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Alternatives to EspoCRM
22 crm tools sit alongside EspoCRM in this directory. Below is what separates each from EspoCRM 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
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- 6
- EspoCRM starts at
- Free, then $15/month
Why people look past EspoCRM
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the EspoCRM entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
EspoCRM publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $69/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the EspoCRM pricing page breaks each one down.
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 CRM for growing businesses
- Starts $3 a month cheaper, at $12/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per user per month.
- 5 tiers to EspoCRM's 4.
The world's favorite CRM
- Starts $1 a month cheaper, at $14/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per user per month.
Free CRM for sales and marketing
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per user per month.
Zoho pipeline CRM for small businesses, priced well below Zoho CRM itself
- Starts $8 a month cheaper, at $7/month.
Faster workspace over Salesforce for sales reps to update pipeline, take notes and manage deals
- Starts $4 a month dearer, at $19/month.
Open source Laravel CRM for sales teams that want to own the code
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Per user per month.
- 2 tiers to EspoCRM's 4.
Every EspoCRM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EspoCRM (this page) | Free, then $15/month | Per user per month | 4 | |
| VtigerIf you want an open source lineage CRM with more built-in marketing and helpdesk in one product | Free, then $12/month | Subscription | 5 | vs EspoCRM |
| Zoho CRMIf you would rather buy a hosted CRM with a large integration ecosystem than run PHP yourself | Free, then $14/month | Subscription | 4 | vs EspoCRM |
| HubSpot CRMIf you need marketing automation and sequences in the same product and can accept US hosting | Free, then $15/month | Subscription | 4 | vs EspoCRM |
| Bigin | Free, then $7/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs EspoCRM |
| Scratchpad | Free, then $19/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs EspoCRM |
| Krayin | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs EspoCRM |
| Kylas | Free, then 12999/month | Flat rate per month, unlimited users | 3 | vs EspoCRM |
| SuiteCRM | Free, then £50/month | Open source, no licence fee | 4 | vs EspoCRM |
| Twenty | Free, then $9/month | - | 3 | vs EspoCRM |
| Snov.io | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 5 | vs EspoCRM |
| Seamless.AI | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs EspoCRM |
| Reply.io | Free, then $49/month | Subscription | 4 | vs EspoCRM |
| Hunter | Free, then $34/month | Freemium | 5 | vs EspoCRM |
| Corefactors AI CRM | 899/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs EspoCRM |
| Daylite | $15/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs EspoCRM |
| Apptivo | On request | Per user per month | 4 | vs EspoCRM |
| Salesflare | $29/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs EspoCRM |
| OnePageCRM | $9.95/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs EspoCRM |
| Solid Performers | On request | Per user per month | 6 | vs EspoCRM |
| Woodpecker | $7/month | Usage-based | 1 | vs EspoCRM |
| UpLead | $74/month | Subscription | 3 | vs EspoCRM |
| lemlist | $55/month | Subscription | 3 | vs EspoCRM |
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 EspoCRM badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Vtiger , Free, then $12/month
- Zoho CRM , Free, then $14/month
- HubSpot CRM , Free, then $15/month
- Bigin , Free, then $7/month
- Scratchpad , Free, then $19/month
- Krayin , Free
- Kylas , Free, then 12999/month
- SuiteCRM , Free, then £50/month
Cheaper than EspoCRM (6)
Entry price under EspoCRM's $15/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Vtiger , Free, then $12/month
- Zoho CRM , Free, then $14/month
- Bigin , Free, then $7/month
- Twenty , Free, then $9/month
- OnePageCRM , $9.95/month
- Woodpecker , $7/month
What you would be giving up
EspoCRM is most often brought in for a small business that wants a crm on its own hosting with no per-seat fee and no vendor holding its customer data, a public sector or healthcare team with data residency rules that rule out us-hosted commercial crm, a developer or agency needing a crm whose data model can be extended into a bespoke entity structure through configuration, an organisation with many light users, where self-hosting avoids paying seat prices for people who open the crm twice a month. 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 EspoCRM is broadly right and the question is cost, the EspoCRM pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the CRM category lists everything the directory holds, and best crm tools ranks them.
EspoCRM runs on web, linux, docker, ios, 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 EspoCRM alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to EspoCRM?
- 22 other crm tools are listed in this directory, led by Vtiger, Zoho CRM, HubSpot CRM, Bigin. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to EspoCRM?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Vtiger, Zoho CRM, HubSpot CRM, Bigin, Scratchpad.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to EspoCRM?
- Yes. 6 of the alternatives below start under EspoCRM's $15/month: Vtiger at Free, then $12/month, Zoho CRM at Free, then $14/month, Bigin at Free, then $7/month, Twenty at Free, then $9/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to EspoCRM?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from EspoCRM?
- EspoCRM is most often brought in for a small business that wants a crm on its own hosting with no per-seat fee and no vendor holding its customer data, a public sector or healthcare team with data residency rules that rule out us-hosted commercial crm, a developer or agency needing a crm whose data model can be extended into a bespoke entity structure through configuration, an organisation with many light users, where self-hosting avoids paying seat prices for people who open the crm twice a month. 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 EspoCRM?
- None of the crm 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 EspoCRM alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, CRM, 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 EspoCRM against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against EspoCRM 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 crm tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the CRM category, 22 tools beside EspoCRM. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.