Relaticle vs EspoCRM - Relaticle      

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 Relaticle vs EspoCRM 
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 Relaticle and EspoCRM are both open-source, AGPL-3.0, self-hosted-first CRMs built to run on a single PHP server. Pick Relaticle if built-in AI — a chat assistant plus a 32-tool MCP server — matters to you, since EspoCRM ships neither today. Pick EspoCRM if you want a more established codebase and its paid extension ecosystem for specific integrations.

 Relaticle vs EspoCRM at a glance 
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- License

     Relaticle: AGPL-3.0

     EspoCRM: AGPL-3.0
- Pricing model

     Relaticle: $24/mo flat (or $19/mo billed annually), unlimited users, AI credit packs on top

     EspoCRM: Cloud Basic $15/user/mo (min 3 users), Enterprise $25/user/mo (min 5), Ultimate $69/user/mo (min 10)
- GitHub stars

     Relaticle: 1,506 stars (as of Aug 13, 2026)

     EspoCRM: 3,226 stars (as of Aug 13, 2026)
- Contributors

     Relaticle: 7 contributors (as of Aug 13, 2026)

     EspoCRM: 54 contributors (as of Aug 13, 2026)
- Tech stack

     Relaticle: Laravel 13 + Filament 5, single-server deploy

     EspoCRM: PHP
- AI & MCP capabilities

     Relaticle: 32 first-party MCP tools plus a built-in AI chat assistant; MCP, chat, and Ollama all work self-hosted

     EspoCRM: No first-party AI or MCP tooling
- Self-hosting & deployment

     Relaticle: Self-host free under AGPL-3.0, no feature gating

     EspoCRM: Free self-hosted core; paid extensions for self-hosters
- Extensibility

     Relaticle: REST API plus a 32-tool MCP server; the entire codebase is AGPL-3.0, so any part can be forked and extended directly

     EspoCRM: No official first-party app store; paid extensions come from third-party marketplaces (e.g. OSOM, devcrm.it)

 License & pricing 
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 Both are AGPL-3.0. Relaticle charges a flat $24/mo flat (or $19/mo billed annually), unlimited users, AI credit packs on top. EspoCRM prices per user with seat minimums (Cloud Basic $15/user/mo (min 3 users), Enterprise $25/user/mo (min 5), Ultimate $69/user/mo (min 10)).

 AI and MCP tooling 
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 Relaticle ships 32 first-party MCP tools plus a built-in AI chat assistant; MCP, chat, and Ollama all work self-hosted. EspoCRM's AI: No first-party AI or MCP tooling.

 Tech stack & deployment 
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 Relaticle runs on Laravel 13 + Filament 5, single-server deploy. EspoCRM runs on PHP — both are single-server-friendly PHP deployments.

 Community & extensibility 
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 EspoCRM has the longer track record — 3,226 GitHub stars and 54 contributors, against Relaticle's 1,506 stars and 7 contributors. EspoCRM's extensibility is No official first-party app store; paid extensions come from third-party marketplaces (e.g. OSOM, devcrm.it). Relaticle's is REST API plus a 32-tool MCP server; the entire codebase is AGPL-3.0, so any part can be forked and extended directly.

 Facts verified August 13, 2026. Sources are dated in the underlying facts file — see github.com/relaticle/relaticle.

 Try Relaticle yourself 
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 Self-host it free under AGPL-3.0, or start on the hosted plan — both run the same open-source codebase.

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