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ERP systems · September 2026 Edition

Odoo vs ERPNext

Zero of twelve models named Odoo first on the direct prompt; zero named ERPNext. Both were named by all twelve models and Odoo carries 30 labels and ERPNext 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Odoo

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

ERPNext

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

First-choice share19%11%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate10%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3016A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Odoo reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Oracle NetSuite was named alongside these two in eleven of the twelve direct answers. Oracle NetSuite vs Odoo · Oracle NetSuite vs ERPNext · Odoo vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the ERP systems page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
OdooFirst choices, of twelve modelsERPNext
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained95
Scale-constrained00
Negative103 against Odoo · 1 against ERPNext
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Odoo and ERPNext were named in the same answer fifty-seven times, of the 129 answers naming Odoo and the 63 naming ERPNext. In those answers ERPNext took the first choice five times and Odoo sixteen.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Odoo and ERPNext stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
Odoo ERPNext first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Odoo on the left and ERPNext on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Odoo and ERPNext stood in it.

Neither was named

12 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniOracle NetSuite alternatives: Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics 365
Gemini 3.5 FlashOracle NetSuite alternatives: Acumatica, Epicor Kinetic, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Sage Intacct
Perplexity SonarOracle NetSuite alternatives: Acumatica, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP S/4HANA, Sage Intacct
Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central alternatives: Acumatica, Epicor Kinetic, Oracle NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, Sage Intacct
Mistral SmallOracle NetSuite alternatives: Acumatica, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP Business One
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central alternatives: Acumatica, Oracle NetSuite, SAP Business One / S/4HANA Public Cloud
Llama 4 MaverickOracle NetSuite alternatives: Acumatica, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP Business One
Qwen 3.7 FlashOracle NetSuite alternatives: Acumatica, Infor CloudSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Sage Intacct
Kimi K2Oracle NetSuite alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP Business One
GLM 4.7 FlashXOracle NetSuite alternatives: Acumatica, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP S/4HANA, Sage Intacct
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle NetSuite alternatives: SAP Business One, Sage Intacct, Workday

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Odoo leads by fourteen points.
Odoo31%#1 of 12
ERPNext16%#3 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Odoo leads by nine points.
Odoo19%#2 of 14
ERPNext11%#5 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Odoo0%#– of 9
ERPNext0%#– of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Odoo

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.

“they are "developer-first." If you do not have strong in-house developers... you will quickly build "customization debt"” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The caution is around over-customization and low-cost implementations” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The "App Store" License Trap... the license fees stack up rapidly” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most small businesses with limited budgets, Odoo offers the best balance of affordability, features, and flexibility.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“1. Odoo - a popular open-source ERP system that is highly customizable and has a wide range of features.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Odoo is praised for its balance of cost, flexibility, and scalability for growing businesses.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about ERPNext

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Odoo / ERPNext: These open-source or open-core systems... rendering the system unstable” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose ERPNext if you want a complete, 100% free ERP (no paywalled features) and have someone on your team who understands basic software deployment/hosting.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with ERPNext if you have basic IT skills and want maximum cost savings” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.