On September 20, 2025, the open-source project Cordys CRM under Feizhi Cloud surpassed a total of 100,000 downloads worldwide.

Key Benefits of Open Source CRM Software for Your Business - Managing customer relationships in the cutthroat business world of today involves more than just keeping ...

SugarCRM is hedging its bets that corporations are sick of paying high licensing fees for CRM software. The 5-month-old Cupertino, Calif., company last week announced a new version of its freely ...

Two years ago or so, a handful of upstart companies entered the CRM market offering open source technologies designed specifically for this space. At the time, open source CRM was neither mature nor ...

Courtney Reilly-Larke is the deputy editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. Previously, she was the associate editor of personal finance at MoneySense. She was also managing editor of Best Health Magazine ...

The uncomfortable truth is that CRMs are often riddled with blind spots. Companies invest heavily in deployment, but treat ...

The open source community can’t provide a drop-in replacement for expensive, high-end CRM applications from the likes of Salesforce.com or Siebel just yet. Still, you might be surprised at the level ...

Kelly is a former Editor, SMB at Forbes Advisor, specializing in starting and marketing new ventures. Before joining the team, she was a Content Producer at Fit Small Business where she served as an ...