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Dolibarr vs Fat Free CRM

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted crm & business apps options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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DO Dolibarr Open-source ERP and CRM for small businesses VS FA Fat Free CRM Ruby on Rails open-source customer relationship manager
FeatureDolibarrFat Free CRM
CategoryCRM & Business AppsCRM & Business Apps
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguagePHPRuby
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 7,494★ 3,628
First released20032008
ReplacesSAP, SalesforceSalesforce

Why pick each one

Choose Dolibarr if…

  • Easy for small businesses
  • Modular features
  • Mature project
Dolibarr details

Choose Fat Free CRM if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Ruby
Fat Free CRM details

Frequently asked questions

Is Dolibarr or Fat Free CRM better?

Neither is universally better. Dolibarr has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Dolibarr and Fat Free CRM free and open-source?

Yes. Dolibarr is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Fat Free CRM under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Dolibarr and Fat Free CRM with Docker?

Dolibarr: yes. Fat Free CRM: yes.

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