Folk vs Ever-gauzy
Choose Ever Gauzy when self-hosting and a broader operational suite—CRM plus HR, projects, finance, inventory, and time tracking—matter more than Folk’s relationship-centric experience. Choose Folk when the priority is multichannel relationship context, AI-assisted follow-ups and recaps, enrichment, and personalized email automation; those capabilities are not established for Ever Gauzy by the supplied documentation.
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Ever-gauzy if
- Organizations seeking one self-hosted system for CRM, HR, projects, accounting, inventory, and time tracking
- Agencies or service businesses that need client records tied to projects, timesheets, costs, and invoicing
- Technical teams able to operate Docker or Kubernetes infrastructure and comply with AGPL-3.0 obligations
Stay with Folk if
- WhatsApp messages or LinkedIn activity must appear in relationship history; Ever Gauzy only documents email history among these channels
- AI-generated follow-ups, relationship recaps, company research, or email personalization are required; equivalent features are not documented
- Trigger-based email workflows with open, reply, bounce, and campaign tracking are central to the process; this coverage is not documented for Ever Gauzy
Deployment and operations
Ever Gauzy is self-hostable and AGPL-3.0 licensed. It supports downloadable server and desktop applications, Docker Compose, and manual Node.js/Yarn installation; the project recommends Kubernetes for production. Its production Compose configuration runs several supporting services, so maintenance is materially broader than operating a focused CRM. PostgreSQL or MySQL is recommended for production, while SQLite is positioned for demos or testing. A vendor SaaS endpoint is listed, but the README—
Migration considerations
Ever Gauzy documents generic data import/export, but the supplied material identifies no Folk-specific importer, field mapping, attachment transfer, or synchronization path. A migration therefore requires testing exported Folk data against Gauzy’s accepted formats and mapping relationship, company, deal, and interaction records.
Feature fit
What Ever-gauzy covers
- Contact and client records
- CRM and sales pipelines
- Email history and templates
- External integrations and APIs
- Data import and export
- Roles and permissions
What’s different or missing
- No documented WhatsApp history
- No documented LinkedIn activity history
- No documented AI follow-up assistant
- No documented AI relationship recaps
- No documented company enrichment
- No documented trigger-based email automation
- No documented outreach engagement tracking
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 4,331
- Contributors
- 100
- Language
- TypeScript
- Last commit
- Aug 19, 2026
- Latest release
- Aug 19, 2026
Categories: Business Intelligence, Sales Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Data Integration, Workflow Automation, Project Management, Task Management, Knowledge Management, Customer Data Platforms, Digital Whiteboards, Marketing Automation, Customer Support, Content Marketing
Sources and editorial review15 linked sources
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Ever® Gauzy™ - Open Business Management Platform (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM)
repository description · github.comCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)
readme · github.comContacts Management (Clients / Customers / Leads / etc.)
readme · github.comSales Pipelines
readme · github.comEmail History / Email Templates
readme · github.comHeadless APIs
readme · github.com### Web UI
readme · github.comEver® Gauzy™ Server - includes Gauzy API, SQLite DB ... and serves Gauzy frontend.
readme · github.comWe recommend using Kubernetes for production workloads instead of Docker Compose!
readme · github.com- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Projects / Tasks Management - Sales Management - Financial and Cost Management (including _Accounting_, _Invoicing_, etc) - Inventory, Supply Chain Management, and Production Management
verdict · github.com- Contacts Management (Clients / Customers / Leads / etc.) - Schedules / Appointments / Events - Project Management / Tasks - Goals / KPI / Objectives / Key Results - Sales Pipelines
shared feature · github.com- Data Import / Export
migration · github.comFor Production, we recommend: - [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org) or [MySQL](https://dev.mysql.com) - [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io), [Docker](https://www.docker.com)
deployment · github.com- You must follow AGPL v3 license requirements. - You must Disclose Source Code under the same license, provide License and Copyright Notice and State Changes.
deployment · gauzy.coEver® Gauzy™ Platform SaaS is available at <https://app.gauzy.co>. Note: it's currently in Alpha version/testing mode, please use it cautiously!
deployment · github.com
