Great review of the product Eric, agree on most counts. My it consulting company works on mass customization/project based supply chain projects in the mid market and we work exclusively with odoo. Will share the vid with my team
It's actually amazing for manufacturing. We've infact deployed this system in a lot of manufacturing facilities all across the globe with a lot of customizations
@@aneesonly We have infact deployed odoo for a Rice, pulses finished products exporter. Which are heavily into packaged foods (canned Green Chickpeas, Yellow Canary Beans, Black Eye Beans, Exotic Bean Salad, Red Kidney Beans, Extra Large Faba Beans etc.) Let's have a call and understand your specific ERP use cases and we can move forward from there.
Odoo has another big advantage: it's developed in Python! If you plan to develop on your own, you'll easily find programmers much better than for Microsoft Dynamics or other ERPs where the developers must learn specific programming languages.
Check how many e-mails you can send via Odoo per day before you buy it. It's low, very low. We are small business and limited to 1200 e-mails a day - this is in total for all modules. Odoo need to address this. It won't work with AWS SES either.
All these CRM solutions providers always want to charge you per customer contact in their system which is total robbery. I can use SES or Sendgrid for ultra cheap communication, but I want the drip automation and list management stuff either at a flat cost or via a hosted cloud providers low cost that scales based on actual usage, not some tax I have to pay based on number of customers in a contact list. I'm looking at Odoo because the other open source options out there seem to have contact caps or pay per contact models in place as well, which is just awful. That 1200 email a day limit seems so arbitrary and completely unnecessary if they're not even the email sending platform. Were you looking at the self hosted platform or is this a limitation that can't be worked around in the software?
As per my experience with Odoo (self hosted) there is no such limitation on emails. BTW, I am using Google G-Suite(Workspace) with Odoo. I believe any email service provider including sendgrid could be used to handle emails via SMTP/IMAP.
@@kamranalisyed5553 If you choose the all-in-one package from Odoo, fully integrated, there is a daily limit for e-mails sent. We have this problem so we use an external e-mail marketing system and just use Odoo for helpdesk and sales. If you self host then there are a lot of other options open to you and Odoo is just one on the list, but then you need to manage all sorts of things you don't have to with Odoo hosted system.
Odoo is very weak solution for marketing, CRM is also very basic. Odoo is good for warehouse, logistics, field service, accounting, finances, analysis etc. for SME only. Many other modules in Odoo are very basic and/or often usless.
It's actually amazing for manufacturing. We've infact deployed this system in a lot of manufacturing facilities all across the globe with a lot of customizations
Thanks for the great quality videos Eric! Just a small update there are 80+ Odoo partners in the USA (I work for one of them) now and about scalability the new versions 15+ will target 50k+ users (fresh news from technical talks on Odoo Experience October 2020)
One of the things that drive our customers away from odoo cloud version is the fact that you can't stop Odoo customer service or literally anyone working at odoo with some "special" permissions to login to yourdatabase and see your data! In Sage Intacct, for example, you need to grant access to the customer service team if you need their help and that access can be given an expiry date so you won't forget to revoke it. I have asked Odoo many times to explain this dangerous shortcoming in their privacy policy, but they have so far refused to do so.
@@mrRandoll12 Well, that's not new. What people demand is being on cloud AND keep their data to themselves.All major cloud ERPs do this, including Netsuite and Intacct.
Thanks for making this video Eric. I have a mid sized organisation, but with multiple locations. I have been using Odoo for a trial period of almost 15 days with its maximum modules including Social marketing and Project Management. I agree that its highly flexible, but can you elaborate more on how it wont sustain in a steep growth curve of a company? Thanks for your help.
Dear Eric, thanks for your video. I don’t know what kind of expertise you have with Odoo but your analyses are quite good. We are a Belgian gold partner of #odoo. We have customers where their turnovers are more than 200M euros and Odoo works really well for them. Our customers use Odoo for everything from e-commerce to manufacturing and using accounting for multi companies ( more than 15 ). If you want some information on implementation about Odoo , I’d like to support you. And by the way, we also integrate SAP...
Hi, I'm a business analyst from Belgium (Ghent) looking for a way to get into the ERP scene and more specifically Odoo. What do you look for in a business analyst to implement Odoo? What's more important, business knowledge or affinity for IT? If you could give your input i would be grateful :) ( I have 4 years experience as a business/functional analyst, but no experience yet with ERP implementations).
Thanks Eric for sharing this review on Odoo. As mentioned Odoo works perfectly for small and medium businesses as compared with other opensource ERP system. In my opinion Odoo is catching traction in the market because of it's ease of use and distributive module approach, unlike other Open Source ERP systems which are more of a monolithic approach (Do correct me if I am wrong here).
when u say it doesn't scale ..can u be more clear about the company size, or number of customer/ transactions/orders etc. it would really help us in our understanding of the solution
Odoo consultant and developer here. Great video, I am definitely following you going forward! From a developers perspective, Odoo is also really fun and easy to work with, even just as a hobby project for many. This causes a large amount of innovation when it comes creating modules for various business flows, and the vast python libraries within AI and automation allows us to easily implement the newest technology into our clients business processes. If anyone has some questions regarding the software, or would like some dev or functional tips, you are welcome to reach out. I can also set up a test db for anyone interested.
Good day, I'd like to take you up on your offer. I am a developer currently surveying open-source ERPs. I stumbled upon Odoo and have some questions regarding the software. Can we set up a meeting at your convenience?
Thanks Eric for this information. I have been recommended by my business development consultant about this product. We are about to launch a trucking business in South Africa; Headquarters will be in New York. Is there any other app to be added to this ERP that could be catered to customer satisfaction such as tracking their products when arriving at their destination; or automated constant communication with the customers to showcase our reliability? Many thanks in advance
For tracking a Product you can also use odoo,in odoo there is inventory module which keep track of your stock and generate transactional data on every product move
Best overview of ERP, Web services, etc., in the shortest amount of time. Especially non-techie managers would benefit. One aspect of open source is typically much greater ability to transition data from one to another System. For smaller businesses that want to investigate these systems in general. Especially great if you know some open source nerds that are in school…
Hello, you mention ERP but does ODOO have any MRP modules for manufacturing companies that produces parts from raw material to finish products with a quality control? We are in the aerospace sector and looking for the production side of a mrp system. Anything you can suggest is appreciated.
Great information... our company is currently in the initiation stage from Odoo10 to Odoo12. The system will be largely be used for HCM and client contracts.
Dear Sir or Eric whatever you are comfortable with. I had a thorough look at Odoo ERP earlier and I honestly think that it's a good solution for any SMB organization if they are willing to think out of the box and literally move their backside to reach their goals . Any solution provider just like Odoo does, should offer their clients a free fully working solution to try things out and assess the suitabllity of the solution to their actual business needs. I would appreciate a future video from you Eric that looks at security aspects of open source ERP from a business perspective such as Odoo, and security in general. Keep up the good work young man and wish you all the best always.
I spent a fair amount of time investigating Odoo. I found it to be a solid product with many great features. It is also one of the most flexible systems out there. However, I also found that it isn’t very robust in the manufacturing world. I think this product is best suited for distribution or retailers.
My 100% recommend for an ERP , you can use without burning a hole in pocket
Great review of the product Eric, agree on most counts. My it consulting company works on mass customization/project based supply chain projects in the mid market and we work exclusively with odoo. Will share the vid with my team
Our Company has opted for Odoo , but we struggling, our service provider doesn't have much idea about it...
Excellent review and exactly what I was looking for in my search. Thanks so much for the video!
Thank you
I hope if you can review ERPNext 🙏
This review was very helpful. Thank you, Eric!
many thanks, Eric, what about using odoo in Manufacturing Especially in pharmaceutical
We are using odoo manufacturing for Pharmaceutical Industry at Kerala, India
It's actually amazing for manufacturing. We've infact deployed this system in a lot of manufacturing facilities all across the globe with a lot of customizations
@@rishipujara how about canned seafood industry
@@aneesonly We have infact deployed odoo for a Rice, pulses finished products exporter. Which are heavily into packaged foods (canned Green Chickpeas, Yellow Canary Beans, Black Eye Beans, Exotic Bean Salad, Red Kidney Beans, Extra Large Faba Beans etc.) Let's have a call and understand your specific ERP use cases and we can move forward from there.
@Revantha Udugampola Sure feel free to put an email to nisthulan@zbeanztech.com
Odoo has another big advantage: it's developed in Python! If you plan to develop on your own, you'll easily find programmers much better than for Microsoft Dynamics or other ERPs where the developers must learn specific programming languages.
Yes, this is a very good point. Thank you for the feedback!
thanks for the tip, this video sold me 80% of the way, your comment put me over the top - going to start using this at my company tomorrow
Erpnext is done in python also
but you'll also find more inexperienced developers, since python is very attractive for its low entry barrier
Check how many e-mails you can send via Odoo per day before you buy it. It's low, very low. We are small business and limited to 1200 e-mails a day - this is in total for all modules. Odoo need to address this. It won't work with AWS SES either.
All these CRM solutions providers always want to charge you per customer contact in their system which is total robbery. I can use SES or Sendgrid for ultra cheap communication, but I want the drip automation and list management stuff either at a flat cost or via a hosted cloud providers low cost that scales based on actual usage, not some tax I have to pay based on number of customers in a contact list. I'm looking at Odoo because the other open source options out there seem to have contact caps or pay per contact models in place as well, which is just awful. That 1200 email a day limit seems so arbitrary and completely unnecessary if they're not even the email sending platform. Were you looking at the self hosted platform or is this a limitation that can't be worked around in the software?
As per my experience with Odoo (self hosted) there is no such limitation on emails. BTW, I am using Google G-Suite(Workspace) with Odoo. I believe any email service provider including sendgrid could be used to handle emails via SMTP/IMAP.
@@kamranalisyed5553 If you choose the all-in-one package from Odoo, fully integrated, there is a daily limit for e-mails sent. We have this problem so we use an external e-mail marketing system and just use Odoo for helpdesk and sales. If you self host then there are a lot of other options open to you and Odoo is just one on the list, but then you need to manage all sorts of things you don't have to with Odoo hosted system.
Odoo is very weak solution for marketing, CRM is also very basic.
Odoo is good for warehouse, logistics, field service, accounting, finances, analysis etc. for SME only.
Many other modules in Odoo are very basic and/or often usless.
how about manufacturing? it seems there quickbooks and then systems that cost 100k plus
It's actually amazing for manufacturing. We've infact deployed this system in a lot of manufacturing facilities all across the globe with a lot of customizations
@Revantha Udugampola sure, what's the best way to get in touch with you? My website is: www.dialyma.com with our contact details on it.
Thank you
Welcome!
Hi Eric, what's Odoo like for discrete manufacturing?
Hi Ayush, Odoo is pretty good at discrete manufacturing, but other manufacturing-specific systems may be better if you have more complex needs.
@Eric Kimberling - Digital Transformation hi what would you recommend for Steel industry erp open source?
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What about ERPnext? heard they are as good as Odoo. any review on that?
They are good but as level with odoo
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Thanks for the great quality videos Eric! Just a small update there are 80+ Odoo partners in the USA (I work for one of them) now and about scalability the new versions 15+ will target 50k+ users (fresh news from technical talks on Odoo Experience October 2020)
One of the things that drive our customers away from odoo cloud version is the fact that you can't stop Odoo customer service or literally anyone working at odoo with some "special" permissions to login to yourdatabase and see your data! In Sage Intacct, for example, you need to grant access to the customer service team if you need their help and that access can be given an expiry date so you won't forget to revoke it. I have asked Odoo many times to explain this dangerous shortcoming in their privacy policy, but they have so far refused to do so.
For this reason I will walk away not use this in my opinion
if you run it "on premise", only you have access to your database
@@mrRandoll12 Well, that's not new. What people demand is being on cloud AND keep their data to themselves.All major cloud ERPs do this, including Netsuite and Intacct.
Maybe they can keep their pricing attractive by sharing some of the data?
Have they fixed this yet?
Thanks for making this video Eric. I have a mid sized organisation, but with multiple locations. I have been using Odoo for a trial period of almost 15 days with its maximum modules including Social marketing and Project Management. I agree that its highly flexible, but can you elaborate more on how it wont sustain in a steep growth curve of a company? Thanks for your help.
You can hire or contact odoo developers to make custom changes
I don't understand how this is for small businesses, much too expensive once you add up the needed modules.
I’m just getting started thanks for the comment. I will know what to look forward to. 🙂
Dear Eric, thanks for your video. I don’t know what kind of expertise you have with Odoo but your analyses are quite good. We are a Belgian gold partner of #odoo. We have customers where their turnovers are more than 200M euros and Odoo works really well for them. Our customers use Odoo for everything from e-commerce to manufacturing and using accounting for multi companies ( more than 15 ). If you want some information on implementation about Odoo , I’d like to support you. And by the way, we also integrate SAP...
Hi, I'm a business analyst from Belgium (Ghent) looking for a way to get into the ERP scene and more specifically Odoo. What do you look for in a business analyst to implement Odoo? What's more important, business knowledge or affinity for IT? If you could give your input i would be grateful :) ( I have 4 years experience as a business/functional analyst, but no experience yet with ERP implementations).
is there a more recent review of Odoo ?
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Discovered ODOO by accident - seems amazing
Quite a fair review about ecosystem around Odoo who drive our employees and integrators.
Don't miss OCA - Odoo Community Association
Great point!
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Thanks Eric for sharing this review on Odoo. As mentioned Odoo works perfectly for small and medium businesses as compared with other opensource ERP system. In my opinion Odoo is catching traction in the market because of it's ease of use and distributive module approach, unlike other Open Source ERP systems which are more of a monolithic approach (Do correct me if I am wrong here).
Great point and I agree, Anup!
when u say it doesn't scale ..can u be more clear about the company size, or number of customer/ transactions/orders etc. it would really help us in our understanding of the solution
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Odoo consultant and developer here. Great video, I am definitely following you going forward!
From a developers perspective, Odoo is also really fun and easy to work with, even just as a hobby project for many. This causes a large amount of innovation when it comes creating modules for various business flows, and the vast python libraries within AI and automation allows us to easily implement the newest technology into our clients business processes.
If anyone has some questions regarding the software, or would like some dev or functional tips, you are welcome to reach out. I can also set up a test db for anyone interested.
Hi please share your id we need your help thanks
Good day, I'd like to take you up on your offer. I am a developer currently surveying open-source ERPs. I stumbled upon Odoo and have some questions regarding the software. Can we set up a meeting at your convenience?
How much scope has odoo as a freelancer, how many remote jobs are available for Pakistani, how much monthly we can earn from odoo remote job?
Great video sir...I'm looking for job in odoo as a business analyst, sir any suggestions
Thank you - just keep absorbing knowledge as a first step!
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What about Tryton erp?
Thanks Eric for this information. I have been recommended by my business development consultant about this product. We are about to launch a trucking business in South Africa; Headquarters will be in New York. Is there any other app to be added to this ERP that could be catered to customer satisfaction such as tracking their products when arriving at their destination; or automated constant communication with the customers to showcase our reliability? Many thanks in advance
For tracking a Product you can also use odoo,in odoo there is inventory module which keep track of your stock and generate transactional data on every product move
Saw an Odoo billboard on Friday and decided to check it out! Best decision I made in the month of April so far!!
Still enthousiastic about it after 2 years?
Best overview of ERP, Web services, etc., in the shortest amount of time. Especially non-techie managers would benefit. One aspect of open source is typically much greater ability to transition data from one to another System. For smaller businesses that want to investigate these systems in general. Especially great if you know some open source nerds that are in school…
Hello, you mention ERP but does ODOO have any MRP modules for manufacturing companies that produces parts from raw material to finish products with a quality control? We are in the aerospace sector and looking for the production side of a mrp system. Anything you can suggest is appreciated.
Please create an overview of the 1C ERP system (1Ci company)
Why are all the systems you review from big tech software companies, and no small software companies like BizAutomation ERP being reviewed ?
Hi Eric, can you please be more specific about the Odoo limitations in scalability?
Hi Eric, how would you say Zoho-One compairs to Odoo?
Odoo is better with less cost
Is it recommended for logistics company? Appreciate your tips
thx for the review, is it possible for odoo to implemented in a big bussiness?
i mean, is odoo has a limitation for a certain business scale?
I don't think so: Toyota uses Odoo.
Great review and agree completely.
When you say a large organisation, how large are we talking about? Do you mean more than a 1000 employees with 1000s of transactions a day?
Is there an online certification that one can attend that is reasonable
Eric for company that is having 90 retail outlet is oodo reliable compared to net suite
Would love to hear a comparison with Dolibarr.
Great information... our company is currently in the initiation stage from Odoo10 to Odoo12. The system will be largely be used for HCM and client contracts.
Thank you, Allister!
Very nice review. Informative, objective, to the point. Many thanks.
What about SAGE
Thanx very good review.
As always, great review!
Very informative
Glad you think so!
Great review
Thanks Eric!
This review is 3 years old, I would appreciate an update
Dear Sir or Eric whatever you are comfortable with. I had a thorough look at Odoo ERP earlier and I honestly think that it's a good solution for any SMB organization if they are willing to think out of the box and literally move their backside to reach their goals . Any solution provider just like Odoo does, should offer their clients a free fully working solution to try things out and assess the suitabllity of the solution to their actual business needs.
I would appreciate a future video from you Eric that looks at security aspects of open source ERP from a business perspective such as Odoo, and security in general.
Keep up the good work young man and wish you all the best always.
Thank you - this is very helpful feedback!
It actually allows you to use the solution for free for a month.
I spent a fair amount of time investigating Odoo. I found it to be a solid product with many great features. It is also one of the most flexible systems out there. However, I also found that it isn’t very robust in the manufacturing world. I think this product is best suited for distribution or retailers.
Odoo is crap
Why? Please share some reasons that would justify not considering. Thanks