Self-hosted alternatives to Intercom

Support chat and CRM hosted by you. Below are 12 open source options you host on your own server — with no monthly per-user fee and full control of your data.

Twenty

★ 51,155

Twenty is a modern open source CRM, inspired by tools like Salesforce but with a light, customizable interface. Self-hosted, it keeps your customer data on your own infrastructure.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) AGPL-3.0

Monica

★ 24,793

Personal relationship manager, and a new kind of CRM to organize interactions with your friends and family.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) AGPL-3.0

Krayin

★ 23,070

CRM solution for SMEs and Enterprises for complete customer lifecycle management.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) MIT

Dolibarr

★ 7,335

Modern CRM software package to manage your company or foundation activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...).

Resource PlanningCustomer Relationship Management (CRM) GPL-3.0

Zammad

★ 5,708

Easy to use but powerful open-source support and ticketing system.

Ticketing AGPL-3.0

SuiteCRM

★ 5,530

The award-winning, enterprise-class open source CRM.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) AGPL-3.0

FreeScout

★ 4,362

Email-based customer support application, help desk and shared mailbox (alternative to Zendesk and Help Scout).

Ticketing AGPL-3.0

Erxes

★ 4,006

Marketing, sales, and customer service platform designed to help businesses attract more engaged customers.

Ticketing AGPL-3.0

Frappe Helpdesk

★ 3,198

Helpdesk software which helps you streamline your company's support, offers an easy setup, clean user interface, and automation tools to resolve customer queries efficiently.

Ticketing AGPL-3.0

EspoCRM

★ 3,071

CRM with a frontend designed as a single page application, and a REST API.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) AGPL-3.0

Libredesk

★ 2,585

Modern omnichannel customer support desk. Live chat, email, and more in a single binary.

Ticketing AGPL-3.0

Corteza

★ 2,100

CRM including a unified workspace, enterprise messaging and a low code environment for rapidly and securely delivering records-based management solutions.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Apache-2.0

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Intercom?

Yes. We've gathered 12 self-hosted, open source alternatives to Intercom — including Twenty, Monica, Krayin. You run all of them on your own server.

What is the best open source alternative to Intercom?

Twenty is one of the most popular (51,155 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.

Do I need a server to replace Intercom?

Yes. You can use a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS (from ~€4/mo). See the hosting suggestions on this page.