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
ERP Comparison
Dolibarr vs. Troi
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for project-based agencies and service providers that need budgets, time, resources and billing in one ERP.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Dolibarr | Troi |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | lower value 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. | From €19 / user / month Troi Teams licence. Licences are freely combinable. |
| Free trial | Free to download and self-host; DoliCloud offers a 30-day trial without a credit card | 20 days, all features |
| Team size | Freelancers, small, medium and large companies, foundations and associations | Not stated |
| Users | Not stated | 13,500+ |
| API | Yes, an optional REST API module with key-based authentication and a built-in API explorer | Not stated |
| Languages | Not stated | German, English |
| Hosting | Self-hosted on Windows, Linux or macOS, via Docker, or hosted on DoliCloud | EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant |
| Made in | Not stated | Munich |
| 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, with AI assistance |
| Invoicing | Yes, customer and supplier invoices, template invoices, payments and bank reconciliation, plus a point-of-sale module | Yes |
| Digital receipt capture | Scans can be attached to expense reports and other records; the module documentation describes no OCR capture | Yes, digital receipt capture |
| 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, reporting and controlling |
| Time tracking | Yes, timesheets in the HR module and time spent per task and user in the project module | Yes |
| 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, integrations and API |
| 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, Phone |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Not stated | Asana, Jira, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange (Outlook), Microsoft Power BI, Personio, HubSpot, Memtime, Spendesk, DATEV, Bexio |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Dolibarr Free to self-host; DoliCloud from €14 / user / month Troi From €19 / user / month
- Free trial Dolibarr Free to download and self-host; DoliCloud offers a 30-day trial without a credit card Troi 20 days, all features
- Deployment Dolibarr Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Troi Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Company size Dolibarr Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Troi Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Hosting Dolibarr Self-hosted on Windows, Linux or macOS, via Docker, or hosted on DoliCloud Troi EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant
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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
Troi
Strengths
- Covers costing, time tracking, resource planning and accounting in one system
- Hosted in the EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified and GDPR-compliant
- Trial covers all features for 20 days
Limitations
- Interface is available in German and English only
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.
Troi
- Troi Teams €19 Per user and month. For operational team members, including time tracking and editing project tasks.
- Troi Professional €49 Per user and month. The full feature set for project leads, all in one.
- Troi Enterprise On request For large-scale, complex project environments.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
Dolibarr
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- 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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Troi
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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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
Troi https://troi.de · checked against the official source on 2026-08-14
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.