SUTRALooking for an Odoo alternative for your Indian business?
Odoo is a capable, widely used business suite with a very large catalogue of apps. SUTRA is narrower on purpose: a ready-to-use workspace for Indian SMEs, with HR, payroll and GST built in rather than added on. Here's an honest look at the differences.
Where SUTRA is different
SUTRA is built around how Indian small businesses work:
- Payroll with PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS calculated from dated rate tables
- GST invoices, credit and debit notes, GSTIN validation and an Indian chart of accounts as standard
- A hosted workspace per business with its own address, branding and isolated data
- Roles with scopes (own, team, department, branch, company) so managers see exactly their people
- A shop till that keeps selling offline
When Odoo may suit you better
If you need a very wide range of apps, deep manufacturing or website-building features today, or want to run and customise the software on your own servers, Odoo's larger ecosystem may be the better fit. SUTRA doesn't have manufacturing, e-commerce or a website builder.
| Area | In SUTRA |
|---|---|
| HR: records, attendance, leave, onboarding, recruitment, reviews, training | Yes |
| Payroll with PF, ESI, PT and TDS | Yes |
| Accounting with an Indian chart of accounts | Yes |
| GST invoicing, credit and debit notes | Yes (e-invoicing planned) |
| Inventory and purchasing | Yes |
| CRM with quotations | Yes |
| Point of sale with offline selling | Yes |
| Manufacturing, e-commerce, website builder | No |
Odoo is a trademark of Odoo S.A. SUTRA is not affiliated with or endorsed by Odoo S.A. Check Odoo's own website for its current features and pricing.
Frequently asked questions
- Can we move from Odoo to SUTRA?
- Employees, customers, vendors and products can be brought in; talk to us about your data and we'll tell you honestly what's involved.
- Is SUTRA open source?
- No. SUTRA is a hosted service; you don't need to install or maintain anything.
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