# Dolibarr review (2026): is it any good? > Open source ERP and CRM suite you can host yourself Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Dolibarr is an open source ERP and CRM web suite for small and mid-size businesses, freelancers and associations. It covers prospects and customers, quotes, orders, invoicing, stock, projects, helpdesk tickets, HR and accounting, and each module can be switched on or off. It is free to download and install, with paid hosting sold by third-party providers. - **Category:** CRM Software - **Made by:** Dolibarr - **Website:** https://www.dolibarr.org - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you have no one to install and update a server, since the project sells no hosting. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Dolibarr is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The software is free to download and install on your own server; the project lists no paid plans of its own. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Self-hosted download | $0 | Free open source package for Windows, Mac, Linux and Docker, installed and maintained by you. Modules and add-ons come from the Dolistore marketplace. | Read from https://www.dolibarr.org/downloads.php on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Dolibarr before buying. ## Key features - **CRM and sales:** Prospects and customers, opportunities, proposals, sales orders, contracts and subscriptions, and a helpdesk with tickets. - **Billing and accounting:** Billing and payments, bank reconciliation and double-entry accounting. - **Products and stock:** Products and services, stock, purchasing, shipments and manufacturing. - **HR and projects:** Employees, expense reports, leave requests, timesheets, recruitment, membership, projects and tasks. - **Modular design:** Features can be enabled only as needed, and a Module Builder and the Dolistore marketplace extend the suite. - **API and connectivity:** A built-in API, import and export, and connectivity with external tools. ## Good for - Small businesses and freelancers who want CRM, invoicing and stock in one self-hosted suite - Associations that need membership management - Teams with a developer or partner to install and customize it ## Worth knowing - The project distributes software only; you need your own server or a hosting provider, and the project lists third-party cloud hosts rather than selling hosting itself. - Third-party cloud offers set their own prices; the project's wiki lists them and notes that some start with a free trial. - A broad ERP and CRM suite means more setup than a CRM alone. - The project's website shows the suite as a web application; no separate mobile apps are named. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Dolibarr is a free, open source CRM and ERP covering quotes, orders, invoices, stock and helpdesk tickets. But you have to install and run it on your own server, or pay a third-party host whose prices the project doesn't set, and the suite is bigger than most people need for a CRM. - **Value for money: C.** $0 to download, but it is only free if you have a server or pay a third-party host, so it sits in the middle for value. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The full software is free to download with no paid plans from the project. You need your own server, which is the only real cost. - **Features: B.** Prospects, quotes, orders, billing, stock, projects, tickets, HR and accounting, with each module switchable. The listing names no gap in the CRM work, though it is a wider suite than a CRM. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record. It is self-hosted, so you install and maintain it, and the suite has many modules to configure. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** A web application. The listing names one add-on marketplace and a public API, and no phone or desktop apps. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Dolibarr's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among CRM tools - Dolibarr's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 50 of the 116 other CRM tools we grade, and level with 25. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 98 of 116) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Dolibarr has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/crm ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Dolibarr is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. - You could make: Sales pipeline, quotes and estimates, invoicing and inventory: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Dolistore add-ons among them, and has an API. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Dolistore add-ons **Tags:** Open source, Self-hostable, Sales pipeline, Quotes and estimates, Invoicing, Inventory, Public API ## Alternatives - [Odoo CRM](https://toolgpa.com/tools/odoo-crm): Open-source CRM app from the Odoo business suite. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dolibarr-vs-odoo-crm) - [SuiteCRM](https://toolgpa.com/tools/suitecrm): Open-source CRM with no per-user license fees. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dolibarr-vs-suitecrm) - [EspoCRM](https://toolgpa.com/tools/espocrm): Open-source CRM you can self-host for free or rent in the cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dolibarr-vs-espocrm) - [erxes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/erxes): Open-source sales, support and operations suite on one data graph. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dolibarr-vs-erxes) - [Frappe CRM](https://toolgpa.com/tools/frappe-crm): Open-source CRM with unlimited users, billed by hosting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dolibarr-vs-frappe-crm) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.dolibarr.org - https://www.dolibarr.org/downloads.php - https://www.dolibarr.org/onlinedemo.php - https://wiki.dolibarr.org/index.php/Cloud_Solutions_for_Dolibarr_ERP_CRM Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/dolibarr Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).