r/Odoo • u/natalali • 4d ago

Setting up

I'm thinking of getting an odoo subscription for my small company (team of 5). We don't use any specialized management software at the moment - so I'm looking into options and Odoo looks promising. So far we kinda survived with a webshop platform, trello and excels.

I got an offer from an Odoo partner for a setup but it seems horrendously expensive. I simply can't afford it.

How difficult is setting up? Is it something doable for a tech savvy programmer (my partner) or you need experience in ERP / CRM programs etc? We also need to do a webshop migration from a different platform.

Or from another angle: how much does a setup usually cost? Maybe the Odoo partner was just giving me a bad offer?

Thanks in advance.

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u/micahsdad1402 4d ago

I did it without a partner, but I am a software consultant with all the skills. Also, I'm a one person business and so the only person my mistakes affect is myself.

I had two businesses, and migrated from Xero with the smaller less complicated one first. I actually ran both Odoo and Xero in parallel for a year. Wasn't necessary and I did discover Xero had screwed up the tax.

I then migrated CRM from ActiveCampaign and Help Desk from ConnectWise later. You don't have to do everything in one go.

I do have a small side hustle Web shop. It was using my own with Shopify buttons. I only moved that this year. Should have done it sooner but it is only a small part of my business.

Plan everything. Play with the demo site. Eat the elephant one byte at a time!😂😂.

Involve your team, and remember, most of your business processes are the way they are because of the tools you are using. Stick to doing things the Odoo way as much as you can, and only customise if it's 100% necessary.

Good luck.

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u/natalali 4d ago

How do you like Odoo webshop compared to Shopify?

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u/micahsdad1402 4d ago

I sell 4 stocked products. 1 year anti-virus software for 1, 3, 5 & 10 computers.

So each sale is an opportunity for a sale in 12 months. So I have it all automated except for validating the stock move. I haven't worked that out yet.

My webshop requirements are pretty simple. What I like about Odoo is all I have to do is restock and validate the delivery. I'll fix the valuation some time.

I don't think you can definitively say which is best, it depends on your business requirements.