Macola vs. Odoo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Macola
Score 5.6 out of 10
N/A
ECI Software Solutions offers Macola (now edition Macola 10), an enterprise resource planning (ERP) for small manufacturers emphasizing business process management and accounting.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
MacolaOdoo
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MacolaOdoo
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details—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
MacolaOdoo
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Macola
9.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Odoo
3.6
9 Ratings
66% below category average
Pay calculation9.01 Ratings3.99 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings6.08 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.01 Ratings6.08 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Macola
7.0
2 Ratings
8% below category average
Odoo
8.4
8 Ratings
11% above category average
API for custom integration7.02 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Plug-ins7.02 Ratings8.98 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Macola
9.5
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Odoo
1.9
10 Ratings
124% below category average
Single sign-on capability10.02 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.02 Ratings2.710 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.3
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Odoo
6.5
11 Ratings
10% below category average
Dashboards10.02 Ratings6.611 Ratings
Standard reports8.02 Ratings6.111 Ratings
Custom reports7.02 Ratings6.610 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.8
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Odoo
3.1
11 Ratings
85% below category average
Accounts payable8.02 Ratings5.011 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.02 Ratings5.011 Ratings
Global Financial Support8.01 Ratings2.710 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers10.02 Ratings3.910 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.02 Ratings4.310 Ratings
Configurable Accounting10.02 Ratings3.511 Ratings
Standardized Processes10.02 Ratings3.59 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.7
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Odoo
5.1
13 Ratings
43% below category average
Inventory tracking10.02 Ratings7.213 Ratings
Automatic reordering8.01 Ratings5.812 Ratings
Location management9.02 Ratings6.111 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.6
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Odoo
4.7
12 Ratings
50% below category average
Pricing9.01 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Order entry9.02 Ratings6.912 Ratings
Credit card processing7.92 Ratings6.610 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.02 Ratings6.111 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.01 Ratings5.410 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.7
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Odoo
1.9
10 Ratings
119% below category average
Billing Management9.02 Ratings3.910 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.02 Ratings3.99 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management8.01 Ratings3.98 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.01 Ratings1.68 Ratings
Period Close10.01 Ratings3.38 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.3
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Odoo
1.0
7 Ratings
154% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting9.01 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Project Costing8.01 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Cost Capture8.01 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Capital Project Management8.01 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.01 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition8.01 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.8
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Odoo
1.0
7 Ratings
152% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management8.01 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.0
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Odoo
7.4
8 Ratings
7% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared7.01 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Supplier Management9.01 Ratings6.56 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Macola
9.0
2 Ratings
30% above category average
Odoo
3.5
4 Ratings
62% below category average
Fulfillment Management9.01 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.3
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Odoo
7.8
6 Ratings
5% above category average
Work Execution8.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.02 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Macola
8.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Odoo
6.4
7 Ratings
10% below category average
Inventory Planning8.02 Ratings5.07 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings5.87 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings5.86 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Macola
-
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
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Macola
-
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
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Macola
-
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
MacolaOdoo
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
6.2
(17 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
5.7
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
MacolaOdoo
Likelihood to Recommend
ECI Software Solutions
Well suited for larger companies, and this is only becoming more the case with the new ownership. Smaller companies could at one time buy only the modules they required. This is now not possible, so you end up with a number of modules you do not need. It is best suited for a company needing a full MRP and is going to be overkill for a service based company that does not require inventory management.
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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
ECI Software Solutions
  • Simplifying min/max inventory reviews
  • PO entry and receiving
  • Order entry and production order entry
  • Custom reporting and high level reviews
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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
ECI Software Solutions
  • Integration with other software
  • Migration from another application
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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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Usability
ECI Software Solutions
No answers on this topic
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
ECI Software Solutions
No answers on this topic
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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Alternatives Considered
ECI Software Solutions
We did not try any other products. We migrated to Macola from an older product.
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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
ECI Software Solutions
  • Lower software costs.
  • Less maintenance.
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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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