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Alternatives to Dolibarr
22 erp tools sit alongside Dolibarr in this directory. Below is what separates each from Dolibarr on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Dolibarr starts at
- Free
Why people look past Dolibarr
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Dolibarr has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Open-source ERP and CRM suite for all business needs
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Dolibarr does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
- 3 tiers to Dolibarr's 2.
Open-source ERP solution for SMEs and growing businesses
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
- 5 tiers to Dolibarr's 2.
Open-source ERP for mid-sized wholesale and manufacturing
- No free tier, where Dolibarr has one.
- Publishes an entry price of €99/month, where Dolibarr does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
- 5 tiers to Dolibarr's 2.
Modular open source ERP in Python with a five year support window on major releases only
- 1 tier to Dolibarr's 2.
French open source ERP and CRM with a low-code studio for changing the data model without forking
- Publishes an entry price of $35/month, where Dolibarr does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
- 3 tiers to Dolibarr's 2.
Community-run open source ERP forked from Compiere, with no vendor behind it
- 1 tier to Dolibarr's 2.
Every Dolibarr alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolibarr (this page) | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | |
| OdooIf you want depth, a modern interface and a real app ecosystem, and can accept that the useful modules sit behind the paid Enterprise licence. | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Dolibarr |
| ERPNextIf you want a fully open source ERP with stronger manufacturing and accounting that is not written around French practice. | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Dolibarr |
| MetasfreshIf you need open source ERP with serious procurement and logistics depth for a larger operation than Dolibarr targets. | €99/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Dolibarr |
| Tryton | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Axelor | Free, then $35/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Dolibarr |
| ADempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| iDempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Dolibarr |
| Apache OFBiz | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Omnea | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| IFS Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Levelpath | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Rootstock | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Ivalua | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Zycus | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| GEP SMART | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Tyler Enterprise ERP (Munis) | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Unanet | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Dolibarr |
| QAD Adaptive ERP | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Zip | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Dolibarr |
| Cin7 Core | $349/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Dolibarr |
| Fishbowl | $4395/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Dolibarr |
| Cin7 | $349/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Dolibarr |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Dolibarr badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Dolibarr is most often brought in for a two-person consultancy wants quotes, invoices and basic accounting self-hosted on an existing five euro a month shared hosting account with no server administration., a french or spanish small business needs vat handling and accounting exports that match local practice out of the box rather than after configuration., an association or nonprofit needs membership, subscription and donation tracking alongside ordinary invoicing without paying per member., a small distributor wants stock, purchase orders and sales orders in one system and is willing to buy a dolistore module rather than commission bespoke development.. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Dolibarr is broadly right and the question is cost, the Dolibarr pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the ERP category lists everything the directory holds, and best erp tools ranks them.
Dolibarr runs on web, self-hosted, docker, windows, macos, linux, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Dolibarr alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Dolibarr?
- 22 other erp tools are listed in this directory, led by Odoo, ERPNext, Metasfresh, Tryton. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Dolibarr?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Odoo, ERPNext, Tryton, Axelor, ADempiere.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Dolibarr?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Dolibarr has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Dolibarr?
- Dolibarr is most often brought in for a two-person consultancy wants quotes, invoices and basic accounting self-hosted on an existing five euro a month shared hosting account with no server administration., a french or spanish small business needs vat handling and accounting exports that match local practice out of the box rather than after configuration., an association or nonprofit needs membership, subscription and donation tracking alongside ordinary invoicing without paying per member., a small distributor wants stock, purchase orders and sales orders in one system and is willing to buy a dolistore module rather than commission bespoke development.. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Dolibarr?
- None of the erp tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Dolibarr alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, ERP, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Dolibarr against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Dolibarr covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every erp tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the ERP category, 22 tools beside Dolibarr. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.