Odoo (CRM) vs OroCRM
| Tagline | Open-source ERP suite whose CRM app rivals Salesforce and HubSpot | Open-source CRM for B2B and commerce with a 360 customer view |
| Category | CRM & Sales | CRM & Sales |
| Replaces | Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive | Salesforce, HubSpot |
| GitHub stars | 54k | 682 |
| Language | Python | PHP |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | 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.
Odoo (CRM)
- Many polished features (advanced CRM tooling) push you toward the paid Enterprise edition
- Community Edition UI and modules are deliberately limited
- Self-hosting the full stack is heavy and complex
- Upgrades between major versions can be painful
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 Odoo (CRM) if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Odoo (CRM) for the larger community and ecosystem. Odoo (CRM) has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.