# Open source Pipedrive alternatives for AI agents

3 alternatives to Pipedrive. 3 have an interface an agent can drive. 3 are open source.

Page: alternatives/pipedrive.html

## NextCRM

MIT Next.js CRM with projects, invoicing, documents and a built-in 127-tool MCP server.

- Listing: apps/pdovhomilja--nextcrm-app.html
- JSON: apps/pdovhomilja--nextcrm-app.json
- License: MIT
- Agent interface: MCP server, from the builder
- Reach: 7 of 10 jobs
- Last activity: 2026-09-02
- Effort: config-only
- Agent cannot reach: Create and send invoices; Read and send email from the built-in client; Manage users, roles and LLM keys
- Use it when: I want one app for CRM, projects and invoices that our agent can drive through MCP, and I am fine with a small project
- Use it when: I want a permissive-license CRM I can rebrand for a client
- Gotcha: Login is passwordless email OTP: without an email provider you read the code from the database
- Gotcha: Roadmap still lists 'fix all TypeScript any types' and testing expansion; single maintainer
- Gotcha: Invoices are not reachable over MCP yet
- Gotcha: Bundled Postgres and MinIO ship with placeholder passwords

## Frappe CRM

AGPL CRM on the Frappe Framework; every DocType is reachable through the framework's REST API.

- Listing: apps/frappe--crm.html
- JSON: apps/frappe--crm.json
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Agent interface: API, from the builder
- Reach: 5 of 9 jobs
- Last activity: 2026-09-03
- Effort: config-only
- Agent cannot reach: Kanban and custom views
- Use it when: I already run ERPNext and want a clean sales pipeline that invoices through it
- Use it when: I want unlimited users on a simple CRM and our agent updating deals through a REST API we already know
- Gotcha: Needs a Frappe bench: Python, MariaDB, Redis, Node; not a single container
- Gotcha: Branch main is v1.x stable; develop is v2 unstable
- Gotcha: AGPL-3.0
- Gotcha: CRM Enrichment Settings suggests an enrichment feature; provider not documented in README

## Relaticle

Self-hosted Laravel CRM with a 37-tool MCP server, REST API and 22 custom field types.

- Listing: apps/relaticle--relaticle.html
- JSON: apps/relaticle--relaticle.json
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Agent interface: MCP server, from the builder
- Reach: 6 of 9 jobs
- Last activity: 2026-09-02
- Effort: config-only
- Agent cannot reach: Add or change custom fields; Manage teams, workspaces and members
- Use it when: I want a CRM our agent can read and write through MCP from day one, hosted on our own server
- Use it when: I want to run a white-label CRM for a client with billing and marketing pages switched off
- Gotcha: PHP 8.5 and PostgreSQL 17 minimums are newer than most hosts ship
- Gotcha: MCP rate limit 120 calls per minute per user, 25 records per page
- Gotcha: One workspace per MCP connector until revoked
- Gotcha: AGPL-3.0

## Questions

### Is there an open source alternative to Pipedrive?

Yes. All 3 listings here are open source: NextCRM (MIT), Frappe CRM (AGPL-3.0), Relaticle (AGPL-3.0).

### Which Pipedrive alternatives have an MCP server?

NextCRM and Relaticle have MCP servers from their builders.

### Which Pipedrive alternative can an agent do the most with?

NextCRM: 7 of 10 recorded jobs reachable. Jobs differ by listing, so read each list before you choose.