ERP comparison
Xentral vs. Odoo
Xentral vs. Odoo comparison at a glance
Criterion | Xentral | Odoo |
Product type | Cloud ERP that connects sales, inventory and accounting in one web application | Open-source suite of modular business apps for CRM, sales, inventory, manufacturing, accounting, HR, and websites |
Deployment | Cloud. Access via browser as well as iOS and Android | Hosted cloud, dedicated cloud instance, or on-premises installation, plus desktop and mobile clients |
Focus | Commerce businesses with physical products, B2B and B2C | Across all industries and company sizes, from individuals to large corporations |
Pricing | From €99/month, unlimited users (based on revenue and shipping volume, from Starter) | Starting at $24.90 per user per month when billed annually (regular price: $31.10); higher-tier plans starting at $49.00 per user per month (regular price: $61.00) |
Free trial | 14 days | Free trial of all packages, plus a permanently free version with unlimited users for a single app |
Integrations | Via Xentral Connect: preconfigured connectors that stay compatible through updates, with no code or scripts to maintain. Custom logic via a no-code workflow designer (trigger, condition, action). Standard connections included in the license. Plus REST API and partner apps. | Includes its own e-commerce and website builder, marketplace integrations, and third-party systems via add-on modules or partner connectors, plus an API and App Store |
Accounting / DATEV | 3 options:
| DATEV export via the German tax localization feature in the higher-tier packages; further automation through specialized partner modules |
User rating, OMR Reviews | 4.06 / 5 (n=202) | 3,7 / 5 (n=10) |
User rating, Capterra | 4.5 / 5 (n=42) | 4,2 / 5 (n=1.314) |
What actually matters when you switch your ERP?
Cost as your team grows
Per-user pricing rises with every additional person in the system, while unlimited-user models tie cost to revenue and volume instead.Integration of online stores and marketplaces
The key factor is whether sales channels are included in the license or are added via an add-on module.Depth of the accounting connection
Check which DATEV paths are supported, whether document images are included, and if the transfer is automatic or manual each period.Currency and contract terms
Prices listed in foreign currencies, discounts on annual billing, and the number of paying users all combine to determine the annual cost, which is why it’s worth signing up for a full year.
What sets Xentral apart
Sales, inventory, and accounting are integrated into a single system, so that processes – from order entry to accounting – do not have to be pieced together from separate applications.
Orders, stock, shipping, and invoices all live on the same data foundation, so stock levels and document data never need reconciling between separate applications.
Shops, marketplaces, payment and shipping providers connect through Xentral Connect, with no custom code or scripts to maintain. Special logic is set up in the workflow designer using triggers, conditions and actions.
Because unlimited users are included in the price, your team can grow without licence costs rising with it. New features are added to the existing pricing model on an ongoing basis, with no extra surcharges per tier.
DATEV Rechnungsdatenservice 1.0 transfers data automatically in the background to your tax advisor, with no need to trigger the transfer manually each period.
The reporting agent builds reports from plain-text prompts, right inside the ERP rather than as a separate add-on. An MCP server connects Xentral to ChatGPT and Claude, so your team can ask questions and take action from chat.
Which system fits my business?
Xentral is built for commerce businesses that sell physical products. Everything in it follows the flow of goods: order processing, warehousing with batches, serial numbers and best-before dates, picking and a shipping centre, connections to marketplaces, payment providers and carriers, and the handover to accounting.
Xentral is the right fit if most of your revenue comes from physical products you sell across several shops and marketplaces, and your bottleneck sits in fulfilment: stock levels across channels, picking, shipping, status back to the channels, handover to DATEV.
Odoo is an open-source suite of modular apps ranging from CRM to sales, inventory, and manufacturing, as well as accounting, HR, and websites. The apps can be combined individually and extended via API, the App Store, and Odoo’s own builder. It can be deployed in the hosted cloud, on a dedicated instance, or locally.
Odoo is a good fit if you want to manage other areas of your business – such as manufacturing, HR, or a website – in the same system beyond just retail; if you want to tailor the setup specifically to your own processes and have developer or partner resources to do so; if you want to view and customize the source code; or if you want to start small with a single app.
How does the move
from Odoo to Xentral work?
Data migration
You export your master data from weclapp, including products, customers, stock levels and open transactions.Import and mapping
The data is then imported into Xentral and the data structure is matched up.Connecting channels
Next, you connect shops, marketplaces, DATEV and shipping providers.Test run
Before switching over, you check everything in a test run.Go-live
Finally, the system goes live with support from our onboarding team.
Book your ERP consultation
See Xentral live and find out how the switch from Odoo may look like for your business.
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