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HOW ODOO
IS DIFFERENT
WITH OTHER
OPEN
SOURCE ERP?

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 INTRODUCTION

Odoo is an opensource ERP which means the

code is available for download to all & anyone
can customize it to suit their needs. It has a
community forum, a lot of documentation is
available online.

It also has an enterprise version which has a per-

user based charge but also offers some extra
features.

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 Compititors

Coming to the point that how it fares when it is up in

competition with other ERP’s.

The question here is who are its competitors. The first true
competitors are those who are also OpenSource. The list
includes :

1- Adempiere 5- Dolibarr
2- Openbravo 6- Mestafresh
3- ERPNext 7- Opentaps
4- Apache Ofbiz 8- WebERP & a few more...

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 Others ERP

2nd segment is of Enterprise/Proprietary (the

1's which are paid on yearly or monthly user-
based subscription and are not
OpenSource):

1- SAP 5- Zoho
2- Microsoft Dynamics Nav 6- Xero
3- Oracle Netsuite 7- Sage
4- BrightPearl

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 Advantages Odoo:

1- Generic framework which can be adapted to suit your needs

2- There are lots of addons developed already covering almost all major verticals
and domains

3- Development time is far less when compared to other ERP's like Apache ofbiz,
Openbravo etc..

4- Google about a topic and you'll surely find details about it as it is widely used and
searched program nowadays

5- Very good documentation from the company Odoo itself

6- Developers are easily available. There are a lot of company's as well who provide
Odoo Development Services.

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 Continue…(Advantages Odoo)

7- It has a vast eCommerce front capable of running a fully loaded eCommerce

store. At the same time act as a very good CMS tool.

8- Free of cost with Higher ROI

9- Web-based available with all hosting options like At premise, on cloud, SAAS and
others..

10- Scalable enough to compete with any other ERP

11- Progressive in the sense that there is a new version released every year

12- Installation, configuration is very easy and is much user-friendly

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 Limitations:

1- The reporting engine is not so user-friendly and adaptable. Limited option for
intuitive dashboards and drill-down reports

2- Emailing system is not so robust

3- The web framework on which the eCommerce/websites are developed is a bit

slow in performance & is not very much SEO friendly. Though there are
addons/apps/modules or workaround to cope with it.

4- Migrating to the latest version is a big hassle

5- Import, processing of big data becomes challenging

NOTE: The overall true conclusion depends on many things like exact need, budget, availability of resources,
duration of implementation, training & support etc..

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 Conclusion

In the end, Odoo wins as an OpenSource System as it satisfies the needs to

the closest possible way but with limitations which can be overcome by
workarounds and the usage of 3rd party apps.

If want any assistance or support regards Odoo Open Source, ERPNext

Services or looking for ERP Solutions for your existing & new projects, Feel free
to Contact Us.

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