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ERPNext
ERP system to help you run your business.
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Resource Planning
Open source alternatives to SAP
We track 7 open-source SAP alternatives, of which 5 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 4 ship a Docker image. ERPNext leads on health at 98/100 with 4680 commits in the last 90 days; across all 7 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, GPL-2.0 and 2 other licences.
updated Oct 2026 7 alternatives best health 98 ★ 114k combined 19,822 commits / 90d 4 with Docker
Top picks to replace SAP
Showing 7 of 7 tools
All 7 SAP alternatives, ranked by health
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Ever Gauzy
Open business management platform for collaborative, on-demand and sharing economies (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM).
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LedgerSMB
Integrated accounting and ERP system for small and midsize businesses, with double entry accounting, budgeting, invoicing, quotations, projects, orders and inventory management, shipping and more.
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Dolibarr
Modern CRM software package to manage your company or foundation activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...).
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Odoo
Free open source ERP system.
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OFBiz
Enterprise Resource Planning system with a suite of business applications flexible enough to be used across any industry.
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Tryton
Free open source business solution.
Python
SAP alternatives compared
ERPNext edges Ever Gauzy 98 to 96, and most of the difference is stars: 41k stars against 8.7k stars. Odoo has the largest following at 55k stars, yet ranks #5 of 7, held back mostly by release recency (no tagged release).
The most recent release is Ever Gauzy v111.142.11, published yesterday. Odoo, OFBiz and Tryton publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Python (3), Java (1) and Nodejs (1) are the most common. OFBiz is permissively licensed; ERPNext, Ever Gauzy, LedgerSMB and 3 more are copyleft.
5 of these 7 also appear among the NetSuite alternatives; Ever Gauzy and LedgerSMB are specific to SAP.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| ERPNext Steady at 98 since 11 Sep | 98 | 41k | GPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| Ever Gauzy Up 1 point since 11 Sep | 96 | 8.7k | AGPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| LedgerSMB Steady at 91 since 11 Sep | 91 | 571 | GPL-2.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| Dolibarr Steady at 86 since 11 Sep | 86 | 7.8k | GPL-3.0 | today | No |
| Odoo Steady at 74 since 11 Sep, no tagged release | 74 | 55k | LGPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| OFBiz | 57 | 1.1k | Apache-2.0 | today | No |
| Tryton | 51 | 29 | GPL-3.0 | 2 days ago | No |
SAP alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to SAP?
ERPNext scores highest at 98/100, with 4680 commits in the last 90 days, 41k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v16.53.0) published 2 days ago. Dolibarr has the most raw commit activity at 4916 commits in 90 days.
Which SAP alternatives use a permissive licence?
1 of 7 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): OFBiz (Apache-2.0). 6 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which SAP alternatives run in Docker?
4 of 7 publish a Docker image or Compose file: ERPNext, Ever Gauzy, LedgerSMB, Odoo. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is ERPNext or Ever Gauzy the better SAP alternative?
On measured health ERPNext leads, 98 to 96. ERPNext has 4,680 commits in 90 days, 41k stars and v16.53.0 from 2 days ago; Ever Gauzy has 4,602 commits in 90 days, 8.7k stars and v111.142.11 from yesterday. ERPNext is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the SAP alternatives still maintained?
5 of the 7 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the SAP alternatives written in?
Python: ERPNext, Odoo and Tryton. Java: OFBiz. Nodejs: Ever Gauzy. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
