Alternatives to Tryton
Modular open-source ERP with official accounting, stock, and MRP modules
Tryton ranks #1 of 8 in ERP, with an Alt Score of 93. It is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, free from Free and available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Web. 11 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Tryton is a free, GPL-3.0-licensed ERP platform built as an application server (trytond) that connects to a PostgreSQL database, paired with a web client (Sao) or a native desktop client. Functionality is added through official modules covering accounting, sales, purchasing, stock, and production, developed and released by the Tryton Foundation on a 6-month cadence.
Companies of any size that want a modular, self-hostable ERP without vendor lock-in, installed and customized module-by-module.
A server (trytond) plus official modules for financial and analytic accounting, sales, purchasing, stock, production/BOM, project, timesheet, leads/opportunities (sale_opportunity), and web shop integration, accessed via a desktop client or the Sao web client.
Tryton uses a three-tier architecture: an application server connects to a PostgreSQL database, a web or desktop client handles presentation, and a set of server modules implements the business logic; it is installed via pip, a Docker image, or built from signed source archives.
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Ranked alternatives
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Dolibarr ERP & CRM is an open-source, PHP-based business management suite covering CRM, accounting, stock/warehouse, purchasing, and manufacturing through optional modules.
Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft's ERP for small and midsize businesses, covering finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing.
Epicor Kinetic (formerly Epicor ERP / E10) is a manufacturing-focused ERP covering financial management, supply chain and inventory, MRP-based production planning, CRM, and multi-company/multi-currenc.
Acumatica is a cloud ERP platform covering financial management, CRM, distribution, and manufacturing, offered through industry-specific editions (Manufacturing, Retail-Commerce, Construction, and mor.
Infor CloudSuite is Infor's branding for a family of industry-specific cloud ERP products (including CloudSuite Industrial/SyteLine, CloudSuite Distribution, CloudSuite Equipment, Infor LN, and Infor.
SAP S/4HANA is SAP's enterprise resource planning suite covering finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and procurement, offered as SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition,.
NetSuite is Oracle's cloud enterprise resource planning suite, unifying financial management, inventory and order management, purchasing, CRM, and ecommerce in a single browser-based application.
Feature comparison
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Every fact and feature listed for Tryton is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License GPL-3.0-or-later verified 2026-08-03https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tryton/trytond/develop/setup.py
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Pricing model Free verified 2026-08-03https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tryton/trytond/develop/README.rst
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Starts at Free verified 2026-08-03https://www.tryton.org/download
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Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux, Web verified 2026-08-03https://www.tryton.org/download
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Status active verified 2026-08-03https://www.tryton.org/news
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Self-hostable Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.tryton.org/download
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Open source Yes verified 2026-08-03https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tryton/trytond/develop/README.rst
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Accounting and general ledger Yes verified 2026-08-03https://docs.tryton.org/latest/modules-account/index.html
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Inventory and warehouse Yes verified 2026-08-03https://docs.tryton.org/latest/modules-stock/design/index.html
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Manufacturing (MRP) Yes verified 2026-08-03https://docs.tryton.org/latest/modules-production/design.html
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Purchasing and procurement Yes verified 2026-08-03https://docs.tryton.org/latest/modules-purchase/index.html
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CRM module Yes verified 2026-08-03https://docs.tryton.org/latest/modules-sale-opportunity/index.html
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E-commerce module Yes verified 2026-08-03https://docs.tryton.org/latest/modules-web-shop/index.html
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Multi-currency Yes verified 2026-08-03https://docs.tryton.org/latest/modules-account-invoice/design.html
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Multi-company Yes verified 2026-08-03https://docs.tryton.org/latest/modules-company/index.html
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Free tier Yes verified 2026-08-03https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tryton/trytond/develop/README.rst
FAQ
Yes. Dolibarr has a free tier or is fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Dolibarr — every license claim links its source.