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iDempiere vs Crater Cloud OFBiz

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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ID iDempiere Community-driven open-source ERP and CRM VS CR Crater Cloud OFBiz Apache enterprise resource planning framework
FeatureiDempiereCrater Cloud OFBiz
CategoryCRM & Business AppsCRM & Business Apps
LicenseGPL-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaJava
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM2,048 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentbare-metal, sourcebare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 647★ 1,104
First released20112006
ReplacesSAP, Oracle ERPSAP, Oracle ERP

Why pick each one

Choose iDempiere if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Written in Java
iDempiere details

Choose Crater Cloud OFBiz if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Active community (1.1k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Java
Crater Cloud OFBiz details

Frequently asked questions

Is iDempiere or Crater Cloud OFBiz better?

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

Are iDempiere and Crater Cloud OFBiz free and open-source?

Yes. iDempiere is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Crater Cloud OFBiz under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run iDempiere and Crater Cloud OFBiz with Docker?

iDempiere: check the project docs for container support. Crater Cloud OFBiz: check the project docs for container support.

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