Before exploring why Odoo and whether it truly offers value for the money it costs, let’s understand how Odoo is unique compared to other ERPs on the market.
What makes Odoo different from other ERP software/solutions?
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The uniqueness of Odoo lies in its ability to provide a comprehensive and integrated solution to manage various business processes, whether for SMEs or larger companies.
What value does Odoo provide?
No need for multiple software investments: Odoo covers it all!
SMEs typically use an average of 16 SaaS applications (<50 employees), or 24 SaaS applications (50-100 employees).
As you can see in the image below, Odoo has an application for every business need. You don’t need to spend money implementing Shopify for your website, and you don’t have to worry about implementing QuickBooks for accounting management.
Implementing Odoo will save you all the additional software implementations and investments, offering you everything essential to manage your business under a single system.
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Odoo offers 82 official applications, totaling 902 modules, along with more than 39,717 community applications to help you meet your unique business requirements.
The Odoo app store is the largest in the world!
Odoo has 39,700 available apps in its store, while Salesforce AppExchange follows with 4,250 apps.
This means that Odoo can meet the needs of a larger company with over 1000 users and a small emerging company with a database of 18,583 and 1 user.
Moreover, Odoo adapts to a wider range of industries: Retail, Manufacturing, Distribution, NGOs, Services, etc., across all segments: ERP, CRM, Accounting, Websites, Point of Sale, E-commerce, Human Resources, etc., for all countries.
Shopify for Website:
Salesforce for CRM:
Mailchimp for Marketing
LightSpeed for Point of Sale:
QuickBooks for Accounting:
So, if we consider choosing standard/basic plans across all the software mentioned above, here’s what your investment would look like:
- Shopify: 27,00 €
- Salesforce: 25,00 €
- Mailchimp: 18,68 €
- LightSpeed: 69,00 €
- QuickBooks: 17,00 €
- Total: 156,68 €
This price does not include third-party integration costs if the user requires them, nor the implementation fees for each software.
Here’s how the Odoo pricing structure looks, including the 82 essential applications for running a business:
With Odoo, you can have all the essential apps/modules to run your business efficiently at a single price.
Finally, why Odoo?
Top industry companies such as: SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, and NetSuite tried to serve SMEs as well as larger companies, but failed due to:
- Complex architecture.
- Complex pricing and higher implementation costs.
- Lack of flexibility or easy customization.
- Not modern enough to compete with the modular structure of the software.
On the other hand, Odoo addresses all the shortcomings mentioned above, paving the way for growth in the coming years:
- The flexible and modular structure of Odoo offers users independent modules that can integrate seamlessly. It simplifies the overall architecture and allows companies to implement only the necessary modules.
- Unlike other companies in the industry, Odoo offers a community edition that is completely free and open-source. This reduces initial costs for companies, especially SMEs, as they can start using the software without paying licensing fees. Moreover, Odoo provides many modules and functionalities, eliminating the need for third-party integrations or custom development.
- Odoo provides a highly customizable platform that allows businesses to easily customize the software, including workflows, reports, user interfaces, and data models, without extensive coding knowledge.
- The modern and user-friendly interface of Odoo makes it easy to navigate and adapts to modern business scenarios.
Overall, if someone asks us, why Odoo?
We sum it up as a comprehensive business software, more than just a simple ERP, addressing critical points like complex architecture, complex pricing, lack of flexibility, and outdated software by offering a modular, customizable, cost-effective, and modern solution for SMEs and larger companies.