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Open Source Point of Sale 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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OP Open Source Point of Sale Web-based point of sale and inventory management system VS FA Fat Free CRM Ruby on Rails open-source customer relationship manager
FeatureOpen Source Point of SaleFat Free CRM
CategoryCRM & Business AppsCRM & Business Apps
LicenseMITMIT
LanguagePHPRuby
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 4,336★ 3,628
First released20102008
ReplacesSquare, LightspeedSalesforce

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 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 Open Source Point of Sale or Fat Free CRM better?

Neither is universally better. Open Source Point of Sale 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 Fat Free CRM free and open-source?

Yes. Open Source Point of Sale is licensed under MIT and Fat Free CRM under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Open Source Point of Sale and Fat Free CRM with Docker?

Open Source Point of Sale: yes. Fat Free CRM: yes.

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