CRM and sales decision
Moxie
A competent developer can build a useful subset (client management, proposals, time tracking, invoices, calendar sync) and self‑host it; reproducing Moxie’s full product (mobile apps, telephony, deep integrations, hosted support) is larger and better left to the vendor for most users.
Visit website↗Open-source builds that already do this
Every project below is open source and already does this job today. Fork one, self-host it, or take the parts you need — the build prompt further down assumes an empty file, and this is the shortcut past that. Licences differ; check the one on each card before you ship.
What a replacement has to do
- Manage clients, create proposals/contracts, track time, generate/send invoices, and view calendar/schedule meetings.
What it still won’t have
- Mobile apps (iOS/Android)
- Built-in communicator phone line and answering service
- White‑label client portal with custom domain out of the box
- Deep integrations (Plaid, QuickBooks) and proprietary accounting sync
- Priority support and hosted uptime guarantees
What remains hard
- Product polish and ongoing maintenance
First-year cost
Keep paying
Paying is—cheaper in year one.
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 5 seats.
Money you would actually spend
Time you would spend
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What you would spend
What we assumed
The verdict above measures whether you could build it. This one is only about money.
Runnable build prompt
Build a single‑tenant web app (Postgres, Django or Rails backend, React frontend) that provides: 1) client/project CRUD and contact records; 2) rich proposal authoring converted to PDF and stored with acceptance status; 3) a simple e-sign/accept flow; 4) time tracker UI and attachable time entries per project; 5) invoice generator that can charge via Stripe and send emails; 6) Google Calendar OAuth sync for meeting scheduling. Out of scope: mobile apps, telephony lines, deep accounting integrations (Plaid/QuickBooks), multi‑tenant billing dashboard, and advanced automation. Include REST API, input validation, error handling, unit tests for core logic, and end‑to‑end tests for the invoice/payment flow.
How we checked
How the score was reached
- Partly verdict base52
- An open-source build was found+5
- 5 cited sources+3
- Price verified on pricing page+3
- 3/3 assessment runs agreed+4
- Evidence score67
The base comes from the verdict. Everything under it is a check that either happened or did not, and each one is a fact frozen in this record rather than a judgement made at render time — so the same evidence always produces the same number.
How scoring works →Cited sources · 5
Every page the run actually retrieved.
- official productAll-in-One Freelance Business Management Software | Moxie™
- official pricingSimple Pricing with 14-Day Free Trial for Freelancers | Moxie™
- official docsHow Moxie Helps Freelancers Manage Workflows | Moxie™
- open sourceDolibarr/dolibarr
- open sourceakaunting/akaunting
Integrity checks
What held up, and what did not.
