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Inventaire vs Krayin

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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IN Inventaire Collaborative resources mapper project, while yet only focused on VS KR Krayin Free and open-source Laravel-based CRM
FeatureInventaireKrayin
CategoryCRM & Business AppsCRM & Business Apps
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageNodejsPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentbare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 458★ 23,644
First released20202020
Replaces—Salesforce, HubSpot

Why pick each one

Choose Inventaire if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Written in Nodejs
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Inventaire details

Choose Krayin if…

  • Lightweight CRM
  • Laravel-based and extensible
  • Open source
Krayin details

Frequently asked questions

Is Inventaire or Krayin better?

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

Are Inventaire and Krayin free and open-source?

Yes. Inventaire is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Krayin under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Inventaire and Krayin with Docker?

Inventaire: check the project docs for container support. Krayin: yes.

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