Open Source
Monica
by monicahq
Personal CRM. Remember everything about your friends, family and business relationships.
Our verdict
We have not reviewed Monica yet
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About Monica
Monica is an open-source personal CRM that helps users track and remember details about their friends, family, and business contacts. It stores interaction history, notes, and relationship data in a self-hosted or cloud-based system, built with PHP.
Best for
Individuals who want a private, self-hosted tool to manage personal and professional relationships.
Use cases
- Log and review past interactions with contacts
- Set reminders for birthdays and follow-ups
- Organize notes and tags for personal relationships
Notes
25,542 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-10-28. Licensed AGPL-3.0.
Pros
- Self-hostable for full data control
- Active open-source project with a large community (25k+ stars)
- Simple, focused feature set for personal use
Cons
- Not designed for team or enterprise CRM workflows
- Requires setup and maintenance if self-hosted
- Limited advanced automation or reporting features
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest prerelease version
- 5.0.0-beta.5 (released 21 Apr 2025)
- Days since the last commit
- 9
- GitHub forks
- 2,637
- GitHub stars
- 25,729
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 187.8
- Open issues
- 725
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 0
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Stars and usage
How Monica is growing
25,554 to 25,729
Health and security
Is Monica looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
56 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 9 days ago |
| Releases | 0 of 15 | 0 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 0 of 20 | First reply in 187.8 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
Alternatives
Alternatives to Monica
| Record | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffinityThis is an alternative to it | Product | Linked recordGitHub |
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Sources
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Changelog
What changed
Released 5.0.0-beta.5
Released 4.1.2
Released 5.0.0-beta.4
Released 4.1.1
Released 4.1.0
Released 5.0.0-beta.3
Released 5.0.0-beta.2
Released 5.0.0-beta.1
Released 4.0.0
Released 3.7.0
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