Migrating from GitHub to Aha!
GitHub supports 1,000+ integrations — 970 more than Aha!. If integration breadth is a factor in your switch from GitHub to Aha!, this guide covers how to reconnect your stack after migrating.
At a Glance
- Dominant platform for source control and collaboration — used by 100M+ developers, making it the de facto standard for open-source and most commercial software teams
- GitHub Copilot is the leading AI coding assistant, deeply integrated into the platform with code completion, PR summaries, chat, and workspace planning
- GitHub Actions provides powerful, flexible CI/CD built directly into the repository with a massive ecosystem of community-authored actions
- Best-in-class roadmapping capabilities — highly visual, presentation-ready roadmaps with multiple views (timeline, portfolio, strategy)
- Complete strategy-to-delivery workflow connecting company goals, initiatives, features, and releases in one platform
- Built-in idea management portal (Aha! Ideas) captures customer and internal feedback and links it directly to roadmap items
You gain with Aha!
- +Gantt charts
Migration Steps
Audit and export your current workspace
Before touching Aha!, document what lives in GitHub: projects and tasks, custom fields, automations, integrations, and team permissions. Export a full CSV backup — most tools support this from Settings → Export. Pay particular attention to any custom fields and workflow automations that your team relies on daily.
Set up your Aha! workspace
Create your Aha! workspace and replicate your project structure using epics, stories, and sprints. Aha! starts at $59/user/mo/user/mo — budget $55/user/mo more per user. Run with a single pilot team before migrating everyone.
Map your workflow equivalents
Find the closest Aha! equivalent for each GitHub feature your team relies on. projects and tasks in GitHub maps to epics, stories, and sprints in Aha!. Aha! supports custom fields — recreate your GitHub field schema here first. Gantt-style timeline views are available if your team used them in GitHub. Prioritise the critical path: task creation, status tracking, and assignment.
Import your data
Aha! supports CSV import for tasks and projects and has 20+ native integrations. After importing, rebuild your key automations — Aha!'s automation engine can replicate most rules you had in GitHub. Start with your most active project rather than importing everything at once.
Onboard your team
Run a 30-minute walkthrough covering the daily workflow: how to create epics, stories, and sprints, update status, and find your board. Expect a moderate ramp — most engineers and PMs hit their stride within a week. The biggest adjustment is usually the sprint ceremony workflow.
Run GitHub in parallel for two weeks
Keep GitHub read-only while your team works primarily in Aha!. This reduces risk and lets people reference historical context — old decisions, archived tickets, past sprint data — without slowing the migration. After two weeks with no new work going into GitHub, archive the workspace and make Aha! the official home.
Ready to switch?
Read the full Aha! review for pricing, integrations, and team fit details.