EspoCRM
Self-hosted CRM for tour pipelines and B2B workspace sales
Review status: Research backlog. Research candidate with incomplete checks; not a vetted recommendation.
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open-core planned guide featuredOverview
EspoCRM is an open-source CRM suitable for sales pipelines, accounts, and activities. Coworking sales teams use it to track tours, proposals, and enterprise desk deals without a heavy ERP.
At a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Categories | membership-crm |
| Deployment | self-hosted |
| License class | open-core (AGPL-3.0-or-later) |
| Cost model | open-core-paid-features |
| Implementation difficulty | moderate |
| Maintenance burden | medium |
| Maturity | stable |
| Freshness status | partially-verified (2026-07-17) |
| Completeness | partial |
| Confidence | low |
| Directory tier | research-backlog |
Cost reality
Core is free to self-host; extensions and cloud options may be paid.
Pricing and free-tier limits change frequently; re-check official pricing before budget decisions.
Tasks reduced or augmented
Software does not replace community or ops staff. It may reduce or augment:
- Pipeline visibility for tours and proposals
- Follow-up task reminders
- Basic reporting on conversion
Human oversight still needed
- Stage definitions
- Data quality hygiene
- GDPR deletion requests
Manual process this can replace
Structured task-fit review has not been completed for this tool. Treat the free-text examples above as evaluation prompts, not replacement claims.
Data held
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leads
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contacts
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accounts
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calls/meetings
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emails if integrated
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Personal data: yes
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Payment data: no / not primary
Risks
| Area | Notes |
|---|---|
| Vendor lock-in | Evaluate export formats and API completeness before deep customization. |
| Security | Apply updates promptly; restrict admin access; enable TLS. |
| Compliance | Operator remains responsible for privacy and local regulatory obligations. |
| Licensing | Advanced extensions may be commercial. |
| Operational | Plan backups, monitoring, and a restore drill before production use. |
Coworking fit
Roles: sales-manager, owner-operator, community-manager
Workflows: tour-to-close, member-onboarding, reporting-kpis
Problems: grow-pipeline, replace-spreadsheets, reduce-software-cost
Smallest useful experiment
Create Lead → Tour → Opportunity stages and log 15 real enquiries for two weeks.
Initial planning estimate (unverified): 1–3 days
Links
Implementation guide
No implementation guide is published yet.
Verification
- Status:
partially-verified - Completeness:
partial - Confidence:
low - Tier:
research-backlog - Last reviewed:
2026-07-17 - Sources:
Seed entry compiled from official project sites and repositories. Re-verify pricing, license text, and feature claims before production decisions. Star counts and free-tier numeric limits intentionally omitted unless verified at review time.