Krayin CRM vs Mautic
| Tagline | Free and open-source Laravel CRM for the full customer lifecycle | Open-source marketing automation and email campaigns at scale |
| Category | CRM & Sales | Email & Newsletters |
| Replaces | Pipedrive, HubSpot, Salesforce | Mailchimp, HubSpot, ConvertKit (Kit) |
| GitHub stars | 24k | 11k |
| Language | PHP | PHP |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 4/5 Involved | 4/5 Involved |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | yesterday | yesterday |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Krayin CRM
- Feature set is narrower than HubSpot/Salesforce (limited marketing automation)
- Reporting and analytics are basic
- Smaller plugin/marketplace ecosystem
- Some advanced modules are sold separately as commercial add-ons
Mautic
- Heavyweight setup with cron jobs and queue workers; not beginner-friendly
- UI feels dated compared to modern SaaS tools
- Deliverability depends entirely on your own mail infrastructure
- Performance tuning required for large lists; upgrades can be fragile
Bottom line
Both are a similar lift to self-host; choose Krayin CRM for the larger community and ecosystem. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.