Copper CRM vs Dolibarr
Dolibarr is the stronger choice for organizations that want a self-hostable, modifiable CRM combined with broader ERP functions such as quoting, invoicing, stock, accounting, and HR. Copper remains the better fit for teams whose priority is a CRM workflow embedded in Gmail and Google Calendar. The central tradeoff is operational control and business-suite breadth versus Copper’s documented Google-centric workflow; no
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Dolibarr if
- Organizations able to operate a PHP application with MariaDB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL
- Teams wanting CRM, projects, invoicing, orders, inventory, and accounting in one system
- Businesses requiring source access, self-hosting, or code-level modification under the GPL
Stay with Copper CRM if
- Users depend on creating and updating CRM records directly through Gmail and Google Calendar; equivalent native integration is not documented for Dolibarr
- Teams require native embedded webmail, which Dolibarr explicitly says it does not fully support
- Organizations need Copper-specific migration tooling; the supplied Dolibarr material documents general import/export but no Copper importer or compatibility path
Deployment and operations
Dolibarr is a PHP web application released under GPL-3.0-or-later. It can run as a standalone or network-accessible web application. Documented installation choices include Windows and Linux packages, a Docker image, manual deployment on Apache or Nginx with MariaDB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL, and commercial hosted cloud offers. Self-hosters are responsible for backups, supported PHP versions, file replacement, and running the web upgrade process; commercial extensions may affect upgrade support.
Migration considerations
Dolibarr provides general data import/export and iCal/vCal calendar import/export. The supplied sources do not document field mapping, record fidelity, attachments, activity-history transfer, or a direct Copper CRM importer, so a pilot export and reconciliation would be necessary before committing to migration.
Feature fit
What Dolibarr covers
- Customer, prospect, and contact records
- Lead and opportunity management
- Projects and task management
- Calendars and activity agendas
- Reporting and data export
- Email outreach capabilities
- APIs and third-party extensions
What’s different or missing
- Documented native Gmail CRM workflow
- Documented native Google Calendar CRM context
- Native embedded webmail
- Documented Copper-specific importer
- Documented mobile relationship-tracking apps
- Documented stage-triggered workflow parity
- Documented LinkedIn or business-card lead capture
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 7,524
- Contributors
- 1,199
- Language
- PHP
- Last commit
- Aug 19, 2026
- Latest release
- May 26, 2026
Categories: Workflow Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Customer Data Platforms, Marketing Automation, Customer Support, No-Code Platforms, Sales Intelligence
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Dolibarr ERP CRM is a modern software package to manage your company or foundation's activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...).
repository description · github.comDolibarr ERP & CRM is a modern software package that helps manage your organization's activities (contacts, quotes, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, human resources, ecm, manufacturing…).
readme · github.comCustomer/Sales Management - Customers/Prospects + Contacts management - Opportunities or Leads management - Commercial proposals management (online signing)
readme · github.comCollaboration - Shared calendar/agenda (with `ical` and `vcal` import/export for third-party tools integration) - Projects & Tasks management
readme · github.comThe Docker image
readme · github.comYou can use it as a standalone application or as a web application to access it from the Internet or from a LAN.
readme · github.comDolibarr ERP & CRM is a modern software package that helps manage your organization's activities (contacts, quotes, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, human resources, ecm, manufacturing…).
verdict · github.com- Customers/Prospects + Contacts management - Opportunities or Leads management
shared feature · github.comYou can use any web server supporting PHP (Apache, Nginx, ...) and a supported database (MariaDB, MySQL or PostgreSQL) to install the standard version:
deployment · github.comDolibarr is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either Version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version (GPL-3+).
deployment · github.com- Shared calendar/agenda (with `ical` and `vcal` import/export for third-party tools integration)
migration · github.com- Data export/import
migration · github.com- Native embedded Webmail, but you can send email to contacts in Dolibarr with e.g. offers, invoices, etc.
missing feature · github.com
