Ask HN: CRM/ERP – Free Open Source

Posted by kosolam on Saturday November 08, 2025 @07:39AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I started by asking AI/googling then went on to check. Stuff like odoo or espocrm is crippled opencore software where they actually rip out essential parts from the free offering in order to force monitization. So I couldn’t find any modern crm or erp that’s open source and isn’t crippled or looks/feels like the 90’s. I would love to hear what people actually use. Looking for free, open source, modern. Not opencore crippleware, not saas!

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Re:Ask HN: CRM/ERP – Free Open Source by antman1911 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @08:16AM (#45856476)

Watching https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty

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Re:Ask HN: CRM/ERP – Free Open Source by kosolam on Saturday November 08, 2025 @08:42AM (#45856610)

Well, I’ll join you watching. But from a practical perspective a business needs a working solution. Hoping for the future won’t help today. :-)

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Re:Ask HN: CRM/ERP – Free Open Source by kosolam on Sunday November 09, 2025 @08:27AM (#45865449)

And, this is an open core project as well. Check the note regarding enterprise license at the top of the license file. So I don’t see how it’s different.

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Re:Ask HN: CRM/ERP – Free Open Source by journal on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @12:27PM (#45902939)

i made https://github.com/denys-olleik/alternative-accounting, with cloud key and email address you can be https in six minutes. doesn't have pos but has real double entry journal and very simple architecture anyone can easily code changes, just takes consecutive concentration.

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Re:Ask HN: CRM/ERP – Free Open Source by kosolam on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @01:10PM (#45903549)

Thanks. I’m interested more in CRM and helpdesk features. Also I would have preferred a mature proven trusted solution. I understand that the only CRM out there that is free and open source is SuiteCRm. Going to maybe try it.

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Re:Ask HN: CRM/ERP – Free Open Source by kosolam on Friday November 21, 2025 @01:35PM (#46007374)

Erpnext kinda comes up first in my research so far. Fully free. Modern ui. Extensible. Simple. Etc..

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