HubSpot Sandboxes are sunsetting.
Well, not entirely. HubSpot will be saying farewell to its Legacy Standard Sandbox experience on March 16, 2026, after which, only the new standard sandbox will be supported.
With many teams relying on sandbox accounts to test drive production, you must understand what’s changing and how to stay up to date on the newest features available.
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What’s Changing
HubSpot Sanboxes are safe, isolated environments that let your team prototype integrations, workflows, automations, and CRM model changes without disrupting your live environment.
The Legacy HubSpot Sandbox has had limitations, particularly in how changes could be deployed to production.
With the sunset, HubSpot will be transitioning to an enhanced Standard Sandbox with updated features that include:
- A more accurate representation of supported asset types so your tests behave more like production.
- A Deploy to Production feature that lets you push tested changes directly back to your live account without reconstructing them manually.
- Removal of the old “resync” feature, which had reliability issues. Eliminating this helps keep sandbox environments cleaner and more predictable.
Who This Affects
If your team is using HubSpot sandboxes to validate configurations, test complex workflows, or safely evaluate integrations before launch, this change affects you. The good news? Most teams will see minimal disruption if they plan ahead.
However, if your organization has:
- Connected apps or integrations
- Custom-coded workflow actions
- Automations tied to third-party systems
Then your team should take time to audit the dependencies ahead of the migration. You will likely need to reconnect apps, update authentication tokens and secrets, and validate workflows within the new sandbox environment.
What You Need to Do
There will be a temporary increase in sandbox limits ahead of the transition for teams that currently have legacy sandboxes. That gives teams a window to:
- Create a new Standard Sandbox: You’ll have access to an additional sandbox for a limited time so you can build and test without deleting your old one right away.
- Review and replicate existing configurations: Take inventory of any integrations, custom objects, workflows, and automation logic you rely on.
- Reconnect and validate: Make sure integrations and workflows function correctly in the new sandbox prior to deletion of the legacy environment.
- Remove your legacy sandbox: Once everything is running smoothly in the new environment, you can delete the old one before the March 16, 2026, deadline.
Failing to migrate by the sunset date means losing access to your legacy sandbox altogether.
Why This Matters
This transition reflects HubSpot’s effort to give teams a safer and more reliable testing environment.
These improvements not only reduce the risk of deployment errors but also provide key upgrades that help RevOps and marketing teams move faster with greater confidence.
How Raka Can Help
Transitioning your sandbox environment should not be an afterthought. At Raka, we help teams with:
- Setting up new HubSpot Standard Sandboxes so your testing environment aligns with your production instance.
- Assessing migration needs for integrations, workflow automations, and connected apps.
- Validating sandbox builds so you’re confident pushing tested changes live.
If your team is currently utilizing a legacy sandbox and needs support ahead of the March 2026 deadline, we’d love to help. Contact us today to get started!
