CRM migration

Zoho CRM export: every column, and where it goes in another CRM

Moving out of Zoho CRM? Its export has 15 columns, and 7 ready-made templates map it into 7 CRMs.

By Operelio teamUpdated September 26, 2026

How to export from Zoho CRM

From Zoho CRM's own help pages, checked September 2026. Menu names can move, so the linked guide is the one to trust if they differ.

Zoho CRM

Export contacts or leads from Zoho CRM

  1. Go to Setup, then Data Administration, then Export.
  2. Click Start an Export and choose Contacts or Leads.
  3. Pick CSV or XLSX.
  4. Download the ZIP. The link lasts seven days.

File: CSV or XLSX (in a ZIP)

You need the Export permission for the module. A CSV export takes up to 200,000 records, XLSX up to 50,000.

Every column in a Zoho CRM export, and where it goes

For each column, the field it fills and the CRMs that field is in. Each CRM name opens its template.

Zoho CRM export columns, the CRM field each one fills and the CRMs with that field
ColumnFieldCRMs
First Name
Last Name
Email
Phone
Mobile
Company
Title
Mailing Street
Mailing City
Mailing State
Mailing Zip
Mailing Country
Lead Source
Tag
Description

Moving Zoho CRM data without a file

A migration tool moves an account over once. A template suits a file you already have, a CRM with no migration tool for Zoho CRM (Salesforce, Pipedrive, Freshsales, Close, Monday.com and Copper) or records you want cleaned and mapped before they go in.

Zoho CRM export questions

What columns are in a Zoho CRM export?

15 columns, starting with First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Mobile, Company. The full list, and where each column lands in each CRM, is on this page.

How do I export Zoho CRM data to CSV?

Go to Setup, then Data Administration, then Export. Click Start an Export and choose Contacts or Leads. Pick CSV or XLSX. Download the ZIP. The link lasts seven days. The file comes out as CSV or XLSX (in a ZIP).

Which CRMs can I import a Zoho CRM export into?

There are ready-made templates for HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Freshsales, Close, Monday.com and Copper: 7 in all, each mapping the export column by column. Any other CRM can take the file too, mapped by hand in the CRM Formatter.

Can Zoho CRM data be moved into another CRM without a file?

HubSpot can move Zoho CRM data in with its own migration tools. For a file you already have, or records you want cleaned and mapped first, use a template here.

Zoho CRM export

Map the export into your CRM

Pick the template for your CRM, upload the file and check every column before it goes in. The CRM Formatter runs on the Free plan, no credit card needed.