpot integration project
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Audit the portal1 week
Review properties, pipelines, workflows, existing integrations and data quality.
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Map the data1 week
Document objects, fields, ownership rules and sync triggers with your team.
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Build and test2–5 weeks
Develop against a HubSpot sandbox or test portal with realistic data and edge cases.
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Backfill and launch
Load historical records in batches, switch on live sync and monitor closely.
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Hand over
Document the integration, alerts and how to change mappings safely.
Questions to ask before choosing an integration partner
- How will you test without touching our live HubSpot data?
- What happens when the other system is down — are changes queued and retried?
- How do you handle HubSpot API rate limits during large backfills?
- Who owns the code, the private app and the credentials after launch?
- How will our team see sync errors without asking a developer?
- What ongoing maintenance does the integration need when either system changes?
Moving between CRMs? See CRM migration. Connecting several systems at once? See enterprise integration.
Measuring whether the integration works
A good integration disappears into the background: sales stops asking finance for order status, marketing reports match the finance numbers and nobody exports spreadsheets to reconcile records. We define a few simple checks at the start — such as the share of deals with matching invoices, the number of sync errors per week and how long a new customer takes to appear in the ERP — and review them in the weeks after launch so problems are caught while they are still small.
Keeping HubSpot data clean after launch
An integration is only as useful as the data flowing through it. Without simple governance, duplicates and stale properties creep back within months. We leave behind a small set of guardrails that your operations team can own without developer help.
- Required properties and dropdown values instead of free text where reports depend on them
- Duplicate management rules and a monthly review of suspected duplicates
- A property naming convention and a description on every custom property
- A quarterly review of unused properties, workflows and lists
- A change log for integration mappings so reports can be traced back to their sources
Security and access for HubSpot integrations
Custom integrations use HubSpot private apps or OAuth apps with only the scopes they need. Tokens are stored in a secrets manager rather than in code or spreadsheets, rotated on a schedule and tied to a service account rather than a person who might leave. Webhooks are verified with HubSpot request signatures, and personal data copied out of HubSpot is limited to what the receiving system genuinely needs.
After launch
In the first month we watch sync logs daily, fix edge cases that only real data reveals and adjust mappings as your team starts relying on the integration. After that, a light monthly check keeps it healthy as HubSpot and your other systems release updates.
Timeline and budget
| Project | Typical timeline | Typical budget (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| One-way sync or website integration | 1–3 weeks | $3k – $10k |
| Two-way ERP or product integration | 4–8 weeks | $12k – $35k |
| CRM migration to HubSpot | 3–6 weeks | $6k – $25k |
Typical ranges to help you plan. Your written estimate comes after a free discovery call.
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