Krayin CRM vs Twenty
| Tagline | Free and open-source Laravel CRM for the full customer lifecycle | Modern open-source CRM built as an alternative to Salesforce |
| Category | CRM & Sales | CRM & Sales |
| Replaces | Pipedrive, HubSpot, Salesforce | Salesforce, Pipedrive, Airtable |
| GitHub stars | 24k | 57k |
| Language | PHP | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 4/5 Involved | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | today | today |
| 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
Twenty
- Smaller ecosystem of integrations and marketplace apps versus Salesforce/AppExchange
- Workflow automation, reporting, and analytics are still maturing
- No mature mobile apps
- Younger product, so APIs and data model still evolve between releases
Bottom line
Choose Twenty if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Twenty for the larger community and ecosystem. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.