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Easy!Appointments vs Less Annoying CRM
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Easy!Appointments and Less Annoying CRM — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Easy!Appointments vs Less Annoying CRM: at a glance
| Feature | Easy!Appointments | Less Annoying CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | CRM | CRM |
| Velocity score | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Top themes | open-source, scheduling, caldav, video-conferencing | small-business-crm, customer-requests, contact-records, search |
| Last editorial update | 2mo ago | 9d ago |
| Website | Visit → | — |
What is Easy!Appointments?
Easy!Appointments 1.6 lands video conferencing, GDPR tools, and a serious security overhaul across its CalDAV and booking stack.
Easy!Appointments, an open-source self-hosted scheduler, is shipping its 1.6 major version through a long pre-release cycle that has introduced Jitsi and Google Meet integration, CAPTCHA and ALTCHA anti-abuse protection, GDPR features, and a rebuilt CalDAV synchronization stack. The 1.6.1 security hardening pre-release then landed a concentrated batch of serious vulnerability fixes: LDAP injection in directory search, SSRF in CalDAV URL handling, cross-account appointment takeover, provider credential exposure to secretary accounts, and CAPTCHA bypass — a set that suggests the expanded surface area of 1.6.0 brought corresponding security debt.
What is Less Annoying CRM?
Less Annoying CRM lets users pin notes to the top of a contact
LACRM ships slowly and from user requests. Two weeks after October's bundle of six features (scratchpad widget, custom contact labels, event and task search, history filters), it added pinned notes that stay at the top of a contact or company record. Earlier in the year came configurable task views, rich text fields, undo merge and relative date filters.
Easy!Appointments vs Less Annoying CRM: editorial side-by-side
Easy!Appointments 1.6 lands video conferencing, GDPR tools, and a serious security overhaul across its CalDAV and booking stack.
◆ Current state
Easy!Appointments, an open-source self-hosted scheduler, is shipping its 1.6 major version through a long pre-release cycle that has introduced Jitsi and Google Meet integration, CAPTCHA and ALTCHA anti-abuse protection, GDPR features, and a rebuilt CalDAV synchronization stack. The 1.6.1 security hardening pre-release then landed a concentrated batch of serious vulnerability fixes: LDAP injection in directory search, SSRF in CalDAV URL handling, cross-account appointment takeover, provider credential exposure to secretary accounts, and CAPTCHA bypass — a set that suggests the expanded surface area of 1.6.0 brought corresponding security debt.
◆ Where it's heading
The 1.6 release line is expanding Easy!Appointments from a simple booking page into a more complete scheduling platform: video conferencing links, richer calendar sync, GDPR compliance tooling, and hardened multi-provider access controls all move it closer to commercial alternatives. The security work in 1.6.1-beta.1 is as important as the features — self-hosted deployments that serve real customer data need these fixes before anyone should run 1.6 in production.
◆ Prediction
A stable 1.6.1 release is the next step, clearing the pre-release label once the security fixes are confirmed across the beta testing community. After that, the CalDAV and video conferencing integrations will likely expand — CalDAV push notifications or two-way Google Calendar sync are the natural follow-ons.
Less Annoying CRM lets users pin notes to the top of a contact
◆ Current state
LACRM ships slowly and from user requests. Two weeks after October's bundle of six features (scratchpad widget, custom contact labels, event and task search, history filters), it added pinned notes that stay at the top of a contact or company record. Earlier in the year came configurable task views, rich text fields, undo merge and relative date filters.
◆ Where it's heading
The work stays on the daily record view: making the current state of a client easier to see as history grows. No AI, pricing or integration moves appear in the entries.
◆ Prediction
More small record-view and search features, either one at a time or as another bundle, are the likely next step.
Alternatives to Easy!Appointments and Less Annoying CRM
Other CRM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Easy!Appointments or Less Annoying CRM.
Twenty
Twenty 2.58.1 stops existing accounts from joining a workspace through SSO alone.
Twenty
Twenty 2.58 rebuilds CRM permissions down to the row and adds MCP workflow steps.
GroupOffice
GroupOffice patches its 25.0 and 6.8 lines again, still with no notes.
Folk
folk adds a command panel and quick-add tasks after its agent-era repositioning.
Folk
folk now pitches itself as the CRM for the agent era.
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Recent activity from Easy!Appointments and Less Annoying CRM
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 9d agoLess Annoying CRMPinned Notes
- 24d agoLess Annoying CRM6 New CRM Features
- 2mo agoEasy!AppointmentsEasy!Appointments 1.6.1-beta.1: Security hardening and CalDAV polish ⚡
- 2mo agoEasy!Appointments1.6.1-alpha.1
- 7mo agoLess Annoying CRMWorkspace task customization: see future tasks and other users' tasks on the workspace
- 7mo agoLess Annoying CRMRich Text for Text Area Fields
- 7mo agoEasy!AppointmentsEasy!Appointments 1.6.0-beta.2: Video conferencing, CAPTCHA, GDPR, and CalDAV ⚡
- 8mo agoLess Annoying CRMUndo Merge Button
- 8mo agoEasy!Appointments1.6.0-beta.1
- 8mo agoLess Annoying CRMTwelve user-requested CRM features shipped in one release
- 8mo agoEasy!Appointments1.6.0-alpha.1
- 1y agoEasy!Appointments1.5.2-beta.1
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Easy!Appointments and Less Annoying CRM?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Easy!Appointments is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Easy!Appointments better than Less Annoying CRM?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Easy!Appointments is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other CRM products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Easy!Appointments?
Top Easy!Appointments alternatives in CRM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Easy!Appointments alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/easyappointments for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Less Annoying CRM?
Top Less Annoying CRM alternatives in CRM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Less Annoying CRM alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/less-annoying-crm for the full list with editorial commentary on each.