I’m interested in white labeling Dolibarr ERP to create a fully customized solution for my business. I’m wondering if anyone in the community has experience with this process and can offer some insights.
Here are my questions:
What are the different approaches to white labeling Dolibarr? (e.g., manual code modifications, third-party modules, cloud-based services)
Are there any recommended third-party modules or services for white labeling?
What are the potential challenges and considerations when white labeling Dolibarr? (e.g., technical expertise required, ongoing maintenance)
I’d appreciate any advice or experiences you can share!
If you are using Dolibarr CRM ERP for your own business I would ask the question does it really matter? Improving and automating processes, and getting more value from your data will benefit your business much more.
We deliver Dolibarr based solutions plus have our own Dolibarr SaaS offering ‘Thrive ERP’ which has a lot of additional capabilities over and above what Dolibarr provide …but it all comes down to what individual businesses need.
Third party modules - can deliver a lot of benefit, assuming they work reliably and the vendor keeps them updated (there are a lot of 3rd party modules that don’t keep pace with new versions…this situation just adds risk if customers can’t upgrade).
Making code changes to Dolibarr are never a good idea, as it will make .upgrades very slow/difficult/expensive. Any enhancements that are made need to be done in an ‘upgrade safe manner’
Hosted Dolibarr ERP SaaS offerings such as our Thrive ERP (just one Dolibarr cloud example) can provide more comprehensive capabilities than that Dolibarr ERP provides and they also take away all of the hassle around hosting, support, maintenance, upgrades and security (especially compliance with data protection legislation) for customers which allows them to focus on running/growing their business.
In some ways hosting/supporting Dolibarr ERP isn’t rocket science, but it takes a lot of time/effort to learn Dolibarr, and a not insignificant amount of time to complete maintenance/support work, keep major versions updated (essential for security) and to keep Dolibarr secure (vulnerability scans, patching etc)…installing/supporting Dolibarr internally when done correctly usually takes up a lot more time and costs a lot more than using a specialist provider …unless you do like many small businesses do which is install and forget about it, which usually doesn’t work long term!
