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Field notes on choosing, implementing and running Odoo and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Shopify Odoo integration for ecommerce brandsA Shopify Odoo integration keeps Shopify as the storefront and puts Odoo behind it when stock, purchasing, wholesale orders, returns and accounting need one owner.14 min read
- Katana MRP alternative: when your stack has outgrown KatanaThe best Katana MRP alternative for a small maker is usually Odoo, and only once the Katana and QuickBooks Online stack costs more than it saves.13 min read
- Odoo vs Procore for general contractors: where job costs belongIn the Odoo vs Procore choice, Odoo can be the single system where a general contractor of 20 to 100 people runs estimates, job budgets, purchasing, subcontracts, progress billing and job cost.14 min read
- Odoo vs Monograph for architecture firms: cost and fitIn the Odoo vs Monograph choice, keep Monograph if your practice bills by design phase, needs phase-fee planning and visual project health, and is content to keep accounting in QuickBooks Online.14 min read
- Odoo vs BQE CORE and BigTime for engineering firmsIf your engineering firm runs projects, timesheets, billing and the ledger in BQE CORE or BigTime, the Odoo vs BQE CORE question is whether one system should carry all four.13 min read
- Karbon vs TaxDome alternative: practice management on OdooOdoo is a Karbon and TaxDome alternative for an accounting firm that wants engagements, recurring work, timesheets, billing and its own ledger on one system.19 min read
- Odoo implementation rescue: taking over from another partnerAn Odoo implementation rescue means taking over a live or half-built Odoo project from a partner that is late, over budget or delivered a system your team cannot run.13 min read
- Odoo reseller or implementation partner: who to hireOdoo does not publish a separate reseller tier. The directory that ranks for this search is Odoo's own, titled Find Resellers and headed Implementation Partners, and the partnership…23 min read
- Demo Odoo: what to test before you commitOpening the shared demo puts you in a shared database that lasts only a few hours and opens as admin.21 min read
- Odoo accounting software: what it covers and where it stopsOdoo Accounting can serve as the general ledger for a 20 to 100 person company in the US or Canada. It stops short of several filings buyers expect QuickBooks Online or Xero to finish.28 min read
- Odoo consulting services: what you get at each phaseOdoo consulting services are the project work your subscription does not buy: analysis, configuration, data import, custom development, training, and project management.21 min read
- Odoo implementation cost for a 40-person US companyA 40-person US company that licenses every internal user on Odoo Custom should budget USD 23,520 for software in the promotional first year, and USD 29,280 a year once the list rate applies.28 min read