Vtiger
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
Vtiger CRM is a mature open-source CRM platform — contacts, opportunities, sales pipeline, marketing automation, helpdesk, project management. PHP-based, MySQL-backed. Long-running OSS project with strong feature parity to commercial CRMs.
For businesses needing a CRM with broader scope than EspoCRM (sales + marketing + helpdesk) without commercial fees, Vtiger is the all-in-one choice.
What it's for
- Sales CRM — leads, opportunities, deals pipeline
- Marketing automation — email campaigns, lead scoring
- Customer support — ticket management integrated with CRM
- Project management — tasks tied to CRM accounts
- Inventory + invoicing — basic billing integrated
Who it's for
- Small businesses needing CRM + marketing + support in one
- Sales teams at 5-50 person companies
- Privacy-bound orgs keeping customer data on-prem
- Cost-conscious orgs moving off Salesforce / Zoho
- Multi-tenant CRM hosts offering CRM-as-a-service
Why teams pick Vtiger over alternatives
- MPL-2.0 (Community) — fully open
- Broader scope — sales + marketing + helpdesk in one
- Mature — production-deployed for 15+ years
- Modular — disable unused modules
- Self-host parity — features comparable to Vtiger Cloud
- Workflow engine — automation built-in
Integrations
- Email — IMAP + SMTP for inbox + outbound
- Marketing — email campaigns + landing pages
- VoIP — Asterisk + Twilio integration
- Document management — file attachments per record
- Authentication — local + LDAP
- API — REST API for programmatic access
- Workflow — built-in automation engine
Notable users & community
- 1.5k+ GitHub stars (Vtiger 7)
- Used by SMBs worldwide
- Backed by Vtiger company with cloud + community editions
- Long-running OSS project
- Active community forums
Tips & operations
- Set up email tracking — IMAP setup is critical
- Define pipeline stages upfront — changing later disrupts reporting
- Permissions discipline — multi-team setup needs role definitions
- MySQL tuning — Vtiger queries can be heavy; tune buffer pool
- Backup MySQL + uploads — both essential
- Module discipline — enable only what you'll use
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker compose: Vtiger + MariaDB
- Pinned Vtiger 7.5 (LTS branch)
- HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
- Admin user via env config
- Persistent volumes for MariaDB + uploads
- SMTP + IMAP env templates
- Backup hook covers MariaDB + uploads
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |