Twenty
98 · HealthyModern CRM with a spreadsheet-like data model, custom objects and workflows.
Open source CRM
Odoo
93 · HealthyModular business suite whose community edition includes CRM, sales, invoicing and inventory.
Krayin CRM
87 · HealthyLaravel-based CRM aimed at small businesses, with leads, pipelines and quotes.
ERPNext
86 · HealthyFull ERP suite covering accounting, inventory, sales, purchasing and HR, with a CRM module for leads and opportunities.
Atomic CRM
85 · HealthyLightweight contact and deal tracker built with React and Supabase, meant to be forked and customized.
SuiteCRM
84 · HealthyEnterprise CRM descended from SugarCRM Community Edition, covering sales, marketing and service.
Frappe CRM
82 · HealthySales CRM for leads, deals and contacts, with Kanban pipelines, email, calling integrations and SLAs.
Comp AI CRM
75 · StableCRM built around AI agents, which read and update contacts, companies and deals alongside the sales team.
EspoCRM
71 · StableWeb CRM for leads, accounts, opportunities and email, with a customizable entity model.
DeskcommCRM
70 · StableChat-first CRM for teams that sell over WhatsApp, with AI agents, sales pipelines and a shared inbox.
Relaticle
65 · StableLaravel CRM for companies, people and opportunities, with custom fields, a REST API and tools AI agents can use over MCP.
Customermates
48 · CautionSales pipeline CRM for small teams, with deals, contacts and automations.
Source-available and unverified licenses
The code for these is public, but the license is not an OSI open source license, or we have not verified it yet. Check the license notes on each project before relying on it.
erxes
88 · HealthyPlugin-based business platform that combines CRM, marketing campaigns, a team inbox and a support desk.
erxes
Plugin-based business platform that combines CRM, marketing campaigns, a team inbox and a support desk.
Alternative to
Will it still be around?
Healthy
Score 88/100
Can a business use it freely?
Free, no reselling
AGPL-3.0 + extra terms · source-available, not open source
Features compared
has,doesn't1 feature
7/7 HubSpot features free in erxes
7/7 Zendesk features free in erxes
erxes has every feature HubSpot has on this list.
erxes has every feature Zendesk has on this list.
Zendesk has every feature erxes has on this list.
✕ doesn't have it · ◐ partly · $ higher plan or paid editionBoth have 6Both have 7
Headline HubSpot features on the Sales Hub Professional plan, and whether erxes has each in its free, self-hosted edition.
| Feature | HubSpotSales Hub Professional plan | erxes7 of 7 free |
|---|---|---|
| erxes has, HubSpot doesn't1 | ||
| Marketing email campaigns | Higher planMarketing Hub | YesEngage campaigns |
| Both have6 | ||
| Contacts and companies | Included | Yes |
| Deal pipelines | IncludedMultiple pipelines | YesSales pipelines |
| Tasks and activity timeline | Included | Yes |
| Email sync and tracking | Included | YesTeam inbox |
| Workflow automation | Included | YesAutomations |
| API | Included | Yes |
Sources
- HubSpot, checked 2026-10-09: hubspot.com, hubspot.com
- erxes, checked 2026-10-09: erxes.io, github.com
Headline Zendesk features on the Suite Professional plan, and whether erxes has each in its free, self-hosted edition.
| Feature | ZendeskSuite Professional plan | erxes7 of 7 free |
|---|---|---|
| Both have7 | ||
| Shared inbox and ticketing | Included | YesTeam inbox |
| Email, social and messaging channels | Included | YesMessenger, email and social |
| Live chat widget | Included | YesMessenger widget |
| Help center and knowledge base | Included | Yes |
| Macros and canned replies | Included | Yes |
| Triggers and automations | Included | Yes |
| API and webhooks | Included | Yes |
Sources
- Zendesk, checked 2026-10-09: zendesk.com
- erxes, checked 2026-10-09: erxes.io, github.com
Flat Rate Deploy
A 25-seat team on HubSpot Sales Hub Professional pays about $2,250 a month. erxes on OpenTools costs $99 a month, setup included, so you save $2,151 a month, about $77,436 over three years.
Monthly cost
- erxes on OpenTools
- $99
- HubSpot
$2,250
You save each month
$2,151/mo
96% less than today
Saving from month one
You save
- Over 3 years
- $77,436
- In year one
- $25,812
List price checked 7 Oct 2026 · Source · Disclaimer
Health score: 88/100
Healthy · activity, bus factor and issue responsiveness, from GitHub
Score v2 · How it works
Activity
45% weight100/100
- Last commit yesterday (100/100).
- 2725 commits in the past 12 months (100/100).
- 50+ releases in the past 12 months (100/100).
Bus factor
30% weight97/100
- Top contributor wrote 27% of the last 100 commits (past 12 months).
- 16 people authored those commits.
Responsiveness
25% weight55/100
- 89% of all issues are closed (402 open, 3119 closed) (98/100).
- 8 of 30 recent issues got a reply or were closed (27/100).
License
Free, no reselling
AGPL-3.0 + extra terms · Source-available, not open source
What you need to do
Free to self-host and use in your business, changes included. You may not sell it or offer it to others as a hosted service that competes with the vendor.
For erxes
Mostly AGPL-3.0, but the license adds that erxes may not be hosted as a SaaS that competes with erxes Inc., which puts it outside OSI terms. Plugins ending in -ee are under the Enterprise license.
AGPL-3.0 with a no-competing-SaaS condition · Source-available, not open source. The code is public, but the license restricts how you can use it, usually by banning competing hosted services or capping production use. Not open source.
License text checked 2026-10-09 · Read it
GitHub activity
- Stars
- 4.1k
- Forks
- 1.3k
- Commits, 12 mo
- 2.7k
- last yesterday
- Releases, 12 mo
- 50+
- last 3 days ago
- Contributors
- 197
- 16 in last 100 commits
- Open issues
- 402
- 3.1k closed
Snapshot from 2026-10-09
Top contributors
Points for pull requests merged into erxes and reviews of them since 19 August 2026 (older history is still loading). Building something another user asked for earns more. 24 people have points on erxes in all.
