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Odoo vs Dynamics 365 Business Central

Business Central is a capable mid-market ERP with real Indian GST localization. The gap is how much lives in one product: in the Microsoft world, CRM, marketing, HR and customer service are separate Dynamics products you licence and connect. Odoo ships them in the same system, is open source, and does not assume your business runs on the rest of the Microsoft stack.

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Feature by feature

What each one covers.

Tap a feature to see that app in Odoo.

Odoo compared with Dynamics 365 Business Central, feature by feature
FeatureOdooDynamics 365 Business Central logoDynamics BCEdge
AccountingYesYesEven
GST & e-invoicingYesYesEven
InventoryAdvancedAdvancedEven
ManufacturingYesYesEven
Project managementYesYesEven
CRMBuilt inSeparate D365 SalesOne system
MarketingBuilt inSeparate productOdoo
HelpdeskBuilt inSeparate productOdoo
HR & payrollBuilt inBasic — separate productOdoo
Website & e-commerceBuilt inThird-partyOdoo
CustomizationOpen sourceAL extensions + partnersOdoo
HostingYour server, cloud, or oursMicrosoft cloud (mainly)Your choice
Cost modelOne fixed fee, no per-user fees either wayPer-user tiers + implementationOdoo
AccountingEven
OdooYesDynamics BCYes
GST & e-invoicingEven
OdooYesDynamics BCYes
InventoryEven
OdooAdvancedDynamics BCAdvanced
ManufacturingEven
OdooYesDynamics BCYes
Project managementEven
OdooYesDynamics BCYes
CRMOne system
OdooBuilt inDynamics BCSeparate D365 Sales
MarketingOdoo
OdooBuilt inDynamics BCSeparate product
HelpdeskOdoo
OdooBuilt inDynamics BCSeparate product
HR & payrollOdoo
OdooBuilt inDynamics BCBasic — separate product
Website & e-commerceOdoo
OdooBuilt inDynamics BCThird-party
CustomizationOdoo
OdooOpen sourceDynamics BCAL extensions + partners
HostingYour choice
OdooYour server, cloud, or oursDynamics BCMicrosoft cloud (mainly)
Cost modelOdoo
OdooOne fixed fee, no per-user fees either wayDynamics BCPer-user tiers + implementation

Where Odoo pulls ahead

The apps Dynamics BC doesn’t give you.

Built in, on the same database as your accounts — not bolted on later.

Why businesses switch

One system instead of five.

  • One database, one login, one vendor — no juggling multiple software subscriptions.

  • CRM, sales, purchase, inventory, manufacturing, HR, website and e-commerce are built in and pre-integrated, not bolted on.

  • Highly customizable — Odoo adapts to your exact workflow instead of forcing you into someone else’s process.

  • Scales with your business — start with the apps you need today and add more as you grow, without switching platforms.

  • Lower long-term cost than licensing and connecting several separate tools.

How you pay

Own it, or we host it.

  • One fixed fee

    For the whole implementation, quoted after the demo.

  • No per-user cost

    No per-user fees, own or hosted.

  • No lock-in

    Own it: every key handed over. If we host it, a full export of your data at no charge.

How pricing works

Questions

Before you decide.

Can we move our Business Central data to Odoo?

Yes. Chart of accounts, ledgers, masters and open balances are moved over and verified against your trial balance before cut-over. Migration is part of our fixed-scope implementation.

Does Odoo handle GST the same way?

Yes. GST invoicing, e-invoicing and compliance reports are built in and set up for your registrations during implementation.

See it on your own data.

Tell us how you run Dynamics BC today. We set up an Odoo demo on your own products, parties and GST setup — then quote one fixed fee.

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