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Open-source alternatives to Zoho CRM

The best open-source alternative to Zoho CRM is Twenty (AGPL-3.0, 59,760 GitHub stars, Docker image). Krayin stands out for a permissive MIT license, and Dolibarr stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (8,954).

About Zoho CRM: Zoho's customer relationship management software for sales, marketing and support.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Twenty

    twentyhq/twenty

    A modern CRM offering the flexibility of open source, advanced features, and a sleek design.

    Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026

    CRMTypeScriptDocker

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars.

  2. Rank 2:

    Krayin

    krayin/laravel-crm

    CRM solution for SMEs and Enterprises for complete customer lifecycle management.

    Active · last commit Oct 21, 2026

    CRMPHPDocker

    Stands out for a permissive MIT license.

  3. Rank 3:

    Dolibarr

    Dolibarr/dolibarr

    Modern CRM software package to manage your company or foundation activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...).

    Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026

    ERP & InventoryPHPDocker

    Stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (8,954).

At a glance

Zoho CRM alternatives compared

Open-source apps come first, then source-available ones and apps whose license appsgit could not verify; within each group, projects with at least 12 commits in the last 12 months come before less active or archived ones, then by GitHub stars.

Zoho CRM alternatives compared, data as of 2026-10-26
AppStands out forLicenseGitHub starsCommits (12 mo)Last commitDocker image
Twentythe most GitHub starsAGPL-3.059,7608,887Oct 26, 2026Yes
Krayina permissive MIT licenseMIT24,062535Oct 21, 2026Yes
Dolibarrthe most commits in the last 12 months (8,954)GPL-3.07,7858,954Oct 26, 2026Yes
SuiteCRM–AGPL-3.05,810228Oct 23, 2026No
Frappe CRMits Vue codebaseAGPL-3.03,8554,274Oct 25, 2026Yes
EspoCRM–AGPL-3.03,5201,752Oct 24, 2026Yes
BottleCRM–MIT2,461470Oct 26, 2026Yes
OroCRM–OSL-3.01,015111Oct 23, 2026Yes

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All 8 Zoho CRM alternatives

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  1. 1

    Twenty

    A modern CRM offering the flexibility of open source, advanced features, and a sleek design.

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars. Twenty has 59,760 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 8,887 commits in the last year.

  2. 2

    Krayin

    CRM solution for SMEs and Enterprises for complete customer lifecycle management.

    Stands out for a permissive MIT license. Krayin has 24,062 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 535 commits in the last year.

  3. 3

    Dolibarr

    Modern CRM software package to manage your company or foundation activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...).

    Stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (8,954). Dolibarr has 7,785 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 8,954 commits in the last year.

  4. 4

    SuiteCRM

    The award-winning, enterprise-class open source CRM.

    SuiteCRM has 5,810 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 228 commits in the last year.

  5. 5

    Frappe CRM

    Open-source CRM for sales teams with lead and deal pages, kanban pipelines, custom views and unlimited users.

    Stands out for its Vue codebase. Frappe CRM has 3,855 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 4,274 commits in the last year.

  6. 6

    EspoCRM

    CRM with a frontend designed as a single page application, and a REST API.

    EspoCRM has 3,520 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,752 commits in the last year.

  7. 7

    BottleCRM

    Multi-tenant Django and SvelteKit CRM with leads, accounts, opportunities, support tickets, invoices and a REST API.

    BottleCRM has 2,461 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 470 commits in the last year.

  8. 8

    OroCRM

    Community edition of OroCRM, a Symfony-based CRM for managing customers, accounts, contacts and sales.

    OroCRM has 1,015 GitHub stars, uses the OSL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 111 commits in the last year.

FAQ

Zoho CRM alternatives: FAQ

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Is there a free alternative to Zoho CRM?

Yes. All 8 apps on this page are open source and free to self-host, so you can replace Zoho CRM without per-user fees. You pay only for the server.

Can I self-host an alternative to Zoho CRM with Docker?

Yes. 7 of the 8 apps here publish a Docker image, including Twenty, Krayin and Dolibarr, so you can run them on a home server or VPS with Docker Compose.

Which Zoho CRM alternative is the most actively developed?

Dolibarr (GPL-3.0), with 8,954 commits in the last 12 months. Activity is a good sign that bugs and security issues get fixed.

How is this list ranked?

Open-source apps come first, then source-available ones and apps whose license appsgit could not verify; within each group, projects with at least 12 commits in the last 12 months come before less active or archived ones, then by GitHub stars.