Close vs Laravel-crm
Laravel-crm is a credible alternative for teams that want an MIT-licensed, self-hosted CRM embedded in or built on Laravel, particularly when quotes, invoicing, orders, deliveries, and customization matter. Close remains the stronger fit for sales teams that depend on a hosted, conversation-first workspace with documented built-in calling, advanced dialing, automated follow-up, and AI assistance; equivalent coverage,
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Laravel-crm if
- Laravel/PHP teams able to deploy and maintain their own CRM
- Organizations needing leads and deals alongside quotes, invoices, orders, purchase orders, and deliveries
- Businesses requiring self-hosting, source-code customization, or control over CRM data infrastructure
Stay with Close if
- Representatives require built-in inbound and outbound calling, recording, voicemail drops, or power and predictive dialers
- Sales operations depend on trigger-based multichannel sequences and pipeline-event automation
- Teams need AI lead qualification, call assistance, conversation summaries, or automated CRM updates without building those capabilities themselves
Deployment and operations
Laravel-crm is an MIT-licensed PHP package that can run as a standalone CRM or inside an existing Laravel application. Version 2.x requires PHP 8.2+, Laravel 11–13, Livewire 3 or 4, and MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.2.7+. Installation uses Composer followed by the Artisan installer. Operators are responsible for hosting and updates; production updates require both Composer installation and the explicit laravelcrm:update command for migrations and backfills. Docker and Kubernetes support are notir
Migration considerations
No direct Close importer or compatibility path is documented. The README lists CSV import/export only on the roadmap, so teams should plan and validate a custom data-transfer process rather than assume CSV migration is currently available.
Feature fit
What Laravel-crm covers
- Lead and contact management
- Deal pipeline tracking
- Tasks and activity history
- Custom fields
- Email marketing or outreach
- SMS marketing or outreach
- Pipeline and performance reporting
What’s different or missing
- Built-in CRM telephony not documented
- Power or predictive dialing not documented
- Trigger-based sales sequences not documented
- AI sales agent not documented
- AI meeting transcription not documented
- No current CSV import/export documented
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 453
- Contributors
- 7
- Language
- PHP
- Last commit
- Aug 9, 2026
- Latest release
- Aug 10, 2026
Categories: Workflow Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Business Intelligence
Sources and editorial review14 linked sources
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Open Source Laravel CRM Package
repository description · github.comThe free Laravel CRM ... can be used as a complete standalone CRM built with Laravel.
readme · github.comFeatures: Sales leads management; Deal management; Customer management; Contact database management.
readme · github.comFeatures: Dashboard; Kanban boards; Activity Feed / Timelines; Notes & Tasks; Users & Teams; Roles & Permissions.
readme · github.comEmail marketing; SMS marketing; Web / In-app Chat.
readme · github.comNavigate to http://yoursite.com/crm ... Log in with the owner credentials you created during installation.
readme · github.comUse as an integrated CRM for your Laravel powered business ... Run a multi-tenant CRM Saas business.
readme · github.com- Sales leads management - Deal management - Quote builder - Send quotes with accept/reject functionality - Orders & Invoicing - Purchase orders - Deliveries
verdict · github.comLaravel CRM is and will always be free and open source under the MIT license. Host it yourself, customise it to your needs, and own your data completely.
best for · laravelcrm.com- Dashboard - Sales leads management - Deal management
shared feature · github.com- PHP ^8.2 - MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.2.7+ - Laravel 11, 12, or 13 - Livewire 3 or 4
deployment · laravelcrm.comcomposer require venturedrake/laravel-crm
deployment · github.com## Roadmap - Documents - Calendar - CSV Import / Export - Payments
migration · github.comThe MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.
deployment · github.com
