Krayin CRM vs OroCRM
| Tagline | Free and open-source Laravel CRM for the full customer lifecycle | Open-source CRM for B2B and commerce with a 360 customer view |
| Category | CRM & Sales | CRM & Sales |
| Replaces | Pipedrive, HubSpot, Salesforce | Salesforce, HubSpot |
| GitHub stars | 24k | 682 |
| Language | PHP | PHP |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 4/5 Involved | 5/5 Advanced |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | yesterday | 5 days ago |
| 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
OroCRM
- Heavy Symfony stack makes installation and operation complex
- Steeper learning curve and slower to set up than lightweight CRMs
- Smaller community and fewer ready-made integrations
- Best value comes from the broader Oro ecosystem, which adds overhead
Bottom line
Choose Krayin CRM if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Krayin CRM for the larger community and ecosystem. Krayin CRM has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.