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Monica 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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MO Monica Personal CRM to remember the people you know VS FA Fat Free CRM Ruby on Rails open-source customer relationship manager
FeatureMonicaFat Free CRM
CategoryCRM & Business AppsCRM & Business Apps
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguagePHPRuby
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 24,983★ 3,628
First released20172008
ReplacesSalesforce, HubSpotSalesforce

Why pick each one

Choose Monica if…

  • Unique personal CRM focus
  • Helps maintain relationships
  • Open source
Monica 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 Monica or Fat Free CRM better?

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

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

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

Can I run Monica and Fat Free CRM with Docker?

Monica: yes. Fat Free CRM: yes.

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