We performed a comparison between Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Odoo based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ERP solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."For me, the main strengths of Microsoft Dynamics NAV are that it's user-friendly and light. These are its major wins. I have used other ERPs and their architecture were a little more complex when compared to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV architecture."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The product is customizable so we can tune it according to our requirements."
"The solution can scale."
"Microsoft products are very good in general. This product is flexible, easy to use, intuitive, and has good capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics NAV is its simplicity of accounting and receiving reports. The solution is similar to Microsoft Excel, and that similarity is good. All the functions of Microsoft Dynamics are user-friendly."
"The solution's integrations and interface are very good."
"The tool covers most of the business requirements that most companies have, especially financial institutions."
"It is a scalable solution...The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Odoo is widespread in a lot of different industries, and the most powerful feature of Odoo in the manufacturing industry is the forecast."
"Odoo is user-friendly. It's the first solution we tried, so we find it easy to use."
"Odoo operates on a subscription-based model, ensuring access to the most up-to-date version at all times."
"The most valuable feature of Odoo is the fingerprint feature."
"It allows us to organize and improve portfolio management."
"It is a comprehensive tool containing a lot of applications integrated together by nature. It is easy to use and has a nice interface that is easy to learn and teach your employees."
"The most advantageous aspect is that with minimal customization, a company can be automated within a span of two to three months."
"There is a lot of improvement needed in the top model, such as better integration with logistics, quality management, and data modeling for all revenue types."
"There is a book for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central explaining how to use it. But it is not easy to use, and it is not easy to learn."
"There is room for improvement in the ability to reverse or correct transactions more easily."
"Any request that had come from the website had to go through an e-form which was then plugged into Microsoft Dynamics NAV. There was no direct data capture. That was the pain point, where clients had to build e-forms, and that caused delays in transactions and getting information."
"The initial setup of the solution was quite complex and the troubleshooting involved with that needs to be improved."
"The solution is stable, but it could improve."
"I am hoping there is more integration with other platforms, more features, and customization in the next release."
"The Power BI integration could be more seamless."
"The authorization management needs to be improved."
"Odoo does not provide integration with other third-party apps like Shopify."
"Odoo has room for improvement in industry-specific features."
"Odoo lacks a complete dashboard, and the reports are basic. The reporting could be improved by adding some graphics."
"Odoo's automation and workflow design tools could be better. It has some limitations compared to other ERP solutions like SAP. You should have the option to design workflows in order using BPM diagrams and tools that make it more versatile in terms of adapting to any workflow through low code."
"The most valuable feature of Odoo is the fingerprint feature."
"There is room for improvement in Odoo, especially in enhancing its reporting capabilities."
"There are features that cannot be opened in the community edition and from a user perspective."
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is ranked 3rd in ERP with 62 reviews while Odoo is ranked 11th in ERP with 31 reviews. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is rated 8.2, while Odoo is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central writes "Easy to deploy, extremely stable, and highly scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Odoo writes "A streamlined and customizable ERP solution with a user-friendly interface, modular flexibility, cost-effective licensing, and a comprehensive suite of integrated business applications". Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, SAP Business One, SAP ERP and Oracle E-Business Suite, whereas Odoo is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP, Epicor ERP, monday.com and HubSpot CRM. See our Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. Odoo report.
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