Django-CRM vs EspoCRM
A side-by-side comparison of Django-CRM and EspoCRM — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
Django-CRM
djangocrm.github.io
Analytical CRM with tasks management, email marketing and many more. Django CRM is built for individual use, businesses of any size or freelancers and is designed to provide easy customization and quick development.
EspoCRM
espocrm.com
CRM with a frontend designed as a single page application, and a REST API.
| Feature | Django-CRM | EspoCRM |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Model | Open-source | Open-source |
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Category | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) |
| Self-hosted | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick Django-CRM if…
- ✓You prefer Django-CRM's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick EspoCRM if…
- ✓You prefer EspoCRM's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Switch from Django-CRM → EspoCRM
24–80hhigh risk
Treat as a project — 24-80 engineering hours plus user training and parallel-run period.
Export from Django-CRM: CSV, JSON
3 things to watch
- ⚠Map custom fields
- ⚠Activity history may be lossy
- ⚠Permissions matrix differs
Switch from EspoCRM → Django-CRM
24–80hhigh risk
Treat as a project — 24-80 engineering hours plus user training and parallel-run period.
Export from EspoCRM: CSV, JSON
3 things to watch
- ⚠Map custom fields
- ⚠Activity history may be lossy
- ⚠Permissions matrix differs