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Flowyana vs Odoo: two modular platforms, two very different ways of buying and running them.

Odoo is the best-known modular ERP: open source, hundreds of apps, and cloud or self-hosted deployment. Flowyana is also modular, but it is a single product from one team, sold as plans per product and set up with you — aimed at businesses that want the outcome without running an ERP project.

In short

Choose Odoo if you want open source, self-hosting, a vast app catalogue, or deep customisation through code and a partner. Choose Flowyana if you want a smaller, opinionated platform with a plan per product, configured rather than customised, with the vendor doing the setup and an offline-first POS built for retail and restaurants.

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Side by side

At a glance.

What each product states about itself, from Odoo S.A.’s own pages and ours.

Aspect	Flowyana	Odoo
What it is	All-in-one business platform from one team	Open-source ERP and CRM suite with hundreds of apps
Runs on	Any browser; POS app for tills	Odoo Online, Odoo.sh, or on-premise
How it is sold	Published plans per product with users and branches included; add one user or branch at any time	One app free; paid tiers per user per month with all apps included
Point of sale	Built in: retail and restaurant editions, offline-first, KOT by station	Point of Sale app for shops and restaurants; works offline and syncs when reconnected
Rentals, subscriptions, helpdesk, manufacturing	Modules on the same platform	Apps in the catalogue
Payroll	HR & Payroll module	Not listed on the all-apps page; availability varies by localisation
Customisation	Configuration: fields, names, roles, templates, workflows — no code	Studio and custom code on eligible plans; partner ecosystem
Setup	Done with you by the vendor	Self-serve, or an implementation by Odoo or a partner
Multi-company & currency	Branches in one workspace; one workspace per company, each in its own home currency; no documents in a second currency yet	Multi-company and multi-currency documented

Odoo facts are taken from Odoo S.A.’s official pages listed at the bottom of this page and may change without notice. No prices are quoted; both vendors’ pricing varies by region.

Where Flowyana differs

What changes if you choose Flowyana.

Configured, not customised

Flowyana bends through settings — 29 field types, renamed modules, roles, templates, automation — so upgrades never break a fork.

One team sets it up

There is no partner selection or implementation project: we configure the workspace, load your data, and walk your team through it.

Priced by product, not by app

You pick the product plan you run, with users and branches included, rather than a per-user rate that assumes every app.

A POS built for the counter

Barcodes and pack sizes for retail; floors, tables, modifiers, KOT routing, and recipe consumption for restaurants — offline-first from the ground up.

Being fair

When Odoo is the better choice.

You want open-source software you can self-host, audit, and extend with your own developers.
You need apps Flowyana does not offer — for example e-commerce or website building — inside the same suite.
You have the budget and appetite for an implementation project with a partner and heavy customisation.

If that sounds like you, we would rather say so now than after a demo. If it does not, book one and judge for yourself.

Questions

Asked when comparing with Odoo.

Is Flowyana open source?

No. It is a product built and run by one team, sold as a subscription with a published plan per product, set up with you and supported by the same team.

Can Flowyana be self-hosted?

Deployment options are discussed per customer as part of the proposal. Ask us about your requirements during the demo.

Does Flowyana have as many apps as Odoo?

No — 92+ features across 138+ modules, chosen for how small and mid-sized businesses actually run. Odoo’s catalogue is much larger; the question is whether you need it.

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