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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    M‑Files

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AM-Files delivers Context-First Document Management with a metadata-driven architecture that improves productivity across the document lifecycle. By linking documents to the people, processes, clients, and projects that give them meaning, M-Files creates a unified environment that strengthens governance.N/A

    Odoo

    Score7.7 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.

    $31.10

    per month per user

    Pricing
    M‑FilesOdoo
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $31.10
    per month per user
    Custom
    $46.70
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    M‑FilesOdoo
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee-$49,321,250 per app/ per user/ per month
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for new users for the first 12 months of use for the initial users purchased. ($24.90 instead of $31.10 for Standard)
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    Features
    M‑FilesOdoo
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    5.7
    10 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.79 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.78 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    8.4
    13 Ratings
    11% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.511 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.313 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    8.9
    14 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    7.1
    16 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.516 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.916 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.816 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    5.2
    13 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.613 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings7.613 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.112 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.212 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.113 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    6.7
    18 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.218 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.816 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    6.3
    16 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.816 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.313 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.512 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    3.3
    12 Ratings
    79% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings7.912 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.311 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings6.911 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings6.510 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.110 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    1.0
    6 Ratings
    153% 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 M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    3.3
    8 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings9.98 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings9.87 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.97 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    3.2
    8 Ratings
    80% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    7.8
    11 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings6.77 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    9.8
    5 Ratings
    37% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings6.36 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings6.17 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    8.7
    11 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.711 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.811 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.910 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of M‑Files and Odoo
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Odoo
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings9.96 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    M‑FilesOdoo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (68 ratings)
    7.5
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    8.6
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    1.0
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    M‑FilesOdoo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MFiles
    M‑Files is great for companies with multiple locations. Drive letters can become cumbersome to use and collaborate with colleagues and M‑Files fills that gap. The check out/check in system is great and allows only one editor at a time. This can be good and bad depending on the situation.
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    Odoo
    It is well suited for inventory tracking, shipping and sales work flows. While some customization is needed to make it functional, if done correctly Odoo can serves as a powerful one stop shop for all of a businesses needs. The ease of customization for email templates, both for sales communications and marketing outreach leaves something to be desired. Perhaps our team hasn't explored this fully enough. I have personally found it intimidating in trying to construct a news letter using the email marketing module
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    Pros
    MFiles
    • Reliable: Our M-Files system has only gone down one time (for a very short period of time) at the beginning of the two years that we have been with M-Files. Our previous vendor's system had so many downtimes that our IT Department had to assign an associate to work with me for sending out notifications to associates etc. With our last vendor, one day I came to work and only 60 of the 260 consent for surgery forms were available to our end users although they were visible to me as the Administrator but weren't showing up for the end-users!
    • Our M-Files system was created for us. It was created by working with developers to only have on our system what we required, and I must say, there were so many extra features that M-Files offered in our program that weren't available with our previous vendor. As mentioned previously, we can have two policies or forms visible to the end-user so one can be listed as "draft" or "training only" so our end users can read and use for training as we get ready to roll out a new medical record system. I can also preload policies and leave them in the working stage until they are approved and go back and publish them the day they are approved. The list goes on with so many great features.
    • Our end users would say the greatest asset of this product is the search function. It's amazing how fast it is. There are many ways to search out a form or policy which makes it a true asset for our associates.
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    Odoo
    • The creation of products is extremely simple, I like that it does not complicate you to put a lot of detail, of course if you want to put more detailed information later it allows you to do it without problems
    • The fact that I can manage my inventory of my warehouse is very convenient, I only generate my stock report of the products we have in stock and taking inventory is easier
    • The management of opportunities in the CRM is also great, because the guys from the sales department generate their opportunity, place what their client is requiring and we, the logisticians, can automatically generate the quote for what they are requesting, and from there they can only download their quote and send it to their clients.
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    Cons
    MFiles
    • If you are new to Electronic Document Management, this can be a really difficult product to roll out. Since it is infinitely versatile, there are infinite ways to configure it wrong. I highly recommend the M-Files admin training offered by M-Files as it will set you in the right direction.
    • Many options are paid add-ons. So while you are not paying for what you don't need, many great features will come at a cost.
    • If you don't have a technical person on staff, this will be tricky to maintain. Not impossible. If your processes do not change, once setup it will be fine.
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    Odoo
    • Customer service is nonexistent. You will need a 3rd party to assist you.
    • The system has an open app for integrating with other programs. These are developed by third parties and can be hit or miss in functionality.
    • The system offers great flexibility; however, it is too much and requires coding. For example, changing a Sales order PDF requires coding to modify the document.
    • Initial implementation is clunky and seems to require a 3rd party just for setup.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MFiles
    M-files meets our almost all needs, we dont have other option to replace m-files. it saves lots, like Hardware because of Vault Feature means we can create many vaults (mini-servers) in m-files in other solutions we need more hardware for more installations.
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    Odoo
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    MFiles
    It is a powerful system that can locate content fast and effectively. The system takes quite some time to setup initially. It can be hard for M-Files support to know how businesses operate and how they want to use the system in a way that works for them. The customization makes it great for companies to cater to their own needs. Once the system is set up in a way that makes sense for the business, the user experience is positive. There is room for improvement in the notifications, workflow, and support areas.
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    Odoo
    Once you complete the training with Odoo, you have a great grasp of how the system works, and most every feature is intuitive- There is rarely a task within Odoo that I get frustrated trying to figure out- I can typically look through the system and find what I need to do, and if I ever do need support, the Odoo Support team is excellent
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    Reliability and Availability
    MFiles
    always there.
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    Odoo
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    MFiles
    I noticed some lagging with the integration with Microsoft Office but not so much that I would not use it. It has gotten better with updates. to be fair the issues were when Office 2013 first came out.
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    Odoo
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    MFiles
    Usually when I need help from them I got support and it was very good and focused to solve my problem. I didn't have so many problems, but when used it worked. I just would like to have a support in my native language, but I can understand that sometimes is hard for the companies.
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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
    MFiles
    We had online conference call training with a recording to use later as needed
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    Odoo
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    MFiles
    They answer all questions and record your training for later use.
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    Odoo
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    MFiles
    The key insight is that the most important thing is to have a open mind. The application is easy to use, but if you have a company with different views and it is not aligned could be a huge problem. So the company transformation is required together with the application. Ensure to use as much as possible the capabilities of the application helps to have best ROI.
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    Odoo
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    MFiles
    The customization ability seemed to be a level above and easy to navigate and available options are constantly being reinvented. We have used OnBase for years and now desire to move away from this option for a number of reasons.
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    Odoo
    We decided to go with Odoo over Netsuite due to a few factors. Price was a big reason why, Netsuite is the most expensive ERP we vetted. I also did not have a great experience with Netsuite at my last job. I was on the roll out team and it did not work as promised for POS, inventory managing or reporting, it crashed constantly in the middle of using it. Just over all very poor. Considering it is owned by Oracle and the most expensive, you would think it would be able to function on some sort of base level. That company ended up terminating their contract with Netsuite early and going with a different company.
    We don't have crashing or error issues. I can complete receives, cycle counts etc and all of my information saves. Visually, Odoo is more satisfying also.
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    Scalability
    MFiles
    do so much more than we need but has all the stuff we do need.
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    Odoo
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    MFiles
    • M-Files allows us to track important milestones and expiration dates. We are now able to easily track revisions to contracts with community partners and record comments and history in one place.
    • We are able to track all contracts that come through our District and to create monthly reports to present to our Board.
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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

    M‑Files Screenshots

    Screenshot of M-Files - SearchScreenshot of M-Files - Profile openScreenshot of M-Files - PermissionsScreenshot of M-Files - Process mapsScreenshot of M-Files - Pinned items

    Odoo Screenshots

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