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Open Source Point of Sale vs SuiteCRM

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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OP Open Source Point of Sale Web-based point of sale and inventory management system VS SU SuiteCRM Award-winning open-source CRM application
FeatureOpen Source Point of SaleSuiteCRM
CategoryCRM & Business AppsCRM & Business Apps
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguagePHPPHP
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 4,336★ 5,637
First released20102013
ReplacesSquare, LightspeedSalesforce, HubSpot

Why pick each one

Choose Open Source Point of Sale if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (4.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in PHP
Open Source Point of Sale details

Choose SuiteCRM if…

  • Feature-complete CRM
  • Free and open source
  • Mature
SuiteCRM details

Frequently asked questions

Is Open Source Point of Sale or SuiteCRM better?

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

Are Open Source Point of Sale and SuiteCRM free and open-source?

Yes. Open Source Point of Sale is licensed under MIT and SuiteCRM under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Open Source Point of Sale and SuiteCRM with Docker?

Open Source Point of Sale: yes. SuiteCRM: yes.

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