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Monica

monicahq.com

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Spec score 7.9 #14 of 26 in Personal CRM Software

What it is

Monica is an open-source personal CRM for organizing information about friends, family, colleagues, and other important people. Contact records can include contact methods, significant others, children, pets, private notes, reminders, gifts, and money owed. The service also stores relationship notes, journal entries, and activity history for calls, meals, trips, events, and other occasions. Contacts can be imported from vCard or CSV files, with duplicates displayed before merging. A REST API supports contact-data imports and exports and automation of parts of the application. Monica says it does not sell personal data, show ads, or use private account contents to train models. Hosted accounts include managed backups and email support; self-hosting uses Docker or manual installation, with users maintaining infrastructure and backups. Self-hosted Monica is free; Hosted Monica is $90 a year.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Monica is an open-source personal CRM for keeping track of friends, family, colleagues, and other important people.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
API
The features page says Monica has a REST API for importing and exporting contact data and automating parts of the application.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Privacy
Monica says it does not sell personal data, show ads, or use private account contents to train models.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Founded
2017Read 28 Sep 2026 · monicahq.com
Backups and support
Hosted service includes managed backups and email support, while self-hosting requires users to manage their own backups and relies on community support.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Contact records
Contact records can include contact methods, significant others, children, pets, private notes, reminders, gifts, and money owed.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Data export
The pricing page says users can export supported account data, including contacts, relationships, notes, reminders, activities, custom fields, and attachments.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Imports
Users can import contacts from vCard and CSV files, with duplicates shown before merging.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Integrations in development
Monica v3 is planned to include a complete API and MCP server, but the v3 page describes it as still in development.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Mobile availability
The current web application works on phones; native iOS and Android applications are planned after Monica v3.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Not a social network
Monica says it does not recommend friends, rank relationships, show a feed, or tell people who viewed their profiles.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Relationship history
Monica supports relationship management, notes, journal entries, reminders, and a history of activities such as calls, meals, trips, and events.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Self-hosting
The self-hosted edition is open source and can be installed with Docker or manually; users provide and maintain the infrastructure.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Support access
The site says support staff can access a hosted account only with the user's explicit permission for a specific problem.Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com

Plans and prices

Self-hosted Monica Free $0 from Monica; hosting costs may apply unlimited contacts · unlimited users as infrastructure allows · community support · self-managed updates and backups Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com
Hosted Monica $90 a year $90 USD / year; two months free when billed yearly unlimited contacts · unlimited notes · unlimited reminders · unlimited activities and journal entries · email support · managed backups Read 9 Oct 2026 · monicahq.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Detailed records for relationships and personal details
  • vCard and CSV imports show duplicates before merging
  • REST API supports contact-data import and export
  • Hosted plan includes managed backups and email support
  • No ads or personal-data sales stated

Limits

  • Self-hosting requires infrastructure and backup management
  • Native iOS and Android apps are only planned
  • Hosted Monica costs $90 a year
  • Self-hosted hosting costs may apply

Who it suits

Monica suits people who want a detailed private record of personal relationships, with reminders, activities, and imports. It also fits users choosing between a managed hosted service and open-source self-hosting.

Verdict

Monica combines relationship records, history, reminders, imports, and an API in a personal CRM. Choose hosted service for managed backups and support, or self-host when you want to maintain the open-source deployment yourself.

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