Odoo Community
CRM & Business AppsModular open-source business management suite
Replaces Salesforce, SAP
Best Plugins CRM & Business Apps for self-hosting
The 12 best Plugins crm & business apps you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
ERPNext
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source ERP for growing businesses
Replaces SAP, NetSuite
Dolibarr
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source ERP and CRM for small businesses
Replaces SAP, Salesforce
InvenTree
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source inventory and stock management system
Replaces NetSuite, Fishbowl
SuiteCRM
CRM & Business AppsAward-winning open-source CRM application
Replaces Salesforce, HubSpot
Paymenter
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source billing and client management for hosting
Replaces WHMCS, Blesta
pretix
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source ticketing for conferences and events
Replaces Eventbrite, Ticketmaster
Crater Cloud OFBiz
CRM & Business AppsApache enterprise resource planning framework
Replaces SAP, Oracle ERP
CiviCRM
CRM & Business AppsCRM for nonprofits, NGOs, and advocacy groups
Replaces Salesforce, Blackbaud
OroCRM
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source CRM for B2B sales teams
Replaces Salesforce, HubSpot
iDempiere
CRM & Business AppsCommunity-driven open-source ERP and CRM
Replaces SAP, Oracle ERP
Tracardi
CRM & Business AppsOpen-source customer data platform and engagement
Replaces Segment, HubSpot
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odoo Community | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | LGPL-3.0 | 55,022 |
| ERPNext | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | GPL-3.0 | 40,119 |
| Dolibarr | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | GPL-3.0 | 7,727 |
| InvenTree | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | MIT | 7,707 |
| SuiteCRM | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 5,796 |
| Paymenter | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 2,675 |
| pretix | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | Apache-2.0 | 2,542 |
| Crater Cloud OFBiz | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 2,048 MB | Apache-2.0 | 1,130 |
| CiviCRM | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 786 |
| OroCRM | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | OSL-3.0 | 687 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Odoo Community (55,022 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Paymenter (from 512 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 12 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Plugins within the crm & business apps category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.