🚀 I built an open-source GoHighLevel alternative

🚀 I built an open-source GoHighLevel alternative — here's why

Hey everyone 👋

Quick question — how much are you paying monthly for your CRM right now? 297?297?497? More?

I got tired of paying a SaaS tax just to manage contacts, pipelines, and appointments for my agency clients. So I started building my own.

It's called OpenLevel — and I just open-sourced it.

I wanted to build this as a true foundation that you can tailor to your exact needs.

Why? Because your CRM should adapt to you, not the other way around. It's the same way Jake teaches ICM to his needs: depending on what you are doing or building, your ICM can have adjustments, additions, or subtractions... as long as it serves you. OpenLevel gives you that flexible starting point so you can build exactly what your operations require, without being locked into someone else's opinionated structure.

🔧 What it does: — Contacts & CRM with custom fields — Pipeline & deal tracking — Calendar & appointment booking — Multi-tenant (manage multiple client locations) — Built-in AI assistant that actually understands your data

🏗 How it's built: — React frontend + Hono backend — One API powering both web app AND mobile app — Deterministic automations first (n8n, webhooks), AI where it counts — Follows the 60/30/10 methodology

⚠️ Fair warning: This is a V1 work-in-progress. The web app works but might have some rough edges. Mobile app is still cooking. But the foundation is rock solid.

The whole point is: you own your stack. No more white-label fees. No more praying Zapier doesn't break at 2am. Fork it, customize it, make it yours.

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/jahfeelautomation/openlevel

Would love your feedback — what features would YOU want to see next?

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🚀 I built an open-source GoHighLevel alternative — here's why