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Contact Management · Reviewed 20 Oct 2026

Monica

Open-source personal CRM to remember and nurture relationships.

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Monica at a glance

Overview

01

Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

Monica is an open-source personal CRM that helps individuals remember and manage details about the people in their lives, such as conversations, important dates, and promises S1. It is used by people who want to keep track of personal relationships without the complexity of a business CRM, solving the problem of forgetting important personal information S1. The product offers a hosted version for a simple subscription and a free self-hosted option, with a focus on privacy and data ownership S1 S5.

02

Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: Monica is an open-source personal CRM web application S1.
  • Core purpose: It helps users remember important details about people in their lives, such as conversations and dates S1.
  • Intended users: Individuals who want to manage personal relationships, not business customers S1.
  • Product scope: A single web application with a hosted and self-hosted version, not a platform S5.
  • Positioning: Positioned as a private, self-hostable alternative to traditional CRMs S1.
  • Claimed distinction: Emphasizes privacy by design and data ownership, with no advertising or tracking S1.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
IndividualsKeep track of personal contacts, conversations, and important dates S1.
Self-hostersRun Monica on their own infrastructure for full control and privacy S1.
Privacy-conscious usersMaintain relationship data without exposing it to advertising databases S1.
DevelopersAutomate contact management and data workflows using the REST API S48.

Features

04

Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Contact managementStore contact details, relationships, notes, and interactions in one place S48.
RemindersSet reminders for important dates and events, with automatic birthday reminders S48.
JournalWrite journal entries and log activities with contacts S93.
DashboardView recent contacts, upcoming events, and call history S56.
Gift trackingManage gifts offered or intended to offer S48.
Data import/exportImport contacts and export all data, including custom structures S1.
REST APIAutomate and integrate with Monica using a complete REST API S48.
05

Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
REST APIAPIAutomate and extend Monica's functionality S48.
MCP serverAI interfaceEnables AI assistants to interact with Monica data S1.
Data exportData portabilityExport all data in SQL format for backup or migration S123.
Data importData portabilityImport existing contacts into Monica S1.
Self-hosted installationDeploymentRun Monica on your own server with full data control S5.

Pricing

06

Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
Hosted Monica$90 per year, billed yearly (two months free) S5Unlimited contacts, notes, reminders, activities; managed backups; email support S5Not established
Self-hostedFree (you pay for your own server) S5Unlimited contacts; full software S5You manage server, updates, backups S5
Trial30-day trial, no credit card required S5Full hosted features S5Time-limited S5

Trust and proof

07

Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
SaaSHubMonica reviews. Is Monica good? - SaaSHubGrounded web searchMonica, a personal CRM tool, occupies a niche position in the software landscape, focusing on managing personal relationships rather than business-oriented customer interactions. This unique positioning appeals to users seeking to maintain personal connections efficiently. However, the tool has garnered mixed public opinion due to some limiting features and usability challenges. ... A significant downside, as mentioned by users, is Monica's lack of mobility and automation features. It is predomi
GetDex BlogMonica Review 2026: Pricing, Features, and Who It's ForGrounded web searchMonica is the best personal CRM for people who want full data ownership and are willing to do all the work themselves. It is genuinely good at what it does: structured ... . It does not save you time. It does not automate anything. It adds work to your day

Customer proof

No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.

Independent mentions

  • Monica: Open-source personal relationship manager / Hacker News — notes in their mailbox or addressbok....but less than something like Salesforce, etc. Its actually well built from its minimalist ... maybe a more comprehensive CRM might be suitable...but for most other use cases, something like Monica works, and works
  • Json Export feature · monicahq/monica · Discussion #5824 · GitHub — Json export is in preview mode. Tell us what you think about ... This feature allows you to export all your data as a json file. There is no `import` feature for now. Found export in Settings > Export data of your application, like https://app.monicahq
  • monicahq/monica — - Unlike Fight Club, the best way to help is to actually talk about Monica as much as you can in blog posts and articles, or on social media. - You can answer questions in the issue tracker to help other community members. - You can financially support Monica’s development on Patreon or by subscribing to a paid account.
  • Monica — the open-source personal CRM — helps you keep track of the people in your life—the things they tell you, the moments you share, and the promises you definitely intended to ... Private by design. Open source. Self-hostable. No ads, no data resale, no awkward “engagement” notifications.
  • We are back (hopefully for real this time) — think the direction of Monica v1 was good, but not enough. Then we wrote ... which is the version available on beta), but it sucks - the technical direction is a mess, I personally dislike ... , the UI is not ideal, and it has 1000000 unfinished features
  • Monica: Open-source personal CRM / Hacker News — Monica: Open-source personal CRM (monicahq.com) 372 points by jandeboevrie on Dec 21, 2019 / hide / past / favorite / 129 comments ... but I find it's a product that doesn't fit with my needs and lacking a lot of simple and
  • Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family / Hacker News — . Here to answer any questions you might have. The site is not perfect, it's not mobile optimized, there are probably bugs, there is a gazillion features missing, no APIs but it's a labour of love, open-source and I hope it will help people other than me.

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

08

Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownership— Régis, founder and person who still occasionally forgets thingssource
Contact and supportThe web application works on a phone today. Native iOS and Android applications come after v3 — real applications, not a website in a shell.source
Legal and privacyCancel whenever you want. Your contacts will not be held hostage.source
Security and complianceWhen you create your account on our hosted version, you are giving the site information about yourself that we collect. This includes your name, your email address and your password, that is encrypted before being storedsource
Uptime and status pageNot published on the collected pages.—
Domain registered2016-10-09—
Domain expires2027-10-09—

Not found on the collected pages: uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

09

Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
On product design — the Monica blogProduct updateProduct update is publicly available. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

10

Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Offered as a hosted web app or self-hosted installation S5.S5
Platforms and appsAccessible from phone, tablet, and desktop via web browser S5.S5
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)Provides a REST API and an MCP server S48 S1.S48 S1
Data ownership and exportUsers can export all data at any time in SQL format S123.S123
Performance and reliability claimsUsers are happy with how fast and simple the product is S48.S48
Release activityMonica v3 is being rebuilt from the ground up S1.S1
11

Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2016-10-09 — Tucows Domains Inc.
Domain expires2027-10-09
TLS certificateGoogle Trust Services, valid, expires 2027-01-03
Security headersHSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy
Headers not servedCSP, X-Frame-Options
Server headercloudflare
Mail handled byin1-smtp.messagingengine.com, in2-smtp.messagingengine.com
Nameserversgreg.ns.cloudflare.com, olga.ns.cloudflare.com

Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

Limits and method

12

Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention any competitors by name. Evidence gaps include: no detailed security certifications, no uptime statistics, and no independent review ratings. Open questions: the future of mobile apps is uncertain, as development has stopped S164.

13

Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 15 collected pages from monicahq.com, including the homepage, pricing, features, blog, privacy policy, and terms of use. The evidence catalog includes 176 entries, with sources cited as S1 through S143. External proof search was performed but no additional verification was completed. Limitations: some blog posts are dated and may not reflect current product state; mobile app status is unclear.

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