Migrate from GitHub to PlanMagnet
Grow beyond GitHub Issues into full roadmap-to-delivery planning.
GitHub Issues is the lightweight tracker built into GitHub itself — convenient because it sits next to your code, but it has no native sprints, roadmaps, portfolios, or feedback inbox; teams typically add GitHub Projects boards or a separate PM tool as they scale.
Why teams on GitHub move
Grounded in what is actually shipped today — not a wish list.
PlanMagnet adds the planning layer GitHub Issues was never built to be — roadmaps, sprints with story points and velocity, a feedback inbox, and portfolio/program delivery-ops, all shipped in one workspace.
Governance is native from the Free tier — role-based access control, single sign-on and SCIM directory sync, audit history, and multi-tenant isolation — instead of assembling it from GitHub org settings and third-party apps.
The same importer that pulls from GitHub also handles Jira, Linear, Asana, and Trello, so a team consolidating several trackers does it in one guided process.
What maps where
How GitHub concepts land in PlanMagnet during the import.
| In GitHub | In PlanMagnet | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Issues | Issues | Titles, descriptions, assignees, and labels come across with the guided importer. |
| Labels | Custom fields / labels | Labels map onto PlanMagnet's custom fields so filtering and workflow stay intact. |
| Milestones | Releases | GitHub milestones map onto PlanMagnet's versioned releases, a shipped part of the product-management surface. |
| Task lists / tracked issues | Dependencies | Tracked cross-issue links carry over as dependencies between issues. |
| GitHub Projects boards | Boards | Board columns and card order carry over into a PlanMagnet board. |
| Comments & history | Comments, files, audit history | Migrated where feasible, backed by a full audit trail. |
How the migration works
The same guided process for every supported tool, including GitHub.
- 1
Connect your account
The guided importer authenticates against your existing workspace and reads your projects and issues — no CSV wrangling to start.
- 2
Map fields, statuses, and workflows
Field, status, and workflow mapping runs into the PlanMagnet model before anything moves, so issue types, custom fields, and board states land somewhere sensible.
- 3
Pull in issues, comments, and history
Issue, comment, attachment, and history migration runs where feasible, so context is not left behind in the old tool.
- 4
Run a parallel validation
A parallel-run validation lets both systems operate side by side so your team can confirm the migration before anyone fully cuts over.
- 5
Cut over — and keep an exit door open
A reversible cutover plan and team handover with runbooks close out the move; the same sync can export data back out if you ever need to.
GitHub migration FAQ
We use GitHub Issues today — is there really a migration path?
Yes. Built-in sync handles import and export for GitHub alongside Jira, Linear, Asana, and Trello — a guided importer pulls in your issues and can export back out, so the move is reversible and low-risk.
Do we lose the link between issues and code?
Git and pull-request linking so commits update the right item is part of the Integrations & Developer Platform service PlanMagnet's team offers on top of the GraphQL API — check the Services page for current status before you plan a launch date around it.
What do GitHub milestones become?
GitHub milestones map onto PlanMagnet's versioned releases, which sit alongside roadmaps and a feedback inbox in the shipped product-management surface — something GitHub Issues does not offer natively.
Can we keep using GitHub for source control after migrating?
Yes — migrating your issue tracking to PlanMagnet does not require moving your source code. GitHub stays your code host; PlanMagnet becomes the planning and delivery workspace.
Migrating from somewhere else?
Keep GitHub for code. Move planning into a workspace built for it.
Create a PlanMagnet workspace and bring your GitHub data with you.