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Twenty vs Relaticle
Twenty has 56,947 GitHub stars, 9,143 forks, 205 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Relaticle has 1,687 stars, 197 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Twenty leads on adoption by 3,276% (56,947 vs 1,687 stars). Twenty is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Relaticle is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. Twenty has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Relaticle 12%. Twenty was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (crm), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Twenty | Relaticle | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 57K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.1K | ⑂ 197 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Twenty if
- You weight community size — 57K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Relaticle if
- You want the Relaticle feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Relaticle fits your workflow better
About Twenty
Twenty is an open source CRM platform built for technical teams that need to design and deploy custom customer relationship management systems without vendor lock in. It provides a framework for defining data models, views, workflows, and AI powered agents entirely as code, enabling full version control and integration into existing development pipelines. The project lives in the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem and uses modern tooling including NestJS, React, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
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About Relaticle
Relaticle is self hosted CRM in PHP/Laravel open source ecosystem, category Business Software / CRM & Sales. Built with Laravel 13, Filament 5, Livewire 4, PHP 8.5, AGPL 3.0. Interface uses Filament 5 and Livewire 4. Project adds native AI agent support through MCP server, REST API, 37 tools.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Twenty or Relaticle more popular?
Twenty has 56,947 GitHub stars and Relaticle has 1,687. Twenty has the larger community by that measure.
Are Twenty and Relaticle free?
Both are open source. Twenty has no licence declared in this registry, and Relaticle is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Twenty and Relaticle?
Twenty is written in TypeScript and Relaticle in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Twenty or Relaticle?
Choose Twenty if you want the larger community (56,947 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Relaticle if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.