Re: Anyone know a good opensource CRM that actually installs with Posgtres?

Bradley Kieser wrote:
> I hope that someone has cracked this one because I have run into a
> brick wall the entire week and after 3 all-nighters with bad
> installations, I would appreciate hearing from others!
>
> I am looking for a decent OpenSource CRM system that will run with
> Postgres. SugarCRM seems to be the most popular but it's MySQL-centric
> and its opensource parts are very restricted.

Not a recommendation, coz I haven't actually used it, but you might try
Drupal, if you haven't already. I've seen Drupal work OK, & it claims to
support Postgres.


Brent Wood






> vTiger is also mySQL-centric.
>
> I thought that I had a corker of a system with "centricCRM" but when
> it came to actually installing it, I am 48 hours down and hacking
> through screen after screen of installation errors. Basically, it
> relies way too much on ant and Java tools. Nothing against Java but my
> experience with ant used for installing PG schemas is a dismal track
> record of error and frustration. centric CRM is no exception. Frankly,
> it just doesn't work and after trying to hack out the ant into a PG
> script I have decided to give it up as a bad job.
>
> XRMS promises to run on PG but... it doesn't. The core system is fine,
> but useless without the plugins. The Plugins are mySQL-specific again,
> I spent several all-nighters previously hacking through installation
> screens attempting to convert mysql to PG, making software patches...
> you get the picture.
>
> XLSuite looks very promising. Awesome interface, looks great... only
> it's just not ready yet. It is a year away from being at full PG
> production level.
>
> Compiere doesn't support PG.
>
> OpenTAPS the demo won't even work. And it's US-centric whereas we are
> in the UK. A pity that it's so very much tied to the US as it could be
> very good.
>
> I have tried numerous other CRMs but all the same - either don't run
> on PG, claim to but in reality don't or are simply pre-Alpha and not
> ready for production use.
>
> So if anyone has actually cracked this, please let me know! I really
> need a good CRM.
>
> It has to be OpenSource, not just out of principle, but we need to
> integrate it into an existing business with established inhouse
> software so we need to be able to customise the code.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad
>
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