Odoo vs Epicor Kinetic
Verified ratings, real UK pricing and the compliance detail, weighed side by side — with a written verdict at the end.
Odoo
ERP Software
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- United States
- Belgium
- India
- Phone
- Knowledge Base
- Forum
Epicor Kinetic
ERP Software
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- United States
- Australia
- Germany
- Phone
- Knowledge Base
- Forum
Evenly matched on verified reviews — 4.1 against 4.0. Price and fit will decide this one, not the score.
The short version
What each one costs and how each one rates, side by side. Only the rows where leading means something are marked; vendor and availability are in the overview above.
| Detail | Odoo | Epicor Kinetic |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | ||
| Starting priceLowest paid tier, excluding VAT | £19.90/user/month | On request |
| Free version | YesYes | NoNo |
| Free trial | YesYes | NoNo |
| How it rates | ||
| Overall ratingMean of verified Assaylist reviews | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Verified reviewsVolume is evidence, not a score — this row is not a contest | 218 reviews | 227 reviews |
How reviewers score them
Across the four dimensions we ask every reviewer about. The widest gap is customer support, at 0.3 of a point.
- Odoo
- Epicor Kinetic
| Dimension | Odoo | Epicor Kinetic | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ease of use | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.1 to Odoo |
| Value for money | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.2 to Odoo |
| Customer support | 4.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 to Odoo |
| Functionality | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.1 to Odoo |
What each average is made of
Two products can share an average and not share a reputation. These bars show the star split behind each score.
| Product | 5 star | 4 star | 3 star | 2 star | 1 star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odoo | 44% (95 reviews) | 36% (78 reviews) | 12% (27 reviews) | 4% (8 reviews) | 5% (10 reviews) |
| Epicor Kinetic | 40% (91 reviews) | 34% (77 reviews) | 13% (29 reviews) | 8% (19 reviews) | 5% (11 reviews) |
Feature by feature
Everything either vendor publishes, split into what separates them and what they share.
- Only Odoo
- 1250%
- Only Epicor Kinetic
- 1250%
24 features listed across both products.
What only one of them does
Odoo
12- Accounting with UK VAT and MTD
- CRM
- Custom development
- Ecommerce and website
+ 8 more in the table below
Epicor Kinetic
12- Bill of materials
- Business intelligence
- Capacity planning
- Cloud or on premise
+ 8 more in the table below
| Detail | Odoo | Epicor Kinetic |
|---|---|---|
| Where they differ · 24 | ||
| Accounting with UK VAT and MTD | YesYes | NoNo |
| CRM | YesYes | NoNo |
| Custom development | YesYes | NoNo |
| Ecommerce and website | YesYes | NoNo |
| HR | YesYes | NoNo |
| Inventory management | YesYes | NoNo |
| Manufacturing | YesYes | NoNo |
| Modular app switching | YesYes | NoNo |
| Open source core | YesYes | NoNo |
| Point of sale | YesYes | NoNo |
| Project management | YesYes | NoNo |
| Purchasing | YesYes | NoNo |
| Bill of materials | NoNo | YesYes |
| Business intelligence | NoNo | YesYes |
| Capacity planning | NoNo | YesYes |
| Cloud or on premise | NoNo | YesYes |
| Customs and Intrastat | NoNo | YesYes |
| Demand planning | NoNo | YesYes |
| Financial management | NoNo | YesYes |
| Multi site and multi company | NoNo | YesYes |
| Quality control and traceability | NoNo | YesYes |
| Supply chain management | NoNo | YesYes |
| Warehouse management | NoNo | YesYes |
| Work orders and scheduling | NoNo | YesYes |
A dash means the vendor has not published a feature list — which is not the same as the feature being unavailable.
How they handle UK obligations
Checked against the vendor's own documentation or HMRC's published list. A dash means we have not verified it — never that it is missing.
| Detail | Odoo | Epicor Kinetic |
|---|---|---|
| Verified against vendor documentation | ||
| Making Tax Digital ready | YesYes | YesYes |
What each tier costs
Both line-ups on one ladder, so the middle tier on one side sits next to the middle tier on the other.
Odoo
Epicor Kinetic
One App Free
Free
- One app free forever
- Unlimited users on that app
- Community support
Epicor Kinetic
Contact vendor
- Quoted through an Epicor partner
- Manufacturing and distribution
- Cloud or on premise
Standard
£19.90/user/month
- All apps
- Odoo Online hosting
- Everything in the free tier
No comparable tier listed
Custom
£29.90/user/month
- Odoo.sh and on premise hosting
- Custom development
- API and studio
No comparable tier listed
Rungs are matched by position in each vendor’s own line-up, not by what the tiers include — an entry plan on one side may cover more than the other. Prices exclude VAT unless stated, and per-seat plans are quoted per seat. Always confirm on the vendor’s own site.
Which should you choose?
Two answers, because there are two right ones depending on what you need.
Choose Odoo if
- There is a free tier you can stay on, which Epicor Kinetic does not offer.
- Reviewers score it higher on support — 4.1 against 3.8.
- It lists 12 features Epicor Kinetic does not, including accounting with uk vat and mtd.
Choose Epicor Kinetic if
- It lists 12 features Odoo does not, including bill of materials.
On verified Assaylist reviews, Odoo currently rates 4.1 against 4.0 for Epicor Kinetic. That gap is not the whole story: Odoo starts at £19.90/user/month and Epicor Kinetic at a quoted price, so the right answer depends on the tier you actually need and on which one handles your UK obligations. Read both profiles before you commit, and confirm current pricing on the vendor's own site.
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