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Dolibarr vs Solid Performers

Dolibarr logo

Dolibarr

ERP

Modular open source ERP and CRM for very small businesses, installable on shared hosting

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Solid Performers logo

Solid Performers

CRM

Indian sales CRM with per-user pricing from 10 US dollars and a five-user minimum on monthly billing

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Dolibarr has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Dolibarr the core is deliberately shallow, so a serious requirement such as advanced manufacturing, EDI or a specific payment gateway usually means buying a DoliStore module from a third-party author, and the quality and maintenance of those modules varies widely.; Solid Performers monthly billing carries a five-user minimum, so the advertised 10 US dollars per user is really a 50 US dollar monthly floor, and teams of two or three must either overbuy seats or lock into annual billing.
  • They diverge on capability: Dolibarr covers Module toggles, Solid Performers covers Lead management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Dolibarr and Solid Performers actually diverge.

Attributes where Dolibarr and Solid Performers differ
AttributeDolibarrSolid Performers
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelOpen source, no licence feePer user per month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Self-hosted, Docker, Windows, macOS, Linux, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryERPCRM

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 Dolibarr

  • Module toggles
  • Third-party management
  • Quotes to invoices
  • Stock and warehouses
  • Double-entry accounting
  • Projects and time
  • Point of sale
  • DoliStore

Only in Solid Performers

  • Lead management
  • Deal pipelines
  • Unlimited records and storage
  • Quotations and proposals
  • Follow-up automation
  • WhatsApp integration
  • White labelling
  • Custom fields and modules

What people use each for

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

Dolibarr

  • 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.not Solid Performers
  • A French or Spanish small business needs VAT handling and accounting exports that match local practice out of the box rather than after configuration.not Solid Performers
  • An association or nonprofit needs membership, subscription and donation tracking alongside ordinary invoicing without paying per member.not Solid Performers
  • 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.not Solid Performers

Solid Performers

  • An Indian education consultancy handling high lead volume from IndiaMART and Facebook that needs follow-up discipline more than marketing automationnot Dolibarr
  • A ten-person B2B sales team priced out of Salesforce or HubSpot that still needs pipeline reporting and quotation generationnot Dolibarr
  • An agency that wants to white-label a CRM for its own clients at 299 US dollars for the first year rather than build onenot Dolibarr
  • A real estate firm that runs its entire sales conversation over WhatsApp and needs those threads attached to the lead recordnot Dolibarr

Where each one falls short

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

Dolibarr

  • The core is deliberately shallow, so a serious requirement such as advanced manufacturing, EDI or a specific payment gateway usually means buying a DoliStore module from a third-party author, and the quality and maintenance of those modules varies widely.
  • Accounting was designed around French practice, and the chart of accounts, VAT model and fiscal exports need real work to satisfy accountants in the United States, the UK or Australia.
  • The interface is functional rather than designed and shows its age against Odoo, which makes internal adoption harder when staff are comparing it to consumer-grade software.
  • Upgrades between major versions can break paid third-party modules, because module authors update on their own schedules and there is no guarantee your combination will work on version 24 the day it ships.
  • Support is community forums unless you buy a partner contract, and the documentation is a wiki of uneven quality with substantial parts written in French, so English-only teams hit dead ends.

Solid Performers

  • Monthly billing carries a five-user minimum, so the advertised 10 US dollars per user is really a 50 US dollar monthly floor, and teams of two or three must either overbuy seats or lock into annual billing.
  • Common capabilities are charged as separate one-off add-ons rather than included: 249 US dollars for setup and training, 99 for SMS and 149 for WhatsApp, which can double first-year cost for a small team.
  • The integration catalogue is small and skewed to Indian channels such as IndiaMART and WhatsApp, so a European or North American team will find its usual marketing, support and finance tools absent.
  • It is a small vendor with support aligned to Indian business hours, which means slow turnaround for customers in the Americas and a genuine continuity risk for a system holding your entire pipeline.
  • Functionality is sales-first with no meaningful marketing automation or customer service module, so growth beyond pipeline management means adding another product rather than another tier.

Pricing, plan by plan

Dolibarr

Free
  • Self-hostedFree
    • Full GPL source, all core modules
    • Unlimited users
    • You provide PHP and MySQL hosting
  • Partner cloud hosting$14/month
    • Managed hosting from DoliCloud or a certified partner
    • Backups, updates and support included
    • Typically 10 to 30 euros per user per month

Solid Performers

On request
  • Square (monthly)$10/month
    • Lead and deal management
    • Unlimited records and storage
    • Follow-up reminders and tasks
  • Pentagon (monthly)$15/month
    • Everything in Square
    • Quotations and proposals
    • Additional automation
  • Hexagon (monthly)$20/month
    • Unlimited feature access
    • Advanced reporting
    • Minimum five users on monthly billing, so 100 USD a month is the real floor
  • Square (annual)$100/year
    • Same as Square monthly
    • Two months free versus monthly billing
    • No five-user minimum on annual billing

Which should you pick?

Choose Dolibarr if

  • You need module toggles.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Self-hosted, Docker, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android.
  • You also want third-party management.
Dolibarr review

Choose Solid Performers if

  • You need lead management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want deal pipelines.
Solid Performers review

Questions people ask

Is Dolibarr or Solid Performers better?
Neither clearly leads. Dolibarr starts at Free and Solid Performers at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Dolibarr or Solid Performers?
Dolibarr has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Dolibarr and On request for Solid Performers.
Does Dolibarr or Solid Performers run on more platforms?
Dolibarr runs on Web, Self-hosted, Docker, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android. Solid Performers runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Dolibarr for free?
Yes. Dolibarr has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Solid Performers starts at On request.
What is Dolibarr best used for?
Dolibarr is most often used 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.. Of those, 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. and a french or spanish small business needs vat handling and accounting exports that match local practice out of the box rather than after configuration. are not what Solid Performers is typically brought in for.
What can Dolibarr do that Solid Performers cannot?
Dolibarr covers Module toggles, Third-party management, Quotes to invoices, Stock and warehouses. Solid Performers covers Lead management, Deal pipelines, Unlimited records and storage, Quotations and proposals.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Dolibarr: Is Dolibarr genuinely free?

Yes. The full application is GPL with no user limit and no paid edition of the core. You pay only for hosting, optional DoliStore modules and optional partner support.

Solid Performers: What does Solid Performers actually cost to start?

On monthly billing, 50 US dollars a month, because the cheapest tier is 10 US dollars per user with a five-user minimum. Annual billing removes the minimum at 100 US dollars per user per year.

Dolibarr: Can it run on shared hosting?

Yes, that is its main practical advantage. It needs only PHP and MySQL or MariaDB, so an ordinary cPanel account is enough.

Solid Performers: Is pricing available in rupees?

Yes. The pricing page offers INR alongside USD, and Indian customers are the primary market.

Dolibarr: How does it compare to Odoo?

Odoo is deeper and better presented but its useful modules are in the paid Enterprise edition and it needs a proper deployment. Dolibarr is thinner but free end to end and far easier to host.

Solid Performers: Is setup included?

No. Setup and training is a separate one-off charge of 249 US dollars.

Dolibarr: Does it handle UK or US accounting?

Not comfortably out of the box. The accounting module reflects French conventions and needs configuration and often a local module to satisfy an accountant elsewhere.

Solid Performers: Can I resell it under my own brand?

Yes. White labelling is 299 US dollars for the first year and 99 US dollars per year afterwards.

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