Canvas vs. Odoo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Canvas
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Instructure is an educational software company based in Sandy, Utah. It is the developer of the Canvas learning management system, which is a comprehensive software package that competes with such systems as Blackboard Learning System, SumTotal and Saba.N/A
Odoo
Score 7.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Odoo, from the Belgium-headquartered multinational company of the same name, is a suite of business applications for managing the sales pipeline. It also comprises a PoS and inventory management modules, scaling to a warehouse or retail management solution.
$24.90
per month per user
Pricing
CanvasOdoo
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CanvasOdoo
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsMust contact vendor for pricing information.New customers get a discount on the initial number of users purchased. ($20.00 USD instead of $24.00 USD).
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Features
CanvasOdoo
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
9.0
42 Ratings
9% above category average
Odoo
-
Ratings
Course authoring9.642 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.739 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal9.233 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content9.235 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly9.641 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.238 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments9.642 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management8.733 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration9.237 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics9.239 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning9.134 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
3.6
9 Ratings
66% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings3.99 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
8.4
8 Ratings
11% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.98 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
1.9
10 Ratings
124% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings2.710 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
6.4
11 Ratings
12% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.611 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings6.111 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.610 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
3.1
11 Ratings
85% below category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings5.011 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings5.011 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings2.710 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings3.910 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings4.310 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings3.511 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings3.59 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
5.1
13 Ratings
43% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.113 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings5.812 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings6.111 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
4.7
12 Ratings
50% below category average
Pricing00 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings6.912 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings6.610 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings6.111 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings5.410 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
1.9
10 Ratings
119% below category average
Billing Management00 Ratings3.910 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings3.99 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings3.98 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings1.68 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings3.38 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
1.0
7 Ratings
154% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
2.5
7 Ratings
94% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
1.0
7 Ratings
152% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
7.4
8 Ratings
6% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
7.8
3 Ratings
17% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
3.5
4 Ratings
63% below category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
7.8
6 Ratings
5% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
6.4
7 Ratings
10% below category average
Forecasting00 Ratings5.87 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings5.86 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Canvas
-
Ratings
Odoo
8.2
4 Ratings
14% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
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User Ratings
CanvasOdoo
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(84 ratings)
6.2
(17 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.3
(5 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(8 ratings)
5.7
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(11 ratings)
1.0
(7 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CanvasOdoo
Likelihood to Recommend
Instructure
It is really well suited for school situations like knowing what [assignments] need to be done when, getting feedback, getting points, finding the slides that the teacher used for explaining an [assignment] or theory. I think It would be less suited in business situations because it's [primarily] made to be a [one-way] communication tool for schools. Businesses need more control on individual levels I think[.]
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Odoo
The software is really good for managing inputs and inventory as well as maintaining traceability. The "track picking moves" functionality lets you look into a specific lot or serial numbers and view all the product moves that occurred with that lot. However, some navigation is not intuitive. For example, if I click on an item in the BoM of an assembly, then click the back button to go back to the assembly, the site goes all the way back to the home screen. Some of these quirks mean that there is a learning curve for the software, but overall the tracking is very good.
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Pros
Instructure
  • Creativity options for teachers to create a virtual space that still has fun graphics and accessibility options.
  • Canvas has versatility in viewing options for assignment due dates such as the calendar built in feature as well as the dashboard options to display upcoming and due assignments.
  • Allowing teachers to create community with each other and collaborate in each-other's space.
  • Discussion platforms within classrooms for students to communicate with each-other and with their teachers.
  • Easy messaging portal within each virtual classroom.
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Odoo
  • Ignore requests for support
  • continue to collect money from users through micro-charges; apps, supports, etc.
  • Offer no support when they do finally respond, saying that it's the app developer's duty.
  • Creates a system that forces people that are good with software systems to pay for support
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Cons
Instructure
  • Their integration with Big Blue Button was a bust for distance learning. Would be great to see them collaborate with Zoom or Google Meets.
  • Their "feature request" process is slow and cumbersome at times because it relies on user "up votes" to get ideas addressed by the developers.
  • They seem to have a lot of turn-over with their staff. We get a new Customer Success Manager far more frequently than with other vendors.
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Odoo
  • Community version is sometimes hard to maintain, needs some on-premise knowledge (IT) or having business with an Odoo partner that is sometimes expensive and unreliable.
  • Enterprise version is as expensive as other ERP in the market.
  • Reporting is horrible, not a lot of possibility to integrate seamlessly with a third party BI platform.
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Likelihood to Renew
Instructure
The other LMS tools have fallen behind. One reason is they are not able to update their systems, features, toolsets in a timely manner. While other LMS providers release bug fixes and new features several times a year, schools struggle to install and implement them in a timely manner. It is not uncommon for a school to take 6 months to a year to fully install and implement new releases on other LMS platforms. With Canvas, those features are released every 3 weeks, and there is nothing for a school to do other than choose to turn them on once released. This has allowed Instructure to innovate faster, and get new features and tools to customers quicker. Other factors include great pricing, customer support, and the innovative way in which LTI is implemented in the tool.
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Odoo
No answers on this topic
Usability
Instructure
The functions in Canvas are well integrated and consistent across the application, and mostly intuitive. Overall navigation and setup is streamlined through integrated features and navigation. The feedback we've gotten from our program participants is that it is easy to learn to use. It also integrates well with third party software like Google Docs and Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing software
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Odoo
I would give it an average rating despite being easy to use, but the user interface is very poor and not intuitive at all which makes the whole experience not that good. Also, the system is not mobile friendly at all which is annoying if you want to check something on the go.
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Support Rating
Instructure
I do not personally use Canvas support since we have a central office that helps us. However, our central office always has the answers we need and are always able to solve our issues - so I would assume that get great support from the Canvas team on their end. They also offer great training, which uses materials directly from Canvas
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Odoo
Easy - there is NO SUPPORT (like in ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!!!!). Even for legally mandatory requirements where the system MUST work, they will gladly take a month to get back to you with a NON-answer. We couldn't even get our bank statements correctly into Odoo for 2 months - leading to no reconciliation and the company accounts were a mess (still are!!) as a result - Completely irresponsible. Have not EVEN had an apology from Odoo - they couldn't care less !!
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In-Person Training
Instructure
The training sessions were broken down into several days as well as different levels depending upon the knowledge of the user
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Odoo
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Instructure
The online tutorials and videos are very clear and addressed the issues/questions that I had about using the system.
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Odoo
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Instructure
Once you purchase and sign the contract there is nothing to install or hardware to buy. You can almost immediately start using it and have courses up and going within weeks. We signed in December and had pilot courses online ready to go for the start of school in January
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Odoo
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Alternatives Considered
Instructure
Canvas is more secure, has a cleaner design, and has more features. For the features, they have in common canvas still stacks up against [Smart school] by going for the extra mile. Besidfor e that, [the] canvas looks a lot more [professional] than [Smart school]. I didn't make the decision myself to get canvas instead of [Smart school] but I'm happy they did.
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Odoo
Odoo talks with our other software (shipping, website, etc.) while our old software did not. It is also a web-based product so it is easily accessible from home, mobile, etc. Before, if I needed to work from home for some reason, I had to project my office computer screen to my home computer and that would cause it to lag. With Odoo, I can access our sales database without needing to do all of that.
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Return on Investment
Instructure
  • Canvas has helped us provide a more robust online component to our courses.
  • Canvas has helped us better adapt to a rapidly changing educational landscape.
  • Canvas has reduced the time that we have to spend training faculty on how to use our learning management system.
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Odoo
  • In older versions, it was super expensive to make it even work. You had to hire third-party developers all the time.
  • Newest versions have better built in functionality.
  • Cost is pretty high. Odoo plus developers to support it could bankrupt a small business.
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ScreenShots

Odoo Screenshots

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