Sustainable Substitutes for CRM/ERP

Alternatives to Salesforce and SAP, focusing on open-source and self-hostable solutions.

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SuiteCRM

An open-source, affordable and customisable Customer Relatation Management system.

SuiteCRM is fully open-source, ensuring transparency, customization, and community-driven development.
SuiteCRM Ltd is based in Scotland (UK). SuiteCRM is developed and maintained in the EU/UK.
SuiteCRM can be self-hosted, giving businesses full control over their data and infrastructure.
SuiteCRM does not include advertisements, maintaining a professional and clean interface.
SuiteCRM prioritises user privacy, particularly in self-hosted environments.
SuiteCRM itself does not have built-in, mandatory AI, but it supports AI integrations via third-party modules and tools.
Self-hosting the community edition is completely free apart from the hosting costs.
SuiteCRM offers a modular design, enabling customisation and scalability according to specific business needs.
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ERPNext

An open-source, affordable and customisable Enterprise Resource Planning system.

ERPNext is fully open-source, ensuring transparency, customization, and community-driven development.
ERPNext can be self-hosted, giving businesses full control over their data and infrastructure.
ERPNext is free of charge, making it accessible to businesses of all sizes.
ERPNext does not display advertisements, ensuring a clean and professional user experience.
ERPNext features a modular design, allowing users to customise and extend functionality based on their requirements.
ERPNext is designed to be privacy-friendly, particularly in self-hosted environments, minimising data exposure.
ERPNext does not include AI bloat in its core product. AI-based extensions are available though.
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Odoo

An open-source Customer Relation Management and Enterprise Ressource Planning suite.

Odoo is open-source, allowing full transparency, customization, and community-driven development.
Odoo is based in Belgium, ensuring compliance with GDPR and strong European privacy laws.
Odoo can be self-hosted, giving businesses full control over their data and infrastructure.
Odoo features a modular architecture, allowing users to enable or disable specific applications based on their needs.
Odoo does not display advertisements, providing a clean and uninterrupted user experience.
Odoo is designed with privacy in mind, especially when self-hosted.
The community edition (self-hosted) is free of charge.
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How to move away from Big Tech CRM & ERP Services

Here's a guide on how to easily get away from Salesforce and SAP.

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