Twenty
twenty.com
Open-source CRM with a modern, spreadsheet-like interface — a self-hostable alternative to Salesforce for managing contacts and deals.
Why it is useful
Twenty focuses on a clean, fast UI closer to a modern spreadsheet than Salesforce's dense enterprise interface, while still covering pipelines, contacts, and custom objects. Self-hosting avoids Salesforce's steep per-user licensing, making it realistic for small teams that don't need enterprise-scale CRM complexity.
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