Odoo vs ERPNext
Odoo from Odoo S.A. and ERPNext from Frappe Technologies, compared on the criteria Bangladeshi buyers ask about. Public information as of 2026-09-02.
- Odoo
- Odoo S.A., Belgium
- ERPNext
- Frappe Technologies, India
- Public information last reviewed
- 2026-09-02
SORS Technology makes SORS ERP and is neither of these vendors. Facts come from each vendor's public website; unknowns are marked.
Side by side
The criteria both vendors publish enough information to answer. SORS ERP is shown too, so you can see where we stand. Public information as of 2026-09-02.
| Criterion | Odoo | ERPNext | SORS ERP (ours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for Bangladesh Odoo 18 includes a Bangladesh accounting localisation (chart of accounts, taxes, tax report); everything else Bangladesh-specific is partner work. | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| Mushak 6.3 tax invoice generated from sale Mushak forms are not listed in the Bangladesh localisation; partners customise invoice layouts. | No | No | Yes |
| Mushak 6.1 / 6.2 registers and 9.1 return summary SORS ERP produces the 6.1 purchase register plus VAT and turnover tax return summaries. Odoo ships a generic tax report for Bangladesh, not the Mushak registers. | No | No | 6.1 and 9.1 summary |
| Bangla interface Roadmap for SORS ERP: screens are English today, Bangla data, receipts and SMS are supported, and support is in Bangla. Bangla is not among the Odoo 18 core translations (public source repository, September 2026). | No | Partial | Roadmap |
| Accounting (GL, trial balance, P&L, balance sheet) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| POS with Z-reports Odoo POS works online and offline with barcode, loyalty and payment terminals; an end-of-day Z-report is not named on the vendor page. | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| HR & payroll with Bangladesh income tax slabs Odoo payroll is Enterprise-only; no Bangladesh payroll localisation is listed. | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| E-commerce storefront / headless API Odoo eCommerce is a full website builder; SORS ERP is a headless backend with a Nuxt storefront. | Yes | Not publicly listed | Yes |
| Courier integration (Steadfast API; others manual) Steadfast API booking and tracking; Pathao, Paperfly and CarryBee manual with statement upload for COD reconciliation. Not listed by the vendor. | Not publicly listed | Not publicly listed | Partial |
| SMS gateways in Bangladesh SORS ERP ships 16 gateways including Grameenphone, Robi/Airtel, Banglalink and SSL Wireless. Bangladeshi gateways are not listed by Odoo. | Not publicly listed | Not publicly listed | 16 built in |
| Manufacturing Odoo MRP is available now. The SORS ERP module exists but is switched off until release. | Yes | Yes | Roadmap |
| Open source Odoo Community is LGPLv3; Enterprise features are proprietary. | Yes | Yes | No |
| Public price list Standard EUR 11.90 and Custom EUR 17.90 per user per month billed yearly on odoo.com; regional pricing may differ. | From EUR 11.90/user/mo | Free; hosting from USD 5/mo | No |
| Local support in Bangla Odoo lists several official partners in Dhaka. | Via partners | Via partners | Yes |
Product names of other companies are trademarks of their respective owners and are used for comparison only.
Both are open source ERPs used in Bangladesh through partners and community effort, and both are chosen for the same reason: capability without a per user enterprise licence. The comparison is mostly about who carries the work.
Odoo has a larger ecosystem, a polished interface and a partner network, with Enterprise sold per user. ERPNext is free to licence with Frappe Cloud or self hosting, and leans harder on your own technical capacity. For Bangladesh, neither ships Mushak forms natively; localisation comes from a partner or the community in both cases.
SORS Technology makes SORS ERP and is neither of these vendors, so treat this as a summary of public information rather than an impartial review. Facts come from each vendor's own website; anything we could not verify is marked unknown, and SORS ERP is shown in a third column so you can see where we stand.
About Odoo
Odoo is a modular business suite from Odoo S.A. of Belgium. The vendor describes 50 main applications, more than 50,000 community apps and 21,000+ partners worldwide, including several official partners in Dhaka. The Community edition is open source under LGPLv3; the Enterprise edition adds payroll, mobile apps, Studio, hosting and support, priced per user per month with a free single-app tier. Odoo 18 includes a Bangladesh accounting localisation with a chart of accounts, taxes and a tax report, while Mushak forms and Bangladeshi payment, courier and SMS connectors are not listed by the vendor and are usually partner work.
About ERPNext
ERPNext is a free and open source ERP maintained by Frappe Technologies of India under the GPL-3.0 licence. The vendor's site lists accounting, procurement, sales, CRM, stock with serial and batch tracking, manufacturing, projects, point of sale, quality, support, HR and payroll and a no-code builder, and reports 30,000+ companies and 200+ partners, including a Bronze partner in Bangladesh. You can self-host for free or use Frappe Cloud, where hosting starts at USD 5 a month with no per-user fee and a 14-day trial. A community Bengali translation file ships with version 15; Bangladesh VAT and Mushak forms are not listed by the vendor.
Choose Odoo if
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Breadth
Breadth: sales, CRM, inventory, manufacturing, accounting, e-commerce, POS, HR, projects and marketing in one suite with a polished, consistent interface.
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Open source Community edition under LGPLv3 with a very large community app store
Open source Community edition under LGPLv3 with a very large community app store and an active local developer scene.
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Manufacturing (MRP), quality and PLM are available today
Manufacturing (MRP), quality and PLM are available today.
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Transparent per-user pricing with a free single-app tier and a free trial, plus
Transparent per-user pricing with a free single-app tier and a free trial, plus hosting choices from Odoo Online to Odoo.sh and on-premise.
Choose ERPNext if
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Free and fully open source (GPL-3
Free and fully open source (GPL-3.0) with no per-user licence; you pay only for hosting or your own server.
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Wide module coverage including manufacturing, quality, projects and HR and payro
Wide module coverage including manufacturing, quality, projects and HR and payroll, plus a no-code builder for custom doctypes and reports.
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Serial and batch tracking in stock, and a large community of developers and foru
Serial and batch tracking in stock, and a large community of developers and forum answers.
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Frappe Cloud hosting from USD 5 a month with managed upgrades and backups, and a
Frappe Cloud hosting from USD 5 a month with managed upgrades and backups, and a 14-day trial.
Questions
Answered plainly, including where the answer is no.
Which is cheaper, Odoo or ERPNext?
ERPNext has the lower licence cost, often zero. Whether it is cheaper overall depends on whether you have someone to run it. Implementation, hosting, upgrades and support dominate the cost of any self hosted ERP, and reviewers cite a wide range for Odoo implementations in Bangladesh.
Do either handle Bangladesh VAT out of the box?
Neither ships native Mushak forms. Both rely on partner or community localisation, which means your compliance depends on that work being maintained. Ask specifically which Mushak forms the implementation will produce before committing.
Shortlisting? Add a third option.
See how SORS ERP handles Mushak 6.3, POS, couriers and payroll, and we will tell you plainly where the other two are the better fit.