What is the main difference between ERPNext and Odoo?
The licence model. ERPNext is fully open source (GPLv3), and the software itself costs nothing per user. Odoo comes as Community (open source, LGPLv3) and Enterprise (licensed). For the plans on Odoo's pricing page you pay per user and month.
| Criterion | ERPNext | Odoo |
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| Licence | GPLv3, fully open source | Community: LGPLv3. Enterprise: licensed |
| Software cost | No licence fees | One app free. Standard about CHF 23, Custom about CHF 41 per user and month on a yearly plan |
| Operation | Self-hosted, on Frappe Cloud or with a partner, for example in the Centura Cloud in Switzerland | Odoo Online, Odoo.sh or on-premise. Hosting and maintenance are included with Odoo Online, while Odoo.sh requires the Custom plan and costs extra |
| Cost for 10 users with customisations | About CHF 5'500 per year in the Centura Cloud, including your customisations: dedicated server, staging environment, storage and support. No software fee | Customisations do not run on Odoo Online and require Custom licences and Odoo.sh: about CHF 9'100 per year with a comparable setup, support included |
| Getting started | For Swiss SMEs usually an implementation project with a partner | Can be started online without a project. Implementation by experts is not included |
| QR-bill | With Centura's extensions | Included in the Swiss localization |
| Bank connection | Bank reconciliation, payment runs and EBICS with all major Swiss banks, with Centura's extensions | ISO 20022 payment files as standard. Direct bank connection via a third-party app, only with Odoo Enterprise |
| Swiss payroll | AHV, ALV, UVG, BVG, withholding tax and salary certificate with Centura's extensions | Swissdec certified |
As of 9 November 2026. Odoo shows its prices in EUR, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 November 2026 (1 EUR = 0.9143 CHF) and rounded. The cost comparison excludes implementation on both sides, and Centura prices are non-binding guide prices excl. VAT. Please check the current status directly with Odoo.
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Is ERPNext cheaper than Odoo?
Yes, in most cases. ERPNext has no software fee, so you only pay for operation. In the Centura Cloud, hosting, maintenance and support are covered by one price, including for your customisations. In our experience, Centura is 40 to 60% cheaper than a comparable setup with Odoo Custom licences and Odoo.sh.
Implementation comes on top with both systems. With us you get the cost range in the first meeting, so you can compare software, implementation and operation over several years.
When is Odoo the better choice?
Odoo is often the better choice if you want to start small and without a project.
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Start immediately
A single app can be started online for free and without an implementation project.
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The standard is enough
If you do not need your own fields, screens or processes, Odoo Online is enough, without Odoo.sh.
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Partner already in place
If you have an Odoo partner you trust, that counts for more than any feature list.
When is ERPNext the better choice?
ERPNext is often the better choice if your processes do not fit the standard, if you have many users and areas and if you want to stay independent.
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Fully adapted to your processes
Workflows with approvals, custom screens, fields and reports, interfaces to your web shop, industry software or other systems: we adapt ERPNext to exactly how you work, building on the Frappe Framework. The customisations live in separate apps so that updates remain possible.
Customisation and development -
No software fee per user
At Centura you pay for operation per user, and additional modules do not increase running costs.
Pricing overview -
Fully open source
At the end of the contract you can get an export of your database and files in a standard format.
Your data stays your data -
Swiss operation from one team
QR-bill, EBICS, VAT and payroll, hosting in Switzerland and support from one team.
Swiss features of ERPNext
When does neither fit?
If you only need simple bookkeeping for a very small business, a pure accounting program is usually cheaper and quicker to set up. If an industry solution already covers your core processes well, there is little reason to switch. Centura also focuses on companies in the DACH region.
Our accounting software is no longer enough: what now?
When a program like bexio or QuickBooks reaches its limits, it is often because sales, inventory, projects and accounting run separately. An ERP brings these areas together in one system.
When you switch, we take over master data and open items from your existing program. You get the cost range in the initial call.