Honest comparison
The open-source ERP. Genuinely excellent — and aimed at a different problem than we are.
35 of 48 shipped for us · 22 for Odoo. Updated as we ship.
| Feature | Ultimate CRM | Odoo |
|---|---|---|
| CRM & pipeline | ||
| Contacts, tags & smart lists | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Deal pipelines (kanban + spreadsheet) | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Custom fields | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Custom objectsFor non-people records | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Messaging | ||
| 2-way SMS on your own 10DLCHubSpot & Odoo need paid add-ons or a gateway module | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| Email sending & templates | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Unified inbox (SMS · WhatsApp · Messenger · email · chat) | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| ● Yes | ◐ Partial | |
| Live chat widget | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Fax (real, not an integration)Decisive for legal & healthcare — nobody else has it | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Built-in calling, recording, IVR & power dialerTelnyx — ring your phone, bridge the lead, auto-dial the list | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| Buy phone numbers + 10DLC in-appSearch & purchase DIDs, register brand + campaign | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Rebill telecom usage to clientsPrepaid wallet, per-workspace markup — the agency margin | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Voice AI (answers the phone)Coming soon — unblocked now that calling is built | ○ No | ○ No |
| Marketing | ||
| Funnel builderOurs is template/section based, not a free canvas | ◐ Partial | ◐ Partial |
| Landing pages & hosting | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Import any live page by URLPaste a URL, get a hosted copy you own | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Forms & intake links | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Booking calendar | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Social plannerFacebook + Instagram, scheduled + auto-post | ◐ Partial | ◐ Partial |
| Google Calendar 2-way syncBookings push to Google; Google events show in the CRM | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| Reputation & review requests | ● Yes | ○ No |
| AI review repliesClaude drafts a reply to each Google review | ● Yes | ○ No |
| QR codes for any linkFunnels, forms, booking — print-ready SVG | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Trigger links (click-to-workflow)Tracked links that fire automations on click | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Blog | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Online store / ecommerce | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Automation & AI | ||
| Visual workflow builderOurs is Design Studio — drag blocks, no settings forms | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| Drip sequences | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| Conversation AI (text bot)Claude-powered, multi-channel, knowledge base | ● Yes | ○ No |
| AI content writing | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| AI steps inside workflowsAn AI Message block that drafts + sends per contact | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Money | ||
| Invoices | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Payment links & text-to-pay | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Subscriptions & recurring | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Products catalog & couponsReusable items prefill invoices; discount codes apply | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Documents & e-sign | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Full accounting / ERPOdoo's home turf — we don't pretend otherwise | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Inventory & manufacturingOdoo wins outright | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Ownership & business model | ||
| Self-hosted — your server, your databaseOdoo matches us here; the SaaS platforms can't | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Open sourceOdoo wins — we're source-available to our clients, not OSS | ○ No | ● Yes |
| No per-seat pricingEveryone else bills per user — including Odoo | ● Yes | ○ No |
| White-label — resell it as your own | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| Client sub-accounts | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| Rebill your clients | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Scale & polish | ||
| Reporting & ad attributionHubSpot is best-in-class here | ◐ Partial | ◐ Partial |
| Native mobile appWe're a PWA today | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Third-party app marketplaceWe ship a 100+ app catalog, not installable apps | ◐ Partial | ● Yes |