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HubSpot vs Salesforce

Self-host either: open-source alternatives compared. · Category: CRM, billing & ops

Both HubSpot and Salesforce are in the CRM, billing & ops category. EspoCRM self-hosts as a replacement for both — listed below alongside the picks unique to each.

HubSpotSalesforce
CategoryCRM + marketing automationCRM (sales pipeline)
SaaS pricing anchorFree CRM; Marketing Hub Pro starts at $890/mo$25-300/user/mo across Sales Cloud editions
Self-host options listed33

Replaces both — 1 shared open-source pick

These open-source projects appear on both /hubspot/ and /salesforce/ — picking one solves the migration off either SaaS.

EspoCRMespocrm/espocrmalivereplaces both

GitHub
★ 2.96k · last commit today
License
GPL-3.0
Setup time
15min (PHP + MySQL)
Monthly cost
$5 VPS for a small team — very efficient PHP app.

Picks unique to each

HubSpot only

  • Mauticalive
    GPL-3.020min (PHP + MySQL)$10 VPS for low-volume sending; SMTP/SES for actual delivery.
  • Listmonkalive
    AGPL-3.010min (single Go binary + Postgres)$5 VPS for the app; SES/Mailgun for delivery.

Salesforce only

  • Twentyalive
    AGPL-3.015min docker-compose$10 VPS — Node.
  • SuiteCRMalive
    AGPL-3.030-45min (LAMP stack)$10 VPS — PHP + MySQL with module-heavy footprint.

In a terminal? npx os-alt hubspot or npx os-alt salesforce prints either side — how the CLI works →

FAQ

Which open-source self-host alternatives replace both HubSpot and Salesforce?

1 open-source project appears on both /hubspot/ and /salesforce/: EspoCRM.

How many self-host alternatives are listed for HubSpot and Salesforce?

3 for HubSpot, 3 for Salesforce.

Are all the self-host alternatives free?

Yes — every listed option is open source. Your cost is the VPS or hardware that runs it.