CRM · 12 alternatives

Instead of Salesforce, try one of these 12.

Every alternative is lined up against Salesforce on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Salesforce sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
SalesforceWhat you have now
The dominant enterprise CRM, powerful but pricey.
PricePaid
from $25/user
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
HubSpot#1Our pick
Marketing, sales and service suite with a free CRM.
PriceFreemium
starter $15/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
All-in-one business suite with CRM, ERP and more.
PriceFreemium
from $25/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Visual, pipeline-first CRM for sales teams.
PricePaid
from $14/user
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Open-source, self-hostable CRM for modern teams.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $9/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Affordable, full-featured CRM in the Zoho suite.
PriceFreemium
from $14/user
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
SuiteCRM#6
Open-source, self-hosted Salesforce alternative.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
ERPNext#7
Open-source ERP covering CRM, accounting, and inventory
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Mac · Linux
Salesflare#8
CRM that automates data entry and tracks leads
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Dolibarr#9
Open-source web ERP and CRM for small businesses
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android
SugarCRM#10
Complete CRM automating sales, service, and marketing
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Freshsales#11
Sales CRM with calling, email, and pipeline tools
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Android · iOS
Zendesk Sell#12
Sales CRM that keeps reps selling without friction
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Android · iOS

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Salesforce to first. How we compare.

Salesforce alternatives at a glance

Salesforce is a paid crm app (from $25/user). We compared 12 alternatives: 5 are open source, 2 are completely free, 6 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is HubSpot, with 720 likes.

Most liked overallHubSpot

Marketing, sales and service suite with a free CRM.

Freemium
Best free optionSuiteCRM

Open-source, self-hosted Salesforce alternative.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionOdoo

All-in-one business suite with CRM, ERP and more.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostTwenty

Open-source, self-hostable CRM for modern teams.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable