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Spoolman vs Frappe 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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FeatureSpoolmanFrappe CRM
CategoryCRM & Business AppsCRM & Business Apps
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguagePythonVue
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, source
GitHub stars★ 2,686★ 3,197
First released20262023
Replaces—HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive

Why pick each one

Choose Spoolman if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.7k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python
Spoolman details

Choose Frappe CRM if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Vue
Frappe CRM details

Frequently asked questions

Is Spoolman or Frappe CRM better?

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

Are Spoolman and Frappe CRM free and open-source?

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

Can I run Spoolman and Frappe CRM with Docker?

Spoolman: yes. Frappe CRM: yes.

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