Frappe HR
CRM & Business AppsComplete HRMS solution with over 13 different modules right
Best Free CRM & Business Apps for self-hosting
The 18 best Free crm & business apps you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
IDURAR ERP CRM
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source ERP and CRM built on the MERN stack
Replaces QuickBooks, Zoho Books
Open Source Point of Sale
CRM & Business AppsWeb-based point of sale and inventory management system
Replaces Square, Lightspeed
Fat Free CRM
CRM & Business AppsRuby on Rails open-source customer relationship manager
Replaces Salesforce
InvoicePlane
CRM & Business AppsSelf-hosted invoicing and quote management application
Replaces FreshBooks, QuickBooks
Spoolman
CRM & Business AppsKeep track of your inventory of 3D-printer filament spools
Django-CRM
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source CRM with contact and pipeline tracking
Replaces Salesforce, Zoho CRM
farmOS
CRM & Business AppsWeb-based farm record keeping application
SolidInvoice
CRM & Business AppsSelf-hosted invoicing and quoting for small business
Replaces FreshBooks, Invoice Ninja
CiviCRM
CRM & Business AppsCRM for nonprofits, NGOs, and advocacy groups
Replaces Salesforce, Blackbaud
LedgerSMB
CRM & Business AppsIntegrated accounting and ERP system for small and midsize businesses,
Inventaire
CRM & Business AppsCollaborative resources mapper project, while yet only focused
MintHCM
CRM & Business AppsTool for Human Capital Management based on two popular, well-known
Specifically Clementines
CRM & Business AppsGrocery shopping app (previously Groceries), providing reliable sync
KMyMoney
CRM & Business AppsPersonal finance manager for the KDE desktop
Replaces Quicken, Microsoft Money
Flectra
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source business management suite forked from Odoo
Replaces Odoo, SAP Business One
Open QuarterMaster
CRM & Business AppsPowerful inventory management system, designed to be flexible
Cannery
CRM & Business AppsFirearm and ammunition tracker app
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frappe HR | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 8,922 |
| IDURAR ERP CRM | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AAL | 8,879 |
| Open Source Point of Sale | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 4,434 |
| Fat Free CRM | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | MIT | 3,633 |
| InvoicePlane | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | MIT | 3,177 |
| Spoolman | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 2,907 |
| Django-CRM | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,447 |
| farmOS | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-2.0 | 1,366 |
| SolidInvoice | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 977 |
| CiviCRM | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 786 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Frappe HR (8,922 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Frappe HR (from 512 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 6 of 18 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Free within the crm & business apps category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.