Is Axelor or Noloco better?

Neither clearly leads. Axelor starts at Free and Noloco at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Axelor or Noloco?

Axelor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Axelor and On request for Noloco.

Does Axelor or Noloco run on more platforms?

Axelor runs on Web, Linux, Docker, iOS, Android. Noloco runs on Web.

Can I use Axelor for free?

Yes. Axelor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Noloco starts at On request.

What is Axelor best used for?

Axelor is most often used for a european sme that wants erp on its own servers for data sovereignty rather than in a us cloud, a company whose processes do not fit a standard erp and that wants to model them in bpmn instead of paying for custom code, a francophone business needing a french chart of accounts and local statutory reporting out of the box, a team validating an open source erp on the free community edition with the option to move the same database onto a commercial licence later. Of those, a european sme that wants erp on its own servers for data sovereignty rather than in a us cloud and a company whose processes do not fit a standard erp and that wants to model them in bpmn instead of paying for custom code are not what Noloco is typically brought in for.

What can Axelor do that Noloco cannot?

Axelor covers Axelor Studio, BPM engine, CRM and sales, Manufacturing. Noloco covers Row-level permissions, Multiple data sources, Client portals, Workflows.

ERP · head to head

Axelor vs Noloco

Axelor

ERP

French open source ERP and CRM with a low-code studio for changing the data model without forking

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Noloco

No-Code

Client portals and internal tools built over data you already have

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Axelor has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Axelor pro requires at least ten users and Enterprise at least twenty, so a six-person company either stays on unsupported Community or pays for seats it does not have.; Noloco pricing follows user counts, and a client portal is by definition many low-activity users, so an agency with a few hundred client logins climbs the bands quickly for people who sign in twice a month.
They diverge on capability: Axelor covers Axelor Studio, Noloco covers Row-level permissions.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Axelor and Noloco actually diverge.

Attributes where Axelor and Noloco differ
Attribute	Axelor	Noloco
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	Per user per month	quote
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Linux, Docker, iOS, Android	Web
Category	ERP	No-Code

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Axelor

Axelor Studio
BPM engine
CRM and sales
Manufacturing
Accounting
E-invoicing
Stock and logistics
REST API

Only in Noloco

Row-level permissions
Multiple data sources
Client portals
Workflows
Forms and record detail pages
White labelling

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Axelor

A European SME that wants ERP on its own servers for data sovereignty rather than in a US cloudnot Noloco
A company whose processes do not fit a standard ERP and that wants to model them in BPMN instead of paying for custom codenot Noloco
A francophone business needing a French chart of accounts and local statutory reporting out of the boxnot Noloco
A team validating an open source ERP on the free Community edition with the option to move the same database onto a commercial licence laternot Noloco

Noloco

Giving clients a branded portal onto their own records in an Airtable basenot Axelor
Replacing shared spreadsheets with a permissioned internal tool for an operations teamnot Axelor
A lightweight CRM over a PostgreSQL database that already existsnot Axelor
Partner or contractor dashboards where each party must see only its own jobs and documentsnot Axelor

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Axelor

Pro requires at least ten users and Enterprise at least twenty, so a six-person company either stays on unsupported Community or pays for seats it does not have.
Documentation, community answers and partner material are substantially richer in French than English, which slows adoption for anglophone teams and makes hiring implementers outside Europe difficult.
The AGPL licence on Community obliges you to publish modifications if you offer the software as a network service, which is a genuine blocker for anyone planning to resell a hosted version.
The implementation partner network is concentrated in France and neighbouring markets, so buyers elsewhere have few local firms to tender against and limited support timezone coverage.
It is a smaller ecosystem than Odoo or ERPNext, so there is no large third-party app marketplace, and functionality the suite lacks has to be built rather than bought.

Noloco

Pricing follows user counts, and a client portal is by definition many low-activity users, so an agency with a few hundred client logins climbs the bands quickly for people who sign in twice a month.
Limits are inherited from the data source. Airtable record ceilings, API rate limits and slow queries appear in the portal your customers use, and no setting inside Noloco can fix them.
Design control is deliberately narrow. You get a consistent application shell rather than a bespoke interface, which is fine for operations and a problem for anything marketing-led.
It is a small vendor competing directly with Airtable Interfaces and Softr, both far larger, so roadmap pace and long-term viability are legitimate procurement questions.
Output is responsive web only, with no native mobile application and no offline mode, so field staff on poor connections are not served by it.

Pricing, plan by plan

Axelor

Free

CommunityFree
- AGPL licensed, self-hosted
- Essential ERP and CRM modules
- Forum and documentation support only
Pro$35/month
- Minimum ten users
- Commercial licence covering all business modules
- E-invoicing included
Enterprise$55/month
- Minimum twenty users
- Advanced BI and dedicated AI agents
- SSO and CAS authentication

Noloco

On request

Noloco$undefined/year
- Tiered plans differentiated by user counts, data sources and white labelling
- Trial period rather than a permanent free plan
- Higher tiers add custom domains, advanced permissions and priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Axelor if

You need axelor studio.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Linux, Docker, iOS, Android.
You also want bpm engine.

Axelor review

Choose Noloco if

You need row-level permissions.
You also want multiple data sources.

Noloco review

Questions people ask

Is Axelor or Noloco better?: Neither clearly leads. Axelor starts at Free and Noloco at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Axelor or Noloco?: Axelor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Axelor and On request for Noloco.
Does Axelor or Noloco run on more platforms?: Axelor runs on Web, Linux, Docker, iOS, Android. Noloco runs on Web.
Can I use Axelor for free?: Yes. Axelor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Noloco starts at On request.
What is Axelor best used for?: Axelor is most often used for a european sme that wants erp on its own servers for data sovereignty rather than in a us cloud, a company whose processes do not fit a standard erp and that wants to model them in bpmn instead of paying for custom code, a francophone business needing a french chart of accounts and local statutory reporting out of the box, a team validating an open source erp on the free community edition with the option to move the same database onto a commercial licence later. Of those, a european sme that wants erp on its own servers for data sovereignty rather than in a us cloud and a company whose processes do not fit a standard erp and that wants to model them in bpmn instead of paying for custom code are not what Noloco is typically brought in for.
What can Axelor do that Noloco cannot?: Axelor covers Axelor Studio, BPM engine, CRM and sales, Manufacturing. Noloco covers Row-level permissions, Multiple data sources, Client portals, Workflows.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Axelor: Is Axelor really free?

The Community edition is genuinely AGPL open source with no licence fee, but it lacks several business modules and has no vendor support, and you carry all hosting and upgrade work.

Noloco: Do I need Airtable to use it?

No. Airtable is the most common source but PostgreSQL, MySQL, Google Sheets, HubSpot and built-in Noloco tables all work.

Axelor: Can I upgrade from Community without losing data?

Yes, Axelor states that a Community deployment can move to Pro or Enterprise keeping its database and configuration, which is unusual among open core vendors.

Noloco: Can external clients log in without paying for seats?

Client and internal users are counted differently, but they are still counted, so a portal with many client logins moves you up the plan bands. Check the current band definitions before committing to a per-client model.

Axelor: Do I need Java developers?

Not for most changes. Studio handles entities, views and workflows as configuration. Deep integrations and new module logic still need Java skills.

Noloco: How is this different from Softr?

Both build portals over existing data. Noloco leans harder on permissions and multiple database sources; Softr leans on templates, speed to a first version and a bigger ecosystem.

Axelor: Does it handle EU e-invoicing mandates?

E-invoicing is included on the paid editions, which is the main reason French customers move off Community as mandates come into force.

Axelor vs Noloco

Axelor

Noloco

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Axelor

Only in Noloco

What people use each for

Axelor

Noloco

Where each one falls short

Axelor

Noloco

Pricing, plan by plan

Axelor

Noloco

Which should you pick?

Choose Axelor if

Choose Noloco if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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