Engineering Blog
Deep dives into building an open-source CRM for AI agents.
Relaticle vs EspoCRM: An Honest Comparison
Compare Relaticle and EspoCRM on AI, pricing, self-hosting, extensions, and maturity to choose the right open-source CRM.
Designing an MCP tool suite for a CRM: four lessons
How we designed the MCP tool suite for a CRM: schema-as-prompt, dual custom-field bridges, and where writes need human approval and where they do not.
Migrating from HubSpot or Attio to a Self-Hosted CRM
What actually moves when you leave HubSpot or Attio for a self-hosted CRM: export mechanics, real import limits, and the five things that never migrate.
Let Claude Code Run Your Sales Pipeline
Five real Claude Code sessions against Relaticle's MCP server: pipeline review, data entry, task cleanup, custom fields, and a delete it wouldn't rush.
What 'Agent-Native CRM' Actually Means
Agent-native CRM is a checklist, not a marketing label: full write access, approvals for chat, self-host parity, markdown for agents, first-party tooling.
How to Connect Claude to Your CRM with MCP
Connect Claude to Relaticle via MCP in minutes: OAuth setup, all 37 tools explained, and why MCP writes commit directly with no approval gate.
Open-Source Attio Alternatives, Ranked by Use Case
Four open-source Attio alternatives compared: Relaticle, Twenty, EspoCRM, and Frappe CRM on license, pricing, AI/MCP support, and self-host effort.
Relaticle vs Twenty: An Honest Comparison
Twenty is the bigger project with per-seat pricing. Relaticle is flat-priced and self-host-first. Where each wins on AI, MCP, pricing, and self-hosting.
Self-Hosting an AI-Native CRM in 2026
Self-hosting Relaticle with Docker, Coolify, or Dokploy, plus a local Ollama model: the AI chat and full MCP tool suite with no cloud subscription.
