The Best Open Source Applications 2014

ERPNext

ERPNext is a well-known open-source integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution. It is developed by Web Notes Technologies Pvt Ltd. This open-source software is written in Python language and used the MySQL database for data storage. ERPNext has changed the framework and move to a new web framework Frappe. This new framework provides the support of plug-ins and extensions. This software available Software as a Services (SaaS) and in-house hosting. A number of features provided by this software are very impressive like it provides the facility of shopping cart integration, CMS integration, provides comprehensive billing and payment method, prepares quotations and record orders and Shipments, etc. ERPNext is released under the GPL license.

xTuple

xTuple is an open-source business management software solution. This software is suitable for small medium and large size organization. xTuple provide the integration facility to increase the performance. You can integrate an e-commerce solution for selling and dealing with the customer online. xTuple provide the different interfaces to their user. GUI Client interface used as locally and this GUI client written in Qt. The second interface is Web client written in JavaScript and using the Enyo framework. Third and the final interface is Web Services is served by a NodeJS server and also provides REST-based APIs. xTuple used PostgreSQL for data storage and for data managing.

Odoo

Odoo is an open-source ERP software solution. The old name of Odoo was OpenERP. This software is written in Python language and used the PostgreSQL database for data storage and management. This ERP solution support all size of companies. It consists of approximately 260 core modules. This ERP suite based on multiple apps which each app performs a different function. Some of these apps functions are Manufacturing, Asset management, E-commerce, Warehouse management system, Expense management, Payroll management, Recruitment process, Point of sale, Customer relationship management, etc. This software has been released under license AGPL.

Openbravo

Openbravo is a commercial open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution. It is a web-based ERP solution and supporting small and medium-sized companies. Openbravo SL dealing in two products Openbravo ERP and Openbravo POS. Openbravo comes with a very user-friendly graphical user interface and has also integration ability. It provides the functionality of ERP, CRM, and BI functionality and provides the support of sales management, data management, subscription management, project management, service management, inventory management. Openbravo provides a powerful security mechanism that effectively controls system accessibility.

SugarCRM

SugarCRM is a comprehensive open-source customer relationship management software solution. It was found in 2004 by the trio of John Roberts. This Software application is written in PHP and it also works with Microsoft SQL Server database and MySQL database. SugarCRM uses for multipurpose in business, It can be used as a marketing tool, customer information storage, analyzing and reporting. SugarCRM has two versions one is commercial and the other one is open source. The hosted version of SugarCRM is a commercial version while the Community version of SugarCRM is free and opens source.