Twenty CRM hosting
Twenty is the open-source CRM regarded as a serious alternative to Salesforce and HubSpot – modern, customisable and without per-user licences that explode as the team grows.
Self-hosted Twenty CRM, no per-seat fees
We host Twenty in a GDPR-compliant way on European infrastructure, set it up for your sales team and keep it secure and up to date. You get a CRM that belongs to you – with all data under your control.
The essentials of Twenty CRM hosting
- Twenty is the open-source CRM as an alternative to Salesforce and HubSpot – we host it GDPR-compliantly on European infrastructure and set it up for your sales team.
- We configure objects, fields and pipelines so the CRM adapts to your sales process instead of forcing your team into a rigid standard CRM.
- Instead of per-user licences you pay for operation – a noticeable difference from classic CRM pricing, especially for growing teams.
- Your customer data never leaves your European infrastructure and is exportable at any time – a clear advantage for data protection and independence.
- Twenty evolves quickly; we apply new versions and security updates in a controlled way and back up your data encrypted, including tested restores.
CRM for your sales team
Twenty maps contacts, companies, deals and pipelines clearly and adapts to your sales process. We set up objects, fields and pipelines so your team works with it without friction – instead of adapting to a rigid standard CRM.
Managed hosting & setup
We install Twenty production-ready with your own domain, SSL and email connection and take care of ongoing operation. You don't have to administer any servers – we handle provisioning, configuration and operation.
Data protection & sovereignty
Unlike with US CRM providers, your customer data stays on European infrastructure and under your control. That removes the GDPR grey area and makes Twenty the privacy-friendly CRM choice.
Updates & backups
Twenty evolves quickly. We apply new versions and security updates in a controlled way and back up your data automatically and encrypted – including tested restores.
Self-hosted Twenty CRM vs. SaaS CRM
Traditional CRM solutions make it easy to get started, but that comes with dependencies that grow with your team. Self-hosted Twenty reverses this equation.
| SaaS CRM (HubSpot / Salesforce) | Self-hosted Twenty CRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence model | Per-user fee scales with headcount | Operating costs – no per-seat charge |
| Data sovereignty | Data with US vendor (GDPR risk) | Data on your EU infrastructure |
| Customisability | Limited to platform features | Fully customisable at source level |
| Vendor dependency | Lock-in: pricing & roadmap external | Open source – no lock-in |
| Operations effort | Included but opaque | Managed by nextlevels – predictable |
Relative assessment – specific numbers depend on your team size and setup.
Our managed hosting process for Twenty CRM
From bare infrastructure to a running CRM in daily sales use – in four defined steps, with no ongoing construction site.
Infrastructure & setup
Provision on European server, Docker deployment, SSL, domain configuration and backup strategy.
CRM configuration
Set up data objects, custom fields, pipeline stages and team permissions to match your sales process.
Data migration & onboarding
Import existing contacts, deals and activities; brief the sales team and hand over ready for use.
Managed operations
Ongoing updates (tested, not blindly applied), monitoring, automated backups and support in regular operations.
Each phase ends with a clear handover point.
What matters for Twenty CRM hosting
With a self-hosted CRM, what counts first is that customer data is among the most sensitive data in the company. Self-hosted Twenty keeps it on your European infrastructure, exportable at any time and under your control, rather than with a US provider. It is exactly this data sovereignty that fundamentally distinguishes a self-run CRM from a classic SaaS CRM.
Economically, the absence of per-user pricing makes the difference. For growing teams, classic CRM pricing scales with every seat, whereas self-hosting means paying for operation, not for heads. For that to pay off, though, operation must be truly reliable: updates, backups, and monitoring are not an accessory but the precondition for the CRM staying a tool rather than becoming a building site.
Twenty is a lively, fast-growing project with a modern interface, and that is both strength and responsibility. Frequent releases bring new features but also demand careful, tested updates instead of blindly following along. Done well, you get a CRM that adapts to your sales process rather than forcing your team into an alien one.
Open-source CRM on the rise
Twenty has established itself as one of the most active open-source CRM projects and is developed quickly – with a modern interface that doesn't have to hide behind commercial tools.
No per-user licence
With self-hosting you pay for operation rather than seats. Especially for growing teams this can make a noticeable difference compared to classic CRM pricing.
Your customer data belongs to you
Self-hosted Twenty means: customer data does not leave your infrastructure and is exportable at any time – a clear advantage for data protection and independence.
Twenty vs. Salesforce & HubSpot: cost comparison
Salesforce and HubSpot charge per user per month – every new rep costs extra. Twenty is open source, with no per-user licence. As of June 2026.
| Twenty (self-hosted) | Salesforce Sales Cloud | HubSpot Sales Hub | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence model | Open source, €0 licence | Per user/month | Per seat/month |
| Cost (10 users) | Fixed ops, user-independent | Enterprise $165 → $1,650/mo | Pro $100 → $1,000/mo |
| Entry tier | — | Starter $25/user/mo | Starter $20/seat/mo |
| Data ownership | Your own EU servers | Vendor cloud (US) | Vendor cloud (US) |
| Customisability | Open source, custom objects/fields | Within the edition | Within the edition |
Vendor list prices, as of June 2026 (USD, mostly billed annually). Self-hosting runs as a fixed monthly fee. Break-even: from roughly 5–10 sales users, self-hosted Twenty is usually cheaper than Salesforce Enterprise or HubSpot Pro.
CRM without license fees
With us you're always at the forefront of enterprise software development and benefit directly from our extensive development know-how. Together we examine your business processes, identify key optimization potential and develop individually tailored solutions. Your business goals and expectations are the focal point of everything we do.
Comprehensive technological expertise
We choose the stack per project by requirement and rely on established, future-proof technologies instead of niche dependencies.
Specialized in enterprise solutions
The real lever lies in clean interfaces: we integrate deeply into ERP, CRM and third-party systems instead of isolated solutions.
Years of experience in the software industry
From requirements analysis to operation after go-live, we know the pitfalls of large software projects.
Multidisciplinary expert team
Analysis, architecture, backend and operations come together in one team, without friction between disciplines.
Long-term business success
We build maintainable foundations that grow with your company, and stay by your side with support and further development.
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