Dolibarr ERP & CRM

AI capabilities

Built-in AI module ('Fill with AI content') to generate emails/text using your own API key from providers like OpenAI; third-party AI add-ons exist.

Pricing

Free license. Hosting estimate: ~$15/user/mo on DoliCloud; ~$5-15/mo self-hosted VPS/shared hosting

Open source

• Code: https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr
• GitHub stars: 7832
• Latest release: 2026-09-07
• Hosting: DoliCloud (official-affiliated SaaS) from €14/user/mo, or €30/mo + €15/user; many partner hosts; self-host on PHP/MySQL.
• Backing: Dolibarr Foundation / association plus a large partner ecosystem
• GPL-3.0 (or later): free for commercial use; redistribution of modified versions must share source.
• 6 published advisories incl. 2 critical RCEs (CVE-2026-23500 fixed in 23.0; dol_eval sandbox RCE fixed in 23.0.3) and a high SQLi affecting <=23.0.0. Latest 24.0.1 is newer; use it and restrict admin access.

Trust checks

• Admin-verified listing: Pass · Reviewed by the Catervas team: links and prices checked Nov 5, 2026
• License verified: Pass · GPL-3.0 is on the license allow-list
• Active maintenance: Pass · Last release or commit 2026-09-07
• No open critical security advisories: Pass · No unpatched critical or high advisories found. Keep it on the latest release.
• Privacy and data policy: Pass · Self-hosted: your data stays on your own hosting.
• Company or foundation backing: Pass · Dolibarr Foundation / association plus a large partner ecosystem

Problems it helps with

• Rising costs make fast, accurate estimates and margins hard: Modular all-in-one: commercial proposals (quotes), customer invoices with online Stripe/PayPal payment, interventions (field service job tickets), contracts, stock, recruitment and a payroll module; simpler and lighter than ERPNext for a 2-20 person contractor.
• Slow payments, progress billing and small deposits: Modular all-in-one: commercial proposals (quotes), customer invoices with online Stripe/PayPal payment, interventions (field service job tickets), contracts, stock, recruitment and a payroll module; simpler and lighter than ERPNext for a 2-20 person contractor.
• MHIC licensing, contract rules and admin paperwork: Modular all-in-one: commercial proposals (quotes), customer invoices with online Stripe/PayPal payment, interventions (field service job tickets), contracts, stock, recruitment and a payroll module; simpler and lighter than ERPNext for a 2-20 person contractor.
• Cash flow: slow payment, collections and late invoices: Modular all-in-one: commercial proposals (quotes), customer invoices with online Stripe/PayPal payment, interventions (field service job tickets), contracts, stock, recruitment and a payroll module; simpler and lighter than ERPNext for a 2-20 person contractor.
• Rising equipment costs and inconsistent quoting: Modular all-in-one: commercial proposals (quotes), customer invoices with online Stripe/PayPal payment, interventions (field service job tickets), contracts, stock, recruitment and a payroll module; simpler and lighter than ERPNext for a 2-20 person contractor.
• Admin overload: scheduling, dispatch, paperwork and job records: Modular all-in-one: commercial proposals (quotes), customer invoices with online Stripe/PayPal payment, interventions (field service job tickets), contracts, stock, recruitment and a payroll module; simpler and lighter than ERPNext for a 2-20 person contractor.
• Underpricing, slow estimates and lowball competition: Modular all-in-one: commercial proposals (quotes), customer invoices with online Stripe/PayPal payment, interventions (field service job tickets), contracts, stock, recruitment and a payroll module; simpler and lighter than ERPNext for a 2-20 person contractor.
• Fertilizer, pesticide and licensing records: Modular all-in-one: commercial proposals (quotes), customer invoices with online Stripe/PayPal payment, interventions (field service job tickets), contracts, stock, recruitment and a payroll module; simpler and lighter than ERPNext for a 2-20 person contractor.

Works with

• Google Calendar · marketplace modules (DoliStore) for Google Calendar, SMS and accounting exports.
• PayPal · Stripe and PayPal payments, email, REST API;
• Stripe · Stripe and PayPal payments, email, REST API;