Roadmap OS makes your data portable. Full export at any time, on every plan including Free.

Why this matters

Vendor lock-in is a real risk. Your roadmap, capacity data, plans, products, feedback, and reporting represent months of work. If the vendor disappears or you decide to switch tools, your data should not be hostage.

Roadmap OS commits to:

Full JSON export at any time, on every plan
No artificial export limits or "premium" export tiers
Self-serve backup; no support ticket required

How to export

Settings → Data → Export JSON

Click Export Now. Within 30-60 seconds, the export is ready. You'll receive:

A .zip file
Inside: a JSON file containing all your data, plus folder of attached files

What's included in the export

All initiatives (with full metadata, comments, history)
All plans and tasks (full WBS hierarchy, dependencies, status changes)
All products (lifecycle, releases, bugs, specs, history)
All capacity entries (per-person, per-period)
All prioritization scores (across all frameworks)
All feedback portal items (with votes, status history)
All custom fields and labels
Attached file references (links + the files themselves)
Settings (workspace name, team list, integrations config — secrets removed)

What's not included

Other users' personal settings (their notification preferences, individual filter presets)
API keys (for security — these need to be re-entered if you re-import)
Audit log (we keep this server-side for security; available on request for compliance audits)

Format

The JSON is documented at roadmapos.com/docs/export-format. Stable schema — versioned (current is v3.1).

Import back

You can re-import a Roadmap OS export into a new workspace:

Settings → Data → Import → Roadmap OS Export

Useful for:

Splitting one workspace into two
Restoring from a backup after a destructive change
Migrating between different Roadmap OS accounts

Automated backups (Pro)

Pro tier includes automated weekly backups stored in your provider:

Settings → Data → Automated Backups → Configure
Pick storage: AWS S3 / Google Cloud Storage / Dropbox / your-own SFTP
We push a JSON export every Sunday at 02:00 UTC
Encrypted in transit and at rest

Restoring a backup

To restore an entire workspace from a backup:

Settings → Data → Restore from Backup → Upload JSON
Confirm — this will overwrite current data
The restore typically takes 1-3 minutes

For partial restores (just one initiative, or one plan):

Open the JSON in any text editor
Manually re-create the affected items, or
Email sabelo@roadmapos.com for assistance

Server-side backups (don't worry about these)

Roadmap OS itself runs daily server-side backups (we use Supabase, which has its own backup infrastructure). Even if your account is deleted accidentally, we can usually restore from server-side backup within 30 days.

For critical issues, email sabelo@roadmapos.com.

Migration to other tools

If you're leaving Roadmap OS and migrating to another tool:

Export JSON
Most other tools accept CSV. Convert JSON → CSV using any spreadsheet tool, or use our migration script: github.com/roadmapos/migration-tools
Reach out to your destination tool's support — they often help migrate

We don't make leaving hard. The bar is "can you switch to a competitor in under 4 hours?" We aim for yes.

Next steps

Team Management
Common Questions FAQ

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