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Krayin CRM: the best Open Source alternative to Zoho CRM in 2026

Krayin is an open source CRM built on Laravel, with lead management, a visual sales pipeline and integrated email, as a modern, lightweight alternative to Zoho CRM.

License MIT ~2k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License
MIT
Category
CRM & Support
Replaces
Zoho CRM
Tech stack
PHPLaravelMySQL

Preview

Krayin CRM interface preview

Public image provided by Krayin CRM on its own website.

Key features

  • Visual sales pipeline
  • Integrated email per lead
  • Extensible with Laravel packages

Krayin CRM vs. Zoho CRM

Pros

  • MIT license and a well-known Laravel stack

Things to consider

  • Smaller community than EspoCRM or SuiteCRM

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
  krayin:
    image: krayin/laravel-crm:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    environment:
      - DB_HOST=krayin-db
      - DB_DATABASE=krayin
      - DB_USERNAME=krayin
      - DB_PASSWORD=krayin
    depends_on:
      - krayin-db
  krayin-db:
    image: mariadb:11
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=krayin
      - MYSQL_USER=krayin
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=krayin
    volumes:
      - krayin_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
  krayin_db_data: