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Open Source CRM to Replace Salesforce

A self-hosted, AI-native CRM that replaces Salesforce: objects, pipelines, workflows, and Claude agents built in, plus 10 migration fixes that cut your $165 to $350 per seat monthly bill.

Free — runs in your own ClaudeTechnical setup · 4 steps10 ready-to-run prompts
Set it up free — takes 3 minutes ↓Or have us wire it in →
Step 1 · setup
Three minutes, three steps, nothing to install by hand

Claude sets it up for you. You just paste.

Never used Claude? It is free and takes 30 seconds to open. Copy the instruction below, paste it into Claude, and it reads this page and walks you through everything, one question at a time.

  1. 1

    Copy your setup instruction

    A short instruction plus a link to this page lands on your clipboard. First copy asks for your email once. That unlocks every button across the whole library.

  2. 2

    Open Claude in a new tab

    Free account, no card, 30 seconds. This tab stays open so you can come back.

    Open claude.ai ↗
  3. 3

    Paste, send, and answer one question

    Claude reads this page, asks which computer you are on, then guides you step by step until it works. If anything errors, tell Claude what you see, and it fixes it with you.

▸How should Claude talk to you? (optional)
▸Prefer the full prompt instead of the link? (optional)
Install Open Source CRM to Replace Salesforce on my computer. Walk me through it.

Repo: https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty
What it does: A self-hosted, AI-native CRM that replaces Salesforce: objects, pipelines, workflows, and Claude agents built in, plus 10 migration fixes that cut your $165 to $350 per seat monthly bill.

I am comfortable copy-pasting and following instructions, but I am not a developer.

Rules:
- Plain English. Define jargon the first time it appears (repo, env var, port, dependency).
- One step at a time. Exact command in a code block. Tell me which app to paste it into (Terminal on Mac, PowerShell on Windows).
- One sentence per command explaining what it does and what success looks like.
- After each command, wait. I will tell you the output before you move on.
- If a tool is missing (git, node, docker, python), give me the one-line install for my OS first.
- If something errors, diagnose before the next step. Do not skip.

First message: ask only "What is your operating system, macOS, Windows, or Linux?" Then start step 1.

Reference steps from the public guide (adapt to my OS, do not just paste them at me):
1. Stand up the open CRM on a $40/month server with one Docker command. Your records and pipeline live in your own Postgres and never leave it.
2. Run the schema-map prompt to mirror every Salesforce object, field, and pipeline stage, then export Salesforce via Data Loader, dedupe, and import.
3. Wire Claude to the CRM via MCP, then stand up deal scoring, the weekly forecast, and contact enrichment as agents on top.
4. Run both systems in parallel for two weeks, reconcile nightly until counts match three days running, then cut over and cancel the seat.

Stop when the app opens and I confirm it works.
Step 2 · run it on your data

Step 1 set it up. These 10 prompts do the work.

the vault

The 10 prompts

Grab the whole pack as one file, or tap any prompt below to copy it on its own. Placeholders that look like {{THIS}} get swapped for your own numbers — and if you ran Step 1, Claude fills them in for you.

One .md file · all 10 prompts, numbered, in order · nothing left out.
Built on open source
Twenty (open-source CRM, AGPL-3.0) ↗

The code is public and free. The setup instruction above installs and wires it for you. You never need to open this link.

You don't own a CRM. You rent one — every month, forever.

At $165 to $350 per user a month, you're not buying software — you're paying rent on your own customer data, and the bill only goes up. Own the database instead and that six-figure annual seat charge drops to the price of a server.

Path A · free

You just did it

The setup rail and every prompt above are free and stay free. The cost is your time, and the risk of wiring it wrong on live data.

Back to the prompts ↑
Path B · done with you

We wire it into your business

We migrate and dedupe every Salesforce record, rebuild your custom objects, wire the Claude agents, and run both systems in parallel for two weeks — reversible, so nothing is lost. Then we hand it over and you own it.

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data safety

Before you use live numbers

  • • Run last quarter's numbers first. Live data is not a test bed.
  • • Nothing here uploads to us. It runs in your own Claude account, on your own machine.
  • • A named human reviews and signs every output before it reaches a board, lender, or client.
  • • Wiring the open-source piece to real systems? Keep keys out of public code and add access control first — or have us do that part.
the fine print

Credit the original author

Migration playbook and prompt set authored by consultance.ai. The underlying CRM is open source under AGPL-3.0; self-hosting is free. Salesforce is referenced as the incumbent being replaced, no affiliation implied. Your CRM data stays in your own self-hosted instance; we never see it.

Read this far? You want out of Salesforce. Let us carry the migration — you keep the keys.

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What is Open Source CRM to Replace Salesforce?

Open Source CRM to Replace Salesforce is a business operations build in the consultance.ai AI Build Library. A self-hosted, AI-native CRM that replaces Salesforce: objects, pipelines, workflows, and Claude agents built in, plus 10 migration fixes that cut your $165 to $350 per seat monthly bill. It fits Founders, RevOps leads, and sales managers at $5M to $500M paying $165 to $350 per user per month for Salesforce and watching the bill outgrow the value. Setup difficulty is Technical, with 4 plain-English steps.

What does Open Source CRM to Replace Salesforce do?

A self-hosted, AI-native CRM that replaces Salesforce: objects, pipelines, workflows, and Claude agents built in, plus 10 migration fixes that cut your $165 to $350 per seat monthly bill.

Who is Open Source CRM to Replace Salesforce for?

It fits Founders, RevOps leads, and sales managers at $5M to $500M paying $165 to $350 per user per month for Salesforce and watching the bill outgrow the value.

How hard is Open Source CRM to Replace Salesforce to set up?

Technical to set up — one guided setup instruction covering 4 plain-English steps, plus 10 ready-to-run prompts on the resource page.

How would consultance.ai build this out?

We would deliver a private CRM workspace: the open CRM self-hosted in your own tenant, every Salesforce record migrated and deduped, custom objects rebuilt, Claude agents wired via MCP for scoring, forecasting, and enrichment, and a reversible two-week parallel-run cutover so nothing is lost. Done with you, then handed over so you own it.

What are the licensing terms?

Migration playbook and prompt set authored by consultance.ai. The underlying CRM is open source under AGPL-3.0; self-hosting is free. Salesforce is referenced as the incumbent being replaced, no affiliation implied. Your CRM data stays in your own self-hosted instance; we never see it.

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