Radar check
What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.
Last code pushed 26 Oct 2026, the same day before this check.
No releases published on GitHub; the code date above is the one to trust.
Public since March 2013, a little over 13 years.
789 stars and 910 forks.
2,625 commits and 0 new issues in the last 90 days.
732 contributors. 1176 pull requests merged in 90 days.
No security policy file says how to report a problem. No published security advisories.
How the bars are scored
- Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
- Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
- Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
- Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
- Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
- Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
- Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.
Checked by Repo Radar on 26 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.
In simple English
This tool helps non-profit groups keep track of their donors, members, and events. It stores all contact records and donations in one place. You can run it on your own server for free. Setting it up takes technical skill and a lot of work. You will also need to spend time keeping it running safely.
What it is
CiviCRM is a customer relationship management (CRM, a tool to store contact details and interaction history) platform built for non-profit groups, advocacy campaigns, and charities. It runs as a PHP (a programming language used to build websites) web application or as a plugin inside popular website content management systems.
What it is good for
Non-profit founders and community builders who need to manage memberships and donations without paying for a commercial service.
- Keeps all donor and member records in one place under your control.
- Handles event registration, fundraising campaigns, and email mailings out of the box.
- Connects with major website management systems like WordPress and Drupal.
- Setup is very hard for non-programmers and requires server administration skills.
- AGPL-3.0 (a software licence that forces you to share your code if you modify it and run it over a network) may restrict how you host it.
- Needs a dedicated web server with reliable database backups and ongoing security updates.
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Download the software package from the official CiviCRM website and follow the system administrator guide for your chosen content management system.