[Leaplist] OpenSource CRM

[Randall Perry]

On 2/5/08, Damien McKenna <damien at mc-kenna.com> wrote:
> On Feb 5, 2008, at 9:44 PM, Randall Perry wrote:
> > I need to find something to connect to existing Quickbooks accounting
> > (not for me) and to connect to a CRM system (quotes created in CRM and
> > then convert to orders and import into Quickbooks).
>
> I believe that's called a "ball and chain" that is going to *severely*
> restrict your options, if anything other than an Intuit option will
> work at all.  Can it simply import the data from QB or does it have to
> be able to integrate with it on an ongoing basis?
>
Client is sticking with Quickbooks connectivity needs are minimal
(just to convert quotes from CRM into order into Quickbooks).

I think a standalone CRM is best (isolate sales from accounting
systems) and just push orders into the Quickbooks (and then using
manufacturing modules to complete construction, billing, inventory,
etc).

There are a number of OpenSource packages that connect with quickbooks.
osCommerce (which I have used for years) has a QuickBooks integrator
http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,2847/category,all/search,quickbooks

SugarCRM supposedly has connectors for Quickbooks

Always-ON CRM used the Qconnector to connect with quickbooks

I think XRMS might work. I don't know anything about that one though.
I will do some more digging...
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    Randall Perry