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twenty: Open AI‑Ready CRM that rivals Salesforce for founders

Build AI‑enhanced sales pipelines without vendor lock‑in. Ideal for startup founders seeking a flexible, open‑source CRM – backed by 58k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “The open alternative to Salesforce, designed for AI.”

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59,484 stars+1,110★ this week9,682 forksTypeScriptUpdated 10/22/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Manage customer relationships with an open-source alternative to traditional CRM systems.

Real use case example

"A founder of a small e-commerce business uses twenty to manage customer interactions, starting by integrating their online store with the CRM system, then setting up automation to add new customers to a mailing list, and finally tracking customer engagement metrics to improve marketing strategies, resulting in more effective customer relationship management."

When to use it
  • •You need a customizable CRM without expensive subscriptions
  • •Your startup requires modern infrastructure for sales workflow management
  • •You want to integrate AI capabilities into your customer tracking system
Ready-to-paste prompt
npm run dev && open http://localhost:3000 to start exploring Twenty's features
Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js (version 16 or higher) and npm installed on your system before setting up Twenty
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🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

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Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/twenty && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/twenty/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/twenty/SKILL.md
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How twenty: Open AI‑Ready CRM that rivals Salesforce for founders works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Twenty: Open AI‑Ready CRM that rivals Salesforce for founders is a very large TypeScript project (~1.5M lines across 19755 code files, plus 3915 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Other license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~1.5M lines · 19755 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Node.js
No API keys detected
TypeScript 80%MDX 17%JavaScript 3%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    package.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    packages/twenty-claude-skills/README.md
    Inside packages/twenty-claude-skills/ — an example of what the AI is told to do
What's in each folder
packages/twenty-claude-skills/Prompts, skills & agent definitions3 files
packages/twenty-front/Package9345 files
packages/twenty-server/Package8853 files
packages/twenty-docs/Package3117 files
packages/twenty-apps/Package2020 files
packages/twenty-website/Package1402 files
packages/twenty-shared/Package1001 files
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Creator
twentyhq
Language
TypeScript
Category
sales
Published
12/1/2022

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