Alternatives to SuiteCRM
Open source Sugar fork for on-premise
SuiteCRM ranks #4 of 17 in CRM, with an Alt Score of 76. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0, open source with paid hosting from £50/month and available on the web. 10 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Small and mid-sized businesses and organizations that need full-featured CRM but want to self-host, own their data, and avoid per-seat licensing costs of Salesforce-style platforms.
A complete CRM covering sales pipeline and opportunity tracking, marketing campaigns and lead capture, and customer support/case management in one system. It includes customizable dashboards and reporting, a workflow/process automation module, and a REST API for integrating with other business tools. As a fork of SugarCRM Community Edition, it's built on PHP/MySQL and can be modified at the code level since the source is fully open.
You install SuiteCRM on your own server (or use a hosted plan from the vendor), then configure modules like Accounts, Leads, Opportunities, and Cases to match your sales and support process. Users log in through a web interface to track customer records, run campaigns, and generate reports, while admins customize fields, workflows, and roles through the built-in Studio tool.
Where SuiteCRM stands out
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the CRM checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for SuiteCRM is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License AGPL-3.0 verified 2026-07-12
GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/blob/master/LICENSE.txt -
Pricing model OSS + paid hosting verified 2026-07-12
Free to download
https://suitecrm.com/pricing/ -
Starts at £50/month verified 2026-07-12
From £50 / month
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Platforms Web verified 2026-07-12
Chrome 109+, Firefox 109+, Edge 109+, Safari 16+
https://docs.suitecrm.com/8.x/admin/compatibility-matrix/ -
Status active verified 2026-07-12
SuiteCRM 8.10.1 is now available. This maintenance release resolves three regressions introduced in 8.10.
https://suitecrm.com/suitecrm-8-10-1-maintenance-release/ -
Contact & deal pipelines Yes verified 2026-07-12
track your sales pipeline, upcoming meetings, and key accounts in real-time
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Email sync & tracking Partial verified 2026-07-12
view, store, compose, send and receive email from their own personal email account or a shared inbox
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Sequences / automation Yes verified 2026-07-12
Automate key actions based on previously set conditions within the CRM and free your teams of time-consuming admin tasks.
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Custom objects Yes verified 2026-07-12
Add new fields, customise layouts and even create whole new modules
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Reporting Yes verified 2026-07-12
Build, generate and manage reports based on real-time data
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Free tier limits Yes verified 2026-07-12
None. SuiteCRM is open source — you pay for hosting, setup, and support, not for each person who logs in.
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Phone dialer Partial verified 2026-07-12
Any Telephony Connector is a computer telephony integration between SuiteCRM that supports all modern PBXs provided by VoIP softphone provider, Softphone.Pro.
https://store.suitecrm.com/addons/any-telephony-connector -
Marketing tools included Yes verified 2026-07-12
Create engaging campaigns to send marketing content and automate marketing tasks
https://suitecrm.com/features/ -
API & webhooks Partial verified 2026-07-12
According to JsonApi specification, the available parameters are the following depending on the GET endpoint:
https://docs.suitecrm.com/developer/api/developer-setup-guide/json-api/ -
Self-hostable Yes verified 2026-07-12
Host on your own server
https://suitecrm.com/pricing/
FAQ
Yes. Freshsales, Zoho CRM and HubSpot have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
EspoCRM and Twenty — every license claim links its source.