Odoo vs. Zoho CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Odoo
Score 7.7 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
Zoho CRM
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Zoho CRM is a simple, very low-cost CRM option for the smaller end of the SMB segment. The product has several useful integrations with other products, including QuickBooks, and Google Apps and Google Docs. The product also has an integrated project management module.
$14
per month
Pricing
OdooZoho CRM
Editions & Modules
Standard
$31.10
per month per user
Custom
$46.70
per month per user
Standard
$14.00
Per User/Per Month
Professional
$23.00
Per User/Per Month
Enterprise
$40.00
Per User/Per Month
Ultimate
$52.00
Per User/Per Month
Plus
$57.00
Per User/Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OdooZoho CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup Fee-$49,321,250 per app/ per user/ per month$14 /user/month
Additional DetailsA 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)
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
OdooZoho CRM
Considered Both Products
Odoo
Chose Odoo
Compared to Zoho, I think Odoo lacks some clear ease of use that Zoho provides out of the box. Mainly the easy importation of leads and conversion / tracking. Additionally Zoho analytics is easier to customize the dashboard from the menus. After some tinkering I think you can …
Chose Odoo
It is simple to use and the features in Odoo are more advanced compared to zoho. The cost of Odoo is also very less comparatively with other competitors that are available in market. Accessing the in depth reports is very easy with Odoo and a person with low executive level can …
Chose Odoo
Odoo offers great ease of use and time to market. You can build on modules and integration, not an issue since the system will say "before" setup what modules relate to what you want. And in some instances will even install needed modules without your having to guess.
Zoho CRM
Chose Zoho CRM
I tested HubSpot and Odoo CRM, considering they are both a complete suite, but Zoho has, in my opinion:

  • Better interface.
Chose Zoho CRM
Zoho offers a very comprehensive suite but Bitrix24 trumps the ROI on teams exceeding 10users. Bitrix24 also offers many more tools not found under Zoho CRM, albeit Zoho offers a similar array of tools but additional to the CRM.

Recently Odoo has been our goto on CRM and Sales.
Features
OdooZoho CRM
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
5.4
10 Ratings
31% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
8.2
13 Ratings
10% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.1
276 Ratings
5% above category average
API for custom integration8.311 Ratings8.2202 Ratings
Plug-ins8.113 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom fields00 Ratings8.3274 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings8.0221 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings7.9177 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
8.6
14 Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.3
265 Ratings
1% below category average
Single sign-on capability9.410 Ratings8.3230 Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.714 Ratings8.3260 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
7.0
16 Ratings
5% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Dashboards6.516 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports6.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.616 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
4.8
13 Ratings
46% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Accounts payable7.213 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.213 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support6.412 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.612 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.413 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.213 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes6.212 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
6.5
18 Ratings
20% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking8.118 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering8.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.715 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
6.1
16 Ratings
25% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Pricing8.516 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.516 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing7.513 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
3.0
12 Ratings
85% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Billing Management7.512 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management6.911 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management6.411 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting5.410 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
1.0
6 Ratings
153% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
3.2
8 Ratings
75% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers9.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
3.2
8 Ratings
79% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management9.87 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
7.7
11 Ratings
9% above category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository6.87 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management7.48 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
9.7
5 Ratings
38% above category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Risk Repository10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
6.8
7 Ratings
1% below category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management9.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
7.9
9 Ratings
6% above category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Production Process Design6.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management6.17 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
8.4
11 Ratings
15% above category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.411 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning8.411 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
8.8
6 Ratings
19% above category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Proposal Management9.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management9.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.3
287 Ratings
6% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.4278 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.2265 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings8.6195 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.6252 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.6247 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings8.6202 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings8.0202 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.0248 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.2191 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.2
220 Ratings
7% above category average
Case management00 Ratings8.3212 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings7.8171 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings8.4188 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.4
265 Ratings
8% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.4260 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.3218 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.3
262 Ratings
8% above category average
Task management00 Ratings8.4247 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.2179 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.4241 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.3
257 Ratings
8% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.3215 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.2234 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings8.5248 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.1
164 Ratings
8% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.1163 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.1156 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.5
209 Ratings
13% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.6206 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings8.3137 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Odoo
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.5
229 Ratings
11% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.5229 Ratings
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 7.4 out of 10
Creatio
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
OdooZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
(22 ratings)
8.5
(310 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
1.0
(1 ratings)
7.6
(42 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(14 ratings)
7.8
(172 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(7 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(6 ratings)
6.2
(69 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
5.6
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(16 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.1
(114 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(21 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
5.8
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(13 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
OdooZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Zoho
Interfacing with our target clients at the correct minute is crucial in today's society. Another valuable include is its capacity to coordinated with other programs. It helps me in keeping track of the every day work emails I send to my colleagues or get. Zoho CRM makes it straightforward to consequence or send out information agreeing to our needs. Zoho makes a difference keep in mind individuals by means of e-mail and pop-ups, which dispenses with the issue of overlooking follow-ups and reminders. This not as it were helps within the organization of this incredible instrument but moreover within the execution of data.
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Pros
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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Zoho
  • Hooks into our website and can import data from forms.
  • Has great automation tools built in.
  • Reporting features are great.
  • Easy to learn, makes it easy for us to onboard new users onto it.
  • Fairly customizable. We have fine tuned it to work the way we need it to.
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Cons
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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Zoho
  • Need some way to switch a field type without losing the pre-existing data.
  • The settings controls should be broken out differently - I don't like that I can't keep some users from exporting all contact records (i.e., the entire Contacts module) because if the export function is turned off, the export function of Reports for those same modules is also blocked.
  • Frustrating that only 3 custom lookup fields are allowed per module in our license.
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Likelihood to Renew
Odoo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
i have already renewed my subscription twice. I am in the 3rd Year now. I have been using it for a while and have been recommending to my friends as well.. have attended ZOHOLICs the annual program of zoho and it gave me new insights of managing the crm solutoin.
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Usability
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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Zoho
The methodology of the 'out of the box' user interface is fairly easy to learn. In some cases however, the interface is not consistent throughout the software. Upgrades to the interface has certainly improved some of this--- but now we are seeing the same kinds of inconsistencies across Zoho apps, particularly those more recently added to their platform. This issue is not major in that everybody on staff seems able to learn how to work the programs--- it's just annoying and less than efficient when inconsistent user interfaces or inconsistent terms are used in the programs and/or the requisite documentation.
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Reliability and Availability
Odoo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
In my many years using Zoho, I think there were only 1 or 2 days when there was something happening and I was not able to log in. Sure, it wasn't fun and we all panicked a bit, but right after that, all was well and work-life continued. Being cloud based, I'm never worried about losing my iPhone, iPad or Laptop as I know I can log in anywhere on any device and workflow won't stop.
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Performance
Odoo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I don't recall every having any issues with a page not loading due to it being a Zoho issue. Anytime I've had any issues with something being wonky, I clear cache and that has always solved the problem. Or a simply computer reboot and we're back, hard at work. Look, I don't expect any product to delivery 100%, 100% of the time but if I had any consistent ongoing issues, I would have left many years ago. I still keep my eyes open to what is new but after a quick evaluation, I know Zoho will long be my home.
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Support Rating
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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Zoho
We did the training and that was a huge waste of money. The information provided was basic and the instructor was sloppy (he even forgot to turn off his mic when he used the restroom - no one should ever hear what we heard). I offered up a 9 because we were able to find what we needed on your website.
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In-Person Training
Odoo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I attended a Zoho-Holics event in Austin, TX, several years ago, and it blew my mind. So many industries were represented using Zoho in so many different ways. It was unbelievable all that I learned from that experience, as there were features that I wasn't aware of that I immediately started using. Best of all, the trainers were patient and knowledgeable
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Online Training
Odoo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
There is an endless supply of YouTube videos from Zoho and the many Zoho partners/consultants. Plus, Zoho has it's own library of training videos and webinars to learn from plus an entire community at the ready to answer any questions. While Zoho has been available for many years, there are constantly new training videos and webinars available for the novice and the experienced users.
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Implementation Rating
Odoo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
When you switch CRMs, you can automatically assume everything isn’t going to match up correctly. We had used Salesforce for 10+ years and had a ton of data and customizations. It was not a clean transfer, but we were able to sort it all out. The only issue that really bothered me was Zoho support. Even simple questions couldn’t be answered over chat, and we would have some team members try for hours to find the right answer
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Alternatives Considered
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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Zoho
Free user access was one reason to use it more than any other software. Also, for a mid-size organization, the Salesforce cost was a little higher, and Pipedrive was almost similar to Zoho. As we were already using Zoho, we found no urgency to switch.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Odoo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I think Zoho CRM is priced at a reasonable amount. Simply put, you get what you pay for and Zoho does not disappoint. My organization is comfortable with what we pay and pleased with continually renewing the software. The billing frequency is just right. There are no complaints on our end
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Scalability
Odoo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
We're still in the early stages of scaling this across departments. We have high aspirations of doing this, but it takes time to migrate to the new system and to help people get acquainted of doing their work in a different way thru Zoho.
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Professional Services
Odoo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
In addition to being a user of Zoho CRM, we are a reseller as well. Often, at times our Partners request for on-boarding the platform configuration for them. During such requirements, we have utilized the Professional services team directly from the Zoho CRM team. Our partner feedback was quite positive, throughout.
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Return on Investment
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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Zoho
  • because we are new to the CRM world, we wanted a product that was reasonably priced, yet had the features we were looking for
  • we have found a much higher customer engagement rate and ROI
  • we used to "lose" customers in our makeshift process. Now, all customers are being attended to.
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ScreenShots

Odoo Screenshots

Screenshot of Odoo HomeScreenshot of Odoo ProjectScreenshot of Odoo Website GeneralScreenshot of Odoo POSScreenshot of Odoo AccountingScreenshot of Odoo Inventory

Zoho CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of Deals - Cash in on all opportunities. Close more deals. Great sales management is all about prioritizing, tracking, and monitoring the deals in your pipeline. Zoho CRM gives you everything you need to manage deals across territories and sales structures.Screenshot of Activities - Keep track of all the tasks, meetings, calls, events, or activity records. Neatly organize the numerous records along with the activities associated to them such as follow-up, pre sales and post sales activities, phone conversations etc.