Odoo alternatives
The 5 best Odoo alternatives in 2026
The short answer: people leaving Odoo are almost always looking for something simpler — away from configuration overhead, partner-led implementations and per-user prices that vary by country. For freelancers and small businesses whose core is invoicing and dunning, Billy (from a flat €9/month) is our pick: ready in minutes, invoices from an AI prompt, dunning automatic. Billy is our own product — where it does not win, we are transparent about it below.
Every alternative in this roundup is simpler than Odoo; we rank by fit for freelancers and small businesses. If you genuinely need ERP features like inventory and manufacturing, Odoo is strong in its class — then staying is the honest answer. All prices verified as of July 2026.
All alternatives at a glance
| Billy | sevDesk | Lexware Office | easybill | FastBill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Invoices from AI prompts & automatic dunning | Full bookkeeping (EÜR, VAT filing) with invoicing | Full bookkeeping with ELSTER, Germany only | Marketplace sellers (Amazon, eBay, Shopify) | VAT returns straight from the tool, deep template design |
| Document limit | from 50/month; unlimited on Pro | Free: 3 invoices/month; paid unlimited | No limit stated (fair use per T&Cs) | Free: 50/month; Starter: 250/month | No invoice limit stated |
| Price | from €9 / month (flat) | Free (3 invoices/month); from €12.90 / month | from €12.90 / month (plan M) | Free (50 docs/month); from €9 / month | from €9 / month (Solo) |
| Invoice from AI prompt | Yescore feature | No | No | No | No |
| All features via AI assistant | Yesassistant reaches every feature | Nosuggestions only (receipts, bookings) | Nosuggestions you must accept | NoAI drafts text, you decide | NoOCR; receipts checked manually |
| Professional templates | Yesdesigned templates | Yes11 layouts, 6 of them Premium | Partially5 base layouts | Partially2 base layouts you clone | Partiallyeditor with own fonts; Solo: 1 template |
| Live preview | Yes | – | Nopreview is a separate step | Nopreview on click | Yes |
| Recurring invoices | Yesset up in one sentence | Yes | Yesseries invoices | PartiallyProfessional (€25) and up | PartiallyPro (€27) and up |
| Automatic email sending | Yesinvoices & reminders, from the entry plan | Partiallyseries invoices optionally automatic; dunning manual | Partiallyseries invoices optionally automatic; no automatic dunning | Partiallyseries from Professional, dunning Premium only | Partiallydunning as a paid add-on |
| Bookkeeping | Nodeliberately not | Yesin the accounting plan | Yesplan L and up | No | PartiallyVAT filing yes, EÜR no |
| E-invoicing | NoPDF invoices | Yeseven in the free tier | Partiallysending from plan M | Yeseven in the free tier | Yesin every plan |
All pricing and feature claims per the vendors, verified on August 2, 2026. Prices net; subject to change.
Billy
The AI invoicing appBilly is the exact opposite of Odoo: no modules, no implementation, no per-user pricing — set up in minutes and from a flat €9. The AI assistant creates invoices, quotes and reminders from one sentence, sends them after your confirmation, and chases late payers automatically — from the entry plan, without you configuring follow-up rules.
Full transparency, since Billy is our product: it is deliberately NOT accounting or ERP software. If you need inventory, CRM or EÜR in the same tool, the alternatives below serve you better.
Strengths
- Invoices from an AI prompt — none of the other tools here can (as of July 2026, per their own sites)
- Automatic dunning from the entry plan — no configuration
- Germany AND Austria in one account (§14 UStG / §11 öUStG)
- Professionally designed templates with live preview
- Set up in minutes, flat price instead of per user, cancel monthly
Weaknesses
- No bookkeeping: EÜR, VAT filing and DATEV export are deliberately absent
- No e-invoicing (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD) — PDF only
- No permanent free plan (7-day trial, no credit card)
- Web app rather than a native mobile app
sevDesk
The all-in-one accounting solutionsevDesk is the Odoo alternative for anyone coming from the accounting module: EÜR, VAT filing and receipt management in a ready-made tool instead of a configurable suite. Add 11 invoice layouts (6 of them Premium), native iOS and Android apps and e-invoicing even in the free tier. For Austria there is a separate offering (sevdesk.at).
Its weak spots are dunning — reminders are sent manually per invoice, with dunning levels only in the accounting plan — and design: colors from a palette only, with a custom layout available only as a paid service.
Strengths
- Mature bookkeeping: EÜR and VAT filing in the accounting plan
- E-invoicing (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD) even in the free tier
- 11 invoice layouts, 6 of them Premium
- Native iOS and Android apps
- Austria via a separate offering (sevdesk.at)
Weaknesses
- Dunning is manual per invoice; dunning levels need the accounting plan
- Free tier limited to 3 invoices/month
- Colors from a palette only; custom layout only as a paid service
- No AI that creates documents — receipt capture and a support chatbot only
Lexware Office
The accounting classic (formerly lexoffice)Lexware Office is the most established Odoo alternative for German bookkeeping without a setup project: EÜR, VAT filing via ELSTER and payroll add-ons in a very approachable interface, with over 230,000 customers. Note that the cheapest plan S cannot write invoices — realistically you start at €12.90 on plan M, and there is no annual discount.
Two things worth knowing: per its own help center it has no automatic dunning function (it points to a paid third-party extension), and it is suitable for Germany only — if, like with Odoo, you also need to cover Austria, it is out.
Strengths
- Mature bookkeeping: EÜR, VAT filing via ELSTER (from plan L)
- Over 230,000 customers, very approachable interface
- Native iOS and Android apps
- E-invoicing: receiving on all plans, sending from M
Weaknesses
- No automatic dunning — per the vendor itself
- Germany only; Austria explicitly not supported
- Plan S (€7.90) cannot write invoices
- Only 5 base layouts, no freely placed text fields
easybill
The e-commerce specialisteasybill is the best Odoo alternative for online sellers who do not want an ERP suite: orders from Amazon, eBay and your own shop are billed automatically, OSS and shipping labels included — no implementation project. Its permanently free plan (50 documents/month, e-invoicing included) is the most generous in the field.
The flip side is tier gating: recurring invoices need Professional (€25), and the automatic dunning that genuinely self-sends is Premium only (€37). Inventory and stock management like Odoo’s is not what easybill offers.
Strengths
- Permanently free plan: 50 docs/month incl. e-invoicing
- Strongest marketplace integrations (Amazon, eBay, Shopify, OSS)
- Automatic dunning that genuinely self-sends (Premium)
- Own fonts and colors, Liquid template language
Weaknesses
- Automatic dunning only in the Premium plan (€37)
- Recurring invoices only from Professional (€25)
- No native mobile app
- No Austrian version, no bookkeeping (EÜR)
FastBill
Invoicing plus VAT filingFastBill is the lean Odoo alternative for German solo businesses: the VAT pre-registration files via ELSTER in every plan — no accounting-module configuration required. An official EÜR is missing, though. For the design-minded: a real template editor with custom fonts and millimetre-precise positioning, plus a live preview while you type.
Its dunning does send automatically but is a paid add-on; recurring invoices need the Pro plan (€27), and the Solo plan allows just one template. Unlike Odoo, FastBill is built for Germany only.
Strengths
- VAT filing via ELSTER in every plan
- Template editor with custom fonts and mm-precise positioning
- Live preview while editing
- E-invoicing (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD) in all plans
Weaknesses
- Automatic dunning only as a paid add-on
- Recurring invoices only from Pro (€27)
- Solo plan: 1 template; the app only scans receipts
- Germany only, no official EÜR
How we evaluated
All pricing and feature claims come from the vendors’ own pricing and help pages, last verified on 31 July 2026 — including the inconvenient details like tier gating and dunning limitations. Where a vendor does not document something, we do not claim it. Billy is our own product: we rank it #1 for the use case it is built for, and we state its weaknesses as plainly as everyone else’s.