SAP Business One vs Odoo
Verified ratings, real UK pricing and the compliance detail, weighed side by side — with a written verdict at the end.
SAP Business One
ERP Software
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- United States
- Germany
- Australia
- Phone
- Knowledge Base
- Forum
Odoo
ERP Software
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- United States
- Belgium
- India
- Phone
- Knowledge Base
- Forum
Evenly matched on verified reviews — 4.0 against 4.1. 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 | SAP Business One | Odoo |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | ||
| Starting priceLowest paid tier, excluding VAT | On request | £19.90/user/month |
| Free version | NoNo | YesYes |
| Free trial | NoNo | YesYes |
| How it rates | ||
| Overall ratingMean of verified Assaylist reviews | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Verified reviewsVolume is evidence, not a score — this row is not a contest | 227 reviews | 218 reviews |
How reviewers score them
Across the four dimensions we ask every reviewer about — and, below, the star split each average is built from.
- SAP Business One
- Odoo
| Dimension | SAP Business One | Odoo | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ease of use | 4.0 | 4.0 | Level |
| Value for money | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 to Odoo |
| Customer support | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.1 to Odoo |
| Functionality | 3.9 | 4.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP Business One | 41% (93 reviews) | 34% (78 reviews) | 14% (32 reviews) | 6% (14 reviews) | 4% (10 reviews) |
| Odoo | 44% (95 reviews) | 36% (78 reviews) | 12% (27 reviews) | 4% (8 reviews) | 5% (10 reviews) |
Feature by feature
Everything either vendor publishes, split into what separates them and what they share.
- Both products
- 15%
- Only SAP Business One
- 1045%
- Only Odoo
- 1150%
22 features listed across both products.
What only one of them does
SAP Business One
10- Bank reconciliation
- Business intelligence reporting
- Financial management
- Industry specific versions
+ 6 more in the table below
Odoo
11- Accounting with UK VAT and MTD
- Custom development
- Ecommerce and website
- HR
+ 7 more in the table below
Showing 22 of 22 features
| Detail | SAP Business One | Odoo |
|---|---|---|
| Where they differ · 21 | ||
| Bank reconciliation | YesYes | NoNo |
| Business intelligence reporting | YesYes | NoNo |
| Financial management | YesYes | NoNo |
| Industry specific versions | YesYes | NoNo |
| Inventory and warehouse | YesYes | NoNo |
| Multi company | YesYes | NoNo |
| Multi currency | YesYes | NoNo |
| Partner customisation | YesYes | NoNo |
| Production planning | YesYes | NoNo |
| Sales and purchasing | YesYes | NoNo |
| Accounting with UK VAT and MTD | NoNo | YesYes |
| Custom development | NoNo | YesYes |
| Ecommerce and website | NoNo | YesYes |
| HR | NoNo | YesYes |
| Inventory management | NoNo | YesYes |
| Manufacturing | NoNo | YesYes |
| Modular app switching | NoNo | YesYes |
| Open source core | NoNo | YesYes |
| Point of sale | NoNo | YesYes |
| Project management | NoNo | YesYes |
| Purchasing | NoNo | YesYes |
| Where they match · 1 | ||
| CRM | YesYes | 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 | SAP Business One | Odoo |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
SAP Business One
Odoo
SAP Business One
Contact vendor
- Quoted through an SAP partner
- Finance, sales and inventory
- Light production
One App Free
Free
- One app free forever
- Unlimited users on that app
- Community support
No comparable tier listed
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
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 SAP Business One if
- It lists 10 features Odoo does not, including bank reconciliation.
Choose Odoo if
- There is a free tier you can stay on, which SAP Business One does not offer.
- It lists 11 features SAP Business One does not, including accounting with uk vat and mtd.
On verified Assaylist reviews, Odoo currently rates 4.1 against 4.0 for SAP Business One. That gap is not the whole story: SAP Business One starts at a quoted price and Odoo at £19.90/user/month, 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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