Most overruns happen in the first phase of a project - building the foundation: authentication, permissions, data structure, UI components - before any business-specific feature ships. That phase is unpredictable because every team does it differently and estimates it optimistically.

With Open Mercato, that entire phase is eliminated. Evojam starts from a production-ready foundation that covers roughly 80% of standard infrastructure work. The standard foundation is delivered at a fixed price. Custom business logic, integrations, and specific workflows are scoped as time-and-materials on top - so you always know what is fixed and what is variable before the project starts, not after.

This is a fundamental difference from Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar platforms where your data and workflows are hosted by a third party and you pay recurring licensing fees indefinitely.

We also leverage AI for database optimization, research, documentation generation, and meeting summaries, but always with human oversight to ensure accuracy and relevance to your specific business needs. The result is faster delivery without compromising on quality or security.

Open Mercato is an MIT-licensed, open-source CRM and ERP foundation framework built on Next.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL. It was created by the team behind Vue Storefront and ships approximately 80% of the infrastructure every enterprise platform needs - authentication, role-based access control, multi-tenancy, CRM core, order management, search (Meilisearch), Redis caching, AES-256 encryption, audit trails, and an AI assistant - pre-built and production-ready.

It is designed for enterprise teams that need to launch a new internal platform quickly, software agencies that want to deliver fixed-scope projects profitably, and businesses replacing legacy systems or expensive SaaS subscriptions. Evojam, as a certified OpenMercato Implementation Partner, configures and extends the framework to fit specific business workflows and industries.

With Open Mercato, that entire phase is eliminated. Evojam starts from a production-ready foundation that covers roughly 80% of standard infrastructure work. The standard foundation is delivered at a fixed price. Custom business logic, integrations, and specific workflows are scoped as time-and-materials on top - so you always know what is fixed and what is variable before the project starts, not after.

Yes. Open Mercato's CRM, catalog, order, and workflow modules map directly onto core real estate operations. Evojam extends the foundation with property-specific overlays: listing data management, agent and broker role hierarchies, deal pipeline stages, commission tracking, tenant and lease lifecycle automation, document management, and integration with property valuation or planning data APIs. Evojam has direct PropTech delivery experience.

Most off-the-shelf ERP systems - SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo - are built for generic business processes. They become costly and inflexible when your operations require non-standard workflows, industry-specific data models, or tight integration with external platforms. Customizing them typically means expensive licensing add-ons, proprietary consultants, and logic that is hard to maintain or migrate later.

An Open Mercato-based ERP is configured precisely around your actual processes from day one. There are no per-seat fees, no vendor roadmap to wait on, and no data held in a third-party system. For organizations paying €3,000–€15,000+ per month in ERP licensing and support, the break-even against a fully owned custom platform is typically within the first 12–18 months - after which the system is a permanent asset with no recurring cost.

With an Open Mercato-based platform, you pay once for a system built around your actual workflows - not a generic product configured around its constraints. There are no per-user monthly fees compounding over time, no dependency on a vendor's roadmap, and no data locked inside a third-party platform. For organizations spending €2,000–€10,000+ per month on SaaS licenses, the break-even point is typically within the first year.

This is a legitimate concern with any open-source dependency. Two things mitigate it in Open Mercato's case. First, the framework is built on standard, widely-adopted technologies - Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL - that will remain supported regardless of what happens to Open Mercato itself. Any competent team can maintain and extend the codebase without the framework's original authors.

Second, your business logic lives in overlays that are strictly separated from the core. If you ever needed to migrate off the foundation entirely, the custom logic is portable and does not need to be rewritten from scratch. You own the code, the data, and the architecture - the framework is a starting point, not a dependency you're locked into forever.