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 security feature, particularly the encryption, which still builds sensitivity, is one of the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is its ease of use, data customization, and smooth integration."
"The most valuable features of Business Central for me are its seamless integration with Power BI and the ability to create customized reports."
"Microsoft Dynamics NAV's most valuable feature is the integration with other Microsoft solutions."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central are the dashboards, ease of use, and flexibility."
"The solution has good dashboard functionalities and export functionalities."
"The most important feature of Microsoft Dynamics NAV is that it lets us centralize all our information so that we don't need to rely on any other software outside of Microsoft."
"The versatility of Odoo is one of its most valuable features for business productivity. It offers modules for purchase, inventory, manufacturing, sales, help desk, timesheets, point of sale, email marketing, and more, which can greatly benefit businesses."
"What I find the most valuable about Odoo is its simplicity."
"Odoo is open source, so we can develop it and adjust it to our requirements. It's easy to work with."
"Odoo is a cost-effective tool for performing core ERP functions, such as inventory management. It's also good for manufacturing use cases."
"It is a stable platform."
"With Odoo, being open source is advantageous because we have access to the source code for whatever we develop. This gives us the flexibility to make additions, deletions, or modifications according to our needs without any restrictions. There are no predefined formats that limit our customization options."
"It is a scalable solution...The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The most valuable feature of Odoo is its payroll localization."
"The product should improve work optimization."
"They need to improve their processes."
"In Thailand, the support here could be better. The process to get an answer is too long."
"I think Microsoft should improve on the process of how the user decides on a business workflow. For example, there may be some kind of drag-and-drop interface that lets us decide for ourselves how to develop the business workflows that fit our purpose."
"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."
"I am hoping there is more integration with other platforms, more features, and customization in the next release."
"The solution's event management can be improved."
"Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has been buggy in my experience and they should improve in this area. Additionally, there are too many updates. The updates involve a whole bunch of applications as part of the package, such as the Edge browser. The updates are too broad across the whole package of applications."
"Odoo could be better integrated with our warehouse management system."
"The solution lacks local API support. Also, it lacks some database integration platforms. In short, it lacks an API integration platform."
"Odoo lacks a complete dashboard, and the reports are basic. The reporting could be improved by adding some graphics."
"The authorization management needs to be improved."
"Odoo does not provide integration with other third-party apps like Shopify."
"The customization and technical support are not great."
"Odoo could improve its newsletters and social media campaign features, which currently feel a bit weak."
"It has been difficult to adapt to continuous changes, you have to understand what is new and what is changing in less than twelve months. You can take advantage of the new features, but you have to research them to be able to implement them."
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is ranked 3rd in ERP with 62 reviews while Odoo is ranked 10th 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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