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Last checked October 15, 2026

Best Free Alternatives to Salesforce (2026)

Salesforce is a system of record for companies and deals. A replacement needs contacts, a pipeline, and custom fields. The rest of the cloud is usually unused.

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What Salesforce costs

Paid plans exist. A current dollar figure is not copied into this listing.

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Ranked by Drop-in score

How we rank

#1 is the highest-scoring alternative that is not sponsored. A featured listing, when one is sold, is labeled and sits after #1.

  1. 83
    #1Open sourceReview notes

    SuiteCRM

    A CRM forked from the old community edition.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsMigration guideWebsite
  2. 80
    #2Open sourceReview notes

    ERPNext

    Accounting, inventory, and CRM on Frappe.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · GPL-3.0

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  3. 78
    #3Open sourceReview notes

    Twenty

    A modern CRM with an AGPL core.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0 (most of the repo)

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  4. 75
    #4Open sourceReview notes

    EspoCRM

    A lighter CRM with a clean UI.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  5. 65
    #5Open sourceReview notes

    Odoo Community

    The LGPL community apps, not the enterprise modules.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · LGPL-3.0 (community)

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite

Feature by feature

Full is the whole job. Partial is a real version with a gap. Missing means it does not do this. Not checked counts as zero in the score.

FeatureSuiteCRM#1 · 83ERPNext#2 · 80Twenty#3 · 78EspoCRM#4 · 75Odoo Community#5 · 65
Contacts and companiesWeight 10FullFullFullFullFull
A deal pipelineWeight 10FullPartialFullFullFull
Email logged on the recordWeight 6FullPartialPartialFullPartial
A report on the pipelineWeight 6PartialFullMissingMissingPartial
Custom fieldsWeight 8PartialFullFullPartialMissing

Real cost

SuiteCRM

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Hard. PHP, a database, and a cron job. Plan a real admin.

ERPNext

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Hard. Frappe plus a few services. Not a one-evening install.

Twenty

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.

EspoCRM

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Moderate. Plan on Docker or a small VM. A hosted plan, when one exists, is separate from the free self-host.

Odoo Community

Free tier
The community edition can be self-hosted without a per-user fee. Hosted prices are not copied here. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Hard. Python, PostgreSQL, and a module list you should keep on community apps.

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