General Accounting
Odoo | Xero | |
General Scope | ||
Multi-currency | ✔ | ✔ |
Consolidation | ✔ | ✘ |
Multi-User | ✔ | ✔ |
Multiple Journals | ✔ | ✘ |
Number of Languages | 85 | 1 |
Supported Countries | 80+ | 5 |
Access Rights | ||
Access Rights per Screen | ✔ | ✘ |
Access Rights per Field | ✔ | ✘ |
Customizable Validation Steps | ✔ | ✘ |
Third-Party Integration | ||
Availability of an API | ✔ | ✔ |
Spreadsheet Integration | ✔ | ✘ |
Import: Excel or CSV | ✔ | ✔ |
Export: Excel or CSV | ✔ | ✔ |
Customer Portal | ✔ | ✘ |
Accounts Receivable
Odoo | Xero | |
Customer Invoice |
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Proforma Invoices | ✔ | ✘ |
Multiple Taxes per Line | ✔ | ✘ |
Advanced Taxes (fixed, tax of taxes, etc.) | ✔ | ✘ |
Discounts | ✔ | ✔ |
Pricelists | ✔ | ✘ |
Multi-Step Payments Terms | ✔ | ✘ |
Cash Discounts | ✔ | ✘ |
Outstanding Payments Reconciliation | ✔ | ✔ |
Emails Discussion as Attachment | ✔ | ✘ |
Configurable Email Templates | ✔ | ✔ |
Send Invoices | ||
Generate a PDF Invoice | ✔ | ✔ |
Batch Send Invoices by Email | ✔ | ✔ |
Post Invoices by Standard Mail | ✔ | ✘ |
Online Payments | ||
Credit Cards | ✔ | ✔ |
PayPal | ✔ | ✔ |
SEPA Direct Debit | ✔ | ✘ |
Customer Statements | ||
Aged Receivable Balance | ✔ | ✔ |
Customer Statements | ✔ | ✔ |
Automated Follow-up Letters | ✔ | ✔ |
Automated Follow-up Actions | ✔ | ✔ |
Unpaid Fees and Penalties | ✔ | ✘ |
Third-Party Debits Recovery | ✘ | ✔ |
Recurring Revenues | ||
Automated Recurring Invoices | ✔ | ✔ |
Subscription Upsell / Renewal | ✔ | ✘ |
KPIs: Churn, MRR, Upsells, etc | ✔ | ✘ |
Alerts for Contract Renewal | ✔ | ✘ |
Miscellaneous | ||
Automated COGS Entries | ✔ | ✘ |
Automated Deferred Revenue | ✔ | ✘ |
Accounts Payable
Odoo | Xero | |
Vendor Bills |
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Billing Control (Purchase Orders / Receptions) | ✔ | ✘ |
Multiple Taxes per Line | ✔ | ✘ |
Purchase Agreements | ✔ | ✘ |
Multi-Step Payment Terms | ✔ | ✘ |
Fleet Bills & Disallow Expenses | ✔ | ✘ |
Peppol / UBL Support | ✔ | ✘ |
Artificial Intelligence | ||
Bills OCR Recognition | ✔ | ✘ |
Learning Intelligence | ✔ | ✘ |
Payment Data from OCR | ✔ | ✘ |
Realtime OCR (<10 minutes) | ✔ | ✘ |
Vendor Payments | ||
Aged Payable Report | ✔ | ✔ |
Print Checks | ✔ | ✔ |
Automate Wire Transfer (SEPA) | ✔ | ✘ |
ACH Transfers | ✔ | ✘ |
Expenses | ||
Employee Expenses Report | ✔ | ✔ |
Expenses Validation Flow | ✔ | ✔ |
Mobile App for Expenses | ✔ | ✔ |
Miscellaneous | ||
Assets Management | ✔ | ✔ |
Bank & Cash | ||
Bank Interfaces | ✔ | ✔ |
Import Statements: QIF | ✔ | ✔ |
Import Statements: OFX | ✔ | ✔ |
Import Statements: CSV | ✔ | ✔ |
Import Statements: Coda | ✔ | ✘ |
Import Statements: Camt.053 | ✔ | ✘ |
Deposit Tickets | ✔ | ✔ |
Efficiency | ||
Reconcile while Matching | ✔ | ✔ |
Misc. Operations while Matching | ✔ | ✔ |
Automated Rules | ✔ | ✔ |
Bank Reconciliation Reports | ✔ | ✔ |
Automated Currencies Rate Update | ✔ | ✔ |
Extras
Odoo | Xero | |
Analytic Accounting / Grouping | ||
Analytic / Cost Accounting | ✔ | ✔ |
Multi-Level Analytic Accounting | ✔ | ✘ |
Multiple Plans | ✔ | ✘ |
Budgets | ||
General Budgets | ✔ | ✔ |
Analytic Budgets | ✔ | ✔ |
Payroll | ||
Payroll | ✔ | ✔ |
Valuation | ||
Standard Price | ✔ | ✘ |
Average Price | ✔ | ✔ |
FIFO | ✔ | ✘ |
Perpetual Inventory Valuation | ✔ | ✘ |
Reporting
Odoo | Xero | |
Legal Statements | ||
Profit & Loss | ✔ | ✔ |
Balance Sheet | ✔ | ✔ |
Cashflow Statement | ✔ | ✔ |
General Ledger | ✔ | ✔ |
Tax Reports | ✔ | ✔ |
Tax Audit Report | ✔ | ✔ |
Reports | ||
Pivot Table on Multiple Dimensions | ✔ | ✘ |
Customizable Reports | ✔ | ✔ |
Customizable Dashboards | ✔ | ✔ |
Annotate Reports | ✔ | ✔ |
Customizable KPI’s | ✔ | ✔ |
Predefined Executive Summary | ✔ | ✔ |
Perpetual Fiscal Year Closing | ✔ | ✔ |
Usability, Pricing & Conditions
Odoo | Xero | |
UI | ||
Full Web Interface | ✔ | ✔ |
Mobile App | ✔ | ✔ |
Android App | ✔ | ✔ |
iPhone App | ✔ | ✔ |
Market Place | ||
App Store / Add-ons | ✔ | ✔ |
Other (integrated) solutions | ||
eCommerce | ✔ | ✘ |
Expenses | ✔ | ✔ |
Inventory | ✔ | ✔ |
Manufacturing | ✔ | ✘ |
Operations (project, timesheet, etc.) | ✔ | ✔ |
Human Resources | ✔ | ✘ |
Document Management | ✔ | ✔ |
Subscriptions | ✔ | ✘ |
Point of Sale | ✔ | ✘ |
Purchase | ✔ | ✔ |
Sales | ✔ | ✔ |
Subjective Ratings | ||
Navigation and Search | 5/5 | 5/5 |
Data Entry | 5/5 | 5/5 |
Reconciliation Tool | 5/5 | 5/5 |
Mobile App | 4/5 | 5/5 |
Reports Flexibility | 4/5 | 4/5 |
Pricing and Conditions | ||
Monthly Pricing | Free | 30$ |
Number of Users | Unlimited | 5 |
Contract Duration | Monthly & Yearly | Monthly |
Free Trial | ✔ | ✔ |
User Satisfaction | ||
Rating on g2Crowd | 4.3/5 | 4.3/5 |
Rating on GetApp | 4.2/5 | 4.4/5 |
Rating on Capterra | 4.1/5 | 4.4/5 |
Brand Exposure | 3/5 | 4/5 |
Different solutions, Different needs
When choosing the right software for your business, it is important to assess several criteria based on your specific needs.
Business Scope measures a software’s capacity to meet your business needs comprehensively through its features and its flexibility in customizability and integration with other tools.
User-Friendliness measures how straightforward and user-friendly a software solution is for your team to navigate, requiring minimal training or complex procedures. Additionally, it evaluates how hassle-free the software is to set up, considering factors like time, effort, and resource requirements for initial configuration within your organization.
Odoo is a robust solution addressing a wide range of business needs, extending beyond accounting functions. The platform is designed to streamline operations and replace the need for disjointed, non-integrated software applications. Odoo shines as a highly customizable, all-in-one solution with a multitude of applications. Its open-source nature empowers a thriving community, resulting in a vast repository of community-contributed applications. Compared to its competitors, which lack certain crucial features, Odoo provides a high-quality bill management solution.
Xero is considered to be an out-of-the-box solution. It offer specialized accounting software but lacks more advanced features. It doesn't provide an all-in-one solution for businesses aiming to extend beyond accounting. However, Xero offers comprehensive estimating and invoicing, allowing users to quickly generate precise invoices, improving cash flow management and billing processes.
In terms of user-friendliness, Odoo provides intuitive interfaces, making the solution suitable for users with diverse technical backgrounds. The straightforward setup ensures a hassle-free experience for every business.
Xero, on the other hand, is considered less user- friendly and can be challenging to set up. Its interface might require more time and effort for users to become familiar with. Additionally, Quickbooks suffers from a lack of direct professional support and system crashes, making the product hard to use for daily operations.
This is why it’s important to consider the specific needs and scale of your business when assessing which solution is the best fit, as the ease of use and setup can vary significantly among these options.
Conclusion
Ultimately, the choice depends on your organization’s unique needs, scale, and the balance needed between customization, ease of use, and setup.
If you are in search of a specialized accounting solution, then Odoo and Xero could be a good fit. With their advanced accounting features, these systems are particularly well-suited for complex accounting environments and provide efficient solutions for every accounting needs.
If you have more extensive requirements, you may find Odoo as the most appealing solution. Its advanced features can accommodate any process. The possibilities in terms of customization and the extensive suite of integrated business applications make it the best solution for businesses with requirements beyond accounting. Furthermore, Odoo excels in user-friendliness and ease of setup, making it a suitable choice for small and medium-sized businesses.