Post vtigercrm-5.0.0, I feel vtiger is really going to explode. There is lot of traction for the release even now in the Beta and RC stage and I am sure, it will only increase further once the GA is out.
The German and French communities are already reporting high traffic. I will be visiting Europe to talk to the users and companies using vtiger. This visit will give further credibility to vtiger and the users of vtiger.
vtiger will reach a stage similar to what had happened when 4.2.4 was to be released. There was so much traffic that one could hardly hear anything in the din. It was like a nuclear reaction spiralling out of control.
Earlier, the UI was poor and there were certain inconsistencies in the product. With the current GA release, I am sure we have ironed out most of the inhibiting factors. I envisage several small to medium companies starting to use vtiger now once these roadblocks are taken away.
There will be an ecosystem creation around vtiger which will be interesting to see – the integrators, the troubleshooters, the service engineers, the VoIP engineers, the CMS engineers, the Plugin-creators, …..
vtiger might also be customized toward multiple verticals like Lead Mgmt, Contact Mgmt, Real Estate, etc. The Plugins too can be customized toward those ends.
This ecosystem too needs to be carefully observed as it will throw open huge vistas for growth. I do not expect any mammoths to come over but I do expect a million small animals to come over. A new forest, new rules, ……
vtiger will have its own say (in a way) after the GA.
Interesting, very very interesting times ahead!
