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ERP Comparison

Dolibarr vs. IFS Cloud ERP

At a glance

At a glance

Dolibarr

Best for

Best for small companies and freelancers that want to own their ERP and CRM data and can run or rent a server for it.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

IFS Cloud ERP

Best for

Best for asset-intensive, industrial enterprises that want operations, finance, assets and customers in a single composable ERP with embedded Industrial AI.

  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Dolibarr IFS Cloud ERP
Starting price Free to self-host; DoliCloud from €14 / user / month The software itself is a free download under GPL-3+ and you provide the hosting. On the official DoliCloud service, Dolibarr Basic is 14 euro per user and month and Dolibarr Premium starts at 45 euro per month. Price on request IFS does not publish a public price list; IFS Cloud is quoted based on scope and scale.
Free trial Free to download and self-host; DoliCloud offers a 30-day trial without a credit card Not stated
Team size Freelancers, small, medium and large companies, foundations and associations Not stated
API Yes, an optional REST API module with key-based authentication and a built-in API explorer Not stated
Hosting Self-hosted on Windows, Linux or macOS, via Docker, or hosted on DoliCloud IFS Cloud, cloud-based
Project costing Yes, projects as a hierarchy of tasks with a budget field and time recorded per task and user, and invoices generated from time spent; proposals, orders, supplier invoices and expense reports link to the project Yes, work breakdown structures with multi-currency budgets and forecast versions, and cost and revenue that update automatically from project activities
Invoicing Yes, customer and supplier invoices, template invoices, payments and bank reconciliation, plus a point-of-sale module Yes, customer invoicing from customer orders, project-linked or standalone, with electronic invoicing over XML and EDI
Digital receipt capture Scans can be attached to expense reports and other records; the module documentation describes no OCR capture Not stated
Reporting and controlling Double-entry accounting with transactions grouped in journals, and general ledger exports in CSV, the French FEC format and formats for Sage, Cegid, EBP, Ciel, Quadratus and Cogilog Yes, real-time data and analytics with interactive lobbies that track performance metrics
Time tracking Yes, timesheets in the HR module and time spent per task and user in the project module Yes, time reporting against projects, work orders and shop orders, with expenses and mileage booked to cost centres, projects and work orders
Integrations and API Yes, an optional REST API module authenticated by an API key, with a built-in explorer, plus import and export tools, the Module Builder and the DoliStore add-on marketplace Yes, RESTful OData APIs published as OpenAPI specifications through the API Explorer
AI features No stated Yes
Deployment more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Community forum more entries Email helpdesk, Community forum
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials Documentation and knowledge base, Personal consulting
Company size more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Enterprise

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Dolibarr Free to self-host; DoliCloud from €14 / user / month IFS Cloud ERP Price on request
  • Deployment Dolibarr Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise IFS Cloud ERP Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
  • Company size Dolibarr Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise IFS Cloud ERP Enterprise
  • Hosting Dolibarr Self-hosted on Windows, Linux or macOS, via Docker, or hosted on DoliCloud IFS Cloud ERP IFS Cloud, cloud-based
  • Support Dolibarr Community forum IFS Cloud ERP Email helpdesk, Community forum

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Dolibarr

Strengths

  • Free and open source under GPL-3+, with no per-seat cost when self-hosted
  • Modular: each area is switched on separately, so unused parts stay out of the interface
  • Runs from packaged installers, a plain PHP stack or Docker, and moves between self-hosting and DoliCloud
  • Module Builder and the DoliStore marketplace for extensions
  • Accounting exports in the FEC format and in formats for several accounting packages

Limitations

  • Self-hosting means running and patching a PHP and database stack yourself
  • Project planning has no capacity-based scheduling and no critical path
  • No OCR receipt capture documented; scans are attached by hand

IFS Cloud ERP

Strengths

  • Purpose-built for asset-intensive and industrial enterprises
  • Unifies operations, finance, people, assets and customers on a single, composable platform
  • Covers finance, manufacturing, supply chain and procurement
  • Embedded Industrial AI across the modules

Limitations

  • Pricing is not published; it is quoted based on scope and scale
  • Aimed at asset-intensive, industrial enterprises rather than at a single function

Plans

Pricing

Dolibarr

  • Self-hosted €0 The software is a free download under GPL-3+; you provide the server and the maintenance.
  • Dolibarr Basic €14 Per user and month on DoliCloud, the official hosted service, with a 30-day trial and no credit card required.
  • Dolibarr Premium €45 From, per month on DoliCloud.
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What users say

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Dolibarr

Ease of use
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IFS Cloud ERP

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
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Value for money
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Features
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Dolibarr https://www.dolibarr.org · checked against the official source on 2026-09-10

IFS Cloud ERP https://www.ifs.com/solutions/enterprise-resource-planning · checked against the official source on 2026-08-29

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.