Freshsales vs Django-crm
Django-crm is the better fit for organizations that want an open-source, self-hosted Python/Django CRM and can operate and customize it themselves. It covers core lead, contact, deal, email-campaign, task, and analytics workflows. Freshsales remains the stronger choice when documented requirements include Freddy AI scoring or email drafting, configurable lead routing, broader sales automation, or a vendor-operatedCRM
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Django-crm if
- Organizations requiring self-hosted or on-premises control of CRM data
- Python/Django teams able to customize and maintain a Django Admin-based application
- Sales teams managing leads, contacts, deals, tasks, email correspondence, and campaigns in one system
Stay with Freshsales if
- Freddy AI lead scoring, deal recommendations, or AI-assisted email writing is required; equivalent Django-crm features are not documented
- Configurable lead routing and broad repetitive-task automation are required; the supplied Django-crm sources document lead capture and email-campaign automation but not equivalent sales-routing coverage
- A managed service is preferred over maintaining a Python/Django application and its database infrastructure
Deployment and operations
Django-crm is self-hostable and released under AGPL-3.0. It runs as a standard Django project; SQLite is supported for testing and evaluation. Current documented compatibility is Python 3.12+, Django 6.0+, MySQL 8.0.11+, or PostgreSQL 14+. A Django 5.2.11 LTS-compatible branch is also available. Installation documentation is provided, but Docker and Kubernetes support are not documented in the supplied facts. The adopting organization is responsible for hosting and maintenance.
Migration considerations
Django-crm documents Excel import/export, which may provide a spreadsheet-based transfer path. The supplied sources do not document a Freshsales-specific importer, field mapping, preservation of communication history, automation conversion, or reporting compatibility, so these require validation before migration.
Feature fit
What Django-crm covers
- Lead and opportunity records
- Company and contact records
- Deal pipeline tracking
- Email-linked CRM records
- Email campaigns
- Sales analytics and forecasts
What’s different or missing
- Freddy AI scoring and recommendations
- AI-assisted email drafting
- Documented configurable lead routing
- Documented equivalent sales-task automation
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 613
- Contributors
- 42
- Language
- Python
- Last commit
- Aug 19, 2026
- Latest release
- May 16, 2026
Categories: Marketing Automation, Customer Support, Content Marketing, Sales Intelligence, Workflow Automation, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Customer Data Platforms, Customer Relationship Management
Sources and editorial review11 linked sources
Public documentation supports this comparison. Automation assists collection and classification; editorial standards and corrections remain the responsibility of Kris.
CRM and Task management software, Email marketing and many more.
repository description · github.comManage leads, deals, contacts, tasks, projects, and email campaigns in one system
readme · github.comLeads and opportunities; Companies and contact persons; Deals (sales pipeline)
readme · github.comEmail campaigns and newsletters; Dynamic templates; Contact segmentation
readme · github.comSales funnel analysis; Income summary reports; Lead source analytics
readme · github.comDjango-CRM runs like a standard Django project.
readme · github.comFully self-hosted
readme · github.comManage **leads, deals, contacts, tasks, projects, and email campaigns** in one system
verdict · github.comAutomatic lead capture : Leads can be created automatically via web forms or semi-automatically by parsing incoming emails. Once qualified, they can be effortlessly converted into companies and linked contacts.
shared feature · djangocrm.github.ioDjango-CRM runs like a standard Django project.
deployment · github.comReleased under the **AGPL-3.0** license.
deployment · github.com
