Our verdict
Twenty and SuiteCRM are both full-suite tools for restaurants. On our independent rubric, Twenty scores 4.5/5 versus 4.3/5 for SuiteCRM. Choose Twenty if you're Developer teams replacing Salesforce/HubSpot on their own infrastructure or Teams requiring unlimited custom objects and data model flexibility; choose SuiteCRM if you're Teams migrating from Salesforce seeking open-source parity or IT-backed deployments at companies of 50–500 employees.
Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | Twenty | SuiteCRM |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 4.5/5 | 4.3/5 |
| G2 rating | — | 4.2/5 (97) |
| Capterra rating | — | — |
| Starting price | Free (self-hosted) | Free (self-hosted community edition) |
| Free tier | ||
| Free trial | ||
| Integrations | 8 · n8n, Zapier, Claude (MCP)… | 13 · Outlook, Xero, QuickBooks… |
| Best for | Developer teams replacing Salesforce/HubSpot on their own infrastructure, Teams requiring unlimited custom objects and data model flexibility, Organizations wanting AI-native CRM with MCP server integration | Teams migrating from Salesforce seeking open-source parity, IT-backed deployments at companies of 50–500 employees, Organizations needing full CRM depth with no licensing cost |
| Category | full-suite | full-suite |
| Founded | 2023 | 2013 |
| HQ | San Francisco, CA, USA | Stirling, Scotland, UK |
A teal check marks the stronger option on each measurable row. Ratings are sourced from G2/Capterra with attribution on each listing.
Twenty
- 45k+ GitHub stars — fastest-growing open-source CRM in 2026
- Exceptional data model flexibility via custom objects
- AI-native architecture with MCP server support
- Docker self-hosting with zero-op managed cloud alternative
- Row-level permissions require paid Organization tier
- Relatively new (production-ready only since v2.1 in April 2026)
- Limited native integrations (relies on API/webhooks)
SuiteCRM
- Salesforce-level feature depth at zero licensing cost
- Unlimited users on self-hosted community edition
- Actively maintained with regular releases (v7.15.1, March 2026)
- Open REST API included at no extra cost
- Steep technical setup and administration curve
- Default UI feels dated compared to modern SaaS CRMs
- Reporting and customisation requires developer skills for complex use cases
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