Free alternatives to Twenty
Twenty is our top free CRM, and the reasons people look past it are honest ones. It is young, so some features and integrations you might expect are not there yet, and its only free path is self-hosting, which means Docker, a database, and someone to run the updates and backups. If you would rather not manage a server, or you need a deeper feature set today, a hosted free plan or a more established open source CRM can serve you better. The tools below are all free, either free-forever hosted or free to self-host.
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Zoho CRM
Best Free Alternative ToTwentyA hosted CRM with a free-forever plan for three users and no server to maintain.
Zoho CRM is the easiest way off Twenty's self-hosting requirement: a real CRM in the browser, free for up to three users, with leads, deals, workflows, and mobile apps (as of July 2026). You trade ownership for never touching a server again.
- Free plan (as of July 2026)
- India
India- Best for:
- Small teams that want Twenty's core CRM job done in the browser without running their own server.
- The catch:
- The free plan caps at three users, Zoho localises its paid pricing so we could not confirm a first-party US figure, and the interface is dense.
Compared to Twenty
- Advantage: Hosted with nothing to install, versus Twenty's self-hosting requirement
- Advantage: More established, with a deeper integration catalogue than young Twenty
- Advantage: Native mobile apps out of the box, where Twenty is web-first
- Tradeoff: Free plan caps at 3 users, where self-hosted Twenty has no cap
- Tradeoff: You rent a seat-limited hosted plan rather than owning the CRM
A more established open source CRM you self-host for free, with a fuller feature set than Twenty.
EspoCRM keeps the part of Twenty you like, self-hosted and free under AGPL-3.0, but it has been around since 2014, so it is more complete and battle-tested (as of July 2026). It is the pick if Twenty feels too young but you still want to own your CRM.
- Free plan, paid from $15/month (as of July 2026)
- Czech Republic
- Open source (AGPL-3.0)
Czech Republic- Best for:
- Technical teams that want a self-hosted CRM like Twenty but more mature and feature-complete.
- The catch:
- The interface is functional rather than polished, and the hosted cloud starts at $15 per user with a three-user minimum.
Compared to Twenty
- Advantage: More established and feature-complete than young Twenty
- Advantage: A fuller workflow engine and more built-in modules
- Worth knowing: Also free and open source when self-hosted, with no per-seat cost
- Tradeoff: Interface is more dated and functional than Twenty's modern design
- Worth knowing: Still requires self-hosting, so no escape from server upkeep
The friendliest free CRM to learn, hosted, with forms and email tools built in.
HubSpot is the hosted, no-server alternative for a team that wants marketing tools Twenty does not have. The free tools cover contacts, deals, forms, and email tracking, and they are genuinely easy to pick up (as of July 2026).
- Free plan, paid from $20/month (as of July 2026)
- United States
United States- Best for:
- Non-technical, marketing-led teams that want a hosted free CRM instead of self-hosting Twenty.
- The catch:
- New free accounts cap at 1,000 contacts and two users, everything carries HubSpot branding, and the useful automation lives on pricey Professional tiers.
Compared to Twenty
- Advantage: Hosted and easy to learn, versus self-hosting Twenty
- Advantage: Built-in forms, email tracking, and marketing tools Twenty lacks
- Advantage: Larger integration catalogue than young Twenty
- Tradeoff: Free plan capped at 1,000 contacts and 2 users, where self-hosted Twenty has no cap
- Tradeoff: HubSpot branding on your emails and forms
- Tradeoff: You do not own the data as you would with self-hosted Twenty
The most feature-complete free open source CRM, with modules Twenty does not have yet.
SuiteCRM answers Twenty's biggest weakness, its youth, with sheer breadth: sales, marketing, cases, quotes, and contracts in one free AGPL-3.0 package (as of July 2026). Self-host it and you own everything, with no per-user fee, just like Twenty.
- Free plan, paid from £50/month (as of July 2026)
- United Kingdom
- Open source (AGPL-3.0)
United Kingdom- Best for:
- Teams that need enterprise CRM modules like quotes and cases that Twenty has not built yet.
- The catch:
- It is heavier to run and more dated to look at than Twenty, so the breadth costs you in polish and server resources.
Compared to Twenty
- Advantage: Far more built-in features than young Twenty, including quotes and cases
- Advantage: More established and battle-tested than Twenty
- Worth knowing: Also free and self-hosted with no per-seat cost
- Tradeoff: Heavier to run and more dated than Twenty's modern interface
- Worth knowing: Still self-hosted, so the server upkeep does not go away
A hosted free plan with unlimited users, bundling CRM with tasks and chat.
Bitrix24 is the hosted option for a team that wants to leave self-hosting but keep unlimited users, since its free plan does not cap user count (as of July 2026). It bundles the CRM with tasks and chat, so it doubles as a team workspace.
- Free plan, paid from $49/month (as of July 2026)
- United States
- Best for:
- Teams that want to stop self-hosting Twenty but still put everyone on a free CRM.
- The catch:
- The free plan caps storage at 5 GB and locks sales automation, and the all-in-one interface is busier than Twenty's.
Compared to Twenty
- Advantage: Hosted with no server to run, versus self-hosting Twenty
- Advantage: Free plan supports unlimited users, matching self-hosted Twenty on head count
- Advantage: Bundles project management and chat Twenty does not include
- Tradeoff: 5 GB storage cap and locked automation on the free plan
- Tradeoff: Busier, less focused interface than Twenty's clean design
- Tradeoff: You rent the platform rather than own it
How to choose
Start with whether you want to keep self-hosting. If you do but want something more established, EspoCRM and SuiteCRM are the older, more feature-complete open source options, both free with no per-seat cost. If the appeal of leaving Twenty is escaping the server entirely, Zoho CRM is free for up to three users, HubSpot is the gentlest to learn, and Bitrix24 lets you put unlimited users on a free plan. Match the free plan's limits to your team before you switch, since a hosted plan's caps are the usual reason you would end up paying.