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Open source solution for all around business management from customers and orders to invoicing and inventory.

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Pros:

EAsy to install, large set of features, fully integrated.

Cons:

Many features are missing, customization is not easier, many bugs are found.

Dolibarr ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.3
Customer Service
3.6
Features
4.2
Value for Money
4.7

Likelihood to recommend

9.0/10

Dolibarr has an overall rating of 4.5 out 5 stars based on 101 user reviews on Capterra.

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Bryan
Bryan
Tailor in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Apparel & Fashion, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Dolibarr truly is an all in one solution

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: In the time that I have been using Dolibarr, I have been able to better record and track customer inquiries that have then been turned into projects with invoices. I've also been able to directly tie expenses to projects to readily recognize if what customers are being charged is inline with expenses incurred by the business for the project. The more I have learned about the software, the more I have been able to think of better ways to integrate the software within my business.

Pros:

One of the things that I like most about Dolibarr is that it truly offers an all in one solution for my business (Sewing and Alterations) as it helps track every aspect of the business process.

Cons:

I haven't really found much that I don't like about the software as taking the time to learn the software has really been paying off.

Jean-Noel
President in France
Information Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Dolibarr as a Prospect/customer management and invoicing system

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: We create all prospects, customers, products (but just a few) and services and it is easy to create them. the software help us a lot to make the follow-up of invoice payments.

Pros:

The software is quite easy to use. A lot of plugins can help to manage better the company and the leads/proposals. Update is better even if they can still improve it

Cons:

For the contract management for employees, the features are too lights !

Talha
Talha
Assistant Manasger Finance in Pakistan
Verified LinkedIn User
Apparel & Fashion, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Dolibarr to manage finance and account

3.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall at this level, this software meet requirements with some headache, much modifications was made by our devolpers.

Pros:

Very easy to configure, import, export of master data like materials, vendors, customers etc, of previous erp is sophestically covered. Invoicing, banks, account, reconsillation is ok, suitable for small industries. User authorizations, checks and control is available.

Cons:

All business finance stratigies is not functional, like releasing payments etc. Some flaws found in invoicing status, margin report should be modified.

Alexis
Assistant technique in Lebanon
Libraries, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Good product, wish it will continue to evolve !

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Well i use it for a litle library in lebanon. We bub books in france in euros, and sell it in lebanon in usd and LBP.
We also work in consignation, so we put our books in other stores... and we collect then the money each 2 month...

Pros:

I like that it has a very good process from proposal to facture. it's modular so i can select the modules i need. So i can chose the level of complication for the end user. I liked also to be able to buy some plugins that did something.

Cons:

Well, it's doing it's job ! i was a litle lost with the multi curency module. and a module for putting goods in a parthner store (and getting out of the my stock) but doing facturation when it is sold by the parthner. would be realy nice. in french we call this "consignation".

Virgilio
CIO in Portugal
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

quality opensource

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: As I said, I use and indicate dolibarr for professional and personal purposes as well, from inventory control management to financial control.
I am happy to work with a secure system that also provides me with solving the sometimes serious customer issues regarding database and customizations.
I developed in it a feature of the Brazilian Invoice. This was one of the developments that I performed with total satisfaction.

Pros:

I like dolibarr easy to customize, safe to use and practical to solve problems.

Cons:

from the lack of plugins or third party resources available to it. On the other hand, I believe this is due to the fear of giving credit to software that could topple big ones in the market.

Mohammed
CEO in Nigeria
Computer Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Dolibarr is Excellent Open source ERP

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

The fact that it's free and well maintained. Has very vibrant user community

Cons:

Lack some functionality and flexibility needed to make ir universal.

Anthony
Anthony
Freelance webdesigner & marketeer in Belgium
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

My weekly assistant

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: I have been using Dolibarr for more than a year now and I absolutely love it (and so does my accountant). As a freelancer I used to work in Excel and keep track of my leads in a separate CRM. This was becoming quite difficult to track vendor and client invoices nationally and internationally and if I wanted to add something to my CRM, I had to pay for an upgrade. With Dolibarr I can do everything myself and expand the field I require.

Pros:

The amount of flexibility in this software is massive. Every single function is customisable and the functionality that is already included out of the box is everything a starting company needs. I'm using the CRM and invoicing module every week. My accountant has her own login to view and download all supplier and client invoices.

Cons:

The software has some learning curve. I host the software on my own server so if you don't know how to do this yourself, you probably will have to hire someone with technical skills. You are actually buying a lego-box but still need to build the castle yourself so you will have to put in some hours/days to set everything up.

Josep Lluís
Josep Lluís
CEO in Spain
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

A great ERP/CRM easy with PHP language

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: Small bussiness or Entities that need a ERP/CRM very cheap.
Also small bussiness or Entities that need a very personalized ERP/CRM for their needs.

Pros:

Uses the same programming language that Wordpress, Drupal, o Prestashop. Very easy to install in most common hostings. Good and open community. Free licence GPL.

Cons:

More events or meetups in countries that uses Dolibarr for interact with other developers and customers.

Joel
Owner in US
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Owner

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: Good

Pros:

Can enable and disable modules. Active development. Active plugin community. Packaged for Debian, easy upgrade. Very customizable.

Cons:

I wish there was better documentation on how to use as well as how to modify/create plugins

Marco
Marco
IT Administrator in Ecuador
Verified LinkedIn User
Retail, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Open source with all its power.

5.0 last year

Pros:

By saying that it is open source does not imply that it is a software to be taken lightly, due to the constant support it receives from companies and programming enthusiasts immersed in the development of the platform. It is easily installable in the cloud allowing access from anywhere in the world, it has clients that can be installed on Windows or Linux systems, its modular approach helps to run only the necessary modules without having to have everything installed.

Cons:

It meets the basic ERP needs of small and medium-sized businesses, but if you want to add features to help comply with your country's existing federal configuration, you will need customization that may require hiring an expert programmer.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Real Estate, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

All Encompassing

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

Features that allow customization with Open Source software allows for trail and encourages feedback to actually make better!!

Cons:

Needs to be used to work...just as any CRM ERP everyone has to use it and not all of my employees were are happy with Dollibarr

Bérengère
sales and communication manager in France
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

I'm working for a Dolibarr software specialist. We use Dolibarr every day for our business.

5.0 7 years ago

Pros:

We chose to become a Dolibarr specialist because it's an open source software, wich allows our customers to have a personalize solution. Dolibarr is an adaptable and scalable software that can meet the needs of many activities. With Dolibarr you have the choice: - Free download of the software and do the installation yourself - Personalize your Dolibarr with differents modules available on Dolistore (the marketplace of Dolibarr) - Contact an expert who will help you with your installation, an evolution, a training, an assistance. The Dolibarr community is very active and allows the software to evolve very quickly.

Cons:

The standard of the software doesn't do everything, but for me it's better , because we can personnalize our Dolibarr with the really necessary features.

César
CEO in France
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Established since three years, I was looking for an easy and complete software to manage my company

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: My company is managed with Dolibarr and I am very happy to use it for this purpose since the creation of my company.

Pros:

Easy to use, no very hard installation needed, backup and restore very easy, complete solution for ERP/CRM, in constant evolution. When you know nothing in these kind of software, you learn very quickly to use Dolibarr without help. Very intuitive, light and performing. I have tried other commercial solutions but I stayed with Dolibarr

Cons:

You have to learn the use of Dolibarr on your own because there is no customer support (but the forum can help you whenever you have some issue).

Teerapong
Technical Advisor in Thailand
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

OSS ERP for Small Company

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: I was looking for OSS ERP ,I found Dolibarr and have been using is since version 7, starting with my old small business and suggest to friends company who has small size.
They seem like to use this Dolibarr compare to maintain

Pros:

Easy to deploy in Webserver, easy to maintain with PHP and MySQL

Cons:

Report generation and configuration is not so flexible. Open Office Template are not available in some modules

John
owner in Brazil
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Low Cost Solutions

4.0 last year

Comments: It just does what it it is intended to do

Pros:

Easy to set up for an experienced person familiar with web based software. Extremely Low Cost. Fulfills my clients needs. Is cloud based accessible from anywhere there is an internet connection

Cons:

Difficult for a Novice to set up - requires the person to read the instructions

Arie
Boss in France
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Using it since august 2003 (14y!) easy to use

5.0 7 years ago

Pros:

Dolibarr is easy to use, evolves regularly thanks to a generous team of developers. I use it almost every day. It is not limited in the number of users who have the right to connect. Dolibarr can be installed on a hosted or dedicated server, on the internet or locally. It suits me perfectly. The fact that it is a whole web solution, allows to be cross-platform.

kevin
Owner in Australia
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great Open Source Business Management System

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: Overall Dolibarr is a great system and i have to say is getting better in the last 2 years it has improved out of sight and is well worth looking at prior to version 9 it was not as good

Pros:

Very Cost Effective as it is open source and there is lots of community options for this platform

Cons:

unfortunately its SQL Structure is very french and European and the translation to English is lost sometimes and makes it hard to solve things with the language barrier

Vincent
Director in Mauritius
Wireless, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great Open Source

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I love Dolibarr and using it since version 2

Pros:

Cost v/s Productivity A lot of modules to buy

Cons:

Accounting limited No Hr Poor data analytics

Gianmarco
Dolibarr erp in Italy
Information Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Very satisfied by Dolibarr

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I am expert in use fo software ma not all my teama are so. Dolibarr is extremely easy to use and very good also in mobile work.

Pros:

Easy to use, complete and you can manage all sectors of you business

Cons:

A lot of modules can use for all part of your business

Laurent
Project in France
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Integrator and developer since 2003

5.0 6 years ago

Pros:

The main feature of Dolibarr ERP CRM is its ease of use. It is easy to install, easy to use and easy to develop.

Cons:

Some modules/features are still missing, like a production module (planned for end of 2018), and reporting tools are missing

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Dolibarr is the best in Pymes

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

The versatility, easy of use, minimal requirements, software speed, from small to big the same answer.

Cons:

The lack of some things needed in Argentina. But nothing a developer couldn't do.

Nikos
Information Communication Technology & Services in Greece
Computer & Network Security, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Comprehensive and integrated business software for my company

5.0 7 years ago

Pros:

Very easy to use without special technical knowledge. Frequent update, new features in each new version.

Cons:

The web interface is not mobile friendly, of course, there is DoliDroid but only for Android and not for iOS devices.

yann
Responsable d'antenne in France
Civil Engineering, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

OPTIM industries

4.0 4 years ago

Pros:

It is very easy to follow our business with dolibarr

Cons:

some bugs on software and difficult to update with linux server on debian

AIDA
Account DPT in France
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

EASY TO USE

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: It was a very nice experience. I recommand this erp

Pros:

ACCOUNTING AUTOMATIC VENTILATION AND EXPORTING PURCHASE AND SALES JOURNAL, quote and invoice easy to use

Cons:

it is much faster to do data entries in a journal than in an invoice

Jacques
Jacques
Managing 8 in South Africa
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Top ERP available

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I've tested various other systems and keep going back to dolibarr

Pros:

Ease of use Mobile app Expansion ability

Cons:

Confusing setup Sometimes didn't install 1st time Could overwhelm unexperienced