# customermates vs BottleCRM

> Two self-hosted [Pipedrive alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/pipedrive), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | customermates | BottleCRM |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 61/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #16 of 21 in CRM | #13 of 21 in CRM |
| GitHub stars | 222 | 2 459 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | v.1.1.0 · 27 Mar 2026 | v1.39.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

BottleCRM scores 61/100 against 48/100 for customermates, so it is the safer default.

BottleCRM ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for customermates.

## Details

- [customermates](https://selfhost.directory/project/customermates) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/customermates.md)
- [BottleCRM](https://selfhost.directory/project/django-crm-2) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/django-crm-2.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/customermates-vs-django-crm-2