# Looking for a lightweight client management app

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-lightweight-client-management-app/167623>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 10, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-lightweight-client-management-app/167623 "2009-05-10T13:09:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-lightweight-client-management-app/167623/1 "2009-05-10T13:09:17Z")

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Hi!

I’m looking for a lightweight client management app in Rails, not sure  
if it can be described as a CRM though.

primary requirements:

- basic management - signup/creation/deletion
- ability to track client requests (tickets)
- email notifications
- support for custom design templates

Redmine seems to bloated for what I need.

Thank you in advance,

- Kirill

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-lightweight-client-management-app/167623/2 "2009-05-10T16:41:58Z")

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removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:  
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> Redmine seems to bloated for what I need.
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> - Kirill

Redmine isn’t bloated at all – it would be a pretty good solution for  
your needs.

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-a-lightweight-client-management-app/167623/3 "2009-05-10T16:42:08Z")

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> Redmine seems to bloated for what I need.
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> 
> - Kirill

You could take a look at [http://www.opensourcerails.com/](http://www.opensourcerails.com/). Redmine is a  
good and well-supported app, though. Note that its modular, you can  
disable the parts you dont want/need.

-Bjørn