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EspoCRMZoho CRM
Freemium

Free to self-host; cloud hosting and extensions are paid.

 Freemium

Can be started free with a trial, with paid plans for more features.

Web, Self-hosted Web
  • Customizable entities and workflows
  • Open API for integrations
  • More than 1,200 integrations
  • Sales automation for follow-ups and approvals
  • Some extensions cost extra
  • Self-hosting needs a web server and database
  • Hosted only, with data kept on Zoho servers
  • Breadth of features takes time to configure
Self-hosted, Hosted service Hosted service
Open source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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